Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-29
W|N0NA READY
FOR TROUBLE
Officials Declare They Will
Not Stand for Treatment
Accorded Them.
SIX-CLUB LEAGUE
FORMED YESTERDAY
Virginia, Winona, Fargo
and Grand Forks Are
Given the CODY.

President James Dinnie of the
Grand Forks Baseball club has called
meeting of the board Of directors
for tonight, at which time the new
Northern league situation as affecting
Grand Forks will be discussed at
length
NJ. Stanchf1eld, who represents the
club at the Minneapolis meeting yes
terday, returned to the city this morn
ing, and. at his request, the meeting
was called.
Mr.. stanchf1eld will make a COM
plete report of what occurred in Min
neapolis, and the directors, then, will
decide what action to take.
Winona Threatens Trouble.
The Winona Baseball club. which
was not invited to be represented at
the meeting, threatens trouble. The
directors declare they'll not stand for
any "high-handed" methods of deal
Ing with their club. and intimate that
they will fight 1t out in the courts, if
necessary.
At the meeting yesterday, it was de-
cided to organize a new six-club lea
que, comprising Winnipeg, st. Boni-
face, Port Arthur. Fort William, Du-
luth and Superior. Virginia, Winona,
Fargo and Grand Forks were drop
ped.
Action is Surprise.
1t was expected that winona and
Virginia would be out of it, but no
one looked for any action passing UP
this city and Fargo. Mike Cantillon
declared that he would not support a
team in Fargo. as the people there re-
fused to give him another bonus.
When 1t came to making plans for
next year, the magnates would not
listen to propositions submitted from
this city, and consequently it was de-
cided to throw up the sponge.
At the meeting tonight. however,
the situation will be discussed at
length. and the directors will decide
definitely what shall be done.
A Winona Story.
Winona baseball officials are the
authors OF sensational baseball story
that was wired out yesterday. The
story Is that Winona has been entire,
passed up in the meeting of Northern
league magnates that was held yester-
day In Minneapolis. and that the Of
ficials of the down state club have
been virtually told that the league
isn't considering them in tn meet
ing.
"we'll not stand for this high
handed method of conducting things"
is the declaration of a certain official
OF the Winona club, who desires that
his name be withheld from the story
at the present writing.
Officials of the club and business
men have invested $4,000 in the hold
ings of the club. If the Northern
league wishes to buy us out, that may
put the matter in different light; but
the attempt to oust us or organize an
other league, will be fought to the
very last court of appeal by the Off
cials Of the club.
I'VE intend to take the matter up
with Secretary Farrell of tn Ma
tional Association of Baseball Clubs
In the event of a new Northern league
being organized, all Of the present
players under contract will become
free agents. If the Northern remains
under the present articles of organiza-
ton, and Winona Is dropped summar-
lily and without consideration or COM
pensation, the matter will be fought
out to the very end
What Winona Claims.
According to the dispatch winona