The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-14
WON ANOTHER
GAME

Urand FOrkS Team DOpeS Out Another
Defeat to the WATERFOWL Aggrega.
tion by Score Of 6 to 3-New
Pitcher From Three.I League There.
The Grand Forks league team hand
ed out second defeat on Saturday to
the Watertown. S. D., bunch. Score
6 to 8. Manager Mcneil so informed
The Evening Times in a letter received
Sunday. Bushelman. new man hail
ing from Cedar Rapids in the Three-I
league, pitched and up till the ninth
inning let Claytor's Watertown crowd
down with two lone hits In the last
chapter the South Dakotans secured
three hits, but did no damage. Nc
Neil says that Bushelman, although q
young fellow. is the goods" and
valuable addition to the team I'VE
have another good man." writes the
manager, 'in the person of Luderus,
first baseman. who both as a player
and hitter, has Spanton Of last years
team, beaten seven ways In Satur-
days game he secured three hits, one
OF them home run, while at all times
he fields his position almost perfectly"
Wilson, a fast second baseman, also
from the Three-I league, has arrived
and Joined the team. The boys are at
Brookings for game today and to-
night leave for home, arriving here to-
morrow, when they will put in couple
of days practice ON the home diamond
prior to departing for Winnipeg Cor
the opening series
The 1906 season begins on Thursday
with games in four of the eight cities
making up the circuit Duluth will
play at Fargo. Grand Forks at Winni-
peg, Lake Linden at Calumet and
Houghton at Hancock. Everything
seems to be in readiness and all eight
teams will be prepared to jump into
the race for the pennant.
Duluth has had something nf an adj.
vantage over other teams, having had
its team together and practicing for
longer time. but her showing again i
Hibbing, with two defeats in three
lines played, does not furnish her
much in the way of balm.
All of the Copper Country teams are
on hand, and the managers are busy
pruning down the squads and in
Strengthening weak spots Manager
Cassibone of the Houghton team was
not satisfied with the bunch of PLAYERS
he had on hand and discarded all but
four. The Calumet team looks like the
strongest of the Copper Country teams.
on paper, with Lake Linden a close
second. and both of these clubs should
cut figure in the pennant race.
Inc Maroons are practicing in Min,
neapolis under the direction of Spike"
Anderson. and If money will turn the
trick. Winnipeg will have pennant
winning team in the race this year.
Fargo is also working hard for a
nrst division team. and Capt Etripp's
bunch looks strong.
On the whole. the prospects are that
the pennant race this year will be a
good one. Duluth. Winnipeg, Fargo.
Calumet. Lake Linden and Grand
Forks all have teams that can be
counted on to put up fast article of
pail when they get whipped into shape,
and the other two clubs are making
every effort to strengthen their Mines
and get into the merry race.
AAy u"hSCA appears 10 De tnat
IN theAdesire to get pennant winners.
the managers will exceed the salary
limit land repeat the extravagance that
bankrupted the Northern league two
years ago. President Price, hwoeyer.
declares that after June l all of the
clubs will be expected to cut down
limit
Duluth has made runaway race Of
II 1or two years, and some close COM
petition will be pleasant novelty.
Ihere does not seem to be any cues
tion but that the team will have that
competition this year, and the closer
ana more exciting the pennant race.
the better the fans will be pleased
some of the clubs have to lose, but If
tne race should develop into a four
OF nve cornered affair, it would assure
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