https://attheplate.com/mallards/biogs4.html Baseball bios of Minot Mallards, MANDAK
Man-Kota League (Manitoba-Dakota)
1913-5-16 League reorganized; schedule given. Old officers re-elected. "Each team will pay its own expenses when away from home and take the gate receipts for home games. This forces each town to support its own team."
1913-5-30 (Bottineau Courant) Lines
1913-8-11 Waskada's winning streak is snapped at sixteen as former major leaguer Marvin Peasley, pitching for Hartney, defeated them 4-2. "famous Waskada team of pros."
Dakota League (D)
1921 BR
1922 BR
Dakota League
1923
Brandt, Ed 1923 Aberdeen Doing great - after he left Seattle, discouraged that he wasn't getting a chance, Seattle sold him to Aberdeen.
South Dakota League (D)
South Dakota League (D)
1920 BR w/final standings
1920-7-11 (Sioux Falls) Standings. Play by play for one of Sioux Falls' games over weekend - boxes for both. Lines for other games. Paul Shiely, one-armed umpire, has been a disappointment - Perry Werden was brought out to coach him but it did no good.
Bismarck
1921-5-02 Work done for team & field
1928-4-13 Team is getting new uniforms.
Minot
Bismarck
1921-5-02 Work done for team & field
1928-4-13 Team is getting new uniforms.
Minot
1919-7-31 Shirley beats Donnybrook 1-0, k's 14. Minot lost to Berthold 4-3 in a 20-inning game. Shirley then beat Berthold 7-5. "Several auto loads of Minoters went to Berthold to lend the Minot boys their support, something like a hundred from this city attending."
1921-2-17 "H. H. Hester of Glasgow, Mont.,was in Minot several days endeavoring to lease the ball park and to secure control of a base ball organization for Minot for the coming season. Mr. Hester formerly managed the baseball club at Great Falls, Mont., and visited Minot last summer as a member of the Glasgow ball team. Mr. Hester while here endeavored to secure monthly subscriptions of $1200 from the businessmen, promising to give this city a good brand of league baseball, but was not certain that he would be successful."
1921-2-24 "Baseball enthusiasts in Minot and other sections of the Northwest, will be very much pleased to learn that we are going to enjoy another season of first class baseball, and they will also be glad to learn that the prospects are bright for Minot to have a much stronger team than she has ever had.
At a meeting held recently, H. H. Hester, well known baseball baseball manager, was selected to manage the Minot team this year.
"Minot businessmen will sign up for $1100.00 a month to support this team for five months.
Arrangements are now being made for the use of the baseball park and the games will start early in May.
"Mr. Hester is capable of giving Minot the best baseball team in the state. He has had the experience and he is the right kind of a man to manage the team. He comes here with the undivided support of the city.
"Minot players will be given every opportunity to make the team. We have a number of strong players residing in the city and unless something goes wrong with any of them we may expect to see Ted Shirley, Bing Worner, Ira Rush, Jim Henessey, Billy Kline, Almer Morris and others on the diamond.
"Mr. Hester figures on getting two or three men direct from the coast league. His present plans are to play three series a month at home and one series in one of the other towns. As Fargo, Bismarck, Valley City and Devils Lake together with other cities will have especially strong teams this year, there will be no trouble in giving the fans some mighty good games. Jack Twiford, who managed the local team last year, is behind Mr. Hester and his team for this season.
"Mr. Hester has had a good many experiences with baseball. He managed the Great Falls, Mont. team in the Northwestern League and the old Union Association for four years. He managed the Salt Lake City club in the Coast League and Union Association. He managed the Phoenix, Ariz. club in the Rio Grande league and was manager of the Outlaw Copper League at Ray, Ariz."
1921-5-19 (Minot) Minot beat Rugby twice last weekend; Brandt and Kutina were the Rugby pitchers. Minot has now won five straight games.
May not be long before major league scouts are looking over the Minot sandlots.
