The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-09-12
|nlAGNATES ARE
COUll'T| Ting COST
League Baseball Cost Virginia People
Who Backed the Team Some
Money. >....-

How much league baseball cost
Virginia business men who financed
and put in the field the baseball team
that represented this city in the North
ern League for the season just closed
is not yet certain. The accounts Of
the club are being checked up this
week and by the time the league off,
cials hold their meeting called by Pres
ident Burmeister for Minneapolis on
September Is a correct accounting
will be had.
Ed Finch, on the board Of directors
from Virginia, will attend the meeting
and at that time several matters Of
importance concerning the future will
be decided. It is already decided that
St. Paul and Minneapolis will not be
represented in the Northern League
next year. The franchises held by
those cities will be transferred to 9TH
er cities and as matters stand at pres
ent the most likely candidates for
them will be Port Arthur and st. Bon
iface. However, several other north
western cities would like to be repre-
sented in the league and there will be
no trouble about placing the teams.
Winona, winner Of this years pennant,
has developed into a great ball town,
but its status in the league is uncer-
tain. If the St. Paul and Minneapolis
clubs should go to Canadian towns it
would mean long jump for the 9th
er teams to reach that city, and that
will be taken into consideration. Vir-
ginia's berth in the league is pretty
safe. The city is situated just right
to split long jump as last years
league was organized, and would also
be nicely available under any reorgan-
ization scheme that would contemplate
the taking in of Canadian towns.
Winnipeg led the Northern league
in the matter Of gate receipts during
the season just closed. The receipts
of the various clubs were approx.
mately as follows: Winnipeg, $4,000;
Duluth, $4,000; Superior, $4,000;
Grand Forks, $32. 900; Winona, $s2.
200; Virgmia, $ls 900; Minneapolis
81, 900; st. Paul, s., 600. =:
Virginia would have shown a much
larger proportion Of receipts but TO,
the fact that ten Of the games on its
official schedule were transferred tc
other towns in the league, and that il
lost several Of the opening games and
several holiday games on account Of
rain.
The local team was financed by A.
B. Coates and Edw. Finch, and al.
though the venture was not success
financially they will back the team an.
other season.
II am not certain how much money
we ran behind on the club" said Mr.
Finch Wednesday, "but taking every.
thing into consideration we are well
satisfied. The people Of the city stood
by the team we'll considering the fact
that it was at the bottom of the per.
centage column and remained there
throughout the season. believe, how
ever, it has been demonstrated that
Virginia is one of the best baseball
towns in the country and see no rea
son why next seasons club should MOI
be financial success"
The Virginia club hold the following
players on its reserve list: Couture
Faeth, Brammel, Breyette, Stewart
Rhodes, Larson, O'Sullivan, Hard
grove, Greisch, johnson, Waddell, Ell
mer and Mitchell. The two latte1
players failed to report, but are still
the property of the Virginia club
While the players named above are OF
the reserve list it does not mean tina
all Of them will report here next sea
son. Contracts may be Forwarded
them by the first of February if it il
desired to keep them on next seasons
team. October Is to 20 is the time SCI