The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25
NEW LEAGUE ON THE
CANADIAN BORDER
Duluth Fans Happy Over Con-
solidation of the Old
Circuits. -,
Srecial to The Journal.

Duluth, March 24.-This week has
brought new life and joy to the base
ball fans, for the strained and uncer-
tain situation with reference to the
future of the Northern league has been
adjusted and in a manner that is en-
tirely satisfactory to the league and
apparently to all concerned. Duluth
some time ago determined to abandon
the Northern and join the Copper Coun-
try league and had all but consummated
the act, when President W. J. Price
of Fargo and Manager J. M. Lamb
dropped in and pointed out that under
the rules of the National association
one league could not invade another s
territory. Duluth therefore could not
pull out and yet did not want to stay
in, believing that the other league Of
fered a much better opportunity to
make money. Manager Lamb then un-
dertook the task Of bringing the ele-
ments together and succeeded. A new
league has, been formed that is believed
to promise fine things, both in point of
interest and in prospects for the re-
Enumeration of those who assume the
financial responsibility.
The New Circuit.
Duluth, Grand Forks, Fargo and
Winnipeg Of the old Northern league
and Hancock, Houghton, Calumet and
Lake Linden, of the Copper Country
circuit, make up an eight-club circuit
that has great possibilities. The only
doubtful point at any time has been the
long jump necessitated by this arrange
ment. From Winnipeg to the copper
country is about $50 miles, and this
means heavy railroad fares, but the
fans down there have always been ar
dent supporters of their teams anc
should be even more with the fel6
| widened.
Captain Artie O'Dea, of the Duluth
team, is wintering in Minneapolis an6
has been gathering his material for the
year for some time. The team is now
! complete for the time being, and viii
probably be subject to no changes unit
the wedding out process begins.
| Five pitchers have been signed, TIVE
of them former Northern league play
ers. These are Treadway, who mad
an enviable record with Grand Forks
and Morton, also with the same team il
1904, but last year with Toledo
"Lefty' Krick, formerly with Bur
lington in the Iowa State league; FREE
Cook Of st. Paul, just graduating int
the professional ranks, and Ferguson
from Cincinnati, are the others. Kun
sick. also of Cincinnati, will catch. TIL
two Ohio men come with the persona
recommendation Of Miller Huggins
second baseman of the Cincinnati Ne
tional team. O'Dea will officiate a
first base. Livingston, with Crooksto
last year. will have the second bag
and Graham, a veteran player hailin
from Denver, is to have the third.
A New shortstop.
"Brix" Brickette, shortstop, come
from Chicago and has played wit
semi-professional teams there as we
as with the Three and other league
In the outfeld will be Mccormick,
Chicago man, and two Duluth men,
Bennett and Samuel Meniece, both {
whom have been tried out and are ia.
felders and good batsmen.
Last year Duluth won the penna1
thru the ability of it's men to hit tt
ball, and in gathering together tea
for this year Captain O'Dea has ha
this in mind, and believes he has a
aggregation that can make things i
teresting for any bunch.
The Copper Country league is pc
haps not SO well known as the Norther
but if there is any place where spo,
is well patronized, it is in that regio
and their baseball teams Of rece1
years have been faster than those {
the Northern league. The Northe1
league towns will find themselves
strong company.