The Daily Gazette

SECOND EDITION
INTER-STATE ALLIANCE
More Trouble Threatened in
France.
JOLLIFICATION AT DOVER
THE TRI-STATE ALLIANCES.
Details of the Meeting in Reading Yesterday.
Manager Justice Fails to Get in.
The Reading Herald of this morning says:
The preliminary arrangements for uniting the base ball clubs of Reading, Wilmington, Del., Pottsville, Trenton, N. J., Harrisburg, West Philadelphia and Burlington, N. J., into a Tri-State Alliance for the season of 1883, were made yesterday afternoon, when a meeting of representatives was held. The meeting was held in one of the parlors of the Keystone House with the following representatives in attendance: Thomas B. Fielders of the Anthracite club of Pottsville; A. F. Richter of the Albert Merritt club, Camden, N. J.; Charles C. Waitt of The Quickstep club, Wilmington, Del., and Eli W. Fox of the Active club, this city.
Dr. Cook, president of the Harrisburg club, sent a telegram which stated that it would be impossible for a representative to be present from that city. E. O. Immel of this city was admitted as a delegate to represent the Harrisburg club. The meeting was organized by the election of Mr. Fox as chairman and Mr. Richter as secretary. Those present besides the gentlemen above named were Samuel J. Field of this city, John T. West of Wilmington, Del., Joseph Matlack of Camden, N. J., and reporters of the city press.
Mr. Immel was in favor of limiting the number of clubs in the association to eight, and that not more than one club from each city named be admitted. This resulted in the appointment of Messrs. Fielders, Richter and Immel as a committee to decide upon membership. The committee retired for deliberation. They decided to postpone action in the matter until the next meeting, which is to be held at the Bingham House, Philadelphia, on Saturday, 25th inst. Secretary Richter was directed to correspond with the proper officers of the American Association regarding the adoption of rules. The secretary stated that he was authorized to state that the Burlington and Trenton clubs were desirous of being admitted into the association. On motion it was agreed that the name of the alliance should be "Inter State Base Ball Association." The representatives subsequently spent an hour or two at Keller's park.
The representatives, after spending an hour or so in rolling ten-pins, returned to the Keystone House and held another meeting, at which it was decided to admit the Quickstep club, of Wilmington, Del., there being two applications from that city. There were a number of applications from Philadelphia, and the club that will succeed in leasing Jumbo park, which is enclosed in that city, will be admitted. The gentlemen present at the conference are confident that their inter-State Alliance will be an attractive card in next season's sporting annals.