The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-08-25

some banner in front.
st. Cecilia choir furnished several
selections during the program. This
is a mixed choir and is under the
leadership of Professor Brazinski, and
does finely.
Priests, club trustees, Governor
Eberhart, Bishop Hebron, Mayor Tay-
lor, Commissioner Henline and other
notables occupied seats on the stage.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Fifty members and boosters of the
Twilight Baseball league attended
the banquet given at the Y. NJ. c.
A, rooms last evening. The banquet
was given as the final event Of the
1911 baseball season, the last game
having been played Friday. One man
from each team was chosen as a
waiter and they proved themselves
rs expert in dealing out food as they
did as batting out hot liners. Every
thing connected with the supper
went off very smoothly as when on
the diamond. George Allison physi-
cal director of the Y. NJ. c. A, call
ed the guests to order for the after
dinner speeches. Everyone was pre-
Pared for anything that might offer
itself. Mr.. Allison spoke of what
the league had accomplished for the
players, the Y. NJ. c. A. and the
town. The men were complimented
on their loyalty in staying by the
league for the entire season, and
their cooperation. which alone made
the league possible. The object of
the league was to have baseball for
everyone interested in it, not for a
few professionals, and that object
had been accomplished. Then he
went to the subject of expenses.
Enough money had been raised to
pay one-half of the cost of fencing
and laying out the baseball park,
and Mr.. Allison put it up to the
men whether enough benefit had
been derived from the league to
make it worth while to continue it
next year. He then asked for the
opinions of the men present and call
ed on II. A. Patterson of the Patter-
son grocers' team to speak.
League Has Been Success.
Mr. Patterson was emphatic in
saying that the league had been a
success. He believed that it had
benefited the men who played, the
Y. NJ C. A. and the city. Such a
good beginning had been made this
season that the league must surely
become permanent organization.
G. f. Babcock then addressed the
men. He went at his talk in true
baseball style and took his coat off.
He spoke briefly of the good accom-
plished by the organization and was
strongly in favor of its being contin-
ued. These gentlemen were followed
by Wilbur Taylor of the Bretts,
Frank Thompson of the bankers,
Harvey Pass of the Omahas, Elmer
Glenn of the Free Press and Emery
Olson of the Olson grocers. These
gentlemen were all strongly in favor
of making a permanent organization
OF the league and pledged their sup
port.
Talk BY One of the "Umps."
Mr. Allison then called on 0. F.
Morrow. who was one of the umpires
during the season, for a talk. Mr..
Morrow was greeted enthusiastically
by the men. His talk was one OF
the best of the evening. He en-
phasized the fact that the players
had developed much skill during the
season, that in the beginning of the
season the game scores were about
u to II, and at the close of the
usual. He made public at that time
n plan which had been presented
to him by the fair association. They
had asked him to furnish Mankato
team for the fair, and he plans to
he
Twilight league. There will be a
purse of $50 given to the winners
of the game and he hopes to pick
a winning team and suggested that
the purse if won by his team, be
given to the Y. NJ. c. A. to help pay
off their baseball park debt. This
plan was greeted with enthusiasm
and the general feeling seemed to
be very much in favor of Mr.. Nor
rows plan.
JAY Nicholson, who was also an
umpire, was called upon then. He
spoke along the same lines that Mr.
Morrow followed and called atten
ton to the closeness of Fridays
game. He pledged his support fol
the league for next year.
Expense of the Park.
William D. Willard, cashier of the
First National bank, spoke of the
financial conditions of the Y. NJ. c
A. in regard to Lewis park. The
cost of fencing and laying out the
field was $S4S. The uniforms an(
Roney's Boys, concert company
qured to pay the expenses of Wis
iting teams OF this amount $685.
had been raised by subscription. The
gate receipts amounted to $178.15
which was $22 less than the expense
of visiting teams amounted to. Witt
these assets the Lewis park still has
deficit of $622.25. He asked tina
suggestions be made as to plans TO
clearing this debt.
An Athletic Carnival.
Secretary Deerhake of the Y. NJ
C. A. spoke at this time. He sait