Evening journal., 1916-05-24
PA. State LEAGUE TO
LIVE While LONGER
Schedule and Teams Are
Patched Up TO Carry Over
Memorial Day
-ATLANTICS HAVEN'T
TALKED MERGER

After going out Of business Monday
and being given chance to recuper-
ate by the rain of yesterday, the Penn
sylvania State Baseball League will
try to get going again this afternoon
On account Of salaries and guaran-
ties not having been paid teams the
league came to a halt Monday. and
the Mt Carmel team believing the
jig was up. disbanded and left yes
terday for New York city.
The magnates Of the league held a
hurried meeting Monday night and
another meeting last night at Harris
burg. where reports most alarming
emanated. One of the first reports
was to the effect that the Pennsyl-
vania State League had decided TO go
out Of business and that some Of the
clubs would be embraced by the At
lantic League. while the others would
just pass away. That report persist
ed despite the fact that the Atlantic
League had not made any oyertures
for consolidation.
However. the representatives of
FIVE cities Of the circuit at the meet
ing last night at Harrisburg decided
10 make another effort 10 continue
the fight for existence Rain and cold
weather. through which the clubs of
the Atlantic League have thrived. was
blamed for the troubled conditions Of
the league. and a schedule was pieced
together to carry the league over Me-
mortal Day. when it is hoped that
the league will be able to get on ms
feet.
With the Mt Carmel team disband-
cd a team is being put together to
play at Harrisburg this afternoon
Games are scheduled for Reading to-
day and tomorrow and Lancaster is
selected as the team to clash with
the Atlantic Leaguers on those two
days Wilmington OF the Atlantic
League plays at Reading today and
tomorrow. These are the only two
clashes at Reading. for the Penn
State team will play away from home
on Memorial Day.
A dispatch from Harrisburg last
night stated that Leo Groom. a pro
moter of the league and who financed
the organization of the league declar-
ed. THE league must continue as
there is too much money tied up to
quit now"
The schedule as arranged at the
Harrisburg meeting last night is as
follows:
Today and tomorrow Carmel
at Harrisburg; Shamokin at York.
Lancaster at Reading.
Friday and Saturday-Reading at
York; Mt Carmel at Lancaster; Sha-
mokin al Harrisburg.
Cundov- -Ehamnlrfn af MI Carmel
Monday-York al Harrisburg; Ian
caster at Reading; Mt. Carmel at
Shamokln.
Tuesday CA. M)-York at Harris
burg; Reading at Lancaster; Mt Car
mel at Shamokin.
Tuesday Up. williamsburg at
York; Reading at Lancaster; Mt.
Carmel at ShamOkin.
MT CARMEL. Pa, May 24.-Think-
ing that the Pennsylvania State
League was disorganized when word
was received here that Shamokin had
disbanded and that Harrisburg's team
was stranded at Shamokin. Mt. Car
mel's team left for New York city.
The Shamokin and Harrisburg teams
have now been financed and an effort
is being made to bring Captain Devlin
and his men back TO this city to con-
tinue play.
SHAMOKIN. May 24-Following
the departure Of the local State
League team for Harrisburg yester-
day. to play a scheduled game there
this afternoon. a number of local fans
started a movement to collect funds
sufficient 10 pay the players for SER
vices rendered the past two weeks
and to have enough in hand to keep
the game alive until after May 30, at
least. When the team arrived here
from Allentown no one seemed to be
at the head Of it. and the players took
chances on getting something out OF
the gate receipts. but, owing 10 in
clement weather, the attendance was
hardly large enough for the team IA
pay board bills. Following the refusal
OF the team to play at Harrisburg on
Monday several members Of the team
left TO accept positions on teams in
other places