The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-04
ASSOCIATION TO
TRY INNOVATION
Magnates Will try New Pol
icy of Opening the Sea-
son in the West.

Chicago. March 4.-Somethinr new
anu noel in the way of openings will
be tried by the American association
club owners this season. when, for
the frst time in the history of the
organization. the season will open in
~aukee n Kansas City. In the lat
ter city the weather conditions are
causing no worry, but in the others
there is some question as to the adj
visibility of the program.
IN the past several inches of snow
has covered the parks in Minneapolis
and st. Paul around the opening dates.
M in many cases the getaway had to
be postponed even after the club had
maze a swing aroun the eastern end
Of the league. The northern mag
mates. however, demanded a chang
and banded together. willing to take
q nance on the weather and hopine
for an earl yspring.
Columbus at st. Paul.
AS the schedule reads Columbus vii,
start the season al ST. Paul, Toledo
will hold forth at Minneapolis, with
Louisville at Kansas City and Indian
apolls at Milwaukee. April "a will be
opening day for the clubs situated in
the east, Milwaukee being at Column
bus. st. Paul at Toledo, Minneapolis
at indianapolis and Kansas City at
Louisville.
Next week will See MANY clubs in
the circuit beginning spring training.
and It's getting so that the minor lea
guers are taking up spring work on
nearly as large a scale as the majors.
only two teams in the league Will do
their work at home-Kansas City and
Loulsville-while the others will seek
me sunny chimes Of the south, Toledo
taking the biggest jaunt by holding
iorth at Pensacola. Fla. The mud
mems VIII be included in Owen somers
one big family of players. and will
be known as Maps. for Manager Biz.
mingham will have the pick Of all the
players in training. while Harzel will
select his Maumee clan from the cleft.
overs"
According to his usual custom, Man.
ager Cantillon Of the champion Min.
neapolis club. will put his players
through the PAGES on his farm at Hick-
man. Nv. He has entertained several
of his athletes all during the winter
months. and spring work will be easy
for thenl OF the others, st. Paul will
work out at Excelsior Springs. Column
bus will go to Hopkinsville. KY, and
Milwaukee to Owensborough, Ky.
Teams Travel in Circle.
Another new custom which will he
tried gu this season is the plan by
which the teams will travel in a circle.
In the past cams moving from the
east to h west Of vice versa, lost
q day in making the long jump to the
twin cities, but this year the clubs will
stop at Milwaukee first. going from
there to st. Paul and Minneapolis and
then to Kansas City. In other seasons
the teams Travelled light" to the north
and then worked back. According to
President Chivington, the mileage will
be increased under the new system,
but the club owners expe. to get. this
back in gate receipts by avoiding the
lay-off.
President Chivington received the
agreements with the minor league Of
ficials who will invade the A. A. this
season and expressed himself as salts.
fled with the arrangement. Ray Nee
nan. secretary and part owner of the
st. Paul club, will be president Of the
team known as saints in the Northern
International league, while one of the
Cantillons will head the M%innnaDolis
organization.
The Aurora franchise, which was
originally transferred to Milwaukee 80
as to give the Cream City EVERYDAY
baseball, will be known as the Fond
du Inc club in the Observation-Disclosures
league. but when the Milwaukee club
of the association is not performing
at home the EVIL" leaguers will play
at the Milwaukee park. Charley Mol
will head this club.