Evening journal., 1913-03-12
NOW TALK OF
SALARY RAISE
Pennsylvania Teams Want
The Limit at $500 a
Month
EASTON MAY ASK
FOR ADMISSION

President Charles f. Carpenter has
sent out notices changing the date of
the next Tri-State league meeting TO
Thursday March 20. instead OF March.
a. as the latter date is Good Friday
and President Carpenter feels that it
may interfere with full attendance.
The banquet and reunion being pre-
pared for The Down and Out club"
viii be held on the night of the meet
ing The hour for the league session
has been set at 3 o'clock in the after
noon and President Carpenter feels
that all the business can be cleared
away in the evening.
When the league circuit was re-
duced 10 six clubs at the meeting held
IN Harrisburg last Friday an effort
was made TO raise the salary limit
from $1,000 to S1,SOO and five OF the
six clubs were M favor of the move.
York was the only club that refused
TO vote and n. Nister Free, the York
representative, asked for more time
to talk the matter over with his fell
low directors before he would vote.
It Is expected that the entire consent,
which is required By the Tri-State
rules. will be gained AT the meeting in
Harrisburg on March 20.
phe move to raise the limit was
started by several representatives
who felt that the six clubs now COM
prising the circuit are in good inan-
cial standing and that the extreme cut
made at the January meeting from the
$4,000 limit of last year was not
necessary and that a cut of 5000 was
all that WAS needed. They figure that
with $1,000 the average salary per
man would be about S1l5 and with
several players at the full limit OF
$3.50 a month a club would be hard
TO organize. With the additional S20C
several high-class players can be
taken care of and additional strength
will be added to each club.
Some persons interested in the lea
que are still indulging in hopes that
there will be a eight-club league by
the time the umpires call for the PLAY
on April 30. Il is hoped that Read
ing can be induced to form club
in vslich event IL is thought that East
on enthusiasts might be interested
Alllenown is already a member Of
the league and with Reading, Allen.
town and Easton represented il would
mean three-cornercd rivalry These
two towns would &c in very well with
the circuit and not require Ions
jumps.
The down and out" banquet meani
directly the opposite o. the 'up an'
at it" banquet /, is designed by it
sponsors to be the start of a great IN
bounded enthusiasm which viii girl
the rri-Stafe League and hold It fO
the remainder OF the season.
George w Heckert manager OF tn
York club: George Cockill. manage
Of the Harrisburg club. and william
S. Tunis Harrisburg Tri-State repre-
sentative. are on the committee o
arrangements AT the dinner will b.
owners, managers. players. some higl
and lofty men of the baseball gam'
and sporting writer's from philadel
pha and over the circuit Prospect
are now that covers will be laid fo
100 persons
II is the prevailing opinion that al
The league needs is some real enthu
siasm and in this way the league cal
get Il with a lasting effect The 81.
clubs now in the league are all sounI
financially and able to so through
season without falterng. Some grea
stunts are being arranged for Gov
crnor Tcner will be the guest Of hon