The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-09-17
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| BALL SEASON
Final Play In Rural Leagues to
Determine Entrants In St.
Paul State Meet.

dates and places for the third annual
regional baseball tournaments, classify
ing teams and taking action on various
tournament rules and regulations were
some of the things that the Region II
baseball representatives accomplished at
their annual meeting at the st. Louis
County Rural Schools Extension De-
partment Office, court house, Virginia.
Helmer Gustafson of Cook was cleo
ted president of the commission; L. @.
Mitson Of Zim, vice president, and
Louis Kloepfel of Duluth, secretary
treasurer These three officers with
the commissioners Paul Bonicatto of
Virginia and Bert HaSSing of Carleton,
will constitute the executive committee
of the Region II baseball commission.
Final arrangements for the various
regional baseball tournaments to decide
three class championships, the all-re-
gion championship and the right to
represent the Arrowhead country at the
Minnesota state baseball tournament at
st. Paul the latter part Of September,
were completed at a meeting Of the ex-
ecutive committee at Duluth on Mon
day.
A new plan for deciding the all
regional championship and the right
to represent this district at the state
meet was acted upon by the commission.
Only teams who won first place in
league play will be eligible for the
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championship series.
Winners of the following leagues have
already designated their intention to
enter their champions in the regional
play-offs: Carleton county Lakes Re-
gion League-to be decided; Head o.
Lakes League-Carleton; Range League
Virginia; Itasca County City League
Taconite; Northern 4-Eye Rurban
League-Cook; South County Athletic
Association-to be decided; st. Louis
County Rural Baseball Association-to
be decided.
In the Class B division rurban league
champions and city recreation depart
ment champions will be eligible. Win
ners from the following are expected
to enter this class; Minnesota z. S. K.
]. league; Virginia Rurban League;
West Duluth Y M. c. A. league; Recre-
alton department leagues of Duluth,
Eveleth, Hibbing, Chisholm and Ely.
Class c championship series will be
limited to teams composed strictly of
farm community players and from the
following leagues: Itasca County rural
league, Meadowbrook Sturgeon, Alborn-
Brookston, Embarrass Valley, Cherry
Zim, Falo-Camp Sigel, Floodwood and
Vermilion.
Entry blanks have been sent out to all
teams with copy Of the rules and
regulations governing the tournaments.
All entry blanks must then be sent to
Paul Bonicatto at Virginia.
With indications that over 20 teams
will take part in three class champi-
onships in the regional play-offs this
year, a new record for the number of
teams entered will be established. Ten
tatfve dates for the play-offs have been
set for the 5th, 9th, 7th and 18th of |
with Cloquet, Chisholm and
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tournaments in their respective cities.
The co-commiSsioners of the Arrow
head Region which now has been desig- |
mated as Region II by the Minnesota |
Federation of Baseball Leagues, Paul |
Bonicatto of Virginia and Bert Hass;ag
Of Carleton announce the following ap-
pointments to the Region II baseball
commission. In addition to the officers
and the commissioners they are as fol-
lows: John Stepich, Virginia, Rurban
League; L. c.. Mitson, Zim, st. Louis |
County Rural Baseball Association; L. |
E. Harris, Floodwood region; F. Glavan, |
Aurora, Minnesota K. S. <. j. League; |
Louis Kloepfel, Duluth, Head O. Lakes |
League; Ed. Miners, Biwabik, Range
League; A. H. Prick, Grand Rapids, |
Itasca County Leagues; Ted Landgren,
Meadowlands, South County Athletic |
Cubby Campbell, Sports |
Editor, Duluth Uews-Tribune; Sandy |
Sports Editor, Duluth Her
aid.
Official recreation executives of the |
Arrowhead country who are sponsoring |
baseball leagues have also been APP
pointed ex oficio members of the COM
These are Vic Dunder, Du-
luth; B. G. Leighton, ST. Louis County |
Rural Schools; jess Porteous, Hibbing; |
Dewey Dahl, Chisholm; Wayne Kakela, |
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