Evening journal., 1914-02-14
Basketball
|Genr't Sports
OLD SALARY
LIMIT SOON
ONLY MEMORY
Tri-State to Drop Individual
Clause rom Rules; Has
Confidence in Graham


The individual salary limit in the III
State League win be thing OF the past
after the meeting Of the league mag
mates in Philadelphia on next Wednes-
day. according to predictions by various
club leaders about the circuit. Hereto
lore it has been against the rules Of the
organization for amy individual player TO
receive more than Sl50 per month sal
AIRY, principally because Charley Car
pcnter, the former president, was OPP
posed 10 the abolition of the limit. Sew
eral managers however. took the mat
ter in their own hands and other clubs
Winked at the violations that occurred.
With George Graham as president of
The league, however, there seems to be
a probability of tine Tri-State coming
INTO its own IN more ways than one.
The philadelphian has even thus early
announced his views on the subjects per.
tanning to the clubs and the circuit that
many think will eventually be incorpo-
rated into the rules. Graham is a man
who has been trained 70 observe and
think quick-to make rapid but correct
decisions. His many years connection
with the sporting department of a big
daily newspaper have peculiarly fitted
him for the position be is TO occupy.
That be win fll this position with credit
to both himself and the league there is
but little doubt.
Graham favors the abolition of the
individual salary limit. Every manager
thus far signed By the clubs in the fold
will vote for the discontinuance of this
clause in the rules. So il is pretty sure
10 20. There Is some agitation for the
aboishment OF the monthly club limit,
also. but there is very little possibility
of this. The $500 monthly limit. how
ever. may be raised to 5000 for the
coming season.
The abolishment of the individual
limit. however. vill mean much TO the
league. for it viii open mp a bigger fu-
ture for the youths who break into the
game. professionally through the me-
dunn OF the 1ii State in that they will
not be handicapped in being forced to
work for less than they, la reality. de-
serve Dropping the rule allows man
ayers little wider range in the solec-
tiou of playing material
Heretofore, conscientious managers
there are a few IN baseball-have
missed opportunities TO sign high
class men simply because the indi-
yidual limit was so low that the play
er In question would not work 'for
st. In some cases such players
would have bolstered up weak team
20 the extent OF putting it on its
feeS and at times a notch or two
farther up in the race.
This matter OF salary. together
with other problems that have been
worrying the various clubs and man
ayers IN the past few years, will
came up for discussion and settle
ment. The schedule will also come
in for It's share of the meeting. Other
changes In the rules will doubtless
be taken up and. with Graham there
TO captain the crew. everyone is
optimistic about the result.
IL Is rather wonderful-the sigh OF
relief that has ascended from the
depths of the League with the an
nouncement of George Graham's poll
cies and platform. Not that his
friends did not know his ideas, tor
he has been oxpounding them broad
cast Just as long as he has taken a
personal interest In the league-that
from its inception. But his friends
wanted TO hear Graham say these
things as president Dissension.
iealonsly and strife--three factors
that have for more than two years
had q tendency TO hold the Tri-State
back are rapidly fading away and
greater harmony Than ever before is
predicted for this year.
with the selection OF "Izzy' Hoff-
man as leader of the Reading club,
every managerial berth Is filled with
the exception OF that at Trenton The
Tigers leader viii be elected and his
name announced within the week. IL
is stated This means that the base
ball bud Is ripening and growing and
it viii now only be a short time until
it blooms and develops into a flower
that viii bring JOY and gladness 10
the impatient fan who now gets his
only satisfaction from the sporting
columns of the daily newspapers.