The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-17
c. C. PLAYERS IN
NORTHERN LEAGUE
Interesting Facts Concerning For
mer Local Ball TosSers


club circuit known as the Northern
league. George Fisher, formerly of
Hancock, who for the past year has
been on the reporterial staff of the Her
aid of Grand Forks, y. d., recently
wrote an article in regard To the nu-
merous former copper country dia-
mOnd artists who now are in the
Northern league. The article follows:
"A glance through the Northern
league discloses many old familiar
stars of the diamond who at one time
or other in their careers played 10
copper country audiences. The vid
Northern league has furnished To its
ranks as well as managerial heads
Ever team in the circuit has one n
more players who cavorted on copper
country pastures Many of them are
native born, real products of the cop
per sandlots.
Curtis of Calumet fame, bids fair
to annex the league pennant this year,
and the brilliant first base performer
is showing such leadership that his
team has assumed Il comfortable lead.
He brought order out of chaos with
the Winnipeg team, and now the Ca
madam owners are so proud of the big
boys work, that they have promised
to build for him downtown park
the coming year. Curtis's work as Il
was with Calumet, is nashy, and his
batting is also telling. The first base
man managers basestealing procliV,-
ties bid well to place him among tho
leaders in that branch OF the game
He recently stole three bases in one
contest, winning the game by a steal
of home.
With him on the same team are
Kurke and Wilkes, two faces familiar
to Calumet, Lake Linden and Hough-
ton audiences. Little Rat" K1rke,
the ginger box of the old Lake Linden
team, and the same squatting peppery
little catcher, that carried on CONVEX
sations with his pitching mate back
i'm the old Northern days, is catching
grand ball for the Peggers. His work
and throwing to bases has been so
Nllil llt Itlo DNNli iiifih' NA'
first string catcher. In fact he has
made the fans of the Dominion town
forget the work of Bachant. supposed
to be the cream OF the league I'm the
receiving department. until an injury
put him out.
Wilkes is playing short for the Ca
nadians, and although his work at the
beginning of the season was erratic he
is steadyng and fits in well in Man
agcr Curtis's aggregation. lie is best
remembered to Hancock fans when
that team was entered in the old
league, coming to the Patriots. after
the close Of his season with Duluth,
along with Gehring, the pitcher who
created such a furorc for the limited
time ne pitched ball, up north. The
little baseman, makes many errors
but he accepts many hard chances.
"Calumets own pride, Bert Larson,
born and raised in the metropolis, and
a product pure and simple of the lots
of North Tamarack, is with the Grand
Forks club. team that looked like
pennant possibility, until old man JinN
got on the job. Bert is the same bear
cat that he was in amateur circles,
and is pitching almost every other day
here. The team has been supporting
him badly while he is on the mound,
but his wide curves are still working.
Bert Is still a bit wild, the sudden
change from the torrid cline of Texas,
where the iron man came from, AFFECT
ing his arm. Larson, hero of many an
amateur contest back in his old home
town, has been glutton for work,
thus far.
"Nifnecker, is another player tamil
lar to Calumet fans. The little short
stopper ia playing the middle position
for the Forkers and his work has been
of the eighteen karat quality and
stamp all season. Bobby is best re-
membered as the infielder who played
in Calumet back in 1907. IL is CO.
incidence that he was playing profess
sional ball I'm Calumet. while CulllS
another Calumet home bred boy, was
classed as an amateur. Both are stars
in their respective positions.
MANY old time fans will remember
Harold Bond the school-teacher play
or, who played with winnipeg in the
old league. Bond has just broke int
the game again. the lure of the dia
mond calling him as soon as his peda
gogical days were over. Bond has al
ready won four games for the Henit'
City, by his batting prowess. and nj
ileetness of foot has gained him man
an extra base. Houghton fans VII
always remember the circuit drive ina
the school master made, one day Il
the old Ripley park, when he put IN
ball over the center barrier rompin
around the bases for an easy home run
1t was one OF the longest drives eve
made in that park, and has never bee
equalled.
Superior has in its ranks GUNS
product of Calumet, and also forme
amateur star on the old North rama
rack club, Cusick's all-star aggrega
ton that has produced such favorite
as Ginter, Rosevear, Kane. and othcr
who advanced into fast company an
made good. Cults is n standby VII
the town across from Duluth and nj
performances in this league have bee
steadH He Is playing an article
ball that is not sensational by an