The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-02-24
LOOKS LIKE A LEAGUE

Menominss Range to Form Base Ball
League.
As outhned in these colnmne some
time ago. q Menominee range bass ball
league Is proposed. and IL looks today
as IL one will certainly be formed.
The initiative in the work was taken
BY President Watson Of the local
athletic association. He Instructed
Secretary Wall 70 write 10 parties i'm
terested in the cities of Iron Mountain.
Escanaba and Menominee suggesting
the formation OF Saturday and
Sunday" league and he received favor
able replies to his communications.
The ball fans in the several towns ARE
holding meetings and next week or the
week following IL is likely that a
meeting OF delegates will convene in
Iron Mountain TO form a league and
draft rules. make financial arrange
ments and make out a schedule OF
games.
The following taken from the Es-
canada Mirror Is OF interest In this
connection.
All base ball fans Of the city will
fiock 10 the city hall on Wednesday
evening when IL will be decided
whether or not Escanaba will support
base ball team. during the coming
season. and whether IL Is considered
advisable to join the Iron County Base
Ball lesgue. made mp Of teams from
Menominee. Iron Mountain. Crystal
Falls and EscaDaba.
Base ball enthusiasts OF Crystal Falls-
Iron Mountain and Menominee. in all
OF which cities il has been definitely
decided to enter the league, are anxious
that Escanaba shall fall in line and
organize first class team for the
season.
with bat little difficulty it is be
Iieved that Escanaba could put team
in the field this spring equal TO that OF
any Of the other cities represented, al.
though il would be necessary 10 or
ganize and conduct the business Of the
team on a different basis from that
which has been carried out here in the
last few seasons.
10 has been repeatedly pointed out
that Escanaba is q good baseball town
il team up TO the proper standard II
organized. and IL is again mp TO the
fans 10 determine whether Escanaba il
10 remain a dead letter in base ball
circles or will make fight for
championship OF the league.
And the following from the Iron
Mountain Tribune
John Wall, Of Crystal Falls. secretary
Of the Crystal Falls Athletic Associa.
tion has written TO the Iron Mountain
Athletic Association asking II Iron
Mountain would be in favor OF 4
Menomlnee Range League TO be com
posed OF teams from Crystal Falls.
Iron Mountain. Escanaba and Men.
olninee.
Just what steps will be taken in the
matter locally cannot be learned at
present. but II IL very probable that a
meeting of the directors will De held
shortly 10 consider the project
The general opinion Of the local fans
is that a Menominee Range League
would be the best solution Of the base
ball problem. 80 far a. Iron Mountain
IL concerned. as the places above men.
toned are good towns for the purpose.
and with n team in Menominee
Range League, the patrons OF the
game would be assured of higher
quality OF baseball than whore team
is playing independent ball Besides
the cost OF maintaining n nine In a
Menominee Range League as proposed,
would be much less than the main
tenance Of an independent team. as IL
becomes necessary In the latter case 20
send long distance for teams, ~ a
great expense. 70 as 70 get them any
where up 10 the standard OF playing
maintained by tho local aggregation