The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-04-26
MEETING HAS
BEEN CALLED
FOR FRIDAY
Turtle Lakes Star Twirlef
Will Butcher Meat and
Ratters Here
FIRST GAME ON MAY 20
All Ball Players Urged to At.
tend First Practice Ses.
sion Sunday
FIRST GAME ON MAY 20

Oft with the old love and on with
the new, quoth Neil Churchill today,
as he announced that . general base
ball meeting for players and fans
will be held at the Association Of
Commerce Friday night 1T 8 o'clock.
Casting aside the winters affec.
ton for basketball, bowling and
fireside athletics of al sorts, the
Capital City will prepare to follow
baseball along the summers sport
way.
Bismarck's diamond stock jumped
100 points today when it was broad
cast that Jack Gesellchen, crack
Turtle Lake moundsman of past
years. has definitely abandoned
contemplated summer with the Wa
terloo baseball club Of the Mississip.
pi Valley league and has cast his
fortune with the Capital City cham.
pions.
II nothing else heralds a great
season Of Americas national pas
time, the signing Of Gesellchen to
the Bismarck roll predicates the
greatest exhibitions Of pitching that
It is possible 10 have in the Flicker
tail state.
Needs No Introduction
Gesellchen needs little introduce
ton to the local fans. he is .
youngster with worlds Of promise, q
boy whose mound action has been
many times compared to that of
Christy Matthewson. At 18 he was
receiving . tryout with the old Da-
kota league and his performance Of
pitching is innings here two years
ago and only allowing two hits
stands out as great achievement.
Between games and practice ses-
sions, Gesellchen will engage In the
wiener manufacture business 80 that
the fans will have plenty of hot
dogs and hamburger at the games.
Jack is = butcher who swings .
cleaver with al the abandon Of .
baseball bat and will pursue his
trade in Bismarck.
Cesellchen and the old reliable
Doc Love will furnish Bismarck
with q duo of Fingers second to
none in the state. However, the
management said today, even these
two stars are not assured O. their
positions, for Bismarck 10 to have
the best talent available in the city
and If there are dark horses or bet
ter men procurable then the Capitol
cans will have them.
First Game May 20
The first home game Of the season
will be played on the local diamond
Sunday, May 20. Turtle Lake, Lin.
ton or some other crack Slope club
will be the opponent. The first
game away from home will be 1t
Mercer on Sunday, May Is. Other
games are being rapidly scheduled.
Weather permitting, the first
workout will be held on Sunday in
the ball park and every aspiring
major Lacquer in the city is invited
to don the uniform and report.
Bismarck is to have q purely To-
cal aggregation. No player who is
not engaged in some kind Of work
about the city will be allowed men,
bership on the squad" the manage.
ment said today.
Great Clubs Coming
1--WE don't know whether We will
be able to win all of our games this
season or not as some of the great
est ball clubs in the country will in
wade the local pasture during the
summer, clubs that play . far su-
perior brand Of ball to our local
brand.
However. we do know that Bis
marck il 10 have its best club in
years and we base our declaration on
the quality Of the material that is
available"
Every ball fan and ball hawk in
the city is urged to attend Friday
nights rally. At that time, the
manager, secretary and treasurer
for the coming year will be elected
and other important business dis
rusoed.