1921-6-02 The Minot team drove to Bismarck Saturday morning for a series of three games, "but owing to very heavy rains from Turtle Lake south to Bismarck, the games were called off. The Bismarck team accompanied the Minot team to this city for three games."
1921-6-16 Minot was 2-1 v. Bismarck in Bismarck; a total of 2400 attended the games.
1921-6-23 Beat Leeds 1-0 then lost to Leeds in a close game. Undeservedly small crowds,
1921-7-14 Minot team has decided to keep playing through the end of the season. H.H. Hester has relinquished management of the team.
"The local team has not had the best of luck in several ways except that distinction of being the only team in the state that has not lost a series to any team. Fargo is the only team that stands even on the games played with Minot and Valley City has taken some 5 out of 7 games from Fargo. Minot has won from Leeds in the two games played and they have defeated Cando and Cando has defeated Devils Lake in the series played. Bismarck won only one game out of the six played with the locals. As to the money taken in at the gate, there have been several things that have worked against the local management. Decoration Day was a total loss. The games here the Fourth with Grand Forks were a fizzle as they brought no team at all, after giving absolute assurance they would give the locals all they wanted. All the first class players from there were out playing with other teams the 4th and they brought anything they could find from stenographers to farm hands, who would wear a suit. Then a counter attraction kept the crowd away till the game was over when it was pulled off west of the city at 3 p. m. instead of 1 p. m.
"Joe Moore, the popular "big fellow" has assumed the duties of managing the team and there is no doubt that he will get the fans' support and that all will be satisfied."
1921-7-21 (Minot) Went 2-2-1 with visiting Calgary Black Sox. Also beat picked team from the reservation 12-6.
1921-8-18 (Minot) 1st annual Rotaries-Kiwanis game raises $150
1921-9-01 "Joseph Moore, manager of the Minot baseball team, and Billy Hille, one of the popular players, have been given places on the Minot police force and it is probable they will be here next year when the baseball season opens. Moore is the best all-around ball player Minot has ever had."
1922-6-15 On 6-18 "Shirley Day" will be held at Dorman's ball park for Ted Shirley, popular pitcher of Minot for the last six [alleged] years." He's off for California next week and this will be his last game with the local team.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125571556/irving-victor-wallace Includes obit. Was a very cool guy.
1921-9-07 (Grand Forks quoting Minot) Irving Wallace, 19-year-old catcher for the Burlington Independents, eight miles from Minot, circled the bases in 13 seconds on labor day.
1921-11-03 (LA Times) Irving Wallace, who played with the Burlington Independents of Minot this year, is now in our midst, looking for a ball team.
1922-1-08 Has signed with the Daring White Sox, a traveling team that operates out of St. Louis. Will receive $1,250 a month + expenses.
"From Los Angeles, comes the report that "Speed" Wallace, a former Burlington, N. D. lad, has signed up with the Chicago baseball team for a series of 110 games during the coming season at a salary of $1,350.00 per month and expenses. Wallace recently broke the world's record for base running.
"Irving Wallace, who is known on the coast as "Speed" Wallace, is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson of this city. He is at present attending college at Los Angeles, Calif., taking an electrical course, in which he has shown considerable proficiency.
"Wallace is a famous athlete. His record for running broad jump is within six inches of the world's record.
"The special news report from Los Angeles to the Independent, sent by Correspondent H. Collins, is as follows:
"Los Angeles, Cal.-Sid Meely has returned to Chicago, with plans fulfilled. The results of his visit, we lose two summer prospects.
"Before leaving Meely announced that he had signed Hugh Helman and Speed Wallace for a series of 110 games. Wallace to catch and Helman to cover second.
"The deal for Wallace surpass any so far this season for a junior player. He is to receive $1,350.00 and expenses per month. It is understood he is also to coach base running and to make two exhibit runs each week.
"They are ready to report May 1st."
