Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-13
NORTHERN Ball
1OSSERS READY
League Promises to Give North
Dakota Patrons a Good
Article of Baseball.

Fargo, N. D., April 12.-That tn
Northern league will give the fans o!
the circuit a high class article Of base
ball for the season of 1915 is the gen
eral prediction. Five of the managers
in the league this year are former ma
jor league stars, and all Of them have
had major league experience.
To begin with, theer is Robert }
Unglaub, manager Of the FargO-MOor
head team. The colonels pedigree
will be found in the next column ant
it is one that proves that FargolMoor
head need not take a back seat fOl
any team in the league as far as man
agerial ability is concerned. "A mar
who has the record Bob has made in
the national pastime must have con
siderable baseball brains.
Grand Forks will be managed this
year by 'Bill" Fox. who has for years
been a star in the American associ
alton and since then has managed
several winning teams. Fox is a big
improvement over Eddie Wheeler, las.
years manager, and the Flickertails
are going to prove dangerous rivals.
Fort William will be managed by
Doc. Sullivan. Fargo4Mo orhead fans
need no introduction to the doctor
He started his baseball career as an
amateur player with the North Dakota
Agricultural college, went up to the
majors and played several years with
Unglaub on the Boston Nationals
Later he played with Minneapolis and
for several seasons coached the Uni
versity of Minnesota baseball team
Watch out for Fort William.
Winnipeg will be under the man
agement Of Roy Patterson, this year
Northwest fans know "Pat" we'll by
reputation. For several seasons he
was the star pitcher Of the Minneapo
lis American association team, and
was a big factor in winning that club
several pennants. He has one of the
| best baseball heads in the business
and Winnipeg will have a we'll man.
| aged team under his tutelage.
Lefty Davis will manage the St
Boniface team. Lefty is another old
major league star and a brainy man
! ager. He won the pennant for Wi
mona two years ago and will give St
| Boniface a crack baseball team.
Duluth will again be under the man.
agement of Darby O'Brien. Darby
was with the New York Nationals at
one time and it is only necessary to
point to the fact that he twice took
the pennant to Duluth to show tina
| his team will bear watching every
minute
The Superior Red Legs will be man.
aged by Curtis, who gave Winnipeg
a team last year that was just nosed
out of the .pennant by the sensational
finish of. the Duluth club. Curtis was
with Superior before and gave Du'
luth's twin sister a pennant winning
team some years ago.
Virginia will be managed by Sund'
helm. He is one Of the best ball play.
ers in the league, has a good head and
will make the Virginia team M that
will be heard from. Watch him.
1t is true that the salary limit was
f'cut this year and other economies
will be practiced, such as cutting down
the training season, ETC., but that does
not necessarily mean that the caliber
of the brand of baseball that will be
furnished will be lowered.
The Northern league was enc of the
most prosperous minors in the coun'
try last year. In fact, it is said to
have been the most successful in the
country. Several Of the other minors
have been forced to quit business and
J this ha- III G. .Ae market g lot OF