Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-01
PU[F0RDS CROWD
MAY ADVANCE HIM
Duluth Writer Says Grand
Forks May Line up With
Winnipeg and Winona.
(By Bruce.)

Duluth. Mimi, Dec. Little drops
Of water and little grains of sand are
accredited with making several of our
most prominent oceans and 1t may be
stated along the path Of analogous
efforts hat little rumbles of gossip
occasionally make q. baseball story.
1t is stated that The insurgents of
the Northern league are to hoist the
flag Of an embryo republic at the
forthcoming gathering in u lively
city and place a provisional president
in the field in opposition to the pres
ent provisional president, John Bur-
meister.
John Burmeister occupies a. posi-
tion somewhat similar to that of the
present president of Mexico: he is
unconstitutional and out OF order
but he is presidenting Just the same.
The Northern league constitution
says in capital letters that 1t Is I'M
constitutional to elect a, president Of
the league for lore than one ear
That rolls large John off the mat. In
strictly legal procedure. there is no
president Of the Northern league. AS
some understand the matter. neither
is there any Northern league at the
present time.
Insurgents Are Busy.
Waited from Winnipeg on the
north to Winona or the south. the
banking outposts of our league terri
tory, come JUNIORS dealing with the
doings of the insurgents. Grand
Forks is reported to be aligned with
the insurgents. Against the insurgents
are the fighting forces Of Burmeister.
now comes the report that Cantillon
does not stand 70 high in the graces
of Harry and John as in the yoring
days.
Beautiful women have been plas-
tered with the stigma of ~f1ckleness
since Adam and Eve started the hui
ma nature league: but for that mere
been known to do a right about face
and wee sharply to windward and
give erstwhile friend and fellow
schemer the blood curdling II have
o now"
Pulford is an ~auctioneer and most
a%utc1oneers can talk a bird out of a
tree. Pulford is working hard to line
up magnates to his side Of the con-
troversy. Naturally ne has an ace in
the hole in .Winona- AS hath
it, Grand Forks is in the doubtful
column. Pulford might come to the
Duluth December meeting and show
unexpected strength. That Is n of
the reasons why the meeting should
prove of surmounting interest.
What Blun,e Thinks.
MIR. Blume il serious when he does
not wink his We. When he conversed
on the baseball situation the other
day. his right orb remained unblink-
ing. Said he:
I'VE are sure going to reorganize
the league and put Winona out and
also put Pulford out. Why the people
of Winnipeg were saying last sum-
mer: Well win the pennant and
then get rid of Pulford.' This came
from h people of Winnipeg origin
ally. We follow their tip. They
don't want Pulford.
"Winona was offered 4. reasonable
sum for It's consolation and refused
Very we'll. The players go with the
franchise. Both the franchises and
the PLAYERS of the Winona and Win.
nipeg clubs will revert to the North.
ern league in the reorganization OF
the league. I can't see where either
Winona or Pulford has any Legal
comeback or any standing in the
halls Of organized baseball"
A Storm Is Brewing.
If all the smoke develops into roar.
ing flames. or II all the rumors devel.
op into bright-hued facts, then the
meeting that will pen in our munic.
pal midst on the morning Of Decem.
her Z promises pyrotechnic and
sharp n incisive adjectives. Some