Northern-Copper Country League

From BR Bullpen

On May 25, 1906 the Copper Country Soo League and Northern League merged to form the Northern-Copper Country League; this new league lasted two seasons. The league was class C in 1906 and class D in 1907. The Grand Forks and Hancock clubs disbanded midway through the firsts season on July 29, 1906, and the entire league folded on September 2, 1907. In 1908 the Northern League was reestablished in some of the former territory.

1 Cities Represented
2 Teams & Statistics
- 2.1 1906 C
- 2.2 1907 D
3 Source

[edit] Cities Represented

Duluth, MN: Duluth White Sox 1906-1907
Fargo, ND: Fargo 1906
Grand Forks, ND: Grand Forks Forkers 1906
Hancock, MI: Hancock Infants 1906
Houghton, MI: Houghton Giants 1906-1907
Lake Linden, MI: Lake Linden Sandy Cities 1906
Laurium, MI: Calumet Aristocrats 1906-1907
Winnipeg, MB: Winnipeg Maroons 1906-1907

[edit] Teams & Statistics

[edit] 1906 C

1906 Northern-Copper Country League
President: W. J. Price

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Calumet Aristocrats	61	37	.622	0	Hank Morrison
Houghton Giants	56	35	.615	1.5	J. Haley
Winnipeg Maroons	57	38	.600	2.5	Dave Anderson / Bill Hanrahan
Duluth White Sox	52	44	.542	8	A.W. Kuehnow
Lake Linden Sandy Cities	40	56	.417	20	Percy Glass
Fargo	35	59	.372	24	Matt Camitsch
Hancock Infants #	29	34	.460	NA	Paul Wreath
Grand Forks Forkers #	13	40	.245	NA	Dale Gear / Bill Hanrahan

#Hancock and Grand Forks disbanded July 29.
The league, which became a C league on May 25, was formed as a merger
between the Northern and Copper Country Soo Leagues.
No Playoffs were scheduled. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Beals Becker	Lake Linden	BA	.326	Paul Grimes	Calumet	W	18
Louis Piper	Winnipeg	Runs	75	Harry Bond	Winnipeg	W	18
Sam Meniece	Winnipeg	Hits	118	Barry	Houghton	W	18
Ad Brennan	Winnipeg	Pct	.727; 8-3	Ed Beecher	Houghton	W	18

[edit] 1907 D

1907 Northern-Copper Country League
President: Percy Glass

Team Standings	W	L	PCT	GB	Managers
Winnipeg Maroons	70	27	.722	0	Ed Herr
Duluth White Sox	49	53	.480	23.5	A.W. Kuehnow
Houghton Giants	47	55	.464	25.5	Ed Taylor
Calumet Aristocrats	34	65	.343	37	Dick Egan

The league was shortened to September 2. Player Statistics

Player	Team	Stat	Tot	Player	Team	Stat	Tot
Rollie Zeider	Winnipeg	BA	.314	Alvin Cummings	Duluth	W	20
Rollie Zeider	Winnipeg	Runs	75	John Terry	Winnipeg	Pct	.842: 16-3
Gene Cox	Winnipeg	Hits	117	Rollie Zeider	Winnipeg	SB	59