Evening journal., 1913-02-19
SHORE SHORE BUDS
ANXIOUS FOR
SUNDAY BALL
Would Give Atlantic City a
Financial Boost, Team
Owners Believe
TRI-STATE REGULARS
ARE SLOW IN SIGNING

The Atlantic City Tri-State club is
working hard for Sunday baseball
legislation in New Jersey, which would
permit money making contests with
big league clubs at the shore. The
outlook is regarded as favorable.
For several years Atlantic CITY, as
we'll as North Jersey baseball man
ayers. have been asking for the lift
ing of the ban on Sunday and the
vote secured has at times been close.
yet not big enough 10 win. Sunday
games in Atlantic City are "mints"
for the managers. as they always at
tract full houses In fact when
major league clubs have played at
the soashore they we're magnetic
enough to oil every seat and over
now into the grounds.
The fact that the Tri-State league
has leased the ball grounds lays TO
rest the rumor that the Pennsylvania
railroad, which owns the park. had
planned to turn II into a trolley car
yard with a repair shop building.
Definite announcement has been
made that the Atlantic City Tri-State
club will receive the surplus of the
Philadelphia National League club on
its return from the spring training
trip. Castle viii play the outfeld
with Maneus, the outfiolder secured
from the Phillies. and Wehrell. Jim
German who holds down FIRST is
about the only player TO return in
the infield.
1t Is announced that two other Jer-
eey towns are ready to pay good
price to get in the Tri-State, IL there
Is Sunday baseball, Camden and Pat
.erson Camden would be the better
town because of its close proximity
to Philadelphia. A further induce
ment mentioned is that the Camden
grounds would be located near park
to which boats would run on Sundays
The bill now before the Jersey Leg
islafure has thus far been received
favorably, and IL is understood will
not be opposed If games are TO be
played between 3 and 6 y. m. on Sun
days.
The one objection to Camden woulu
be its close proximity TO Philadel.
phia for week day games. but thos.
back of the project In that city argue
that Camden always patronzed a
good team and with the present Trl-
State salary limit sufficient patronage
would be forthcoming to make tho
game a paying investment, even with
cut Sunday games.
Harrisburg is going after the Tri-
State pennant in earnest the coming
scason. History is to repeat itself ac.
cording to George Cockill. the mar
who gave Harrisburg the first rea
rcnnant since the baseball game wat
started There will be other teams ii
the Tr-State just as busy, and per
hars the race will not permit Harris
burg 10 land in first place in May ant
stay there until the finish this season
but every man who will be signed fol
Harrisburg will play with the under.
standing that IL means a whole lot to
win the pennant According TO Man
ager Cockill. who is busy lining ur
some promising youngsters and some
experienced players, too. there will be
stronger rivalry in the Tri-State this
season. The experienced men who are
Willing to nlav at smaller salary
than last season. will. in the opinion of
Manager Cockill, have 20 put up a
rather fast pace if they hope to show
much more than the youngsters who
will break into fast company this
year.
Manager Jacob l.. Weitzel of Read
ing Tri-State team, has announces
that he is going in for speed and dash
with lot OF young players during tbs
coming season and when reporting
time comes, April Is. he will have
about twenty new faces at the Lauei
park grounds to select his line-ur
from. There we're few old players or
the Reading team last year and the
number will be cut down this season
20 a considerable extent George
Browne, the old National Lacquer. is
not likely TO be among the players Il
report and Shortstop Durmyer, who
has played in the Tri-State for severa'
seasons, will be among the missing
Weitzel is depending much upon th,
recommendations OF three or four O.
the players who were there last year
and ia this way he las lined up sew
eral youngsters who are voted as Jus
the right stripe to make good on
minor league team. Outhelder Sheck
ard has recommended a couple O
players from the vicinity OF Brooklvr
and Catchers There and Boezle hav
also sent In the names of some young
sters who give promise