The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-02-11
ADULT-JUN|OR PLAN
WILL Be DESCRIBED
AT MANDAN SESSION
Capital City Performers will Be
Taken to Western City
l. in Autos
IDEA IS GAINING MOMENTUM
Present Tentative Idea Is to
Bring Salaried Collegiate
Battery Here
IDEA IS GAINING MOMENTUM

Bismarck and Mandan will talk
over their proposed twin city adult
and junior baseball program for the
coming year at q joint meeting IN
Mandan next Tuesday evening, FEB.
18th.
This was decided last night at a
meeting of the Bismarck committee,
with Leonard c. McMahan represent
ing the Mandan committee at the
session.
AS the meeting IS called primarily
to find out to just what extent Bis
marck and Mandan baseball players
will cooperate to make the proposed
plan successful, all adults who are In
terested in playing on the proposed
twin city team. both from Bismarck
and Mandan, are invited and urged
to attend the conference.
Where in Mandan the meeting WILL
be held and at what time next Tues
day will be announced In the near
future, the committeeman promise.
Players Ride to Mandan
Bismarck baseball players Will
gather at the Association OF Com.
merce rooms and be taken to Mandan
in automobiles for the meeting.
A skeleton Of the tentative plan
now under consideration Is this: Two
or three salaried players. preferably
topnotch collegiate performers. In
Guiding a pitcher and catcher, will be
brought here as a foundation around
which to build the club. All other
positions will be taken by the best
players among the amateurs IN the
two cities. A good part OF the duties
Of these salaried players Will be tc
supervise Junior baseball under the
American Legion junior system. M
scheme Of raising money for financ.
ing the plan has yet been adopted
though several proposals have beer
considered. One Of the salaried :ner
will be manager Of the club.
The Bismarck and Mandan com
mittees which have drawn up tn
proposed plan, before going any fur
Their, desire to find out just how tn
idea strikes the baseball players o
the two cities and how many vii
play on the club il the plan Is adopt
ed. This is the sole reason for mex
Tuesdays meeting.
Only Players Invited
II local talent strongly favors the
idea and will cooperate as commit.
teemen expect them to, plans for IL
nancing and selection OF salariec
players may be begun with a cleai
field ahead" Only baseball players
are invited to the Mandan session
because it probably would become too
unwieldly II the baseball fans were
asked to attend, 1t is explained.
At the bottom Of the proposed plar
is the desire to give Junior baseball
a good sendoff." sentiment at last
nights meeting indicated. Members
Of the Bismarck committee went or
record as favoring an arrangement
which would entitle the Junior base
ball systems in the two cities 10 pei
cent Of the gross income Of the twin
city adult junior system, or as great
a part of the 10 per cent as would bt
needed. Under this scheme, money OBJ
tanned by both the junior teams ane
adult club will go into a general fund
If the junior systems do not require
the whole 10 per cent, a stipulation
provides, that part Of the allowance
which is not needed will revert to thu
general fund. Members of the com
mittee point out that the junior sys.
tenn will draw good crowds and II
case Of doubleheaders. with botf
Junior and adult games on the pro-
grams. gate receipts should be swellet
at least 10 per cent because Of inter
est in the kids"
Larson Is Chairman
John A. Larson was elected tenn.
porary chairman Of the Bismarck
committee last night and Kelley 81
monson, secretary. After next Tues
days meeting a committee represent
ing both cities will be organized ans
officers elected.
This committee then will havl
complete charge and responsibility
for Bisnarck,s and Mandau's baseball
this coming season. Harry r. God
dard. secretary Of the Bismarck Assot
citation Of Commerce, last night ex'
planned that his organization Is will
ing to sponsor the program. and evel
has gone 90 far rs to appoint tn
local committee, but will transfer al
responsibility to the twin city com
mitee when It draws up its final plan
Members. OF the committee urg
that all men Interested IN playing ol
the twin city team next summer plal
to attend next Tuesdays meeting an
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