The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-11-05
TALK OF A BASE
BALL LEAGUE
Opposition TO ORGANIZE ONE IN
PENINSULA NEXT SEASON.
EXPENSES 10 B; LIMITED
t,sssnabs. Crystal Falls. iron Mountain.
Menominss. Marquette and lshpsm.
ing are the Cities.

Erhere is talk, already ~ next sea-
s1n's base ball program and a great
Heal is heard oi proposed league 70 In
clude the principal places Ia the south
western portion ot the peninsula.
THE matter has not taken any definite
form as yet but several OF the base ball
managers Of this years teams have
been approached on the subject ana
they an seem 10 favor the proposition.
Manager Coreoran has been too busy
with private Affairs, since the closing
OF the season, TO give the matter much
attention but IL is quite certain That
he will take the matter up about the
tirst of the year. As nearly IA we
understand IL the proposition = - o.
I ganize the semi-profesSlOnal clubs that
were supported IN the cities of Menu-
minee, Iron Mountain, Crystal Fails
and Escanaba, with the addition OF
similar clubs In the cities Of lshpem'
ing and Marquette, into league 70
arrange a schedule that will give each
.ub about two games per week and
., limit the expense for the salary ol
players 10 Il sum commensurate with
the revenue 10 be derived nom tie
gaines played In the different places.
Tie idea Is to play as nearl, home tai
en- as possible. 4 good example ~
hd me talent team was the one man
az I'D los Mr.. McMartin AZ Menominee
la II season. That club played through
W season and played as good an
ar icle uf ball as the revenue from the
gIncs played would allow the man
a1er 10 pay out 10 players. Iron
Mountain and Crystal Fails both play
ld better bail than Mcnominec but
They supported teams above the pay
Ing capacity OF the towns. ExtraN-
4gance in players salaries is the hard
ekt thing TO limit and this feature
must bc carefully guarded II the
(gague Is TO be a success
one bad feature Of supporting indie.
pendent clubs is the uncertainty Of
setting games. Crystal Falls and
Iron Mountain both had that ex.
berience last season Iron Mountain
had 10 20 10 Milwaukee ~ get a team
70 play on the Fourth OF July at an
Expense OF more than sl2j. With
ldague the games are assured and the
Expense Of bringing teams from afar Is
q eliminated
The cities mentioned ought to sup
Port semi-profcssional teams handily
lshpeming and Marquette are new
Propositions and IL Is not known II
Marquette Will stand for class Of ball
inferior 20 that PLAYED IN the copper
country but the experience Of the
"copper" country IN the past season and
1.-THE proposition that Is understood To-
b. under WAY up there % curtail the
expense Ol the teams next year mas
curb tic lasts 0l the queen City fans
10 such an extent that team ~ the
same class Us that prUpuSed might
bc supported should Marquette
stand Huof Nemuncg Willhe tried but,
hecause ile close relat mnsulp ot|
hhpming tua NeNuuee ti hlt
ile tIW proposition u tti thlush
bai camume ie CAD towns in tae
support ONE tean lhp Hin
aung as i iUai f9w te eN
pensht hh lhu the copper country
tfipa ad it S understood tuat a
league .mlarto thc une prUpsad MIi
bc welcomed up there
The matter viii s00u take definite
form aud meeting of the nanagcr,
wlllbe called at some central place tod
talk the proposition over We under
stand that Managers kurz, ~ Iron
Mountain. McMartin, Of Menominec,
Corcoun u Crystal Falls, Cas-, "
Escanaba and Lacy OF lshpcming
have advocated such proposition ln
days past and that some q them have
signlHed their willingness 20 Try to|
perfect the organization After the
ball gets rolling there may De- moro
places. such as Mariurtlc and Norway
that would desire % come LII bat
those towns are Sd close - Others that
already layc teams that they vii pro-
bably IS content rs assist ln making
thc ssX club league q Success
WhHc nothing definite uas lcen
learned regarding plans Coz ucst scl-
som in thc CRYSTAL Falls, 10 s
quite certain that team maae un
mainly 81 thc players ~ the past sei-
s1n viii 81 urgani1ci when the time
c0mes Fred Molchoif, thc crack