The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-03-10
MENoMlNEE RANGE LEAGUE

Association to Include This City, Eseanaba,
iron Mountain and Menominee Formed.
AT last IL looks IA if the Menom inee
Range base bali league il at least near
the point of materializing A meeting
of the base ball "magnates' OF Men
ominee, Escanaba. Iron Mountain and
Crystal Falls was held at Iron Noun
tan on Thursday and the preliminary
steps taken towards the formation OF
four club league To include the cities
mentioned
The meeting was attended by the
following delegates
Menominee, John Stiles
Escanaba. John J. Tolan
Iron Mountain X. G, Browning Max
Kurz, Hugh J. Mclaughlin and Frank
Milliman.
Crystal Falls Chas, II Watson,
John Wall and John & Mackin.
The officers Of the new league are
President, Judge John Stiles, Of
Menominee
Secretary Hugh J Mclaughlin, Of
Iron Mountain.
Treasurer John J. Tolan, Of rs
canada
The proposition Is % play games on
saturday ana sunday A schedule will
be made out at once by the schedule
committee and every team will know
just when and where IL is to play
before the season opens Umpires
hired by the league officials viii pre-
side no the games and these Hmpires
viii have power 70 impose lines and
dicipline players lust as ef.ectnally az
In the big leagues,
That the quality Of the base ball 70
be played in the several towns OF the
league will be guilt edge Is practically
guaranteed by the quality Of the
managers that are being secured.
Escanaba will be managed by Henry
Olmstead, the well known American
Association pitcher who won fame
with Columbus. Ohio two years ago
.
and Last year was on the salary list Of
the Boston American team. He balI-
ed at the contract offered him by
Louisville this year he having been
sold by Boston to that town, and de
cided 60 stay at home and play and
manage the Escanaba team and 20 in.
10 business in the Iron Port city
/ Crystal Falls will be managed by John
G. Mackin and as he is so well known
1 in upper peninsula circles, no further
mention Of him needs be made. Mr..
Mackin was reserved by Hancock and
/ il wanted by Hancock 10 manage that
team the present season bnt he prefers
Y 10 settle down 10 business and play
ball as side issue. He has good
position with Corrigan. Mckinney a.
Co and has proved himself 10 be a
god man and has future ahead Of
him in busint ~. His base ball work
will be side issue but his experience
in managing ball players is valuable
and he has already strings ON men
enough to fll the gap on the local
team
While the manageinents of the Iron
Mountain and Menominee teams have
not been announced yet, IL is quite
certain that each Of these cities will
secure some high class manager and
/ turn the work over 10 him.
The schedule will provide for about
twenty games in each city during the
summer and. with fair weather. the
game ought 70 pay It's way. Especially
is this true when the quality Of the BALL
TO be played is known to 5e first class
is assured from the modification with
the game Of such men rs Olmstead
and Mackin. All members Of the
Crystal Falls team will be located
here with positions 70 keep them oc-
cupied during the week as experience
has shown that the boys who work are
the desirable ones both on and OFT the
field. The lineup will bo announced
very soon.