Williston graphic., 1917-02-08
ORGANIZATION FOR
1917 BALL TEAM
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING SETS
MACHINERY IN MOTION TO
INSURE STRONG TEAM

A ball team that will be up to the
standard set by the 1916 Opportunes
is practically assured to The lovers of
the national game by the action of
the taseball mass meeting neld Tues.
day evening.
The call for the meeting b, ought
out about thirty enthusiastic fans
who were of the unanimous opinion
that Williston should and could put a
fast team in the field this season. The
subject of grounds was discussed with
reference to the best available plots
for new park should it become nee
essary to select another site. The
ground occupied by the present park
is likely I'd be plated and sold by
Mr.. Bruegger in the spring. OF the
new locations discussed the south
west corner of the Bruegger forty
acre plot, which lies north of the
north end of Main street and First
Avenue West, seemed much the best
and most feasible site. j. w. jack
son and j. P. Cutting were on motion
elected committee to confer with
Mr. Bruegger concerning the use of
the ground either at the old or new
location. 1t was the sense of the
meeting that a site should be select
ed where a lease for from three to
five years could be secured with a
view to ultimately purchasing the
ground. This, it was pointed out,
would justify expenditures from rear
to year toward the construction of
good and permanent playing field as
closure.
Committee to Name Board
The meeting informally discussed
subjects pertinent to baseball for the
coming season and organization for
it's management. A news item was
read from a Cando paper showing
that that enterprising town has al
aady taken steps to get a strong
team together and that they have |
adopted the Williston idea of board |
of managers. A motion was made |
that the 1917 board be composed of |
J. P. Cutting, w. J. Kelly, C. l..
Marshall, B. J. Schoregge, and Geo.
Leonhardy. Mr.. Marshall was pres
ent and stated that it would be use
less to consider his name as he would
not have the time to devote to the
work. 1t was also pointed out rhrt
Mr.. Kelly was now travelling sales
man and had stated that he would
be obliged to be out Of town mos7 Of
the summer. The motion, before it
was seconded, was withdrawn and
g rev motion made that a commit
tee, consisting of M. f. Trainor, J.
r. Smith, ]. A. Lavallee, f. E. Ian
yen and C. l.. Marshall be named
with authority to select a permanent
board Of five members. The motion
carried.
A motion was passed that each one
present hand to the secretary Of the
list Of not less than five
names of men they considered suit
able to place on the board Of man
ayers. These lists brought out the
following names for the committees
J. P. Cutting, Geo.
Leonhardy, E. E. Hanyen, Theodore
Settle, w s.. Davidson, J. r. Smith,
L. 0. Yonker, M. E. Trainor, DR..
Scholberg, M. A. Hegge, J. w. Jack
son, c. L. Marshall, J. J. Murphy, B.
J. Schoregge, W.. J. Kelly, John
Townsend and J. A. Lavallee.
New Board Named |
The committee on permanent board
net at four o'clock Wednesday and
'fter careful consideration named
he following men as the board of
managers for 1917:
J. P. Cutting, w. S. Davidson, Geo.
4eonhardy, L. 0. Yonker, DR.. A. J.
'uul.
Not all of these have consented to
erve but it is believed that they can
e prevailed upon to do So Mr.. Cut
ing was secretary and schedule
maker on the 1916 board and was
onsidered indispensable this season.
dr. Leonhardy was also on the for
ner board having charge Of the de-
artment of grounds.
IL is believed that Mr.. Davidson,
fr. Yonker and DR.. JUL, all of
,hom are enthusiastic baseball men,
,ill fit in as valuable members of
he board and perform well their
hare of the work.