San Francisco Angels

 Wood Bat Baseball Team

Recap of 2003 season

Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament, August 26- Sept 1

Mike Ryan Adds Punch to Astros Lineup

Reno Wins Grand Forks Tourney Over Seattle Studs

Above & left: Mike Ryan

September 1, 2003:  The Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament, an open-roster money tournament that began last Tuesday, finished up on Labor Day with a 4-3 win by the Reno (aka "Houston") Astros. The tournament is held in the town of Grand Forks, British Columbia, about 100 miles north of Spokane, Washington. The Astros, 1999's tournament champions, edged the 2001 champion Seattle Studs in the 4pm final game for the $20,000 (Canadian dollar) 1st place prize money.

Mike Ryan, who starred with the San Francisco Angels this summer, broke into the starting lineup with the Astros and helped them win the championship. In the final game, Ryan had two hits, was hit by a pitch, and scored a run.

In the Astros' pivotal 9-6 extra-inning win against Caldwell last Thursday, Ryan made an appearance as a pinch-hitter, with a 6th inning sacrifice fly to center. A loss to Caldwell could have knocked the Astros early out of contention for prize money, since they had already lost to Taiwan on Wednesday night. On Saturday, Ryan joined the lineup. He was hit by a pitch in the second inning, and ended up scoring after stealing third. Later in the game, he doubled as the Astros grabbed a 4-2 win over the Sacramento Athletics. The Athletics ended with an 0-3 record in the tournament.

In the Astros' first Money Round Game late Sunday, Ryan was dropped to 9th in the order, but hit a two-run double to right field in the 6th inning, as the Astros shut down Team Canada, 7-0. In the 14-0 semi-final whooping of the Trail team, Ryan was back hitting 7th, and assisted the overpowering offense with a walk, a sacrifice fly, and a triple, driving in three runs and scoring once.

The Taiwan National Team dominated the first stage of the tournament.  A couple of weeks ago, the Taiwan team  won the NBC Summer World Series in Wichita, Kansas. In their first Grand Forks game last Wednesday, they defeated the Reno Astros 5-0, after Astros' manager Matt Konopsis made a 7th inning pitching change in a 0-0 ballgame.  Last Thursday, Taiwan shut out the Sacramento Athletics, 5-0. Finally, they shut down the Caldwell Coyotes 3-0 on Friday, and then waited comfortably in their position as the #1 seed for the Money Round.

Taiwan's patsies for the Sunday afternoon game were the Lewiston Truckers, sporting players from Lewis-Clark State College, famous for its perennial harvest of major league draft picks. In the preliminary round of three games, Lewiston had scored a total of 2 runs, going 1-2 but winning the #8 seeding, the final Money Round berth, in the 12-team tournament, by keeping the gap down between runs scored and runs allowed.

In the biggest upset of the tournament, the Truckers defeated Taiwan 4-2 in Sunday's first Money Round game. The favored team was thereby eliminated, leaving the 1st place prize money on the table for the other teams.

The Astros were grouped with Taiwan, the Athletics, and the Caldwell Coyotes in one of three preliminary pools. Eight of the 12 teams participating in the tournament advanced Sunday to the single elimination money round.

In a departure from previous practices which spread the Canadian teams to different pools, four of those teams were now grouped in a single pool. This protected the native teams, which in the past were generally eliminated early in the tournament.

The Athletics attempted to recruit several former Angels for Grand Forks, but the well-funded Reno Astros may have offered free airfares to a couple of them, although the Astros were probably overloaded with players. Mike Ryan is the only name of a 2003 Angel player who showed up in the play-by-play descriptions provided on the tournament web site.

Canada Division

Game scores

Canada 4 Trail 1

Canada 19 Prince George 6

Trail 4 Prince George 2

Trail 8 Burnaby 5

Burnaby 3 Canada 1

Burnaby 7 Prince George 4

64 runs, 5.33 runs per game per team

0 shutouts (0% of games)

Seeding number, team, won-lost, offense- defense

(advancing teams in boldface)

3. Team Canada (2-1)

                                 +3, +13, -2=+14

5. Trail  (2-1)

                                  -3, +2, +3=   +2

7. Burnaby (2-1)

                                  -3, +2, +3=   +2

Prince George (0-3)

