The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-09-19
BALL SEASON OVER
The Last Game PLAYED Here Yes
terday.
TALK OF ORGANIZING A LEAGUE
Proposition is Being Considered to Have
Northern League.-Mention of the
Boys Who Have Played Ball
Here This Year
TALK OF ORGANIZING A LEAGUE

Claire, Chippewa Falls, Superior,
Duluth, Ironwood, Hurley, Ashland,
Washburn, Bayfield, and few other
places. All the teams in this part
of the country have formally dis
banded for the season, Washburn
being about the last team to 90 up
the ascension occurring after vester-
days game. The season just closed
has beer q hot one in base ball with
the teams Of Washburn, Ashland
and Bayfield,, and it is probable that
the expense Of the three teams ag-
gregated perhaps 81, 800 a month.
Some OF the best amateur talent in
the northwest has been playing ball
on the bay this season. The Wash
burn team has been superior to them
all, but that was due to the fact
that it had better management than
any Of the other teams. Manager
McClintock and Secretary Tyrrell
have given a large amount of their
time towards making the team sue
cessful and their efforts have been
thoroughly appreciated by all ex-
cept few kickers. Just what
base ball will amount to text
year is a question. There seems to
be a good deal of difference Of
opinion as to whether the enthus-
iasm will hold up for another season,
but some appear to believe that
another year will add still more to
the interest Of the game. Financial
ly Washburn,s team has not beer a
success, owing principally to the
wet weather during the season, but
as an excellent aggregation of bal
tossers it has been all right. Cap
tain Tim Keefe, WHO has;been catcher
this season is an all-around ball
player, who stops everything that
comes toward him, and who never
loses his head. Jim Wigs, as
pitcher, is dandy, and everyone
admires him when in the box. Jim
shoots great ball and he and
Keefe are warm pair when it comes
to base ball playing. Arthur
O'Dea, known as "Louie," has been
one of the most successful in keep
ing up enthusiasm of any man in
the team At first base he can be
depended upon to always play a
pretty game of ball. Ed Dillon at
second has been playing fast base
ball, and John Page has steadily
held up his end as short stop. An
drew Anderson, who played third
base for some time, was succeeded a
couple of weeks ago by Charles
Pease, both of whom are
ball players. John Thiery
has been easily the favorite of the
bleachers, Thiery is small of stature,
genial in disposition, always safe at
the bat, and in stealing bases a
"cracker-jack. F." Ernest Holgren,
tall, good-natured and athletic, is
always the man in a pinch to save a
game, and on first base or the field
is a good ball player. And last of
all but not least, is ''Billie" Felix,
safe as fielder or with a bat. And
this is the lineup that have played
splendid base ball here this season.
Page and O'Dea will leave this
week for Minneapolis, and in a short
time will go to the Pacific Coast.
Thiery has gone to his home in
Chicago as also has Pease and
Dillon.
Wigs will return to Duluth.
MONDAYS GAME.
The Chicago Unions, the great
colored base ball team, made Wash
burns ball players look silly Mon
day. 1t is not necessary to say bad
things about the game, and as there
is nothing very good to say about
it. Suffice: ''the score was IL to
4 for the Coons."
TUESDAYS GAME.
The base ball season in Washburn
closed on Tuesday in blaze of
glory, when the famous Chicago
Unions went Gown before McClin-
tock's boys in blue. The Unions
are the undisputed champions ct
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