The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-09
fine PROGRAM OF
ADDRESSES GIVEN
McGraw Delivers Grafton
on 1.-The Giants"-Ova-
ton for Comiskey.

New York. March ".--Men prom
imrut in every line of sport and from
all parts OF the country gathered Sat
urduy night to attend II banquet
given here in ono oil the world
touring baseball players who arrived
Friday morning.
Baseball masnates. officials and play
crs naturally prcdominated, but all
branches OF amateur and professional
sport were represented among tn"
900 persons attending.
Due to the general and Individual
welcomes extended players by their
friends and admirers almost TWO
'r marSllaird int" III" banquet hall.
Then they Talk.
1t was close IL 10 y. III. before the
coffee. cigars and SpccchmakinS scs-
sion WAS reached. and some of the
principal figures in organized baseball!
addressed the assemhlase. With for
MGR Judge Edward i. Mccall acting
as toaStmaster. Lieutenant Governor
Robert Wagner extended Il greeting t"
tn" relutnin. PLAYERS. President Ban
Johnson nf the American league fol
lowed with AN address "n "Cirrlin"
tho t;Iol'e by organized BASEBALL
President Charles \. tumiskcy VAS
TO have spoken on Toe Worlds
Tour. but the old Roman. who was
''hti iii 't''ttIh bi'l IS iiot u'iit Dilt-
self yet. Mas indisp"Scl somewhat and
T"astmAstcr Mccall asked the ;lu-
Iirnee tn excuse the chief IF the
White S"N clan from maxim. an :!d-
dress. CommN was chrcre,l for near
lN tive minutes 3s hr arose ami bow ,l
TO d%crnands from tho hanuuctcl'.
applaud Mct:raw.
Another great outbursi OF applause
came Wh"n Manager John McIraw
stnlIlicI IA, t,o SANE, -n,.'. ,.I,tfr,, ,,,l
delivered his GRAFTON entitled The
Chants He WAS followed 10y l'rcsi-
dent John Is. Tcncr Of the National
league. who took us his subject ''Base-
ball as II Profession" Other speakers
included August Hermann. president
of The Cincinnati club aud chairman
OF the national commission. WHO
talked ON baseball as Il National In
$titution."
Few Immortal Names.
There is 4 particular and special
honor and glory always attached to
the pathiinder.' said Governor Tener.
Their names are immortal. In this
hall OF baseball fame the names Of
SpaldinG. .An>un. comiskeA. McCiraw.
Callahan and every player who ac-
r"mpaniei these luninarics are writ
ten in bold characters that future
generations: may know that they con-
S~lilutcd the touring parties that
demonstrated 10 the civilized world
he i~ncomparabie national game of
the United States
Praise for COnmy.
Manager Callahan OF the Chicago
.\mrrir:tns told some interesting and
inside features OF the round-the-world
tour. II" spoke in high praise OF the
business ability and sportmanship of
tnnnishry and Mctiraw. liz said that.
before the party! left the Pacific coast
Tor .Ihpln, McC;raw gave the PLAYERS
$4,000. In Japan, where twelve
Americans had guaranteed I, gate Of
Sl.'ho and :, deficit of sonirt1in. like
Sl.'"U stared them i'll the face. CO.
mish"N and M"'iraW. without amy
pr"inptins. mad" III, the loss oui of
the tour fund.
II SOM" owners of major league
baseball clubs in his country had
treated their players and the .Amcri-
can public in tho same iuanner that
Mrt;raw and Coiniskcy treated the
local promoters and spectators dur.
ing tho trip declared Callahan in
closing. "therG wnuld have been no
wclromc today for he Federal
1t vas clos" to midnight before the
last speech and song were finished.