Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-15
BASE BALL CHAT.

The annual meeting of the NV.
league was held in Red Wing, Mimi,
last Sunday, the Wausau club being
repres ented by its secretary, Robt.
Hochtritt, the president, Mark Bells,
being unable to attend on account of
sickness in the family. Every club
was represented by one or more peo-
pie. After the meeting had been
called to order by President John
Elliott, Mr.. Hochtritt was chosen
temporary secretary.
The applications of Red Wing and
Rochester for berths in the league
were read and accepted.
The rules of the national commits
sion were adopted.
H. d. Davis of Eau Claire moved
that the daily guaranty, which had
been increased from $35 to $50, be
fixed at $40 rain or shine. This led to
a warm discussion, and President
Elliott finally called for vote by
clubs. All voted for the $40 guaranty,
except Duluth, Superior and Winona.
A. w. Kuehnow moved that each
club pay into the league fund $3.50 in
addition to the $500 guaranty. He
was the only one who voted for the
proposition.
1t was voted to make the salary
limit the same as last year, 81, 300 per
month, exclusive of manager, and
limiting each club to Is men.
The president and Messrs. Cheverell
of Superior and Kuehnow of Duluth,
are to arrange playing schedule and
submit the same to a mail vote of the
clubs.
During the past week the secretary
of the Wausau club has received the
signed contracts of several more play
ers. They are f. A. Schieffer, a
pitcher and fielder on last years team;
A. H. Meyer, a catcher of Fargo, n.
D.; Maurice Cook, a first baseman
whose home is in Cleveland, O.; AL
Turner a second baseman residing in
Cincinnati, o.; Clarence Dunbar,
pitcher on last years team; Robt.
Brennan, Chicago, pitcher; Strattan,
pitcher; c. w. Taylor, Palmyra,
Ind, a first baseman. The latter bat
ted .3l0 last season with an indepen-
dent team.
At the league meeting Sunday all
managers of clubs were present ex-
cept Darby O'Brien of Duluth. There
were about thirty baseball men in
attendance. All of the managers
made Bond offers for Wausau pitchers.
All were anxious to buy one or more of
last years pitchers, and some tlatter
ing offers were made, but Wausau has
nothing to sell just now.
According to the schedule submit
ted, and which will undoubtedly be
adopted every club will have nine
Sunday games at home. The games
will run in series of three this year,
and no team will be at home longer
| than nine days at one time. Wausau
will open the season away from home,
playing in Rochester May IL, and will
open on home grounds May %. On
Memorial day, Eau Claire plays here,
and our team plays in Eau Claire
July and on Labor day. We get
the U. c. T. convention dates at
home, with Red Wing playing here,
and we close at home with Winona
Sept. IL.
Practice games are being arranged,
! to round the team into form before
taking the road. Wausau will play
| the Fond du Lac team on the latter's
grounds April 80 and May /. Apple
ton is looking for games and may be
accommodated, and it is quite likely
that some of the Northern league
teams will stop off here on their way
up into Canada.
Every city in the league posted its
$500 guaranty yesterday.