The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-02
TED S|NLNAN'S LEAGUE
AS 1T LOOKS NOW, WILL BE COM
POSED OF SIX BALL
CLUBS
AT THE HEAD OF THE LAKES
Baseball Rivalry Between Duluth
and West Superior the Coming
Season Promises to BE
Intense.

WEST SUPERIOR. Wis. Feb. 1.-(Spe-
cial.l-Ted Sullivan, promoter and organ
izer of the Northwestern Baseball
league, is at the head of the lakes again
with his scheme of organization con-
stantlY in his mind. The league seems
to be a sure go and the hottest baseball
ever played here is sure to result from
the organization.
Sullivan has just been around the pro-
posed circuit of the league and reports
that everything will be in the best of
shape in few days. He predicts that
within a fortnight every team will be
fully organized as far as capital and
backing is concerned and he will then
call meeting of the magnates to be
he'd in this city.
\ siX-cluh combination is scheduled.
Superior and Duluth will head tne pros
cessicn. IronwCod and Hurley viii com.
bine, Ashland will be in it and Bayfield,
and Washbun will combine leaving che
city to come in yet. For the sixth there
are several applicants of good standing.
Sullivan will he the manager of the
local team. He will be backed by local
people and arrangements for d stock
company are already being made. With
Sullivan the veteran, at the hahn, Su-
perior fans are assured of good fast bali
that will not be beat in the league.
Duluth is to have Tim Donahue, of
CdbCIIIlS lame III mart NdIlCUdl LEAGUE
team of Chicago. Tim was in Duluth
while Ted Sullivan was sick with the
grip. So the two did not get together on
the proposition. but they both seem to
mean business IS far as putting in teams
gees and both seem to be acting in good
faith. Tim says that he will cut short
all arrangements with l4oftus and Hart,
of Chicago, and a man that is not yet
a has been viii be found managing,
captaining and catching for the Du'uth
team With Tim on one side of the
hay and Ted Sullivan on the other it
would seem as though rivalry that would
result in hot bali would exist.
Ironwood and Hurley have arrange
ments practically completed for their
joint team and these two sporting towns
have almost as much backing as the best
of them. The two towns are Just across
the river from each other, one in Michi-
gan and one in Wisconsin, and tire home
games Of the team will be divided.
Similar to the arrangement OF the
Michigan and Wisconsin cities will be
that followed by Washburn and bayfield,.
two towns a few miles apart on Lake
Superior. These towns will make
similar arrangement if Sullivan decides
that the patronage will warrant the put
ting in of 4 team.
Ashland, another town on Lake SUI
periOr, is a certainty. No town i'll this
neighb0rhOOd supports sports as we'll as
Ashland does. considering the size and
already is the company formed to back
the team. Ashland had enc of the best
ball teams in this neiShborhoOd Iasr year
and played even with the Superior-Du-
luth combination right along.
Marquette and Ispheming are two
towns under consideration. If the Bay
-Washburn team goes through all
right it is probable a further comb!na-
ton will be made in the two copper
cities. If, however, Sullivan decides not
to accept the two cities on the lake 1t is
probable that MARQUETTE and Ispheming
will both be given a place provided a
sufficient guarantee that they will not
be the means of a bust-up is given.
Sullivan's league will be in close touch
with the National league. The clubs
will each and every one be taxed for
protection money to be paid over to
Nick Young, chairman of the National
board. This viii insure protection and
put the league in the minds of the pub
lie
Sullivan will be abe to secure all the
goods he wants in the line of players
He says they will be delivered up and
will be the first-class article. One thing
he will insist upon is clean playing and
doing away with all rowdyism He will
insist upon hard ball and does not object
to rivalry. but says this rivalry shall
not become dirty ball playing.