Evening journal., 1913-03-04
AFFAIRS OF
THE TRl-STATE
Carpenter POStpOneS Meeting
of Organization Until
Saturday
CHESTER SITUATION
FAR FROM SATISFACTORY

The future of the Tri-state League
is assured and the terms Of that future
now depends on the Chester and
Reading situation. 1t must be defn-
itely decided what those cities intend
to do before President Carpenter can
frame a schedule for the league repre-
sentatiyes to pass at the next meeting
on next Friday That meeting was or
iginally scheduled TO be held in Hai-
risburg yesterday
There we're two things TO be done at
the meeting viz. Deciding on the
schedule and accepting $4,000 bonds
from each OF the eight clubs for their
completion of the schedule. President
Carpenter presented draft OF the
schcaule at the last meeting OF the
Tri-State representatives held recent
ly in Philadelphia.
Then the annual spring trouble
started Reading was willing to sell
out on the eve of the brightest season
OF its career. Money was subscribed
TO pat Lauers Park in shane for ball
playing and an additional amount was
sought by Jake Wcitzel TO start the
season In Reading they are thou
sand or so short OF the amount set up
for a, goal and there is gloom.
Chester with the defunct Johnstown
team, has been slumberine peacefully.
II the franchise Is sold Il will make a
change in the schedul, and that
change must be made before the final
L.II 10 rlf
ting short and nothing has come out
from Altoona for some time.
Tri-State rule makes It necessary
the several managers by February 1
but In reality contracts do not have
TO be signed by the playe.s until
they line up In the first regularly
scheduled league game. However, II
can now be settled by managers who
Vill carry on the work Of the clubs
and announcements OF line-ups Will
be made soon.
So far as can be learned there is
trouble on all sides in signing up the
stars OF last season. New names are
appearing on club rosters and. like
Wilmington. every manager in the
circuit is depending on new material
t. MI several positions on the team
ST. that they will ~ able to 3 q Oul
under the league limit
Every manager has he'd his trouble
and discussion over the league iimi
has spread to the four corners. On'
Fellow lucky" TO escape from thu
Tri State said with fine sarcasm tha
you can't get a lob In the leagu
oser $3.50 a month and that seem
to be the concensus of opinion.
President Charles Carpenter. ha
rpnounced the official bulletin of tn
eague. the contracts. terms accepted
PLAYERS released Internationally an
rlayers released by purchase bein
named The bulletin is the first of IN
o13 season and is as follows:
q ntracts.
Allentown. william prout; Atlanti
CITY John r. Castle, Martin Murph,
e. p. Homer. S. b. Crane, Richar
oily r. b. Ingram: Harrisburg. Ray
A>ond Bressler Reading Williar
Cranley. Edward Long
7 rpires.
Thomas Walker. Patrick r. Craver
Sam Seifert. Patrick J. Crisham.
Terms Accepted.
wilmington. W. c. Gallagher Harr
o,ll Fred Neuman. James Robinson
" r. Heinhardt, f. r. Sauter. T.
Thompson. r. Geisinger, Charlie
Evelins. ]. A. Shollenberger. Frank {
stewart James II. Ritter, Waite
camburn. Thomas A. Brown. Ra,
ncnd Connell, Homer Pierce. ]. 7
Kccfer.
Released Internationally.
Chester Bert Conn; Wilmington
Harry Fritz; Trenton Willial
Moriarty.
Released by Purchase.
Trenton TO Wilkesharre. Ralph Nj
p,ide; York TO Elmira. II. ID. kaui
r,an: Philadelphia to Chester. Rile,
Trenton TO York. Charles johnson
York to Trenton. James Clark; Ha
r,sburg to Wilkesbarre. Joe Myers
Wilkesbarre to Harrisburg, Pa
Dietz: York 10 Albany. Richal
Lloyd: Albany to York. Thomas NJ
Intyre. John Coveleskie: Atlantic CT
TO Portland. Lou Stanley.
MAJ er Bert Conn has received q
signed contract of Jimmy Clark. q
sterling outhelder whom he :
through trade with George Hecke
manager of the York Tri-State Leag
club for Home Run" Johnson Ma
believed that clark would not si
up for this years limit. but Co
said all along that he had no fear
Clark refusing TO come TO terms.
Clark's future in the national pa
time will depend largely on his sho
Ing with Trenton this season. JIM
was slated for the big league last 81
son. but just as he was about to
drafted he broke his leg sliding II
p bag. and consequently was put bs
another year However the SEQ
wilI be on his trail during 1913 d
II he shows the same class he
with York the 'ri-State League v
not hold him another season.
Manager Conn has also signed
two young pitchers from frankie
Manager George Cockill will tr
his team around the New York ST
League circuit playing games "
Elmira and Binghamton Prelim
mary training season plans cal.
two hard workouts on Island Pi
on the immediate days preceding
opening of the season. His pl'
call for but one exhibition game
the city.
CRESCENT CLAIMS CHAMPI0NSH
After finishing a successful seas
the Crescent basket ball team clai
the Third Glass championship of