Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-21
TR|-STATE MEETING
ONE BIG LOVEFEAST
Charles F. Carpenter Retires With
the Best Wishes Of All
Owners
GEORGE M. GRAHAM LEADER
Season Will Open May 6 and Close
September 7, Labor Day;
New Policy Suggested

In the unanimous selection of
George NJ. Graham. of Philadelphia,
as the head of the Tri-State League
at the meeting in Philadelphia yes
terday new organization was
launched, in the belief of everybody
who attended yesterdays session. In
stead of a prolonged, scrappy session,
the meeting was one big love feast
Owners met early in the afternoon
and promptly settled all differences
with President Carpenter, arranging
resignation, which was subsequently,
accepted at the Tri-State meeting. Mr.
Carpenter retired with the best wishes
of all owners who voted him their
appreciation for what he has done
George NJ. Graham was elected with
out any trouble and his salary was
1Ned at $4,000 a year with the usual
stipulation for travelling expenses
1t was officially decided that the
league season will open on May and
close on Labor Day. September 4 The
complete schedule will be arranged at
meeting of the committee appointed
Tor this purpose to be held in Phila-
delphia February Is. There will be
no change in the salary limit, as far
as is known.
Johnny Castle Transferred
Announcement that Johnny Castle.
formerly manager of the Atlantic City
team. which was shifted to Reading,
would lead the Allentown club next
season. stimulated interest in the
workings of the league. Castle sue
ceeds Bill Coughlin, formerly a men,
ber of the Detroit Tigers, who has
held the reins at Allentown for the
last several years.
John II. Myers. who has assumed
the presidency of the Reading club
having held like position at Atlantic
City last year and previous to that at
Lancaster. announced he is dickering
with a major league club to obtain a
player to assume the managerial reins
of the rebuilt Berks county team. Just
who will land the job Mr.. Myers did
not care to announce at this time.
However, he said the player is widely
known and should prove one of the
best leaders in the Tri-State during
the coming season. 1t was also stated
that Trenton would have a new leader
in the field when the championship
race started next May. There were
many rumors of Bert Conn, former
Trenton manager retiring. 1t was also
SAID that Conn would figure in trade
/ being planned by two managers
1t was also announced that George
Washington Heckert would get the
York club franchise and that the off,
cial transfer of the franchise would
De asked at the next meeting. Heckert
will also manage the team. There are
few minor details to be looked after
before the new owner assumes con-
trol of the White Roses, but no hitch
is expected.
In his inaugural address President
q 1f
new material and suggested that man
ayers would find it an advantage to
get after youngsters. The headouar-
ters of the league will be established
in Philadelphia and new features will
be announced by the new leader in
the very near future.
The clubs were represented as fol.
lows: Dr. A. II. Balliett, Allentown;
John ii. Myers, Reading; W. S. Tunis.
harrisburg: Thomas n. Brown, Will
mington; III. Kister Free, York, and
w. J. Morris, Trenton.
A host of prominent baseball men
were gathered in the lobby of the
windsor, where the meetings were
held.
Celebrities Present
Included In the list of celebrities
who moved around the corridors were
Jimmy Jackson, manager of last years
champion Wilmington club; Harry
Fritz and Howard Shollenberger, play-
ers of the Wilmington club; DANNY
McGeehan, of the Allentown club:
Catcher Porte, of the New York club:
eugene Mccain, manager of the New
London club; Tony Marhefka, last
years Wilmington shortstop, now sold
to the New London club; Pitcher Hor-
sey. of Trenton; Bob Scott, of Allen
town, who led the league pitchers last
year; Jacob Weitzel,. manager of for
mer Reading teams: Johnny Castle
last years Atlantic City manager and
former member of the PhilIies: ID
Leroy Reeves. secretary to Governor
Tener: Joe O'Rourke. Kid Stutz OF
the Allentown club; Ed Dungeon. of
the A. j. Reach Company; George
Cockill. manager of the Harrisburg
club; j. Gray. A. c. Davies, a VIII
mington sporting writer; III EIme.
Fitzpatrick, Harrisburg; Louis Hal
loran, Bill Dwyer, Umpires Tom
Walker and Tommy keenan,; w
Harry Baker, president of the Har-
risburg club; Ollie Gernert. a director
OF the Allentown club, and Director
Hardner. of the same club.
The next meeting of the league will
be held at the new Hotel Adeiphia on
the afternoon of February Is. This
is the afternoon of the annual snort
ing writer's banquet. which most of
the members will attend.