The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-06-18
RUDE URSELLA
AGAIN GOES TO
WILD BUSHES
Minneapolis Athlete Fails to
Make Good With Grand
Forks Club.
LEONARD SHREDDER, ONCE
PITCHER, NOW ON FIRST
Many Former Big Leaguers
Drift Back Into Northern
League.
(By Ralph Wiki

a member of the Grand Forks pitch
ing corps, Rube Ursella, who was a
one-time Virginia Ore Digger, has
been sent to the Ambrose, N. D..
team. Ursella pitched several good
games. but his lack of control recent
ly became evident.
Ursella has had many ups and
downs each season. In 1912 he tried
out at Superior with Kid Taylor, but
it was decided he needed more season.
The following year he worked out
with Spike Shannon here, and again
he was sent back to the bushes for
more experience. Last year he was a
Virginian at the start of the season,
but did not remain long in the Bur-
meister loop.
In addition to being a baseball play
err, Ursella is classy football per-
former. He plays quarterback and is
one of the best independent drop
kickers in the country. His teammate
on the Minneapolis Marine eleven is
Frank Dries, who is here now as
third-baseman on the Fargo club.
Len Shredder With Flickertails.
A new member of the Grand Forks
club is Leonard Shredder, a Mime
apolis boy, who started his baseball
career as pitcher. In one of his in
dependent games in Minneapolis he
accidentally killed a batter with a
career as a pitcher. He is now per-
forming in the infield as first base
man. He started the season with the
St. Boniface club, relieving Adams, the
regular first-sacker, who has resumed
his old duties.
Shredder is good hitter and field
err. He has seen service in the big
leagues and was a member of the Col
umh' American Association club
durn..: the spring training season.
Hawkins Joins Marines.
The Superior pitching staff has
been strengthened by the addition of
Hawkins, the southpaw formerly with
the Fort William crew. The Super
Tor clubs knoll corps has been weak.
Williams, pitching here for the Ma
rines, appeared to be Dad Curtis
weakest moundsman.
In Stevenson, pitcher, Charley
Moll of the St. Boniface club has q
player who is equally at home in the
box or in the infield. He recently
played frst-base and in one game
poled out four hits in four trips to the
plate. Tuesday he pitcher the "Bon.
MES" to to victory over the Du-
luth White Sox.
Rain Stops Game.
The second game between the Far
go Uhlans and Virginia Ore Diggers,
Scheduled for yesterday afternoon,
was postponed owing to wet grounds,
Both clubs visited the park, but found
! the grounds to be too wet.
Bob Wright is slated to twirl to.
/ days game, while Bugs" Fait is ex-
pected to be Bob Unglaub's mound Sc
lection. Fait tried out with the Min
neapolis American Association club
this spring and after a sensational
start, developed sore arm, which
prevented him from remaining Mil
Ter regular. Dumont and Wahlstrom
also tried out with the Millers, but
the latter's descent was so rapid that
he is now in the bushes. Dumont is
still a Graingrower, as Virginia fans
learned Tuesday.
A Coach Here.
Hooper, who is Fargo's shortstop,
spent the spring coaching an Eastern
university team. He did not join the
Uhlans until the first of this month.
"Bee' Lawler, che University of
Minnesota athlete, has joined the
j Winnipeg club. He is a second-base-
man and fine fielder. Whether he
will be able to hit Northern league
pitchers remains big question. His
! university coach, Frosty Thomas, is a
member of the Winnipeg pitching
, staff. LAWYERS teammate Longley,
! who played ball with Fred Greisch at
| Little Falls, has decided to go to
! Brainerd. He is dentist and will To-
cate there. He had had offers from
| Northern league clubs, but rejected
them.
Joe Dudrich, the Minnesota short
stop and football star, has as yet not
! Joined any Northern league club. He
is also dentist and hales from Lit
tie Falls, where he and Fred Greisch
were high school students.
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