Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-13
BURME|STER HAS
k0TL0ST CASE
This is Declaration of Harry
Blume, One of lawns"
Cohorts in Squabble.
MAKEUP
OF THE
Meeting to be Held in De-
cember, When Pulford
Will be Canned"

"a
Blume, president of the Duluth Base
ball association and one of the powers
of h Northern league, arrived here
early today from Omaha and imme-
diately took energetic steps to deny
the story to the effect that John Bur-
case against A H Pulford.
Where do they get that stuff? 2"
asked Mr.. Blume. TT is, wrong, alto
gether wrong. Here is the correct
version: We made a mistake in hold
Ing our annual meeting in September.
Our constitution provides for the an
nual meeting of the league on the first
Monday in December. I called Pres
ident Burmeister's attention to this at
the time. but my suggestion was ig-
nored. There is where Burmeister
made a mistake, and it was this over
stepping of authority that the board
Of arbitration of the National associa-
ton acted on-not against Burmeister
and the rest of us who have held
that Pulford should lose his fran
chise."
Action at Next Meeting.
President Blume declared in en-
phatic n positive terms that Pulford
would be DISTINGUISHED at the De-
cember meeting of the magnates of
the Northern league.
1t requires a three-fourths VOTE"
S~AN NV oAAN We 1ldec Ilc VOlcSs
Here Mr.. Blume's attention was
called to the repeated statements up
on the part of President Pulford that
he would hale the case into the civil
courts, should he lose before the pow
ers of organized baseball.
That is talk and nothing more"
declared Blume. IF we were taking
property away from Pulford, the case
would have an entirely different bear
ing. The Northern league franchises
are the property of the league and as
such the league car dispose of them
as 1t sees fit. The Northern league has
seen fit to take Pulford's franchise
against the best interests of the lea
que. and that is all there is to it,"
Winona to Be Ousted.
Mr.. Blume supplied a large amount
Of live information. He @declared that
Port Arthur and st. Boniface would
be in the 1916 Northern league cir
cult; he also declared in positive
terms that Winona would not be.
Both Port Arthur and st. Boniface
are anxious to be in the league" de-
clared the Duluth magnate. ut is true
that the western Canadian and one
other league up in Canada have asked
for permission to discontinue during
the coming season, because of the
war: but representatives of both Port
Arthur and st. Boniface are anxious
to go ahead and believe that the war
will not hurt the financial side of the
game to a marked extent"
Winona will be out, according to
Blume. and he also declares that
there is not the least doubt in the
go will be in the 1915 circuit.
Not Afraid of Courts.
According to President Blume, Bur-
meister and the magnates of the
Northern league who have espoused
his cause against Pulford, are not in
the least worried over what action
Pulford may take in the civil courts
of the dominion.
clared Blume. 1.-The only I1' argument rSl
before the National association was
the fact That we have violated our
own constitution. That Is why the
case was not declared against the
own anything-what car the courts
do?"
Try It Once More.
There will be meeting of the
Northern league set for December.
Then, according to President Blume.
Of the now just famous Minneapolis
mystery" meeting.
Pulford is due to be disfranchised
! n Winona Is due to be unceremon-
iously canned" from the midst of
the other brethren. This, too, In the
face of the glowing line of dope that
came g%alloping out of Winona-Bryan
of Winona was to head the league
and Winona was to be retained. The
world Is strange.
Whatever happens. one fact re-
mains, serene and unassailed: The
Northern league has received some
great press asenting from the inter-
nal squabble. People over this Sec
ton Of the country, and over the
wind-swept reaches of the Nebraska
prairies, know that the Northern 10
a regular league-because its club
owners call each other names and
make faces and pull hair. This Is q
great life.
The Reorganization.
If all. goes as Herr Blume prophe-
sizes, Duluth, Superior, Grand Forks
and Fargo. Winnipeg and st. Boni-
face, and Port Arthur and Fort WILL
lam will be the members Of the 1915
Northern. This is ar ideal geographf-
cal grouping and should assist in pro-
noting rivalry and interest.
I nthe merry meantime, the follow
ers of baseball in this great and glor-
ious section Of the country will keep
an ear open and an eye peeled for
doings that may be inaugurated by A..
H. Pulford.
TTA1NEADE Ut EyYEN