The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-13

With nef team 1Or tnere is no reason
why she should not have one of the
very best semi professional clubs in
the state. A good club will not lose
money, unless all kinds of hard luck
in encountered. The most important
thing is a manager who has his heart
in the work and who is popular with
his men and with manager who
fulflls these conditions, you cannot fail
to have good baseball. That Man
kato will partonize baseball was shown
last summer and there is every rea
son to believe that with advertising
this patronage can be increased by a
big per cent.
Secretary j. Fl. Spencer of the Man.
kato Commercial club also gave en-
couragement to the organization of a
baseball association. He sent a letter
in which he said he would sign his
name for substantial subscription.
Support From Trolley Line
Henry E. Hance, superintendent of
the Mankato Traction company, told
the meeting that the electric railway
people was ready to encourage clean
sport and they would do all they could
to assist the organization. He would
be pleased to bring the matter to the
attention of the directors of his COM
pany.
The list of officers given above
was elected without opposition.
The name of the organization will
be The Mankato Baseball association
The association will be incorporated
and the capital stock $1,000. The
shares will be ten dallors each.
A committee of four to be named
later will solicit subscriptions.
Another committee will be named to
draft the bylaws and constitution.
John Hohmann, on behalf of the
Standard Brewing company, subscribed
for ten shares, NJ. d. Fancher, three
shares; John c.. Wise, three shares;
Fred Kron, three shares; J. H. Spencer,
three shares.
Another meeting will be held as
soon as the bylaws, articles of
incorporation, etc, are drafted.
The officers will also be members of
the board of directors.
The soliciting committee will call on
the business men and it goes without
saying that the response to calls for
subscriptions will be liberal. The or
ganization should be encouraged.
One of the remaining duties of the
officers and directors is the selection
of competent manager of the club.
The Mankato club will become a
member of the state league or some
other league that may be organized
during the winter.
Sunday Baseball League.
St. Peter, Dec. 5.-Plans are being
formulated for the organization of
Sunday baseball league, to include
six or eight towns in the Minnesota
valley. Fans in this and several neigh
boring cities favor the undertaking, and
it is believed that the teams would
receive the necessary support. If the
league is formed it will be of a semi
professional character, and the circuit
or Shakopee, Jordan, Belle Plaine,
st. Peter, Mankato and LIE Sueur or
Henderson.
In all of these towns there are ser
viceable ball parks, and no expense
need be incurred in preparing playing
grounds. All of the cities are within
easy reach of each other, and short
trips would be an important factor
in economically managing the leagues
affairs. To keep all of the clubs with
in their incomes, it is proposed to
adopt a rule prohibiting the teams
from employing more than two or
three men who would receive stated
salaries.
All but one of the towns that are
to be invited to enter had strong
amateur teams last season, and the
sport attracted more attention than it
has done for a number of years. A
meeting of the managers of the various
clubs will be called the latter part
of the month.