                                 -13, -2, -3=   -18

Favorites Division

Game scores

Chinese Taiwan 5 Houston 0

Houston 9 Caldwell 6

Chinese Taiwan 5 Sacramento 0

Chinese Taiwan  3 Caldwell 0

Caldwell 6 Sacramento 4

Houston 4 Sacramento 2

44 runs, 3.67 runs per game per team

3 shutouts (25% of games)

Seeding number, team, won-lost, offense- defense

(advancing teams in boldface)

1. Chinese Taiwan (3-0)

                                +5, +5, +3=  +13

6. Reno Astros (2-1)

                                -5, +3, +2 =      0

Caldwell Coyotes (1-2)

                                -3, -3, +2  =     -4

Sacramento Athletics (0-3)

                                -5, -2,  -2=       -9

Studs Division

Game scores

Seattle 2  Lewiston 0

Lewiston 2 San Diego 1

Seattle 1 Chicago 0

Chicago 1 Lewiston 0

Seattle 1 San Diego 0

Chicago 6 San Diego 2

16 runs, 1.33 runs per game per team

4 shutouts (33% of games)

Seeding number, team, won-lost, offense- defense

(advancing teams in boldface)

2. Seattle Studs (3-0)

                                +2, +1, +1=   + 4

4. Chicago Prairie Gravel (2-1)

                                 -1, +1, +4=    +4

8. Lewiston Truckers (1-2)

                                  -2, +1, -1=     -2

San Diego Stars (0-3)

                                   -1, -1, -4=     -6

Notes on seeding for Money Round: Among the three division winners in the preliminary round, the Studs and Taiwan both went 3-0. Top seed went to the Taiwan, since it had the highest cumulative run differential (Rule #12- see rules below).  Team Canada won the third seed despite a +14 run differential because it had only a 2-1 record.

All the second place teams went 2-1. Chicago was +4 on run differential, so won the #4 seeding. The Lewiston team had only a 1-2 record and a  -2 run differential, but since there were only three divisions instead of the four contemplated by the tournament rules, both Lewiston and a third Canadian team went to the Money Round. 

Trail and Burnaby were matched in run differential, and would have played a tie-breaker game to determine who would move on to the Money Round. As it was, Burnaby was seeded lower as a wild card team apparently by some ad hoc decision method not covered by the rules (head-to-head, coin flip, etc.).

Seattle was the only surviving division champion. Under Rule #19, it was the top seed for the Monday semi-final games.

After the first Money Round games, Lewiston's record was 2-2, while Reno and Trail each were 3-1, so Lewiston was the #4 seed and matched against Seattle, despite the fact they had been in the same division.

It is unclear why Trail was the #2 seed for the semi-finals, since Reno's cumulative run differential was higher. In any case, they played each other and Reno stomped down the Trail. The Astros then went on to edge the Studs for the championship.

1. The official rules of baseball, as published by Baseball Canada, shall govern the playing of baseball games during the tournament. Specifications as to facility, equipment, play-off format, etc. have been modified to meet the needs of the tournament. Teams may elect to use the designated hitter rule.

2. All games will be seven (7) innings with extra innings to be played to determine winners.

3. Toss of a coin at home plate will determine home team for all preliminary round games. Teams with better records, as determined by the tournament rules, will be the HOME TEAMS for all MONEY ROUND games.

4. Teams must be prepared to play ball when scheduled. Infield drills will be permitted only if time allows.

5. Should circumstances arise where a game or games are postponed or canceled, the Tournament Rules Committee (TRC) has the authority to act upon any alteration to the tournament format or schedule.

6. Should a contest overlap the scheduled start of the following game considerably, then the TRC also has the authority to either halt the contest and declare the team ahead the winner, or stop the game and order a continuation of the contest at a determined time. This rule will apply to all preliminary round games only.

7. The TEN RUN RULE will apply to all tournament games, except the tournament FINAL.

8. There are no restrictions relative to roster size. However, teams will not be permitted to add to their roster any player who was on the roster of a team eliminated earlier from further competition.

9. Should a protest arise, that protest must officially be brought to the attention of the home plate umpire, who in turn will forward such protest to the Tournament Protest Committee Chairman of designate. This Committee will then rule on the identified protest and their decision will be FINAL.

10. In the event a contest is forfeited, the team receiving the forfeiture shall claim a 7-0 win. The forfeiting team, meanwhile, shall surrender all earnings, if any, to the tournament.

