Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-02-15

1t has been practically settled that
the cities of Red Wing and Rochester,
Mimi. will be the towns selected to
| fill out an eight club circuit in the
NV. league this year. This was de-
cided upon by Pres. Elliott after his
trip of last week, but of course Pres.
Elliott S decision must be ratified by
the league directors. The business
men of both cities have given assur-
ance that they will support team
and have agreed to furnish sufficient
guarantee and provide suitable parks.
Red Wing plans to perfect an organ
ization this week.
Duluth is planning one of the long
est training trips ever undertaken by
Class d organization. It's team will
assemble in Cleveland, o., April 9 and
tour will be made through the states
of OHIO, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and
Wisconsin before the season opens.
Games will be played with Racine,
Fond du Lac, Appleton and Green
Bay, so that the public can Judge of
the relative strength of the WI.
and NV. leagues.
Joe Killian for Winona and Artie
O'Day for Superior are planning
spring training trips for their teams
Lacrosse has re-engaged Joe Stafford
as manager.
Up to the present time Joe Killian
has the most likely looking bunch of
recruits in the league.
Wausau has, in way, signed a
pitcher in the person of B. F.
Williams of Chicago. He has
been playing in the New England
league and in semi-pro ranks. 1t is
the intention tc purchase number
of players outright from other clubs
players whose ability is known-and
not dilly-dally around, as was done
last year. There will also be bunch
of unknown material on hand when
the practice season opens. A good
offer has been received for the sale of
First Baseman Dolan and he will I'M
do6bttedd!!yy be sold. Flattering offers
have been made for the purchase of
Catcher Johnson, but he is not for
sale-not just at present., however.
Contracts were forwarded yesterday
to Dunbar, Lakoff, Schieffer and
others and theywill probably be heard
from in a few days. Williams comes
here on his own responsibility. II. he
fails to make good he goes back home;
if he produces the goods he will be a
high priced man.
AS the league will be made up this
season there will be La Crosse,
Winona, Rochester and Red Wing all
within easy distance of one another.
Superior and Duluth closely situated
and Eau Claire and Wausau isolated,
although Eau Claire is not such a
great distance from Red Wing. The
infant members are both small towns
and whether their admission to the
league is wise move will be proven
only by the enthusiasm manifested in
those bergs the coming summer. They
will probably get some costly exper-
ience
The directors of the Wausau associ-
alton have agreed that nothing short
of a good team will go this season.
providing the money can be raised.
They feel that it would be suicide to
enter the race this year with ''punk"
team, and go through the same .ex-
perience we did last year. No old
junk goes this year they say.
A meeting of the directors was
called last evening, five out of seven
being present, as well as all the officers,
some of the old officers, and others.
The secretary, Robt. Hochtrit, was
instructed to correspond with Chas.
Bond of La Crosse third baseman,
and ascertain on what terms he can be
secured as team manager for this
season. Other prospective candi-
dates will be corresponded with on the
same subject. Last year Bond batted
PSI with Fond du Lac and fielded .90l.
He is nearly the equal of McAuley in
fielding, but is not as hard hitter.
President Elliott has notified the
local club that he will arrange the
schedule so as TO give Wausau home
dates at the time of the U. c. t. con-
vention.
The league meeting will be held
about March /, and Mark Bells will
represent Wausau.
1t is proposed to play a number of
games in this city before the opening
of the season May II. There will be
enough tryouts on hand to make up
two teams, and possibly games with
other teams can be arranged.