The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-06-11
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Benefit LEAGUE
Duluth Writer Says Another
City Could Do Better
Than ST. Paul.

4Han SC. Faul.
Duluth, Mimi. June 11.-President
H. A. Bluime Of the Duluth Baseball
association Is not here at the present
time and therefore no expression can
be obtained from the head OF the To-
cal club. anent the throwing up OF
the baseball sponge upon the part. Of
Owner Conrad Of the st. Paul team.
The case OF Conrad is strikingly
simple when one comes togo over tie
facts. He Is the operator Of q pool
room In st. Paul. For several seasons
Conrad has operated a semi.profes-
sional team for the advertisement that
1t gave to the cue business.
For several years the magnate Of
the semt-professional teams has. been
anxious to break into organized base
ball. When the chance was open to
have Class c baseball in st. Paul and
Minneapolis. Conrad grasped the
chance. and organized a team.
1t was evident from the start that
the owner of the st. Paul. team had
underestimated the class Of the new
league: Perhaps Mr.. Conrad was of
the belief that h baseball in the Nor
thern would be something akin to that
played by the various teams he had
formerly been associated with. Thi.
was the grievous mistake that caused
Mr.. Conrad to abandon the task Of
producing a winning team in st. Paul,
AS to the future of the Northern
league. 1t Is not believed that the CIV
ing up Of the ghost of Conrad will
cause any weakening Of the league or
any loss or interest In the race. on
the other hand. it is very likely to
as those. who take over the Conrad
possession. are very likely. to strength
en- the Apostles and put a. real base
ball team in the field.
Drawing Well.
In all the cities of the circuit with
the exception of st. Paul and Mime
apolis the game has been drawing the
Largest crowds in the history. OF the
game in this part of the country.
Winnipeg, one Of the best baseball
towns in the entire west, has been
ening of the season. and Grand Forks
likewise has been drawing very we'll.
Virginia has surprised those interest
ed in the am by the way the fans
on the range have attended the games.
Here and in Superior crowds have
appreciated the class of baseball put
up by the two teams at the head. OF
this year than for several seasons past.
IT is known that several towns are
after the st. Paul franchise. Port Ar
thur would like to come. in, the. dis
patches whisper, and. there is a possi-
bility that Fargo may come into the
new league. One thing seems quite
certain, and that is that there is not
the least intention upon the part Of
the officials Of the Northern to aban-
don the league. 49,
Poor bali Town.
st. Paul has always been a .'rotten''
baseball town, to drop into the YER
nacular.. The; American association
team hardly draws flies. there, on some
Of ths- week days. When Marty
O'Toole was in the sheyday Of his
prime and 1t was advertised that he
we'll. 1t is all done and. past now-the
villagers used to father in Large
crowds every time Marty was adver-
tised to- pitch, and he din't pitch all
the times he was advertised either.
1t was generally believed that the
unpopularity Of George e. Lennon in
ST. Paul would assist the cause OF the
little doubt that the little Saints would
have got away. very well in the Apostle
City had Conrad had q. team worthy
Of the name. But fans won't pay good
money to teams. like the aggregation
Conrad. or James or Kelly put togeth-
CT, ana the result mas Deem very small
crowds. Had Conrad organized. at the
start OF the season a fast and scrappy
bunch capable Of playing real base
ball. the result might have been very
different.
If Port Arthur or Fargo comes into
the league the result will be a closer
race. for whatever city takes the team
will. be sure to strengthen 1t.
Pretty Race.
With the exception of st. Paul and
Virginia the rae in the Northern has
been q very pretty one. All OF the
other teams of the new organization
are playing fast and snappy baseball.
The fans Of the new circuit have, been
given the best baseball that this Sec
ton of the country has had for. years.
lAround here the fans will no listen
to any talk Of the abandonment OF
the league, and 1t is hardly possible
or probable that a single club owner
or director will ever think OF. this
course Of action.
Never in the history Of the eame
has Duluth been SO interested in the
game as it ID at the present time. The
city probably has the best team in its
history; a game, strong finishing az
gregation Of baseball players that can
pound the pill. The city Of Duluth
does not desire to see the new league
abandoned simply because one man
totally unfamiliar with baseball
throws up the. sponge, n the ichanc-
es are that with the taking over Of the
st. Paul franchise and the transfer OF
the team. strengthened by new. play
ers. that interest will increase@in the
race rather than diminish.
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