11. The top two teams in each division will qualify for the tournament's MONEY ROUND.

12.After the preliminary round, should two or more division winners have identical won-loss records, then the RUNS FOR - RUNS AGAINST differential will determine the order of finish in the over-all standings.

13. After the preliminary round, should two or more division runner-up teams have identical won-loss records, then the RUNS FOR - RUNS AGAINST differential will determine the order of finish in the over-all standings.

14. Should THREE teams in the same division complete the preliminary round with an identical record of two wins and one loss, then Rule #12 will be applied to determine the division winner. A seven (7) inning play-off game will be played to determine the runner-up position.

15. Should THREE teams in more than one division complete the preliminary round with an identical record of two wins and one loss, then Rule #12 will be applied to determine the division winner. Five (5) inning play-off games will be played to determine the respective runner-up positions.

16. Should THREE teams be tied for the runner-up position with an identical won-loss record of one win and two losses, then the RUNS FOR - RUNS AGAINST differential will determine the order of finish.

17. Should teams be tied for any position following the above, then the TOTAL RUNS FOR/INNINGS PLAYED OFFENSIVELY will determine the position in the standings.

18. Should teams still be tied following Rule #17, the RUNS ALLOWED/INNINGS PLAYED DEFENSIVELY formula will be applied to determine the order of finish in the standings.

19. Division champions will always have the higher precedence when determining the match-ups in the MONEY ROUND.

RE: Rule #14 & Rule #15

Should a play-off game or games be required, then the tournament's MONEY ROUND will be moved back to accommodate such.

Grand Forks Tournament

EXPIRED!!!

The San Francisco Angels Wood Bat Baseball team exploded and expired Tuesday morning, August 5, fallen by a fireball foisted by a fulminating fumigator from his philistine parapet of pretentious perfidy.  May the holy orb strike him- 1,2,3 you're out!  The deceased will be unable to get to Grand Forks but the tournament director Gerry Foster might want to sell the remains for chemicals.

A contributing factor to the team's sudden demise was the failure of most players to pay the travel fees by the deadline. A group airfare deadline had come and gone, and the team wasn't about to get stuck with a large number of unpaid fares dangling around at the last minute. The travel director already went through multiple embarrassments over the 2001 Grand Forks trip, especially the mass of debt built up from incomplete airfares and costs of adding players. The four checks received for this year's trip were mailed back Wednesday August 6.

This is the time of year that summer teams disband.  As the NBC World Series in Wichita and the AABC Stan Musial World Series in Battle Creek complete the elimination process toward their respective championship games, the eliminated teams break up and send their players on their way.

The Angels had originally planned to continue on, spurred by some summer season success, for post-season competition at the Labor Day Weekend tournament in Grand Forks, British Columbia.  But although the team completed a 40-21 record, the second part of their ambitious schedule was disappointing. There were no hopeful signs that the team would succeed in Grand Forks. 

Angels' staff were volunteers. The main volunteers, Roland Nazar and Jim Brown devoted enormous effort to keep the team going and getting it to succeed, just as they had done in the last ten years.  The team succeeded at a first place finish in the local AABC Rural League for the first time. The Angels played in over 60 games, going up and down the West Coast playing highly-competitive summer teams. But while the team continued to play at a competitive level,  they couldn't quite get through to meeting their goals. Staff were distracted by the demands of their private lives and the team lacked money.

The San Francisco Angels Wood Bat Baseball Team thanks Jack Wolf, Dan Kingman Sr., Doug Price, Steve Holt for their volunteer efforts. The players should congratulate themselves for making personal sacrifices not normally expected from a summer baseball team- you displayed commitment and passion the memory of which you can draw on in your future activities. The team thanks the support of Jack Wolf, Mr. Gray, Mr. Herbert, Mrs. Dianda, and Mr. Shannon, all of whom stepped in to help with necessary team costs despite their confusion about (and even outrage over) this anarchist collective posing as a semipro baseball team.

The team's death came at a  convenient time for the weekend staff, since they wouldn't be focusing on the team again until late Thursday at the earliest and didn't have to break out of their routines.  The Sacramento Athletics are making the trip to Grand Forks and are looking for players to complete their roster. The Maxim Yankees also considered an entry into the tournament but decided against it.

