The Calumet news., 1914-09-19
HAROLD MONTGOMERY is
POPULAR IN GRAND FORKS
FORMER HANCOCK MAN GETS
INTO LlMELlGHT THROUGH
ATHLETIC PROWESS.

Harold Montgomery, former secre-
tary of the Portage Lake Business
mems association, is at present locat-
ed in Grand Forks, n. ID. MIR. Mont
gomery is well remembered by local
sport fans as he was one of the star
athletes of this district. He left Han
cock several years ago and located in
Duluth, later going to North Dakota
where he is connected with the Stone,
Ordean and Wells company's branch at
Grand Forks.
Montgomery is popular among the
fans of the Dakota city, according to
reports received i'm Hancock. Monty
was known as one of the most promis-
ing all-arround athletes ever develop
ed here He was an excellent bowler
and "a member of the Mitchell cham
pionship team of the upper peninsula
His ability as an indoor baseball play
er is well remembered as he played
with the Elks' nine of this city.
The following from the Grand Forks
Herald, written by George Fisher, for
merly 9sident Of Hancock, will be
of interest:
Let us introduce you to Mr.. Har-
old Montgomery, Monty" as he is
familiarly known in sportdom. No, not
an English lord, but an athlete of par
excellence. Monty comes to Grand
Forks as manager Of the credit de-
partment of the Stone Ordean- Wells
company, coming here from the Zenith
city
Hockey received an impetus with
the tall boys coming for Monty is
still a devoted admirer of the great
Canadian game, whose progress as n
winter game he has closely followed,
both in the copper country Of Michi-
gan, where the game is known pro-
fessionally, and in Duluth, where Lin
der managed a team that was good
enough to defeat their Canadian cou-
sins, the Winnepeg Victorias.
Monty is a baseball player Of class
and he comes from the same part of
Michigan that has turned out many
stars who have glittered on different
ball pastures all over the states. Monty
oped such men as Ginter, one Of the
leading base-runners of the Michigan
State league, who is playing with
Boyne City this year; Hogan, who
went to the Chicago White SoX, who
turned him over TO Green Bay in the
Wisconsin league larson. who pitch
ed winning ball on the Forks nine;
Stack, who played with the Butte,
Mont, aggregation; "Bobbie" Gray, the
star of the Notre Dame catching
staff last year; Rosevear, who pitched
for Virginia two years ago; Chaput,
twirler for Brandon, and numerous
others. Monty has caught Larson in
amateur days and knows the stuff the
big boy possesses.
Not only in, baseball does Monty
shine but also in indoor baseball. He
played with prominent teams in the
copper country while located there.
In bowling. the former Duluth man
is also star performer, taking part
i'm many tournaments, where he has
always placed his totals up among the
leaders.
with his coming the city welcomes
a real enthusiastic lover of winter
sports and If he can be persuaded to
come out for the ice game the Grand
Forks seven will be strengthened con-
siderably. He states that he may don
skates this winter but as yet unde-
cided as he but recently recovered
from serious operation but his
strength may not allow him to get in
to harness soon.
IF Monty does just half as well as
he is known to have done in baseball.
where his work has been commented
upon by professional players, watch
North Dakota turn out hockey seven
that will place the city on the map as
a home for winter sports"