The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-01
SUPERIOR IS
WEAK SISTER
Redlegs Not up to Snuff in
Playing or Attend
ARE COMING
Grand Forks Hands it to EN-
in the Point Of
Crowds.
ARE COMING

days OF juicy, joyous. jubilant, jigger-
ish, julepiferous June the aggregation
hailing from across the border is
%springing the midsummer sensation
of the See-Eye league. They went
right down among 'em last week into
the very jaws Of the monster itself
and pulled an even break with the
league leaders, and getting theirs in
the Superior series. To prove the
continually regarding the Peggers that
they had the tea. it might be stated
that 1t is the same lineup now that
Brown had a few weeks. ago only they
are down to their stride now. Il am
not going to stop until I head off Du-
luth." said Manager Brown at the
close Of the big series in the Zenith
city. Which Is saying II am a lark.
too-toot."
Some people are claiming that
Brown is the mar who put the II" in
Winnipeg, but from all external OBJ
servations 1t looks as though he was
the fellow who hung on the first three
letters of the Canadian city's nomen-
c%lat"~A They'll be naming cigars and
for II there is anything the populace
that gathers round the Red river
do IS like-it is a winning team.
While the Canadians have left a
wake in their path the White sox of
the Dublin Dukes continue to travel
that hard and beaten path Of steadi-
ness that they opened up on. Teams
back like congress CATERS in mems
styles. They are always or deck and
the worst ninth inning winners in the
league.
The Irish orator has been fortunate.
When sours was injured last week
Elmor Miller, the star center fielder
of last season drifted in the very next
strinR he secured Hargrove from
Bloomington in the Three-Eye league.
Hargrove was with the team last sea-
son. Miller has failed to display the
dash and hitting ability that was his
last season, but he is expected to i'm
prove the leaders, chances at that.
Superior Looks Weak.
Superior, while slipping over several
bitter doses or the Grand Forks team,
is not up to stuff, as you would call It,
yet. Taking their prospects one by one
and comparing them they look to be
the weak sister yet. It is reported
that Ford is to leave them in July,
will weaken them considerably. Som
mers n Taylor are still sending gu
the c. D. Q. and Bill" remarks con-
fidentially that he is going to land
a winner yet. Both the teams poor
work and their umpire getting tactics
have served to cut their attendance
awar :elow their mark set by last
season. when they led the MINI,
league in this respect.
Attendance as a general matter has
been good in the new league. and tn.
circuit looks safe to weather the
storm Of SIC first season. The rea'
disappointment of the circuit in the
matter of attendance has been at Du.
luth. The Zenith city. for a town o.
its size, is supporting a winning ag.
gregation in a very poor way. Las
week an evening game was tried as q
means of bolstering up the turnsti
returns. The ans took we'll to the
after-supper contest, and many of tho
games will probably be played in the
twilight as. long az the late sunset
permits.
Peg Leads in Attendance.
Winnipeg easily leads in the matter
Of attendance. Grand Forks follows
Duluth third and Superior fourth. The
Dakota town is really showing up hel
larger sisters by the size of hel
crowds.
A circular letter to the manager;
issued yesterday by President H. A
them to get within both the playing
limit n salary limit at once. Thu
umpires have been instructed to full.
I'll the league regulations regarding
this after Monday.
In his letter to the managers, Pres
tdent Blurne states h a he is confident
that every club in the circuit is over
the salary limit. unless 1t is Grand
Forks. Not all the contracts have
been filed at headquarters yet. but te
get a direct line on the payroll Of
the clubs the executive has asked fol
a sworn statement to be filed at one
showing the salaries Of each man.
He further asks that any member
having knowledge Of a player in the
league receiving a bonus. or more
than his contract calls for. will file his
evidence with the president at once
The constitution and bylaws make
ample provision for dealing with such
violations and it is the idea of the
president to follow the regulations t.
for" ays Mr.. Blume. These club.
in session adopted them and 1t is no,
fair to the clubs trying to live up tc
them to allow one or two to over.
step them. The players limit is 1;
men, n the manager and any clut
that carries more than that Is liable
30 lose all games by means Of pro.
test."
After much parlance and lettel
writing it was announced during the
past week that the new See-Eye cir.
cult had qualified as a class C.. organ.
ization. The releases and contracts OF
the organization were published ir
the last bulletin issued from Secre.
tary Farreu's ONCE.
The league has not been an OUTLAW
all this time, as the application has
been fled all the time, but the wheels
Of the national association work
slowly mi each members standing
and relation to other leagues had to
be gone through thoroughly.
Being q class 'C'' league mean.
that the clubs will receive $500 for ali
players drafted. Many league mag.
mates thought they were in class {
last season. but when 1t come tc
drafting the clubs only received q
class D price for their men. It Seems
that Farrell had notified the president
to pay in additional protection money
following the San Antonio meeting, al
which time the increased classiica.
ton was allowed, but this was over.
looked and the mistake cost the club,
several hundred dollars In the way OF
draft money.
Lou criger. scout for the St. Loui,
Browns, spent WI weeks In the league
looking over material. He took q
look AZ both Clothier ana Leber, al
he wal looking for third basemen, but
neither Of these men appealed to
him on the other hand he became