The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-02-16
VALLEY CITY TO
ENTER LEAGUE
Eousing Meeting Yesterday After
noon Forms Temporary Organi-
cation for Dakota League Base
Ball Club for 1922.

Mike E. Cantillon, of Minneapolis.
the baseball magnate and president of
the Dakota League, addressed those
present on the matter of organizing
league club in this city to join with
seven other towns in the formation
of the league. He explained the
workings of organized league base
Sill and the plan under which the Da-
kota League has been organized and
operated.
The Dakota League was IN opera
ton last year but the only North Da-
kota city included in the league was
Wahpeton. Owing to the fact that
Huron, Redfield and Madison are poor
baseball towns and were not support
ing the clubs it was decided to with
draw their franchise and take in 9TH
er cities to fill their places 1t IS
planued on having an eight club
league. Six of these have been sign
I'd ND and include Sioux Falls, Water
Gown, Aberdeen and Mitchell of South
Dakota and Wahpeton and Fargo of
North Dakota. Valley City has sign
ed I'd and it only remains for James
town to come into the fold for an
eight club league to be completed. Ii
the effort to sign up jamestown IS
not successful Valley City will be
elropped and the league will proceed
as a six club league. Mr.. Cantlllon,
together with delegation from this
city, will be in jamestown today for
the purpose Of getting that city or
ganized and it is to be hoped that
thew will be successful. If jamestown
comes in there will be four clubs in
South Dakota and four in North Da-
kota.
Briefly the plan of operation Of
league club is as follows: Mr.. Cantil-
Ion estimated the cost of operating
& league club for the season at $lS,-
600. We are giving you the worst
sounding pttlL VI IL iiioI' A'iC S"1"'J
limit is fixed by the league and the
aumber of players to be carried by
any club is also limited to IA players.
The league will schedule SO games
for each team, as of which will be
played on the home grounds. This
will mean that the team will be play
ing every day of the season, with the
possible exception Of four open dates.
When playing on the home grounds
the local cub will retain GO per cent
of the gate receipts, in addition to
the charges made for grand stand
seats and parking space. When
away from home the locals will be
paid 40 per cent of the gate receipts.
In event of rain or any other reason
for not playing the visiting club is
paid a flat rate of 500. All receipts
in the league on holidays, such as
Decoration Day and Fourth of July,
are pooled and divided between the
clubs Of the League pro rata.
As to the cost to the citizens for
the club it is estimated that the club
vii! require $35OO.00 to start the sea-
son on somewhat less than was sub
scriDed for this club last year. This
will be used as follows. $500 must
Be deposited in the First National
Ill nnl-
guarantee that the club will perform
the rules of the league faithfully
and will complete their schedule. This
money is returned at the end of the
saeson with 5 per cent interest ac-
srued. About $1,000 will be required
for uniforms and Incidental expenses.
5000 will be required to pay the men,
bershp fee to the league. The bal
ance of the money will be needed to
fix up the ball park, particularly the
left field and left field fence. 1t is
estimated that this money subscribed
may only result in being a loan, if
the experience of other cities in the
league is any criterion. Last year
was the first year for the Wahpeton
club in the league and was also the
first year that baseball did not cost
Sle. citizens a cent. Of the money
needed about $1,000 has been raised !
aud the balance will be easily forth
coming.
: There are several advantages to the !
baseball club joining the league, one
Of the greatest of which is the saw
ing of the cost of scheduling games. !!
This has cost the club in the neigh |
Sorhood of $1,000 per year formerly.
Then the players will be playing ev-
cry day and will be keeping in bet
ter shape, and there will be receipts |
every day toward paying the expense
of the club Baseballs, which former
ly cost the club $1,000 per dozen will
be bought at 5000 per dozen, and
other equipment in proportion. Mr..