The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-28
FAST COMPANY FOR
OLD NORTHERN
PLAYERS
Nancy Men Have Made Good
in Eastern Leagues-What
Some Are Doing.

The .Northern-Copper Country
league is acquiring national repu-
tation as training school for Glass
A leagders, and with good cause. The
list Of N. c. G. players who have
branched out into faster company
this spring and are now chasing the
little white globule over the grass
with the big leaguers all over the
country, is truly imposing in size, and
reports would indicate that none of
the big managers finds" among the
ball tossers Of the Northern have
turned out to be lemons.
Lelivelt. who played an outfield po-
sition for the Lakes last year, is maxi
ing good in fine shape with Connie
Mack'e Philadelphia Athletics. He
damned out a two Dagger, three bag
ger, and a home run out of four times
at bat the other day and was head
lined by the special correspondent,
and President Glass says that he has
received word from the former Lake
Linden man that Connie Mack has
told him that he can count on being
the extra fielder for the Athletics dur
ing the coming season.
The Lakes are sending more than
their share of players to the big
leagues. Becker, who played center
field for the Lakes last season, went
to Cincinnati from the Northern and
now has been sold by the Cincinnati
club to Atlanta. from where come
glowing reports concerning him.
Wotell, left fielder for the unlucky
Lakes. is holding down the left field
for the Toronto aggregation in the
Eastern league with every indication
that he will be retained through the
season. The Eastern league is con-
siderably faster company than Wotell
was in last season, and if he makes
good he will be in direct line for a
big league job next season.
Wares, the snappy little shortstop
of the Hancock team, is playing ball
with Columbus, and Howell of the
same team with Vorpagel of Winni-
peg, is in the American association
bunch that represents St. Paul. Beck
err of Houghton is playing with Min
neapolis, while Bond of Winnipeg is
holding down berth on the same
team.
Reports of the special writer's are
naturally optimistic in the extreme
but the kind OF unstinted praise
which they have given to most of the
Northern Copper Country players
who have broken into fast company
since last season, is not poured out
upon the style of player who is likely
to be listed among the "also rams. -
N. c. c. fans will watch the reports
of the games in the big leagues with
all the more interest for the knowl-
edge that some of their old ball chas-
ers are performing for their more
critical audiences.
Likes Proposition.
DR.. Percy R. Glass, president and
secretary of the Northern and Copper
Country Baseball league, dropped in
to the Duluth Herald Office yesterday
afternoon for little tanning bee with
the sporting editor.
The genial doctor is more than en-
thusiastic regarding the new league
What do YOU really think of the
four club circuit proposition" he was
asked.
Its all right" he declared deci-
sively. "You are going to see some
good ball this year. and the league
is in better shape now than it ever
was before, in my opinion. We have
four clubs that have the right kind
of backing and will stick. The towns
can all support ball teams, and we
haven't any dead weight to carry.
Il admit that four club league
has its disadvantages. and the CHIEF
one is the fact that it is harder tC
make an interesting pennant race
than in six or eight club league
In the larger league there are gen.
orally three or four clubs fighting il
out for the top of the standing, but
in the four club league one of the
clubs generally makes runaway
race of it. That is our chief diff.
Guilty, but if we manage to get -four
we'll balanced clubs in the field, you
will see the prettiest kind of a race
and some fast ball.
| There is no reason why a foul
club league cannot be a success i
this is the case. The Pacific Nationa
has only four clubs, and much more
spread out circuit than we have.
1--WE have got things running on ;
business basis at last In forme
years the league affairs were not man
aged in business like manner. TIL,
managers and the league officials di,
not work we'll together, and ther,
was much needless pickering and ex
pense. But this year everything i
properly framed up. Every manage
knows exactly what his club is goin,
to cost him for the season, and jus
what he will have to pay out for rail
road fares.
"This season will tell the story. l
the four club league isn't a go, yo
will probably see baseball affairs i
a very disorganized condition. But
firmly and honestly believe that tn
new league will be success. and
don't say that merely for the purpos
of boosting 1t along.
"Our schedule will be out in a fe,
days. It will be released to the ever
ing papers first this year., and 20
will probably get it. for Saturday. q
not later than Tuesday of next weel
Each city on the circuit has
morning and evening paper. and n
favors will be shown. Averages an
other news coming from headquartel
will be given out alternately to fri
the evening papers and then to til
morning papers, and they will be pull