The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-07-18
NIGHT GAME WAS
IDEA OF TRULY
independence Millionaire
Put Up Money to
Back Plan.

Though the claim may be disputed
In some quarters, the real father of
night baseball is NJ. L. TRULY, million
aire oil man, jeweler and president of
the independence club of the Western
association.
1t was TRULY who first put up the
money to back the project of INSTALL
ing equipment for floodlights, and
thus proved to a doubtful baseball
world that the game could be played
satisfactorily under the illumination
of electric bulbs. The experiment
proved to be the stimulant needed to
rouse the languishing Independence
club from its financial lethargy. In
past years the club has been support
ed by a monthly subscription plan.
This year receipts from night baseball
have been large enough to support the
Team and no subscriptions have been
necessary, after the first two were
paid.
So far this season, and there have
been many bad weather breaks, the at
| tendance has far surpassed other sea-
sons and Mr.. TRULY expects 1880 to
be banner year. He believes that
! night baseball is no longer an expert
! ment or a novelty, but is a reality,
| and that another season will see many
! other clubs, both of and AA class,
| following Independence example.
Although Des Moines of the West
ern league was really given credit for
putting over night baseball, il was in
Independence that the first organized
game was played.
When they get around to miniature
football, in the general craze for that
sort of thing, we suppose the NOtre
Dame eleven can play out the schedule
right in their pullman car.
One might not think so to review
the comparatively recent epidemic of
fouls and foul charges. In a few
months the public has paid $1,31S,OOO
to see the last four big heavyweight
fights, all of which involved fouls or
foul charges.
Phil Scott won on a foul from Otto
Won POrat. Gate $4,000.
There was $4,000 paid at Miami
to see Scott claim foul on the part
# Sharkey, and almost get away with
it.
More than S75O,O0O was paid by
fans to see Sharkey lose the title on
foul to Max Schmeling at New York.
And about S1SO,OOO was paid to see
Godfrey take the easiest way cut
against Camera.
About twice a month we get the idea
in our head that a new star named
Moody has risen in the tennis firma-
ment, only to read along into the story
and discover it is Helen Wills.
The chap who gets up the condensed
box scores is in a quandary over
young Mr.. DesAutels, the Tiger catch
er, not knowing whether to try DTS
or Dues.
Goose GOSlin, Outfielder recently
traded by Washington to the st. Louis
Browns, had a bonus contract with
Washington. calling for stipulated
salary and certain lump sum at the
close of the season, provided his per-
Torrance was up to a certain stand
ard. ST. Louis probably assumed the
contract.
Thomas J. Hickey, president Of the
American association, enthusiastic over
night baseball, predicted it soon would
be adopted by major and minor leagues
alike.
1T looks like a lifesaver for the
game in many Cities" Hickey said. II
saw my second night game at Indian
apolis recently and became more i'm
pressed than ever by it's possibilities.
l regard baseball under lights as an
unusual success"
A horse that its owner bought for
$40 has won the Autumn handicap at
Auckland, New Zealand, with purse
of $1,000. An Auckland business man
bought the horse, called NassOck, as
a hack for his young son. AS prank
the boy entered the horse in picnic
race and to the surprise of everybody
won the event.
Branch Hickey, chief mogul of the
st. Louis Cardinal chain, has his eyes
on an infielder with Rochester. He
says:
Eddie Delker is the best looking
prospect in all our chain clubs. We
were offered $4,000 for him the other
day and had we been fixed we'll at
third base would have taken the money.
but where could we get man like him
for twice that sum-"
Chuck Klein sees no mystery in his
ability TO hit the ball over the Nation
al league fences. He says:
while in the steel mills in Indi-
annapolis l had to lift and carry large
beams | could hardly make it at first,
but | grew stronger, and by the time
/ was quitting there | could carry one
around like a ball bat. That's all
there is to it. 1t stands to reason
that a big fellow with the physical
power is going to drive a ball farther
than little man."
The Wilmette university football
eleven, winners of the 1929 Northwest
Conference championship, will meet
the Pacific eleven in night game in
the Multnomah stadium, Portland,
Ore, November Is. Seven games be-
tween various scholastic and collegi-
ate rivals will be played in the sta
dunn. The electric equipment will cost