                  

The last words of the travel director of the San Francisco Angels Wood Bat Baseball team were words of advice on approaching the Grand Forks tournament, sent to the Sacramento Athletics:   This is now a wood bat tournament in a pretty big park. It's about pitching and defense. Ask yourself if your pitchers could beat the Astros and two similar teams (the Studs, the Storm, etc) in 7-inning games.   In my book, we've already lost to the Studs two years ago, the Astros are very hard to beat. I wouldn't go in there without a minor league pitcher, or two top ex-college pitchers. In one approach, one of those pitchers goes the first game and leaves only if there is a large lead (to be used again in the money round); another is kept for a crucial (eg, single elimination) pool play game or held until the first money round game. The first money game gets you into Monday- and money. You need wins, the earlier the better as in all tournament play, and then need to rack up the scores to get good seeding so you don't have to play your first money round game against the teams that have racked up the scores. You'd like to get your pitchers in early in the tournament briefly so they get oriented, but that might not be possible in a tight game. Still, some risk has to be taken or you'll have guys who have waited for three days suddenly coming in to put the fire out before they've planted their feet.  So another approach has several pitchers "sharing" the first game, throwing no more than two innings each- remember these are only 7. Pitchers for the second and third pool play games are picked from the top or the bottom of the depth chart according to results of previous games and the current situation. But you bring enough pitching to ensure that the money game is covered by one of your best regardless of the churning in previous games.  In 1999, the Astros actually got the Tournament to drive two pitchers up from Spokane just for the money games! If you have a thumber or a lefty, throwing either sinkers or slow curves or forkballs, to put out any team on fire, then you can overcome an apparent mismatch.  In fact, depending on the skill level, you want more than one of these guys. On offense, it's about on-base percentage, working the count, getting to the gaps, finding holes, hitting flares, staying on pitches and adjusting to them, moving runners along. A fast runner needs to get on base first and foremost, early count swings are worthless unless the pitcher has established a consistent pattern of first pitch strikes.   Hitters have to test the umpires at the corners of the plate. One way to approach that little game is to exclaim loudly (to the outfielders!) at the very first bad call, step out etc., but then demonstrate the willingness to swing at some borderline pitches to show off your eye, "look" for that corner, show a "genuine" concern for the pitcher's ability to keep the game going and throw strikes.   The players need to keep talking to their teammates. The solitary attitude bullshit wastes valuable information.   That's about it. Establish a curfew when there are early games, and get some control over the players, keeping the bad ones from corrupting the others and debasing the team. Look the players in the eyes when they get to the field!

$250 Grand Forks Fee Is Past Due- Make Check to California Baseball Association

101 Associated Road, South San Francisco, Ca  94080

The Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament takes place at the end of August, starting the week before Labor Day Weekend and finishing on Labor Day.  Held every two years, the Angels finished in the playoffs in 1999 and 2001, with the help of add-on veterans, since some of their college players were unable to attend. This outstanding money tournament is held in the town of Grand Forks, British Columbia, 100 miles north of Spokane, Washington, just across the Canadian border.

The competitive tournament this year is going with wood bats only. It is drawing in strong teams from all over the United States. There has also been international representation. In 1999, the Angels defeated the Russian national team, and then won in 2001 against the Taiwanese Army team which had added-on some national team players. But there also is a strong local flavor to this tournament which enhances its character.

The tournament begins with a round robin competition by which each team plays each opponent in its four-team division one time. The top two teams in each of the four divisions then advance to the single-elimination money round from Sunday afternoon through Monday. Money round seeding is determined by run differentials, thus encouraging the run-up of scores in the initial round.

That's Canadian dollars!

Status Report to the Grand Forks Tournament Director

---- Original Message -----
From: Gerry & Judy Foster
To: traveldirector@sfa.churchofbaseball.god
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 9:30 PM
Subject: Grand Forks International

Hello Travel Director,
Just got off the phone to Ken Gray and he seems to think things are coming together for the Angels to be in Grand Forks. I guess the final assessment will be made on or about the 28th (Monday). I will follow the adventures of the Angels this weekend in Sacramento.

I also had a long conversation with the Manager of the Taiwan baseball association tonight. We received their national team roster and they have a young club which should be very competitive. Tomorrow night in Colorado history will be made as the first Taiwanese player to pitch in the majors makes his debut against Milwaukee. They have brought him up from AA. He leads the Texas league in strikeouts. Lots of excitement in Taiwan over this.

