The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-17
BASEBALL MEET
DATES ARE SET
FOR AUG. 8-12
Tournament for North Dakota
Diamond Title to BE Held
Here for Five Days
PRIZES TOTAL $500
I.ine-ups for Booster Game
Still Uncertain; Park and
Grounds Shape Up
Ry ]. G.. MacGREGOR

Baseball fans Of Bismarck and
Mandan are feeling a little more
clipper this week. for Sunday in Bis
marck at $3.50 p. m. the finest dia-
mond talent Of the two cities will
officially inauguratc what promises
to be the greatest baseball season
in years on the Missouri Slope.
To Governor a. c. Sorlic will 70
the honor Of tossing out the Arst
ball. Joseph M. Devine, commits
sioner of immigration, has been
delegated to catch the gubernatorial
toss. For those who do not know
"Joe" Devine, back in 1892, was the
sensational second baseman Of the
Pittsburgh Pirates and art" Sor-
lie in his baseball heyday was some
"punkins."
Of greater interest to the Slope
fans and baseball teams is the an.
nouncement that the second annual
Missouri Slope Baseball tourna-
ment will be held in Bismarck from
August to IL inclusive.
Already preparations are being
made for this assemblage Of crack
mines and early inquiries indicate
that it will approach a state cham
pionship proposition, for teams a!
far away as the Red River valley
have asked for information.
Prizes Total $500
Cash prizes totaling $1,000 will b
distributed to the winning teams
No official first, second or thirt
prizes have as yet been designated
the committee stating that the mum
Der of entries will govern the dis
tribution of the money.
At least IL championship team
are expected to participate in tn,
tourney and the winner will b,
crowned the state champion mas
much as the Bismarck tournament
Is the largest held in the state ant
brings the strongest teams here.
Managers of North Dakota base
ball teams who plan on entering tn,
Bismarck tournament are urged Il
determine at this time IF any SEIZED
uled games coincide with the date,
on which the tournament is to b
and if so to promptly arrange TO
some other date.
In the same vein the manager
are asked to avoid scheduling game
on these dates so that there will b,
no conflicts at the time that thu
tourney will start or is in progress.
Goddard in Charge
H. p. Goddard. secretary Of TIL
Bismarck Association Of Commerce
Il secretary of the tournament com
mittee and will answer 81! inquiries
and accept all entries. Other mem
bers Of the committee are w. S
Ayers, general chairman, and Mel
Churchill.
"Beat Mandan" and BEAT Bis
marck" are the pet slogans OF Man
ayers Neil Churchill and Herb Craw
ford today as they proceed to pu
the finishing touches to their club
IN preparation for Sundays clash.
While Crawford has PRACTICAL!
decided that the lineup which face
Solen last Sunday will again star
against Bismarck. Churchill is still
sup in the air" as to his Inaugural
array. Church is blessed for thu
first time with a goodly number O
candidates and picking his first nin'
Is proving a tough task.
The local ball clubs groundkeep
or has been more than overjoyet
during the week with the ligh'
showers that have fallen. Prior
70 Mondays rain, the grounds hat
been q mass Of powdered dust. Tht
rain has packed the dust, washed of
the stands and put the field in ex.
eellent condition.