The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-03-21
BASE BALL MEETING
IN BEAVER DAM
REPRESENTATIVES, WERE THERE
FROM OTHER NEARBY
CITIES.
Elect Officers and Board Of Directors.
Two WATERFOWL Men Chosen.
Next Meeting To Be Here.

A base ball meeting was held in
Beaver Dam yesterday at which rep
resentatives were present from cities
in this vicinity to discuss the pros
poets of forming a league, and those
present were naturally the ones from
their home towns who are most in
terested in the formation of strong
teams, which they hope to enter in
the proposed 1916 league.
Those who SO ably represented Wa
tertown were V. P. Kaub and Fred
Hinze. Pete Kronitz had intended go
ing, but found that he could not take
the time from his business interests
for the day.
The meeting proved to be most en-
thusiastic and successful, and those
who attended were intrusted with the
formation of league and they were
full of suggestions which they willing
ly offered to help the proposed league
along.
The following towns were repre-
scented at the meeting: Watertown,
bcdN6I bdlIl, uIlW duhSo, OIL ANIL
son and Whitewater.
1t is expected that the above will
be the MOTOR part of the new league,
and it not at all unlikely that Hartford
team and the town is composed of
good sporting blood.
When the election of o--cers was
the order of business, and the situa-
ton was thoroughly canvassed, those
at the meeting selected staff to con-
duct the destinies of the new league
who are we'll known in matters base
ball, and their names alone will lend
not little prestige to the movement.
The wisdom of their work along this
line can be seen from the list which
is here given: -
George W. Rankin of Fl
Atkinson.
Secretary-V. P. Kaub of Water
town
Treasurer-Judge Miller of Beaver
Dam.
Board of Directors
c. w. Bartram of Whitewater
DR.. Will Young of Fl Atkinson.
j. F. Voreck of Beaver Dam.
Mike Neuens OF Milwaukee.
H. w. Kronitz of Watertown.
A twenty scedule game has been
arranged for, twelve of which will be
played on the home diamond, and the
other eight will be contested away
from home.
In making up the schedule those
who participated in the meeting tried
to so arrange it that travelling would
be reduced to a minimum, and follow
ing out this thought Whitewater and
Fort Atkinson will exchange six con-
tests, playing three in each city, which
will account for six of their twenty
games. Should Hartford enter the
league, the same. arrangements will
apply to Hartford and Beaver Dam.
The next meeting, which will put
the finishing touches to the Organiza-
ton, will be held at Watertown some
time in the near future. 1t is probable
taken care of at that time, and that
permanent league will be established.
The constitution and bylaws will also
be adopted at the WatertOwn meeting.
1t was decided at the Beaver Dam
meeting yesterday that there will be
no official umpires from Milwaukee
engaged to give decisions on the Gia-
mond during the season.
Walter NJ Kuenz1 of Watertown will
be proposed as one of the umpires by
the representatives of this city at next
meeting, and it is expected that there
will be several others proposed by rep
resentatives from other cities.
The proposed league will undoubt-
eddy be a great success, as the towns
which have already been mentioned
have always turned out teams which
never considered themselves defeated
until the umpire called the last man
out.
There is always a more or less keen
rivalry between the nearby towns,
and this alone causes a large number
to attend the games who would not
take interest in a game between the
home boys and team from a dis
lance, about which they had heard or
known little
The interest taken in games played
between this city and clubs from near
here was demonstrated last year when
Beaver Dam played in Watertown.
The crowds which turned out and the
which prevailed during the
games was something that Watertown
could feel proud of and boast that it
was still on the map if base ball had
anything to do with keeping it there
The gate receipts from the two
games which Beaver Dam played here
amounted to more than was taken in
when all games played by Milwaukee
is combined, and besides, the expense
Of getting the nearby team is much |
less than transporting a Milwaukee |
club to Watertown.
Should the new league be successful |
n organizing all nearby towns, as |
low appears probable, the principle |
factors of successful management has |
been more than solved, especially |
when one considers reduced travelling |
expenses and at the same greatly in
creased gate receipts