The Saint Paul globe., 1904-05-29
ARCTIC LEAGUE PUTS
UP FAST BASEBALL
Duluth Heads List, With
Grand Forks Close
Second.

Special to The Globe
DULUTH, Mimi, May 2S.-With the
Northern league baseball season in full
swing, deyotees of the game throughout
the Northwest are having their first op-
portunity to get a line on the clubs which
make up this aggregation and determine
their relative merits. So far the games
have been most interesting and have Sc
cured patronage which would indicate
that the baseball venture will be a pay
ing one in this section.
The attendance at some of the earlier
games Of this league has been a matter
of much comment throughout the coun-
try and may be a means of securing for
this section even faster baseball next year.
At Winnipeg on Tuesday-the Victoria
birthday-3,000 people saw the morning
contest and in the afternoon the paid
admissions exceeded 5000. Grand Forks
has had 1000 at week day game and
Fargo has been equally liberal in it's pat
ronage. CTOOkston has been at the bot
tom Of the list, but even in that city
the game has been on a paying basis.
Winnipeg, as has been the custom IN
that city ever since it secured a mem
bership in the Northern league, imme-
diately took its place at the top of the
list, but during the latter part of the
week lost it to Grand Forks and then Du-
luth. Superior got away badly, but has
strong team.
Even this early the season has been
productive of some remarkably close con-
tests. One week ago today the first ex-
tra-lnnlng game was played. Superior
lost in the fifteenth round to Grand Forks
by Score of to 3. Morton and SymonS
We're the opposing pitchers. Morton held
Grand Forks down without score from
the third to the fifteenth inning Su-
perioT, Winnipeg and Fargo have each
been shut out and in no instance did the
opposing side get more than five runs.
Nolden's Good Work.
Possibly the most remarkable perform
Rnce of the present season is that by Mol
den, OF the Superior team in the game
against Winnipeg on Monday. In the
1lrst nine innings he succeeded in striking
out tfteen men and during that time did
not issue a pass. He used slow out
curve most of the time and it was most
effective Although Noden is now wear
Ing a superior uniform, he was signed by
Van Praagh, of the Duluth club, and it
is generally understood that if he is need
ed he could be recalled by the White
SoX. As long as the local pitching staff
As complete, however, he will not be mo-
Efforts are being made by Watkins, of
the Minneapolis American association
team; it is said, to secure the return of
Frank Martin, captain of the Duluth
team. 1t is said that at the time Van
Praagh signed Martin, Watkins had a
string on the fast second baseman, by
which he could be recalled at any time.
That story is denied by the head of the
local club, who asserts that the acqusi-
tion Of Martin was unconditional. The
Toss of this player would be a serious
blow to the local club and would cut a
swath in the infield which would be hard
TO fill. 1t is thought, however, that if
Watkins needs are urgent some sort of
q deal may be fixed up, provided Van
Praagh gets some good men in ex-
change.
No Sunday Games.
Contrary to expectations, no attempts
have been made to regulate league games
on Sunday but it is expected that this
viii be done later in the season. Du-
Iuth and Fargo played an exhibition game
on Sunday without molestation. Dad"
Schooley, who had been signed as a mem
ber of the Duluth pitching staff was
released Immediately after he pitched
that game, in spite of the fact that he
did fairly good work
Fans who have been trying to pick the
best backstop in the Northern league, are
about equally divided between O'Leary,
of Duluth. and Rogers, of Superior. The
local man eXcelS as q receiver of hard
shoots, but the Superior man has him
beaten in the matter of accurate throws
to second. 1t has been practically i'm
possible to steal bases on him.
Van Praagh may decide to make a try
TO secure the return Of Mueller, the
twirleT who was traded to the Milwaukee
American association team last year. At
the time the trade was made it was un-