The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-26

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Tournament Town
Bismarck entertains i'm portant
guests this weekend in the persons
Of some los young baseball players.
members Of the teams entered In the
Junior American Legion tournament.
They, with Bismarcks entry, consti-
tute the eight teams which will play,
the best Of more than 500 which
have played baseball this year under
the direction Of the veterans organi-
nation.
They are important. both because
Of what they are and Of what they
may be In the future. It Is improb-
able that there Is q Babe Ruth or q
Walter johnson among them. II so,
no one need be disappointed, for the
aim Of the Legion's junior program
Is not to develop professional base
ball players but to inculcate in the
youth OF the state the true spirit OF
Americanism.
It Is with this In mind that the Le-
gion In North Dakota annually spends
thousands Of dollars on junior base
ball and scores Of Legionnaires give
literally Of their time and effort. The
interest Of hundreds Of non-service
men and women has been enlisted
with the result that the quality Of
baseball played has consistently been
raised and interest In the annual
tournament has been magnified.
North Dakota has q number of
splendid adult baseball teams. They
have offered Z high-class brand Of
entertainment to the sports fan and
deserve support. The junior teams,
however, appeal to q wider audience,
for, In addition to interest in base
ball, they command the interest
which everyone has In the Develop
ment Of our coming citizens.
Because Of the interest and be-
cause . championship Is involved.
this tournament Is the l1ighlight of
North Dakota's summer sports pro-
gram. In addition to being high
class entertainment it Is the same
sort Of spectacle which has packed
our huge memorial building each
year for the state basketball tourna-
ment.
Bismarck was chosen for this
tournament. may be selected perma-
nently because OF its geographical To-
cation in the center Of the state and
because 1t Is North Dakota's premier
tournament town. Nowhere else in
the state are tournament crowds as
large a. here. In no other city are
facilities offered such as we possess.
The selection was almost automatic.
The importance attached to this
annual event IS demonstrated by the
manner In which local authorities
have cooperated with the Legion in
arranging for it. The boys will be
permitted to sleep In the World War
Memorial building, thus reducing
their expenses. for many Of these
teams would be unable to participate
In the tournament If the expenses
were high.
Their members come from all sorts
Of families In all sorts Of economic
conditions, the one standard being
their ability to play baseball Clearly
and well.
They win be entertained. while
here, by trips to the new state capt.
toll building and to other points of
interest. Many Of these lads live on
farms and 50 the Great Plains sta
ton at Mandan was included in
their itinerary.
It Is sound policy for Bismarck to
do its best in seeing that these boys
enjoy their visit, just as 1t behooves
the Capital City to put its best foot
forward for every other visitor. Only
by 20 doing can we build up the SEN
timent Of friendship and regard
which, IN innumerable ways, stands
u Ia good stead.