The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-11-19
Bismarck
Baseball
Discussed
Making Bismarck Baseball
Capital of State One of
Plans of FAIRS

mat Bismarck may have one of
the finest ball clubs in North Da-
kota in the summer of 1928, a small
group Of local fans gatht ed at the
Associated of Commerce office Fri
day night to organize plans for q
campaign during the winter that
will bring some Of the classiest ball
players in the northwest to the Cap
tia. city next year.
Plans were also discussed as to
the feasibility Of the city park COM
mission taking over the present ball
park to be used for municipal play
ground, with the eventual develop
ment of baseball leagues among the
boys of the city along the same
lines as the Twilight leagues that
are sponsored in other cities Of the
state.
So successful was the BIZ. -eball
tournament staged in Bismarck last
summer that the fans enthusiastic
ally decided on the sponsoring of a
second annual baseball tour lament
to be held in the city during the Sec
ond week in August.
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Because of many reques from
teams in the central ard northwest
ern parts of North Dakota, it was
also decided that the territory from
which entries would be received
would be increased in scope to in
clude all teams playing west of
line drawn north and south through
Jameson from the Canadian line
to the South Da ota boundary.
Making Bismarck the baseball
capital of North Dakota as well as
the legislative capital was demon
strated in the suggestion that Far
go, Wahpeton, H:!lsboro or Grand
Forks be urged to stage baseball
similar to the Burleigh
county tourney to the end that the
championship Of North Dakota
might be decided here.
Many South Dakota cities and
towns along the right-of-way of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
have also written local baseball Of
ficials requesting that they might
be allowed to enter teams in the
next tournament that was :taged.
It was thought advisable to leave
this matter for the resent until
some later date when a larger mass
meeting of the fans could decide the
Must Make Start Now" :
I'VE will have to make a start
now If We are to have a successful
team and a successful tournament
next summer" w. S. Ayers, chair
man Of the meeting, said. 1--WE
must locate jobs for ball players now
before other cities get the jump on
u.s."
Because Bismarck does not have
. salaried outfit, it was deemed
necessary to appoint committee
that could make arrangements with
local business men for the placing
Of prospective players during the
coming summer, assuring them Of
steady employment when they were
not playing.
The next rally Of local fans was
yet for the first part Of January
when efforts will be made to gather
several hundred local boosters and
explain the progress Of committees
and further guarantee the success
II the next baseball season.
Members Of the grounds commit
Tee that will urge the park commits
sion TO take over the ball park are
Henry Duemeland, chairman; Fred
Z. .Conklin, Fred Peterson, F.. e.
Shepard, and J. p. Sell.
Those appointed to the committee
% secure. Jobs for ball PLAYERS are
]. P. Wagner, A. E. Brink. J. G.
Taylor, p, G. Wanner. A. w. Eundy.
md ]. u. Devine.