The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-07-26
SUNDAY BALL LEAGUE
HAS GONE TO PIECES

From the present status of affairs
no more baseball games will be
played under the direction Of the B.
E. N. and w. w. league for at a
recent meeting of the board of d.
rectors, the league was disorganized
and went out of existence yesterday
Another meeting of the directors
will be held next Thursday morning
at eleven o'clock in the office of
President Laurisch to terminate the
business of the organization.
Much talking and hard work was
necessary in the first place to or
ganize the league, as many of the
nearby towns to Mankato were not
very much in favor of the PROPOSE
ton. They put up as some Of their
chief objections, that MankatO would
monopoliZe the business from the
start. However, they were satisfied
after more arguments had been met
by a few local enthusiasts, and such
fair bylaws and such a clean con-
stitution had been adopted, that it
could be seen that the other cities
would not be given the worst end
of the deal.
Sunday Games Not Popular.
But it seems that the Sunday
games could not draw the crowds
necessary to finance the league, and
gradually the crowds began to get
thinner and thinner, until even the
players failed to show up on the
grounds, this being the case at st.
Peter one Sunday, when the fast
The fans who did come out became
disguised and refused to come the
next Sunday.
Madelia dropped out of the league
some time ago, not being able to
finance the team. That team, by the
way, had uphill climbing throughout
its career this season. An effort
was made on July 4 to put the team
back in good financial standing, and
Mankato volunteered to give the Wis
rainy weather in the morning and
other attractions in the afternoon
brought out few spectators to the
afternoon game at the fair grounds.
The disbanding of the league, how
ever, does not mean that there will
be no more Sunday games, but SIM
ply that no more games will be
played as a league, and hereafter
any team may ring in as many out
siders as they desire. Mankato used
three st. Peter men in last Sun
days game, which helped consider
ably to win the match.
What is to be done with the sill
yer cup offered by the cigar firm
which Mr.. Macintosh represents, is
a matter of conjecture. The teams
have not played out their schedules
as was first promised, and Mankato
is now at the head Whether Man
kato should be given the cup, is
matter that Mr.. Macintosh or his
company and the officers of the
league will have to settle.
Has Series of Games.
The Mankato team is planning on
a series of three games with Good
Thunder. The latter team is put
ting up good article of ball this
season, and has on it's rostra of ball
pushers colored gentleman, who
does the twirling stunt.
The Loyola club, which is second
in the league standing, is DESTROYS
of having a series of games with
the Mankato club also. They think
they can beat them yet, and their
hopes are not without foundation,
for they put up such a classy article
of ball last Sunday, as to drive
fear into the hearts of their oppo-
nents, even if the latter were vic
torious. At any rate a good series
of games is promised.