New Ulm review., 1922-11-22
Proposes Professional Ball
For Southern Part Of
Minnesota. Hl,2-s..s
PLAN IS RECEIVED WITH !
MUCH ENTHUSIASM HERE.
Local Players Would Come
Under Rule of Judge
K. M. Lands.

is strongly considering joining Ihe
professional baseball league tor
Southern Minnesota which was pro-
rosed to members Friday by Mike
,'&ntillon, president OF the Dakota
.e; que and long prominent in Mime
polis baseball.
Mr.. Cantillon came to New Ulm TO
>ound out sentiment concerning the
.rmation of a league which would
:? clude the eight cities of Winona, La
rosse, Red Wing, Rochester, Man
to, New Ulm, ) Albert Lea and
aribault. Advantages of such an
ssociation, he explained, would be
ctter baseball and better finances.
Would Play l12 Games.
If New Ulm became member OF
the league, Mr.. Cantillon declared, Cl,,
the team would play total OF liz
games, half at home and half away
from home. The expenses, he sald'
would not be any greater than under
the present arrangement which per-
mitted the local team to play IN Dut
Al games during the past season.
The league would qualify as Class
Sd" league of the National Baseball
association and would be under the
Jurisdiction of Judge K. M. Landls'
Baseball referee, Mr.. Cantillon said.
Local teams would be bound to obey
the rules of professional baseball.
Scores of the league would be carried
in papers all over the United States
and member teams would secure
national publicity.
Would Limit Salaries.
The salary schedule, Mr.. Cantlllon
said, would be limited to- S2,4oo TO
members of the team. Each COM
munity should select the best men
available for officers of its association,
he asserted. He suggested the en-
ployment of ex-leaguers as managers.
Managers, he said, should have nothing
to do with finances but simply run the
team.
To raise money, Mr.. Cantillon pro-
posed the sale of season ticket BOOKS
before the opening of the basebah
eason The coupon books would 5e
suod for 56 games to be played IN
>ew Ulm. In the Dakota league, ne
u@sereed that business houses had
q mpctcd for the privilege of selling
tao hooks. No business place, he as
serted, should be allowed to sell more
-'.#u so tickets as each coupon book
would nntitle the purchaser to one vote
y. tie organization of the local baseball
association.
Fans Reserve Decision.
Locations heard Mr.. Cantillon at the
Commercial Club rooms. They were
enthusiastic over his proposal but re-
served a decision until they knew
whether the league was going through
or not.
In outlining the various expendl-
lures, Mr.. Cantillon stated that the
Maximum salary of any baseball
player in a Class CD, league was
$2,400. One thousand dollars was to
go to the league association for current
expenses such as the paying OF UNI
pires, who would be hired for the
year, and under the direct supervi-
sion of the president of the league.
The presidents salary would be in
cluded in the amount and all ex-
penses dealing with the league, any
funds being left over at the end OF
the season to be returned to the club.
Other expenses would be railroad
fare, board of the team members on
the road, secretary salary and, other
incidentals To start the season he
said it would be necessary to have
approximately $4,000. One thousand
and five hundred dollars to be paid to
the association, representative to be
named in this city, preferably banker,
and the money deposited with him for
the season to insure the club remaining
in the league. In case the club with
drew from the league at any time this
money was to be used to pay the sal
ariess of the ball players, At the end
of the season, if the club had full
filed it's agreement the money would
be returned. 49,
Develop Young Players.
His plans set forth the organization
of the team suggesting the develop
ment of young players so that the ]
club could derive money from their
sale to higher leagues. He stated |
last season. he had sold twenty-three
ball players to higher circuits. The
league Of which this city would be-
come member, would be joined with
the National Baseball association,
which set the draft price of all players
at one thousand dollars. This means
of revenue was very good, he said, if
the club obtained a very efficient!