The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-03
BASEBALL TEAM IS
D|NEO BY BOARD
Of DIRECTORS
Dacotahs Home This Noon
Welcomed by Club
Owners.

Happy over their success at Win
ntpeg and glad to be back in the old
town. the Grand Forks baseball. club
Of the Central-International league
returned home over the Northern Pa
cif1c this noon. As a surprise for the
boys the management Of h club was
at the station with automobiles and
the players were motored to the Co.
lumbia hotel where they were guests
OF President James Dinnie and the
directors Of the club at luncheon.
Van Dine on First.
Van Dine was the first member of
the Dacotahs to Jump from the train
i noon. He was all smiles. A
dozen fans tried to. shake hands with
the third baseman all at the same
time and the old head had d%ifficulty
n keeping from being knocked off
his feet. One Of the directors and
mascots. soon had the ball player in
their possession, however. and he was
escorted to In automobile that was
waiting on the other side Of the
street.
As each Of the boys alighted from
the. train he Immediately fell into the
hands of some friendly fan or mag
nate and was taken to an auto.
Lohr Welcomed.
Probably o of the boys was ac-
corded a warmer reception than little
Frank Lohr. Everybody wanted to
grab Franks hand. He seemed much
pleased at the reception given him
and had something nice to say. to
everyone.
Field Manager Samuel Foster had
a grin for the reception. committee
bases full. Sammy hoped into the
front seat Of n of the automobiles
just like his team hadn't won third
place with q red-hot finish and as IL
all the kids on the platform were not
nudging each other and pointing him
out. Foster was pleased to have
come home without the dust of the
cellar clinging to him and his men.
Directors Meet.
The directors Of the Grand Forks
club met at the Commercial club this
morning and talked over the seasons
bushes and plans for next year.. It
was brought out at this gathering Of
baseball promoters that the first sea-
son of the See-Eye league had been
good. taking everything into consid-
Grafton, and that the club will be
Next year, it is expected. some money
will be made.
M. Stanchield was this morning Of
ficially named to represent the Da-
cotahs at the league meeting in the
Spaulding hotel in Duluth tomorrow
when the business Of the year will
be checked up by the league mag
mates. Mr.. stanch1ield leaves for the
zenith city tonight. At the close Of
this mornings meeting he said:
Well Satisfied.
I'VE are all pretty we'll satisfied
with the first year. While we did not
make any money we did not lose
much and we will certainly 70
through with another team next veal.
We are in hopes of making the Cen
tral-International league an eight
club proposition next year. Fargo
and Virginia will hav& (representa-
tives at the meeting at Duluth in the
morning and I believe arrangements
will be made for the placing Of teams
representing those two cities in tho
league nex year. A delegation OF
c. I. men will go from the meeting
In Duluth to the twin cities and make
an effort to interest Cantillion, Kelly
and Lennon in placing clubs in our
league next year"
While the question Of management
Of the team for mex year was dis
cussed at the meeting Of the directors
this morning. nothing definite was
lone toward naming a man for 1913.