1922-5-18 Has returned from Long Beach. "has been taking a course at a California technical school during the winter months." Due to a fractured leg, "Speed" Wallace cannot fulfill his engagement with the St. Louis baseball team this summer. Son of Mrs. H.A. Kluver of Burlington.
1922-9-07 Has equaled the record of 13 seconds around the bases he set in LA, this time on the Burlington and Minot fields. Stopwatches and judges all attested to his time. He also ran the bases in 15 1/3 seconds in full catcher's armor.
1923-3-20 (Bismarck) Drove a Chevrolet from Minot to LA; 3100 miles covered in 122 hours without stopping. Wallace claims he slept only two hours - even this mite was made possibly only by the presence of a relief driver. "The average rate of travel was 25.4 miles per hour, which means that terrific, death defying speeds had to be made wherever possible."
His nickname is given as "Speed," and he is described as a professional race driver.
1923-6-03 (Long Beach) Irving Wallace, once of this city, drove 2000 miles from Long Beach to Minot in three and a half days; ahead of railroad mail time. Drove a Star automobile.
1928-3-05 "Minot, N. D., Mar. 5.-(AP).-Revelation of his acceptance of the managership of Charles Paddock, famous runner, was made in a letter received here by Irving Speed) Wallace of Minot, from Brownsville, Texas.
"Paddock is to meet Wallace in southern Texas in the near future, and together they will cover various colleges and universities, both of them appearing in exhibition runs, and Paddock giving lectures.
"Arrangements for Wallace to become the manager of the famous sprinter were made here a few months ago when Paddock appeared in this city on a lecture tour."
1928-4-04 Says that Speed Wallace is the manager of the top sprinter Charlie Paddock - and that Wallace has entered the Bunion Derby. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-American_Footrace
1928-4-25 Progressing well on his own personal Bunion derby - averaging over 50 miles a day. Running from Perryton, TX to Bismarck, ND.
1929-3-26 Narrowly escaped serious injury in a car accident outside of San Antonio.
1939-5-20 Profile + pic.
1944-10-04 Pic. His juvenile novel "Mystery in the Tropics" is in many libraries; best-selling.
1959-11-16 At funeral of Senator Langer.
Bandelin, Oscar p-of 1900 Sioux Falls Canaries. 1900-8-13 Recalled by Minneapolis.
Blanford, Fred c 1899 Sioux Falls 1900 Sioux Falls Canaries
Boardman, Charlie p 1929 Bismarck Grays Lost 10-0 to Cuban HOD. "hasn't pitched 15 innings of baseball in the last 12 months" known as batter 1930 Bismarck Independents
Bandelin, Oscar p-of 1900 Sioux Falls Canaries. 1900-8-13 Recalled by Minneapolis.
Blanford, Fred c 1899 Sioux Falls 1900 Sioux Falls Canaries
Boardman, Charlie p 1929 Bismarck Grays Lost 10-0 to Cuban HOD. "hasn't pitched 15 innings of baseball in the last 12 months" known as batter 1930 Bismarck Independents
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/Charlie-Boardman/ VG
Kutina, Ed p 1921 Fargo 2 - v Minot 3 - v. Minot
Kutina, Ed p 1921 Fargo 2 - v Minot 3 - v. Minot
1921 search
Starnagle, George c - 1g with CLE 1899 Sioux Falls 1900 Sioux Falls Canaries 1.2K ATT - great game - two combined errors in 11 innings. 125 Flandreu rooters came to game on special train - bet freely.
Starnagle, George c - 1g with CLE 1899 Sioux Falls 1900 Sioux Falls Canaries 1.2K ATT - great game - two combined errors in 11 innings. 125 Flandreu rooters came to game on special train - bet freely.
1900-8-13 Starnagle offered Minneapolis contract at $150/month - refuses to stay with local club.
team not same as 1900 Sioux City Cornhuskers (WL)
1900-9-18 End of season banquet for Sioux Falls Canaries. Says where players are going - they are all going to their respective homes. One will join a theatrical troupe which is touring.
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