The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-16
FORMER SEEEYE
TEAMS STRONGER
New Members are Unknown
Factors until after Start
Foster Has Good Bunch

Duluth. April 16.-The gap between
today and the opening of the IA
in the Northern baseball league is
slowly closing. Fans, citizens and fell
low countrymen. another seaso il
With the near approach of the open
ing date of the mad gallop of the
eight teams of the new league, interest
is being manifested in the highways
n byways.
According to the messages that
have been received by President
sox arrived safely at picturesque
Madison. Wis, this CHEEKY morning.
The message contained the brief in
formation that the weather is fine. and
II rain fails to disturb the planned
festivities the coming champions of
the Northern league and the flag as
ganization will clash on the field Of
battle.
Present plans of the Dock Of Du-
luth call for the playing of eight
games with the Madisons. The Sox
will leave the Wisconsin state capital
on the evening of April 90 and will
arrive at st. Paul on the merry norm
ing. let. us hope, Of April %, ready
to start the season with Brother Char
ley Jones and his little playmates.
As Madison has what is generally
believed to be n of the best squads
Of all the WI. teams in spring train
ing, he spring session with the Solons
should put the Sox on edge for the
seasons opening.
Eight Strong Teams.
F1agging the parade from this early
place in the reviewing line, it might
be stated that the Sox are going to
have seven hard teams to defeat.
Grand Forks is going to be strong,
for in addition to the players Sam
Foster had at h close of last season.
when the Flickertails were going
strong. he has signed some stars. in
Guiding a chap by the name Of Dem
Ger. a pitcher who is said to be really
q wonder.
Naturally the players Of the St.
Pau and Minneapolis teams are
strangers to the bugs in this league.
Little Is known of the potential
strength of the teams Of the twin
cities. But Judging from the present
rosters OF the members of the See-Eye
crganization, every n of these teams
will be stronger than was the case last
season.
Dunbar is to be back with Superior.
AS the fans around these parts will
remember, this big fellow is one Of
the very best twirlers that played in
AAAH SoSoC. was IIIt
swell throwing of this fellow in the
latter days Of the ace Of two years
ago hat was chiefly responsible for
the coping Of the rag by the team
across the raging pond.
Rh"ades and Pat Cummings will
also be with the Red o Rhoades
Is awfully good at times and Cum
ynings is M Of the prospective stars
Of the league.
1t looks at this time as il the great
est improvement to Will Sommers'
team is going to be in the box. Fred
Curtis has a large assortment Of al
most every kind of hall player trying
wealth Of material. speaking of guam
tity at the present time. there may
develop some players who will take
h positions away from the followers
Of last year.
To date 1t is dopcd out that Curtis
VIII ne back at first. Dun at, second.
McCauley at third. Benrud and Ford
behind the bat. and with some uncer-
tainty as to the outfield positions. 1t
might be also stated that Indian
Chase will be- on hand when the bell
rings.
1t wae generally admitted that last
season Minnipeg had the best team
admitted that the team was the w0rs.
managed. but it was unanimously and
harshly discussed.
However. Jim Brown isn't the issue
this year. The main point is that Tin:
Flood has many of the players hat
should have under ordinary circum-
stances COPIED the rag for the Peg
gers. Pitchers Glass. Seaton. Hirsch
and McQuarry are back. according to
the reports That have reached here.
Tho Strangers.
Here IL where the comparison OF
strength must cease. Minneapolis. st
Paul. Virginia and Winona are little
strangers in our midst. and of thei,
a~ntecedents We wot not Of.
But II is rather safe to state thai
ats n Of those sure thing statement.
to como boldly forth and predict q