The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-03
COPPER COUNTRY.
TOWNS FOR THE.
LEAGUE
President Price Tells Local
Fan That Northern League
is Practically a Go.

A travelling man who met President
Price of the Northern Baseball league
in Duluth yesterday. says that the
Fargo man is very optimistic relative
to the organization of an eight-team
league this year. Instead of believing
that the Northern league is lettering
to its fall, he is confident that big
ger and better league than ever will
be the outcome of present plans. He
is worrying more about Grand Forks
than Duluth or Superior, but Is conf
dent that Grand Forks will get into
the game at the eleventh hour and
come forward with team.
According to President Price, the
Northern league can depend on Duluth,
that city having given up all hopes
of withdrawing from the Northern
league and is using her influence TO
bring the best towns of the copper
country into the league with Superior,
Winnipeg and Fargo. 1t is up 10
Grand Forks to organize and there is
little question but that the fans here
will wake up shortly and go after a
team.
President Price, Lamb and Van
Praagh are making a visit to the cop
per country and when they return to
Fargo next week they will probably
report that Ashland and Calumet have
zen added to the league. 1t is hoped
that Crookston can be aroused enough
to put in a team and attend a few
games during the season, but most Of
the board Of control are against MAX
lag the attempt.
The plan is to have four towns on
he west circuit-Grand Forks, Fargo,
Winnipeg and Crookston, with the
same number in an eastern circuit
Duluth, Superior, Caulmet and Ash
and. This will give an evenly-bal-
anced league and team can stay on
Zach circuit until it has played out its
schedule and save transportation
charges.
The Evening Times learns today
hat meeting of Northern league
managers will be held at Duluth Mon
lay at which plans will be discussed
and details arranged for the league.
That Grand Forks will be in the game
{ this season seems assured as the fans
have come out of their slumber and
mean business.
Nearly every one has read with in
terest the mythical poem, Casey at
the Bat" and the following by Grant
and Rice, written for Lajae's Guide
will be of interest as it explains just
why Casey famed out:
Why the Mighty Casey Famed.
Casey. mighty Casey, was most de-
AS he sat in contemplation on a very
well-rushed can.
And as the BUNCH Of village knockers
round him closer drew,
He softly murmured to himself: IF
Mudville only knew!"
II want the world" said Casey, sat last
to unerstand
Just how it happened in that game the
For everywhere I go today they point
at me and shout:
There goes that lobster. Casey. the big
dub who struck nut
Remember that we needed Just a brace
So Of course the ETA fans all figured was
sure to drive 'em in;
But when. 1 let the secret out don't
think It Is q dream.
Day for Mudyille team.
"That poet did me dirty. for the mucker
A word about the pitcher splitting on
I remember. well I saw him stick his
fingers to his tongue,
He fired one at my noodle and 1t drop
ped below my lung.
Il couldn't soak the bloomin' ball be-
cause 1t didn't curve,
1t zig-zagged from my head to knees SO
And not only did 1t take me completely
But Y I w sasphh, aif way blinded when the
spray flew in my eyes.
'Hully gee,' says I in wonder. that's
You see it was the first 'spit-balp
I'd been against this bloke before and
put him in the air,
But when the spit-ball butted in-well.
Casey wasn't there"
And that's why in old Mudville the
bands refused to play,
And that's why hearts were heavy in.
place Of being gay,
And also why the children refused to
cheer and shout
But the spit-ball, not the pitcher struck
t+ the mighty CaSey ont