The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-20
N0RTRERNERS
ARE: SCATTERED
Where Former Players in
Grasshopper League Are
Doing Stunts.

Doing Stunts.
The career of a ball player Is usual
.ly interesting to fans in any league
in which he played. When possible,
the true fan will watch the course of
a popular player after he leaves the
league in which. the fans home Is
located, and will..rejoice with him in
success, or sympathize in failure. II
the player makes his mark and be-
comes well known in the baseball
world, it is rather easy to keep track
of him; but II his abilities keep him
in the minor leagues. he is soon lost
track of, for ball players, especially
when they are in the minor leagues,
are a migratory lot.
The cutting of the Northern Copper
Country league circuit to four towns
means that this season good many
faces will be missed from the different
teams. In no case will a team be
made up as it was last year. and new
men will fill in the places left by those
who have gone to other leagues. Some
of them have gone higher, others low
er and some have dropped from sight
and notice entirely.
OF players who formerly performed
on the Grand Forks diamond, local
fans take pleasure in the rise of Newt
Randall and Lee Quillan OF Duluth in
the profession. Randall bids fair to
hold berth with, the Chicago team
Of the National league. There was
some talk of selling him to Boston
of the same league, but nothing has
yet come of it. Quillan is safe as
utility infielder for the worlds
champion White SoX
OF the men who played in the
Northern Copper Country league last
year, the following have changed
location and will not be seen with
the team of which they were formerly
a part.
Frank Smiley" Smith, Houghton's
catcher, will be playing manager of
the Duluth White SoX and will officiate
behind the bat for the team. He is
now at home in Madison. Wis.
Percy Solbraa. Lake Linden, will
play first base for Houghton this. sea-
son.
"Biddy" Dolan. first base for Fargo
and Calumet, is now in Calumet and
has not signed. He may be with the
Aristocrats or with Lethbridge of the
Western Canada league.
Artie ODea. playing manager of
Duluth last year, will probably be
with Lethbridge of the Western Cana
da league.
Sam Meneice, who played first base
and outf1eld for Winnipeg last year,
will probably be with the Kelly Hard
ware. .company's semi-professional
team here.
Jimmy Hotten, first base for Han
cock and Fargo last year. will be with
the Chicago team of the new Lake
Shore league this season.
Bobbie Vorpagel, Calumet's third
baseman, is working out with the st.
Paul American association club. by
which he was drafted. He will prob
ably be returned to Calumet. If he
does not make the place ON the St.
Paul. team.
Harry Howell, HoughtoA's star out
fielder last year, has also been drafted
by the st. Paul American association
club. The draft price has been paid
over and If he doesn't make good, he
will probably be farmed.
Jack Buffka, shortstop for Calumet,
will play in the Southern Michigan
league.
Neil Monahan. who played in every
team in the Copper Country, will play
Independent ball at Detroit.
Clyde Wares, the star shortstop of
the Hancock and later the Houghton
team, was purchased by the Column
bus American association club. The
Columbus club has asked for waivers
on him. there being no place on the
team for him, and If waivers are given
by all clubs, he will go back to a
lower class league.
Jessie Becker. Lake Linden's out
fielder, was drafted by Cincinnati and
by that club farmed out to Atlanta of
the Southern league.
Ira Hastings, the Houghton pitcher,
will manage the Green Bay team of
Wisconsin State team.
Harold O'Hayer. a Hancock and
Houghton utility man, will play first
base for Green Bay.
Roy Clark, who played with Houg-
ton for a short time last year, will
manage an Independent semi-profes-
sional team in Chicago.
Jerry Utley, the University of Michi-
gan pitcher, who was with Houghton
last year, may return there. or he
may play independent ball in Detroit.
Lefty" Lelivelt. center fielder for
Lake Linden, was drafted by the Phila-
delphia Americans. Connie Mack
thinks well of him. but will farm him
out to a minor league for seasoning.
Mike Wotell. of the Wotell-Lelivelt-
Becker trio of Lake Linden outfield-
ers, has safe berth with Toronto in
the Eastern league. He was with the
club a portion of last year and made
good.
Joe Stevens. who caught and played
outfield for Houghton and Duluth last
year, will play in the Southern Michi-
gan league.
"Chesty" Cox goes from Calumet to
Winnipeg and he will play right field
for the Maroons.
Joe Sporer and Harold Bond. Win
nipeg pitchers, have been sold to Des
Moines of the Western league.
Jimmy Foulkes of the BILLY
Bounce" physical proportions. we'll
known around the circuit. is at West
Baden boiling out. Jimmy has an Of
AlSRAkD F0RKS,