The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-10
BALL SITUATION
IN GRAND FOLKS

Concerning the baseball situation at
Grand Forks, The Times says:
Canadian cities have not entirely
abandoned hope of getting Grand
Forks and Fargo back on the profess
sional baseball map. In Brandon, ac-
cording to a message received by the
Times today, there is very strong
sentiment among the baseball fans that
plan be promulgated whereby Grand
Forks, Fargo, Winnipeg and Brandon
could get together and organize
league which would solve many of the
problems of mileage, salaries, ETC.,
which have heretofore been such APP
parently unsurmountable obstacles to
the successful promotion of profession
al ball in this section.
Grand Forks may be ripe for base
ball again about this time There have
been a number of changes in the local
situation since the old Northern leag-
uers held forth in this neck of the
woods, and one of the most important
of these is the doing away of the prob
lem of transportation to and from the
grounds.
But at the present time Grand Forks
is without baseball park. That is
a matter, however, that 1t is believed
could very easily be fixed up If there
were any prospects of the organiza-
tion Of a league in which the promot-
ers of team would have some chance
of breaking even
According to the Brandon dispatch.
North Dakota cities. Brandon and
Winnipeg are both willing to go into
the scheme, and if Fargo and Grand
Forks toe the line the old time play
ball" may again be heard in this city.
Depends on Winnipeg.
A great deal In the proposition de-
pe7ds upon the action of Winnipeg
That city has a population so much
larger than that of any of the other
cities in the proposed league, and
therefore the financial end is so much
easier handled here. If Winnipeg is
willing to make half way concessions
IN them after of Jplitting the receipts
on games in that city. the chances Of
Fargo going into the league are very
good, and local fans, who were inter
viewed on the subject today, hold much
the same view.
They believe that a division of the
profits in Winnipeg would go a long
way toward the solving of several mat
ters Of finance that do l. ot appear very
tempting to the would be baseball pro-
moter in city the size of either Grand
Forks or Fargo.
One thing is certain. neither Grand
vg,v.Irg dSta e.. oil
of baseball short of the article that was
furnished in the days of the Northern
and such being the case, the need of
good sized bunch of real money is
quite apparent. winnipeg and Bran
and their fans would not be very apt
to take kindly to any action that would
tend to lower the class.
The fans of Winnipeg and Brandon
are tired of an ALI Canadian league.
Distances proved too great to be easily
negotiated and by the time the end
of the season arrived. the old trouble
of proper financing was staring the
promoters in the face good and hard.
This makes the continuance of the
Canadian league improbable, and hence
the proposition of organizing the in
! ternational league. which while not
new one. is deemed oy many to be
worthy of consideration again at this
time
A Bigger City.
Grand Forks Is a much larger city
now than it was in the days of the
Northern league" said one of the live
| fans today who had oc ,asion to look
| back with regrets ON more than one
occasion to the days OF professional
| ball ian this city. There Is a great
deal larger population to draw sup
port from, and with the splendid trans
portation facilities flrl. shed by the
street railway company, there is no
reason why a team would not bring
out big crowds.
Ball grounds / believe, could be
secured in the north end of the city
near the state fair grounds. or deal
might even be made for the use of a
portion of those grounfs. Also. there
| is no reason wy the grounds could
not be put in East Grand Forks aft
ter the street railway secures a fran
chise there and commences operating
cars across the Red. Personally, ]
should like very much to see the pro-
position carried through"