Evening journal., 1914-01-20
GRAHAM WILL
TRI-STATE
Carpenter Will Step Out To-
day in Favor Of Phila-
delpbian
STOCK OWNER FOR TIE
WILMINGTON CLUB

The fate Of the Tri State Baseball
league, composed of Wilmington, har-
risburg, Allentown. York, Trenton and
Atlantic City last year, will be decided
at special meeting Of the league mag
mates in Philadelphia today. Business
to be transacted will consist principally
of eecting new president in all prob
ability. The annual meeting OF the
league was held several weeks ago in
Harrisburg, at which time the magnates
failed to oust President Charles +. Car
penter, whose contract has two years
TO run.
Since then every available string has
been pulled by the magnates against
the retention OF Carpenter to persuade
him to resign. Carpenter offered TO step
out providing the league paid him 81 800
of the $1,000 that would be due him ii
he were TO serve put his contract. Five
Of the six clubs, il is said, are in favor
OF each posting $3.50 to meet this COM
promise. As tar as could be learned
from the advance squad of club owners
who gathered in Philadelphia Yesterday
for the meeting. Wilmington is the only
club that is in favor of Carpenter CON
Since the last meeting. the Atlantic
City franchise has been transferred 10
Reading. which club it is said. is in fa-
yor OF reorganization of the league In
the event that Carpenter steps out,
George NJ Graham of Philadelphia will
IN all probability succeed him, as a ma
iority OF the clubs are in favor OF the
Philadelphian. At the reorganization
an effort will also be made TO add two
teams to the league, making il an eight
club circuit.
Allentown will remain in the league
and so viii Trenton. despite the losses
of other years. Altoon" and Johnstown
are again talking of Tri State baseball
but they viii not be considered this
sea son.
'rhc plans for the Wilmington club
will not be decided on until after the
meeting. but il is highly probable that
the local club il there is Wilmington
rluh-will be owned by stock com
Ipany.
In looking hack some years it is
found that the Iri State once was the
only successful minor league organiza
tion in the country In those DAYS the
class Of ball furnished was second only
to that of the biz leagues. At that
! time managers were afraid to retire at
night for fear they would lose some OF
their players, anu all sorts of induce.
ments were offered to the star players
90 stick with certain clubs. The Tri
State, according to Arthur Irwin, an
cN big Lacquer. is tod-y the only gen
tleman baseball league" in the Unitcc
States. a.. he -ays it is run for glory
and not for gold. But. as wear after
wear goes by. and there is a steady
loss TO most clubs. those who have beer
supporting clubs in the league are be
coming discouraged.
The league has cha.scd about con
sidccably in the past several wears anC
there viii be at least one this year
that of Atlantic City TO Reading Othcl
changes will he made also il promo
tors in Lancaster ard Easton can plac,
teams in those two cities. otherwise the
circuit will have only six .cams. Sccre
larv J u. Farrell of the National As
.~ei"tion. several days ago announced
Officially tie transfer of the Atlantic
iCity franchise and players TO Reading.
President Carrcitcr recently statet
that PC had made no plans for the fu
turc His position IN sporting circles Is
80 we'll established that he viii probably
receive number of Offers now that hi'
resignation from the league is assured.