Grand Forks herald., 1916-07-01
TOURNAMENT
ENTRIES Will
:: \ :. CLOSE JULY 5
Regular Blanks Sent Out to
| Twenty-one Clubs
Yesterday.
Certified Creek or $1OO cash
Must Accompany Each
Application.

extended to July 5. This has been
done in order to give all teams an
opportunity to have their regular en-
try blank here by that date.
Yesterday the following letter was
sent out by the Grand Forks Com
mercial club to 200 clubs:
Dear Sir: Recently this club sent
to managers Of ball teams Of over 200
cities and towns in North Dakota, a
letter of inquiry asking whether or
not they would be interested in COM
pet1ng at a northwestern amateur
baseball tournament. The replies to
. this letter have been so universally
favorable, that this club has decided
to arrange the first annual northwest
efn amateur baseball tournament, at
which will be decided the champion
ship of North Dakota and northwest
ern Minnesota. This tournament will
be. held at Grand Forks. beginning
July 10. 1t will be conducted by the
business men of Grand Forks. work
ing through their Commercial club
and Merchants association Expense
OF operating this tournament will be
covered by the receipts Of the tourna-
n1ent plus guarantee fund Of $4,000,
which has been subscribed by the
Grand Forks people. over s2,5o0 in
gold in prizes is offered to competing
teams. and the winning team Of this
tournament will be declared north
western amateur baseball champions.
At least sixteen teams must be en-
tered.
No entry fee is charged to the teams
entering the tournament. Any club in
North Dakota or in the Minnesota
counties bordering on North Dakota
is eligible to enter this tournament.
No team will be permitted to play
man who has played on any other
team In the tournament. Entry blank
must be signed by the baseball club,
and by it's authorized representative,
IN cash must accompany this entry.
This 500 is guarantee that the club
entering will be present and ready to
| play In the tournament at the time
nemed by the rules and grounds co,r,-
mNttee conducting same. This 800 is
ree4rned to your club as soon as it
fulnlls its agreements. Every club
that\enters and does not win a prize,
will he paid $50 in cash for its par
ticipatton in this tournament This
1a the most important tournament that
has ever been held in the northwest.
and never before have prizes of any
thing like this magnitude been offered.
North Dakota. including the following,
have already entered: Aneta. Bowes-
mont. Cando. Darlington, Coopers-
town. Drayton. Fordville. Grafton,
Hankinson, Hope. 1nkster. Larimore,
i Marvel, Mimic. New England. Perth,
! Fisher. Hallock, Oslo and Warren in
Minnesota.
Every endeavor will be made by this
club to see that absolutely fair and
/; impartial treatment Is given to every
contestant. Grand Forks is not enter
Ing team. and we will have no inter-
est other than to have determined the
!, baseball amateur championship of the
+. northwest. A competent umpire, or
+, umpires, will officiate at each and
J every game. Henry O'Keefe Of Grand
Forks. who is SO favorably known to
all North Dakota sportsmen. will Of
fciate as umpire. An entirely un-
appointed. and every effort will he
made to handle this tournament In an
entirely satisfactory manner. Just as
soon as entries are closed drawing
Will be made for schedule places, and
/: notifications will be sent to each team
, as to when 1t will play. Prizes Will
be paid in cash just as soon as the
: games are over. Forward your en-
try now.
Very truly yours.
The Commercial Club Of Grand
u. C. Sheppard. Chairman.
Tournament Committee.
The Entry Blank.
Accompanying this letter was the
following entry blank:
$500 to the winning team.
5000 to second team.
$3.50 each to third and fourth teams.
800 to each Of the next four teams.
$50 to each remaining team.
We hereby enter the -............
| baseball club in the Grand Forks
tournament to be held at Grand Forks.
N. D.. July 10 to 16. 1915, inclusive.
and agree that said team will be on
1 hand to play the first game scheduled
ut the time and place scheduled.
agreeing further that this entry is q
part OF the general consideration for
and paid for said tournament. and
that 800 is and shall be tho liuuidat-
ed damages to said Commerctal club