The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-06
ALL TEAMS Working
IN NORTHERN
LEAGUE
For Next Few Days There will
Be Something Doing All
the Time.

All teams of the Northern Copper
Country league are now practicing for
the opening on May 18, little over
week from today. 1t is anticipated
that by that time the members of the
various mines will be in first class
condition for the season.
The Calumet "Aristocrats" re-
ported in st. Paul for prelim-
mary practice last week, and expect
to put in the next few days meeting
some of the fast mines in and around
st. Paul and Minneapolis. The Giants,
as the Houghton team is called, are
now busy in Wisconsin, although the
first game of the week, scheduled TO
be played in Oshkosh, had to be can
celled, owing to recent snowstorms in
that district. However, before the
team returns to Houghton it will have
had some good workouts, during
which time Captain Taylor will have
weeded out the undesirables, and have
selected permanent lineup.
Only one of last years Calumet
team has been signed for this season.
He is "Biddy" Dolan, the lanky first
baseman, and one of the best hitters
in the league. Two of the men secur-
ed by Manager Captain Frank Null
lane are Kurke and Newcombe of last
years Lake Linden team. Kurke will
do the backstop work. assisted by
Mullane, while Newcombe is on the
pitching 'staf.
Calumet's first game is scheduled
to be played with the fast ST. Thomas
college team of st. Paul. The team
has secured the use of the st. Paul
American association team for it's
games in the Sanity city, and expects
to be in the best possible shape when
the N. G. league seasons opens on
Thursday, May 16. Calumet is schedul-
ed to open the season in Winnipeg,
with Houghton playing in Duluth.
Captain Taylor. of the Giants, in
formed the home management last
week that he had signed several addi-
tional players, and that when the team
returned to Houghton the latter part
of the week, in order to meet the
Medicine Hat team a week from Sun
day. there need be no fear as to the
ability Of the men brought along with
him. Taylor had his men join him
in Chicago the first of the week and
they put in a couple of DAYS practic-
ing on the grounds of the West End,
one of the teams of the Chicago City
league.
Over at Eau Claire, Wis, the Duluth
White Sox are limbering up, playing
against the Wisconsin State league
team of that city. In two games play
ed so far, the Wisconsinites took one
and lost one. The first game resulted
in the White Sox being drubbed ter
ribly. 1t was real cold day, in fact,
more suitable to football than base
ball. The final score was 10 to 3.
The curtain is kindly drawn on the
particulars of the slaughter. The
next game played resulted in the Soxs
redeeming themselves, winning in
well played game with a score of 5
to 2. Cummins worked in the box
for Duluth.
The Winnipegers are at Lacrosse,
Wis, working out the kinks. In a
game with the team of that city, the
Canadians were defeated by score
of to 0, poultry produce being the
only thing the Maroons could draw.
President PuMord, however, is we'll
satisfied with the work of the team
during the training trip.
Winnipeg is making great arrange
ments for the opening of the season.
Mayor Ashdown will cast the first
ball over the pan, or rather, as near
as possible. Happyland will be the
scene Of the game in that city this
year, and the diamond will be in first
class condition.
The Winnipeg baseball club has re-
ceived from the Hibbing team of the
Copper Country district, a letter, in
which they have accepted the offer 70
play a series of exhibition games in
Winnipeg prior to the opening of the
Northern-Copper Country season. The
dates which the Hibbing team will
fill are May Is and IA. the Lethbridge
club playing a series of games then
on May 9. 10 and IL. These will be
the only games in which the Maroons
will figure in their home city before