The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-17
Hancock Department

the strategian of the Northern league,
and the man who is credited by many
of the scribes as the brainest leader i'm
the Northern circuit, is leading the
superior club. The former Houghton
leader took Virginia out of last place.
the position it held last ear, to the
urst division this year, so that it is
lighting among the pennant possibility
teams, and he has made "A real club
out of the range town. His services
were so thought of by the Superior
club that they offered big price for
the KIDS release ana now he is try
ing TO take Superior out oe the rut.
And he has every possibility of doing
so. kid" has developed more real
dyed the-wool ball players that
most managers. He is the same lead
er who brought out Clyde Wares, now
with the st. Louis Browns, and also
Parry. formerly with Providence sun
helm, who once had trial with New
York, and numerous others This yeaI
he is developing Glass, easily the class
of the league. Taylor is still the
scrapping leader, fighting for every
decision and filling his men fun Of
pepper, so that they fight along with
him.
"Sundheim is now leader of the Nir-
ginia club. He played with Houghtoa
in the old days on their third-sacl;
corner He is playing short for the
Range club at present and when Tay-
ior went to Superior, Johnny became
leader of the club as his work as a
commander has been satisfactory The
latest league statistics shows him lead
ing the league in batting. Johnny
once had trial i'm the big league, but
ne didn't stay very long. His perfor-
mances warrant another trial in q
class higher organization and there is
no doubt that the big league scouts
infcsting this country at present have
him down i'm the blue book"
Cummings, a former Duluth hockey
star is with the Superior club, and his
showing has been. one Of unlucky cir
Cumstance Cummings came from the
coast with the provision that if he did
not win a certain number of games, he
would have 10 pay his fare back there.
SO far. Cummings has every promise
of walking the rails as his pitching,
although up To the acid test, has been
marked by defeats for the simple and
good reason that his club falls down
behind him every time he is slated to
twirl He played with Duluth in the
halcyon days of the Copper Country
Northern league and was winning
slabster with them.
"I-izette completes the list of OLD
favorites. Lizzie played with the ole
500, club, and managed the Fort Will
lam club for the greater part of the
early season until owner Conrad, talk
ing offense at some alleged infringe
ment of orders. set him loose. But II
is only n question of time when Liz
zic" will be gobbled up, as he is too
valuable a man To belong to the un-
employed He caught good ball for the
Canadian club, but sickness kept him
out of the pastime and weakened his
club. His Fort William team was
composed of good individual players,
but. the former 500 brakeman, couldn't
get organized team work out of them
and they stil remain a tailender.
1T is also a source Of qualification 70
old fans in the copper country that
four teams i'm the eight-club circuit
have or at one time had managers
who played i'm the mining district.
They are Iizette of the Fort William
club (now disposed of Sundheim O!
the Virginia club; Taylor, of Superior
and Curtis of Winnipeg. Curtis IS
leading the league with every POSSIBLE
ity of anneXing a pennant. Sundheim
also is i'm the select circle. Kirke is
one Of the leading catcher, NifneclIer
is leading shortstop, Bond leading
outer gardener, and Sundheim is the
loading batter. From players in this
league who drew their pay envelopes
in the old organization, could be
drawn n classy nine. Just take peek
at the lineup. Lizette, and kirke
catchers; Larson and Cummings,
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