The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-21
"M|NN1' LEAGUE
IS D|S0RGAM|z|NG
y. -
Northern Towns Will Not Be
in Organization Another
~ Year

Winona. Mtnn.. Nov. 2i.--The posi-
tive announcement made at the ad.
Joprned annual meeting Of the Minny
league by President w. B. Somer Of
superior, that Duluth and Superior
VIII aot again become associated with
u Crosse, Rochester. Eau Clair and
Wfnona In a baseball organization.
crushes. out all hope that the Minny
organization might continue another
season.
One thing 10 certain: Superior and
Duluth will not hook. up with those
Tour towns again. and it will be q new
league for: US, ancluding st. Paul and
Minneapolis. or no league baseball at
the head Of the lakes. is the way
Mr.. Somer put 1t.
Must Form New Circuit.
That statemen Mt gives assurance that
a new circuit must be formed and that
possibly two leagues will grow out OF
what now 10 the ~Minny league. The
towns in the southern end Of the pres
ent circuit. which hold the balance OF
power. do not propose to permit the
two northern associates to secede
without buying their way out. and this
wa made clear when Duluth and Su-
perior were given an option on their
franchises at the Minneapolis meeting
on Wednesday. The right extended in
w CASA Wy Leg
cember s. when another session will be
held at Minneapolis.
The ecent meeting and it's develop.
ments has had the tendency to create
activity in both tho top and the bot
tom Of the circuit. The magnates at
Duluth and Superior arc bent upon Sc.
curing admission into the American
Minneapolis, upon the success Of
which in ali probability depends the
life OF their project. There is assur-
ance that II their proposed league il
given The right to place clubs In the
twin city. Winnipeg. Man.. and Fargo,
N. D.. will take franchises and a six.
club circuit will be launched-admit.
cation.
Depends on Kelley and CantiIlons.
Whether OF not the permission to,
enter the twin cities can be secured
IL problematical, although It Is stated
that both Mike Kelley Of st. Paul and
the Cantillons Of Minneapolis look
with favor upon the proposition. In
offictal circles. however, the proposed
invasion is not given much c%redence.
organization is permitted to tap the
bounds OF the league demands will be
pressed from all sides, and a new
problem will be presented.
In the southern end Of the present
Minny circuit there is enthusiasm over
the proposition Of admitting Dubuque.
Iowa. and Waterloo, Iowa. The latter
organization. and It is stated that Du-
buque has made overtures through in.
fuential oficials Of the Minny organi-
cation for admittance into the league.
Dubuque and Waterloo have been firm
friends In the trouble last season In
the: Three-I, and 1t Is believed they
would need little urging to Jump the
southern Minnesota and Wisconsin
towns in the new league. .winona. La
Crosse and Dubuque, especially. have
been closely associated in a CONNER
cial way, the three towns being located
on the Mississippi and much the same
in commercial makeup. This fact leads
to the belief that the baseball enthusi-
baseball organization could be revived. |
Will Not Sell Out.
All of ia southern towns are deter.
mined to retain their franchises and
do not propose to offer them for sale.
Rochester was reported to be n of
the weakest of the towns in the or
ganization. and because all Of the
close OF last season 1t was limited that
the management of the club had had
a sut1iciency of professional baseball.
President William 3. Richardson Of
Rochester explains the situation by de-
claring that all of the men owned by
Rochester last ear were o. high
priced and could not be used another
year.
There is little doubt that even ifj
Duluth and Superior should make an
effort to remain In the Minny league
effort would be made to exclude
them in favor of Dubuque and Water
loo. as both of those cities are good
baseball towns. The mileage could be
lessened and the wheel
would be snug and compact. The or I.
would include the largest
in the section and represent the
logical banding together Of cities in a
baseball enterprise.
Must Have $1,000 Limit.
One thing upon which the negotia-
tions will revolve in this section will
be the finding of some solution Of the
limit, whereby the maximum in
monthly salaries could be held to pos
sibly $1,000. exclusive Of the player