Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-16
UNIQUE LEAGUE
FORMED BY BIG
STEEL COMPANY
Initial Game Of Bethlehem
!, Corporation League is
) Played at Bethlehem.

sBethlehem. Pa, May ia unique
league has arisen in the ranks Of
Baseball withsthe opening of the Seth
lehem Steel Corporation Baseball
league which played sits initial game
pn-May lie The season will con-
tinue for twenty weeks and AZ the
rivalry between Athe various plant
/ paj6r n minor league players. for
1 the past and present, have been
| signed to alternate in serving the Cor
| poration in rpveralls and baseball uni
forms.
The league is composed Of teams
representing the steel corporations
plants at Fore River. Mass; Harlan,
I anon, Pa; Sparrows Point, Md, and
! Bethlehem, Pa. Efforts have been
D made by the management Of each
\ team to sign players Of a high caliber
/ and for that purpose. there has been
/ aeehunt in the big and little leagues
/ with q fair measure of success. Quite
1 a formidable array Of diamond stars
will a%ppear@in the plan to secure sea-
! soned players. Furthermore. money
I players. While It is not authorita-
! lively stated. nevertheless. II has
tfickled through the trenches that
d from $2004to $3.50 has been offered
4 to some Of the big leasuers for each
y game played.
Z The list Of elisibles for the first
= game As received by the secretary of
vtded az follows: Fore River, 80;
NHarlan. %; Steelton, SparEows Point
Jatd, Bethlehem. 20 each, and Leba-
/. non, IA. What the latter manage
n ment lacks in numbers 1t expects to
H make up in quaftty. The name Of
I Hans Lobert, the former New s:YYork
|, Giants infielder, does no appear
among the list OF the Bethlehem
team, although there has been q per-
siAtent rumor that he has been signed.
There have been terms offered but
the negotiations have not been closed.
I'm the Harlan squad first of all is
found Charity, the star catcher OF
the Washington Americans; Joe"
Lake, a former American league
pitchers. Dunont, a Washington Am
erican league twirler; Rebel" Cakes
! asformer outfelder in the National
! league Kay, q former New York
Slate league outieldAr;a and Martin. a
7 former inhelder for Bottom and Phila-
delphia National league teams.
1.-The Fore River has among it's crack
xt.piayers Joe Connelly,Ss the former
lkHoutfelder for. the Boston Americans
Z JnSOUeou. nSO1I w IHS
Z phia Nationals; Twombly, a former
/ American and National %outfelder;
\ Mamaux, who itched for the Brook
Il lyns Nationals earlier in the season;
II Hickman, an outhelder in service OF
n the pBrooklyn Nationals, and Pipp. 9
n former infeldsFs on the New York
M American team. .
Is 5Steelton is cut for President Grace's
81 trophy with quite ar aggregation Of
ball tossers. Some Of the most prom
Using players are Stats Peterson Of
Philadelphia, formerly catcher fol
Il the International and New York State
leAgues; Eddie" Plank, the famou.
IS pitcher for tthe&Philadelphia Athletici
ii and the 81. Louis teams; Pierce, ar
~ i1ielder who was taken south by thu
n Phillies for a tryout: Steve" Yerkes
a asformer American league player blu
IA last. year with the Indianapolis nine
"A kid" stutz, q former Allentown sTri
" State player but for the past two year
n With the Three L league; Hooper, al
old time big Lacquer and Tri-State in
~ fielder and manager. Of the LAncaste,
NJ Tri-Gtate team, bud" Weiser. VIII.
q belongs to the Philadelphia NATIONAL
J but who refused to 80 south to b,
Z farned out to q Southern Z league
7 Shorty Miller. a former CLEVELAND
} National star and one Of the best out
folders. and George Cockhill,s bench
manager Of the Steelton team.
former National league umpire an.
former international player.
MebAnon'A MANAGEMENT has q mum
/ bSr OF former big LEAGUE stars, among
whom are Jones, bench manager o
| tde. Lebanon team n first basersan
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