The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-28
wHITLOCk STRICKEN.
President of Connecticut League Has
PARALYSIS.

New Haven, Sept. 2s.-sturgis
Whitlock. president of the Connecti-
cut Baseball league, has been stricken
with paralysis. He was seized several
days ago and was removed from his
rooms at the Union League club to
Grace hospital. He has steadily I'M
proved and is now very comfortable.
The stroke is not expected to prove
fatal. Mr.. Whitlock has not been in
rugged health for several months and
has presided at only single meeting
of the league since that time. He
formerly represented Derby in the
state senate. He is about 60 years
old. Mr.. Whitlock's resignation from
the presidency of the league is ex-
pected at the annual meeting, which
will be held next month in Hartford
He has been president since the
league was founded in 1897.
Will Rube Wadell pass away as
ball player in the big league with the
close of the present season?
That is the question that is being
asked by those who are best posted as
to the present standing of the RUDE.
Many think that he will be back at
the same old stand when the next
season begins.
They consider Rube too good a
card for advertising purposes for
Comics Mack to let him out. and feel
that he will remain just where he is
as long as he is able to pitch a game
or cut up antics that will keep him and
the club before the public.
Among the real tragedies OF the
present baseball season. which in
Ind <hn Co. fos1
third pennant and the complete
is the passing of George Edward
est left-handed pitcher this country
has developed, not excepting Toad"
Ramsay.
Waddell is still, perhaps, without
peer. and he should remain hero
for years.
The fans of Philadelphia have put
up with Rube's eccentricities during
four years uncomplainingly. But when
he f1unked in the post-season series
and this year witnessed his clubs
downfall with out attempting to
thwort it, sentiment changed so bitter
ly that even Connie Mack. his best
friend, has turned against him.
La Crosse, Wis, Sept. 2S.-La Crosse
is considering and will definitely de-
eide at meeting to be held on Oct. /,
proposition made by George Lennon
of the ST. Paul club of the American
Association to join what will be known
as the Mississippi Valley league, an
association OF clubs much broader in
its scope than the Wisconsin State
league, of which Lacrosse twice has
been champion in it's two years
existence.
The league proposed by Lennon
would comprise St. Paul. Minneapolis,
Saltwater, Red Wing, Winona. Eau
Claire. Mankato and perhaps two
other towns. The schedules. SO far
as the Twin Cities are concerned,
would be SC arranged that st. Paul and
Minneapolis teams could play on their
home grounds on dates when the
American association teams were play
ing elsewhere.
President John a. Elliott of the La
Crosse league baseball association
considers it probable that La Crosse
will join this association. as there
has been considerable dissatisfaction
here this season over poor attendance,
and consequent poor receipts while
the nome team was playing in other
places. However, if the teams in the
Wisconsin league and other addition
al cities propose to reorganiZe and
strengthen the Badger state league
La Crosse may not be considered
adverse to continuing its 'lestinies with
the state clubs.
Some married men are like BOOSTERS
they never let out crow without
first looking over their shoulders.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.