Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-22
LEAGUE NACNATES
Do VERY LITTLE
Award Bunting to Docks
Attendance Figures are
Given Out.
A r DOES
WELL
Moorhead Did Little
Better-Ft. William
Headed Duluth.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 22.-The most
interesting piece of information given
out at the Northern league meeting
yesterday was the official attendance
figures of the season past. The pen
nant was formally awarded to Duluth
and several matters that the magnates
earnestly guard against getting in the
papers at this time, came up for dis
cussion. On the whole, the gathering
was extremely barren of news that
would prove interesting to the gener-
al public.
The official attendance figures diff
fer materially from the unofficial
count given just before the close
of the season.
During the past season Winnipeg
sent 103,S07 fans to the seyenty-three
games played at the Riverside park,
an average attendance of 1,422 per
game. Had not grim war broken in
upon the national pastime, it is esti-
mated by baseball men that the at
tendance figures of the metropolis of
the league would have gone past the
10000 mark.
Fort William surpassed Duluth in
total attendance figures, though the
average per game was not quite so
high. In sixty-four games the Bills
played to a total attendance of 52,495,
making an average per game of $50.
The total attendance here for fifty
seven games was 51,213, making the
average attendance per game S9s.
One of the very vivid reasons Wi
mona will not be in the league next
season is an 1875 attendance figure
for the season. The daily average at
tendance at the city beautiful was 387.
The fans prefer looking at the scen
cry to gazing at the ball team.
Grand Forks had a total of 34,445
for 60 games. an average daily attend
ance of 574. Fargo-Moorhead totaled
1929 for 81 games, an average daily
attendance of 730, and down-trodden
Superior sent 2s,65s fans out to wit
ness 55 games at Hislop park, the av-
erage attendance per game being sci.
Virginia had an attendance Of 27,431
for the same number Of games, the
average daily attendance being 49S.
The total attendance of the league
for the season was 253.463, which is
said to be above the mark Of last sea-
son. Considering the fact that Duluth
was provided with the best baseball in
the home team is nothing to the credit
of the sporting spirit of the city.
The majority of the magnates are
satisfied with the record of the sea-
son. This year has beer one of the
worst in the histc~-- Of baseball and
there are alibis in p:cnty for any club
owner losing money. IN the whole it
is stated by those present that the
season has been very satisfying.
c. H. Clark represented the Winona
club, with W. J. sommer rel ~rosenting
SUPERIOR; M. Stanchfeld, Grand
Forks: H. A. Blume, Duluth; A. B.
Coates, Virginia: DR.. Mitchell, Fort
Wllliam; John Bur1neister presided.
Luncheon was served at the Spalding.
J was mysteriously whispered that
Some startling baseball pyrotechn1cs
would r. shot off at the December
meeting c We magnates. when the
circuit for mex cocoon will be shaped
1t is stated on the 1c-v best of author
ity that the league "a lat time will
De solidiied and placed on a long term
basis OF organization. There is also
reason to believe that there may be
some rather radical changes worked
IN the league at that time.