Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-04-10
LEAGUE STARTS
PLAY ON Maya
Annual Spring Baseball
Meeting Held at Sand
stone Tuesday Night.
Association Umpires Will
Again Offciate at
Baseball Games.
Opening Game Schedule May 4.

Hinckley at Moose Lake.
Sturgeon Lake at Finlayson.
Sandstone al Brook Park
The annual spring meeting of the
directors of the Pine County Baseball
league was held at Sandstone Tues
ship of the league, umpires and the
opening date of the season were de-
cided upon. approximately one hun
dred enthusiastic fans were present
which was in decided contrast to the
first meeting held by the league four
years ago at which time only very
few attended.
The regular business of reading the
minutes and the treasurer's report
was taken care of and il was found
that the league treasury contained
SIPS in the guarantee fund and S94 80
in the general fund which makes the
organization one of the strong est f.
nancially in the state.
Five teams, Askov, Brook Park,
Sandstone, Moose Lake and Sturgeon
Lake had left in their memberships
emitting their directors to vote on the
1880 membership applications. Five
teams had filed applications to join
the league and included the following:
Pine City, Hinckley. Markville, Fin
layson and Bruno kerrick. By a
unanimous vote of the directors, Fin
layson, Pine City and Hinckley were
accepted into the league making a
total of eight teams which will take
part in the schedule this year.
Association Umpiring.
Representatives from two umpires
associations, the Northwest and Mid
west, were present and offered their
services. After much discussion the
price was set by the directors at S12
per game for umpiring and the Mid
west association was endorsed for the
season. With the same brand of UNI
piring promised, this figure is much
lower than expended last year al
which time SIG per game was paid.
A schedule committee consisting OF
z c. Whiting and Phil Anderson was
appointed by President Axel w. Carl
son and Immediately set to work ar
ranging the pairings for the opening
games which were arranged to be
played as follows: Pine City at Askov,
Hinckley at Moose Lake, Sturgeon
Lake at Finlayson and Sandstone at
Brook Park. The opening date will
be Sunday, May and the season will
embrace a schedule of fourteen games.
The remainder of the schedule will be
submitted later by the committee for
approval by the board of directors.
Limit Changed.
Article NJ. sec l of the leagues
constitution was voted 10 be changed
to read as follows: "All baseball play
ers who have established a residence
in the city or within 20 miles of any
league club are eligible TO member
ship on such team, providing with
notification of league ten days before
game is TO be played. Penalty for vio-
lation is forfeiture of game.
The yearly dues of SIS in Article
VII, sec. was changed TO sic.
The Spalding baseball was again
endorsed by the league TO be the Of
fetal ball
All the officers of the league were
reelected and consists of A. w. Carl
son of Sturgeon, president; Anker
Simonsen of Askov, vice president:
Glen E. Olson of Sturgeon. secretary
treasurer. A. rising vote of thanks
was extended 10 President Carlson
for the good work he has done toward
making the league such a success.
Directors of the league who took part
in the meeting Tuesday night are: ].
johnson. Hinckley; H. Robinson. Pine
City: V E Shafer. Finlayson; Anker
Simonsen. Askov: Art klement. Brook
Park: Jack Cunningham. Sturgeon
Lake: V. F. Pembleton. Moose Lake:
Albert Johnson. Sandstone