Keep in touch and the best to the team this weekend.

Gerry
 

From: Travel Director, SF Angels
To: gerry@gfitourney.churchofbaseball.god
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 8:00 AM
Subject: Grand Forks International
 

Gerry,
I don't think it's the final assessment, but it's my assessment that the effort to get to Grand Forks has failed its initial step. We need players to commit early and help cover the airfare and vans. Commitments with money are needed because otherwise some players will walk away from their commitments. Trust me on this.

The idea was get early commitments in money to give us the confidence that we have assembled a core team with the means of getting to Grand Forks. The next step would be recruitment of outstanding pitchers and position players to fill in roster gaps. Going to Grand Forks without an enhanced team would surely lead to a quick exit. We have more respect for your tournament than that.

It is easier to recruit good pitching when they are given a free ride. Baseball is asymmetrical position-wise: Pitching rules. To get these divas on the team requires extra money to cover their travel. We also have to get new players in uniform and fix up our team hat situation (the players have set up a store at Pier 39 to sell any hats they get from the team, so they wear their high school hats to the games).

Getting the team together, playing games in August in preparation, coordinating the effort, etc. is very time-consuming. I don't have the time to work solo on this. And you already know I don't have the money. Some team supporters have been around for years without directly supporting the team's basic financial needs. We do not expect any sudden help from them. Miserliness Stinginess and free-loading are part of the American tradition and no less a part of American amateur baseball. They are rooted in the mythology of amateur baseball and can't be changed.

Ken Gray has expressed interest in helping organize the trip. Pitcher Evan Rogers has volunteered to get on the phone to talk up the trip, help recruit, make collection calls, and whatever else is needed volunteer-wise. Evan has been to Grand Forks!

-travel director, SF Angels
 

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GRAND FORKS AIRFARE IS OVERDUE!

Email sent to players now has revisions

Gentlemen,

Please give this information to teammates and other interested players. If you would like to go to the Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament, held before and through Labor Day Weekend, this is the time to step up. We have booked a group fare on Southwest from Oakland to Spokane, Washington for the early morning of Friday August 29. The return flight would be on Tuesday morning September 2, the day after Labor Day.

We would rent vans to take us from Spokane to the border town of Grand Forks, British Columbia, where the tournament is held from August 27 to September 1. We will cover the tournament fee and motel in Grand Forks.  Our first game would be scheduled for Friday, the day of our arrival. All games are 7 innings. Detailed rules will be available later. I will try to locate the rules from last tournament (in 2001) and post them. If you want more information about the tournament, their web site will be working up more information soon: http://www.baseballgf.com.  I have promotional material from previous years, and players who attended in 2001 are still on the team (Stewart, Kingman, Mukuno, Hernandez, Django, Gray, Trelut).

Three Two basic things must happen in order for this trip to take place.

(1) We must prepay the transportation costs. The airfare is $201 each and we will charge $49 each for:

(a) the land travel

(b) daily early morning group breakfast

(c) Motel in Spokane for Monday night before the return flight.

The total is $250. You should also bring some cash for other meals, etc. Deadline for payment was Sunday July 27, the day before our payment to Southwest was due. When we miss the Southwest deadline, the group reservation will automatically lapse and I so inform tournament director Gerry Foster.

Write $250 check payable to

California Baseball Association

101 Associated Road

South San Francisco, Ca 94080

Mail payment immediately.  If we are unable to extend the deadline or obtain a new group fare at a comparable rate,  you will receive a refund or your check will be returned. If we receive a check and don't put you on the roster, we will return your check to you.

There will be a partial refund of the $250 fee if we finish 2nd, 3rd or 4th in the tournament, and a full refund for a 1st place finish. Mukuno keep your helmet receipts, you will reimbursed out of the prize money. Additional reimbursements have not been determined. What would happen is that bills would be paid, and then out of some remaining portion of the prize money, players whose college eligibility would not be endangered would share in a distribution, or perhaps as some sort of meal reimbursement, but it would not be very large (maybe $100- $300 per player). The entire proceeds of any actual prize money will disclosed in full, exposing again the Angels history of continuous insolvency, and the team's miraculous persistence. Praise Creation!

