The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-03-21
Elect Officers and Discuss Plans
For Financial Assistance
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Determined to have winning
baseball team composed of MankatC
men, a number of fans, full of en-
thusiasm for Mankato and for home
baseball, gathered ut the city hall
last evening and organized the Man
kato Baseball association, elected of
ficerS. and discussed plans for financ-
ing the proposition. The general feel
ing of all those present was that
the team would be stronger, draw
better crowds and thus be a more
successful organization if it was COM
posed mainly of Mankato players.
Ed Nyquist had plans for having
only one outside man, a pitcher, and
he a good one. William Pierce, man.
ager Of the Wonderland and Unique
theatres, pointed out that team
made up of all home men would play
for the glory of Mankato, and pull
together better than if a number of
men were hired simply to play ball
for the money there might be in
it. I'VE do not need many hired
men," said Mr.. Pierce, three would
be enough, at the outside. But what
we want is a pitcher, nothing short
of the best that can be gotten. We
should pay him 1925 or $3.50 month
if necessary. If we hire bunch of
professional players. on smaller sal
aries, they will not be as good, nor
will they pull together like a team
of home fellows. Also, the home
men are the ones that will draw the
do ,ot
care nearly so much to see game
played by team they do not know,
as they do to see a game put up by
fellows they are acquainted with;
men who are their friends and with
whom they are accustomed to asso-
ciate. | think that we should work
up a home spirit, patriotism for the
town, and | think that this can be
done to a much better advantage il
we do it with men who live right
here in town. We have plenty Of
good baseball material here, why not
use it? The business men and the
Commercial club will be much more
willing to support a home bunch
than they will a team made up of
strangers. 1t will not take so much
money to run the team either, and
it will be easier to establish the as
sociation on firm financial footing"
DOC" Morrow, who presided at
the meeting, expressed the same
sentiments as Mr.. Pierce, as did sew.
eral others present. All seemed i'm
bued with fiery enthusiasm for a
distinctly Mankato baseball team.
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portance of organization. saying that
strong organization was absolutely
necessary to make things go. He
said that the matter Of electing Of
ficers was in order, and nominated
William MeiXner for president of the
association. Mr.. Morrow absolutely
refused to take the office himself,
and on motion by Frank Balken-
hol, Mr.. MeiXner was nominated and
elected The officers were elected
by nominations and the nominees
were declared elected when the mo-
lions carried Charles Selleck, the
former manager of the team, was
elected vice president. George Hold
son, who was elected secretary Of
the finance committee last fall, was
chosen for secretary and treasurer
of the association and w. ]. Pierce
was elected manager of the team.
Mr.. Pierce expressed himself on the
proposition of selecting the players
in way that appealed to all present.
Let every one who has a baseball
bee i'm his bonnet get out and try
for the team, with the determination
that he is going to beat the other
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TALLY whatever, and put the ones
that qualify on the team
Mr.. Pierce was nominated by Ed
Nyquist, who argued in his favor,
that Mr. Pierce's ability as an adj
vertising man was well known and
that his former baseball experience
would stand him we'll in hand. He
also said that he would be well quail
flied to act as manager, because he
had not been here very long and
was not well acquainted with all the
boys who play baseball. On this &C.
count he would not be apt to show
any Partially.
Mr. Morrow declared that it was
necessary to get a certain amount
of money pledged before anything
definite was done, and suggested that
the president appoint a finance com
mittee to take up the matter of rails
ing the cash. President Meixner
decided to appoint the committee
but took the matter under advise
mcnt, and will announce the mem
Ders of the committee in few days
Mr.. Morrow said that the committee
should be composed of business men
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best advantage. He also suggested
that this committee draw up con
stitution which should be adopted by
the association and give them line
to work on. P. M. Ferguson, Philip
Setter. Fred Otto, Ed. Nyquist ant
George Draper were mentioned a.