Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-21
TRI-STATE
LIMIT AT
$500 NOW
League in Meeting at Harris
burg Last Night Ends
in Love Feast
WILMINGTON AFTER
SOME GOOD DATES

is in excellent condition and there is
perfect harmony. All clubs are now
about ready to start the season and
we look for the most prosperous sea-
son in the history of the Tri-State
League
This was the statement made by
president Charles f. Carpenter, pre-
sident Of the Tri-State League at the
close of the meeting here last night
Mr. Carpenter had special reference
to the fact that it is to be a six cluD
league for the year 1913 and thought
under all the circumstances that 1t
would be benefit.
All clubs were represented az the
meeting as follows: Wilmington,
Thomas NJ Brown and J. Austin FL
lison; Trenton. Frank Wooden; At
lantic City. John H. Meyers York,
George stallman; Hsrrisburgi Will
liam S. Tunis: Allentown, DR.. W. A.
Ealliett and Max Erdman.
The league without any opposition,
Increased the salary limit from $1,000
to 81 500 a month The fight was on
the proposition to increase the indivi-
dual limit to SITS month. After
hard fight this proposition was voted
down The York representative also
wanted TO get through an amendment
allowing the captain $50 extra
month but this also was defeated.
York is the only club In the league
that has a bench manager, George w.
Hecker. and this move was made to
ALLOW him TO name one OF his players
captain with s25 extra.
The schedule as presented by Pres
ident Carpenter was approved There
are Z, number OF changes, however,
that will likely he made in the sched-
ule by the different clubs that are
paired for holiday dates. Wilmington
is scheduled to play Allentown in VIII
mington July 4 and at Allentown
Memorial day. Mr.. Brown would pre-
fer to have Memorial day at home and
play July 4. at Allentown. The mat
ter. however, was not decided and
will he taken up later by the VIII
mineton and Allentown representa-
tives.
Another matter which most of the
representatives was Interested in was
the disposition of the players of the
Chester and Reading teams. Pre-
vious to the meeting there was talk
of an effort being made 10 have Read
ing admitted 70 the league again and
to send a representative to Easton
TO see what the prospects there we're.
This. however, proved to be only
lobby talk as it was not taken up
i'm the meeting and the league will
start the season with six clubs, VIII
mington. Harrisburg. Allentown, At
lantic City, York and Trenton.
The players of the Reading and
Chester teams disposed of were as
follows: Shekert and Scott, of Read
ing. to Allentown; Edwards and Fol-
lansbee, OF Chester. to Allentown;
There, of Reading. to Harrisburg;
Llewellyn, of Chester, to the Phila
delphia Nationals and Ketter, of Ches-
ter to Jersey City.
There may be other players dispos-
ed of from these two clubs later by
President Carpenter. Mr.. Brown, of
the Wilmington club. stated after tho
meeting that he had not attempted
70 get any of the Chester and Read
ing players and did not think there
were any on the roster of the two
clubs that he would try to buy.
The league elected Bert Leopold
of Altoona; Jake" Weitzel Of Read
ing and II. Kester Free of York, hon
orary members.
The festivities which followed the
League meeting, was an old-time cele
hration, and the enthusiasm shown IN
dictates some real baseball this sum
mer 1t was the first Down and Out
gathering in five years. and while
Gilbert Culp, the Shamokin magnate
was the only representative OF thu
outlaw days present, there were pres
ent many. others who have delved int
the national game at times and have
dropped their cash. but still heliev'
that the Tri-State is the place for thu
development Of youngsters, and vii
be a money-maker.
Colonel William s Tunis was TIL
POSTMASTER Of the evening and he wa'
there with all the thrills an orato
needs. welcoming the guests at tn
opening and keeping busy in seeinl
that there were no dull moments
Covers we're laid for so guests, and a
the head Of the table at the Metropoli
tan Hotel sat Mayor John K Roya
President Charles r Carpenter an
Jake" Weitzel. Of Reading. the lates
recruit. to the down and cutters Their
was music by the Looser Orchestri
and songs galore during the Dime
and between the speeches Everybod
bad 10 say something.
Those present we're:
-Outers"-Gilhert Gull
Shamokin: Jake Weitzel. Reading.
Players-Al. Newton. Reading. VIII
wanted an opportunity TO run CO
operative club at Reading. and Tol
(Red) Owens. the former Tri-Stai
player, who will be assistant manage
Of the Durham. \. c., team this Sc;
son, and will also captain the teal
and play shortstop.
Newspaper men--George McIini
Philadelphia Press; Arthur c. Davie
THE EVENING JOURNAL. and WI
liam e. Hayes, Every Evening. Wi
mington; Daniel Hake York Dali,
William r. Douglass. Robert p. Ere
Donal Cresswell and Wellington
Jones, Harrisburg.
Guests--George Stallman, Charl,
SEEKER. Guy Morrow. Irwin Shedric
York; ] Austin Ellison, Wilmington
w. Harry Baker, Mercer b. Tate. JOB
Marshall Henry Cough. John Blac
During the evening Governor Ten,
dropped Ia for a short time. and ma,
an interesting address. The dinnl
was a big success, and was due to Il
efforts of Colonel William S. Tuni
George w. Heckert and Geori
Cockill.
Only one contract was reported NJ
Heckert announced that he had sig
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