(2) We must put together a team which we confidently believe will compete effectively in the tournament.

We will require a commitment from the players that they will be prepared for early morning games, or a combination of morning and evening games. It is a very entertaining stay in Grand Forks but the unchecked tendency has been for uncontrolled pursuit of pleasure over more disciplined goals. Favorable brain chemistry for immediate hormonal or sensory satisfaction is not the same as favorable brain chemistry for winning baseball games. You must commit to working on achieving favorable brain chemistry for winning baseball games.

We must have outstanding coverage at all positions and a fully-loaded lineup. Two quality catchers. A good balance of lefty and righty hitters, speed and power, youth and age.

Moreover, we need top quality starting pitching and solid relievers. Among the players committed by evidence of their payment, we need our top three starters, our experienced and effective relief pitchers, and outstanding pitchers from other teams and leagues. We need you to recommend a pitcher for our team. We also need recommendations of veteran position players who can help us. We are willing to talk money to any parents to collect the $250. But we are not just going to hope for the best up to the time of departure. We need to line up quality pitching right now. For instance, Jeremy Nelson knows a pitcher on the Yuba City Gold Sox who was very effective for Sonoma State. We need him, we need his money. Players please contact your college coach or friends in baseball to get them interested in this trip. We will contact your college coach and anyone else you need permission from to attend the tournament. All coaches in the past, except D-1 level with first day of class before September, have approved this trip.

(3) Gerry Foster and the people who run the Grand Forks Tournament will review our scheduled arrival for approval. We are also starting payment on our debt with Gerry from 2001. We are not requiring that players in 2003 pay this debt. Our debt arose from Gerry's advance to us of the airfare to Spokane, our joint failure to collect airfares from all the players, and use of collected airfares for team expenses such as getting new players in uniform, van costs, motel costs, equipment, etc. If anyone wishes to help us clear out that debt, Gerry has given information for payment: Gerry Foster Box 121, Danville, WA 99121. If you want more details from Mr. Foster, contact information is at this link: http://www.baseballgf.com/index.php?page=contact. Should we conclude that the Angels as a team will not make the trip, an alternative for interested players is to join the Sacramento Athletics, who are charging a similar fee. I have been discussing the possibility of Angels joining the Athletics with their general manager, Gregor Wakefield.

- The travel director, 650-875-7788

Canada Supported Angels in Playoffs!

James Donaldson Park, Grand Forks, B.C.

photo courtesy of baseballgf.com

 18 Jul 20037/18/2003

On Fri, 4 Jul 2003, the Angels' travel director wrote:
> How about a picture or two of your impressive field, with all those fans!

Angels travel director,
Thanks for your e-mail regarding photos on the web site.
As I'm sure you can imagine, with only 39 days remaining, we're keeping
quite busy finalizing everything for the tournament this year.
I'm very happy to let you know that some pictures from the 2001 photo
album have *finally* been posted to the website.
         http://www.grandforksbaseball.com/index.php?album=1

I see on your website that you're looking for GFI tournament rules. 
For your convenience, I have also posted the tournament rules to our
website.
         http://www.grandforksbaseball.com/index.php?page=rules

I hear that you've been working hard to get your team up here for this
year's tournament.  I'm very much looking forward to meeting you.  If
there's anything else I can do, please let me know.

Good luck at the AABC Rural League playoffs this weekend!

Best regards,
Kev

Kevin McKinnon                           kevin@grandforksbaseball.com
Webmaster/Off-field Events Crew
Grand Forks International           http://www.grandforksbaseball.com
 

Grand Forks Tournament Director Will Forgive the Debt!

"BRING YOUR BEST TEAM

& WE'LL WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN!"

Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, July 17: Grand Forks International Tournament Director Gerry Foster told the San Francisco Angels that he will forgive the personal debt owed him by the Angels from the 2001 tournament if we fulfill the following conditions:

• Work hard to bring the best team possible to the late-August tournament.

• Entertain and impress the large following in the town of Grand Forks with at least four well-played games.

• Get to the money round.

• Don't put pitchers in to play second base when others on the team are still going full bore to play decent baseball.

• Refrain Angels players from streaking naked across the field in a drunken stupor.

$250 Grand Forks Fee Is Past Due- Make Check to California Baseball Association

101 Associated Road, South San Francisco, Ca  94080