The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-03-30
B. B. DIRECTORS
MEET TODAY
Providing that Al Of Them Can
Get Together at the Same
Time
FANS GETTING VERY EAGER
And Have Their Ears Peeled For
Anything In tho Way Of
Anything New

and lately the chase of Villa the
Mexican bandit has been holding
the center of attention, even of
the base ball fans, but when the
fans began to read about Arkan-
sas Smith. who caught for the To-
cal ball team here last year, rip
ping things up. down in the Min
neapolis camp at Hickman, KY.
naturally the old "slidc Kelly
slide" blood started on its spring.
ward rush even before the ice had
gone out.
In talking the matter over
about The ball team for the COM
ing year that is going to represent
the little twins, it is nearly the
same concensus of opinion every
where that the directors ought to
hire a manager and let the mana
ger have full control of the team,
off and on the diamond.
Last year the directors were
very much in evidence all the time
and it kept the ball players on the
ragged edge, this one and that
ONE ordering things to be done
while the manager had to grit his
teeth and hear it. Now let's gel out
of those kiddish ways and get
right down to real business. Any
where ball is successful the man
ager deals with the players and
the directors, and if the directors
want anything done by the play
er or players they should go to
the manager and not to the ball
player. Now We are not knocking
any of the directors of the base
ball club but are just trying to
show them where they hinder the
work of the boys instead of help
ing things, although they gave
their best to the club and nobody
appreciated their honest and hard
work anymore than the Times.
Just deal with the manager and
see that he hits the bali.
The directors are planning on
meeting today and then calling
a meeting Of the fans at a later
date and as the time is getting
late. things should be hurried up
a hit. Many other towns in this
neighborhood have their teams
already picked out and we don't
want to- be left i'm the rear for a
moment.
We might offer a suggestion or
two to the directors and fans in
the little twins that COacI, Ward
at the Science School might be
secured to- handle the team all the
way through the season or +. G..
Whiting who is now permanently
located in this city. We think that
to- secure either one or th" other
would be the best thing that cOulI
be- don" and of course We are only
ON" in Il great many but probably
this suggestion will nevertheless
start the ball rolling along the
straight and narrow road.
Here is Il combination of play
rr> that might be troublesome for
their opponents no matter how
strong they might be: Ward, Bird;
Sam White. ss; Hyperion, 2nd;
Boil, ist. Willard G. Besides
first class pitcher could be srcur-
ed and in a battle would make
"A formidable opponent to any
team and would be mighty hard
to- beat. In the nutiicId. Whiting
Giles, Boil. Jordan providing he
comes back to Wahprt"n. Anyway
with two good pitchers this COM
binaiinn of players would give
anything i'm the Northern League
a battle for life and even Hankin-
son might be- beaten if somebody
would hit IL tIr"r-bagger. How
about il Culver.
The statement of the condition
of iI" base ball treasury is as
follows:
Donations ........... S9c7 80
Cash on hand .$34O.7t
Expense .t3OI.Ui
Game receipts 80. 2!3.i5
Grand Stand receipts 2G0.05
Rentals ........ 1920
Island Park :. 10000
Adv. Board 80. $500
Concessions ..... 3O.55
Out utStanding
accounts Rec. 1860
si.793.75 si793.75
Suits Sii5.OO
Base balls ....... 100
Mask. protector, etc. %. 1900
Cash on hand ......... 3iO.7t
Outstanding Accounts. 1860
p..,.u. Worth SfiO7f