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Anita ball club: Charles Sagmoen, Lars Krogstad, Edwin Sjolsvold, John Ranum, Ted Thompson, and Karl Krogstad. Front row: Edwin Sjolsvold, John Sorenson, and Peter Alby.
New Solum ball Team, 1910
Rosebank ball team of 1928" Herman Axelson, Alvin Hellquist, Emil Axelson, Stanley Ranum, Harvey Haugen, Clifford Stromberg, and Bryon Sagmoen.


The young men of New Solum Township made their base­ball team famous in the area when they played teams from Newfolden. Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls, and St. Hilaire and won many of the games.


This team practiced once a week and on Sundays would play other teams. An excellent ball diamond was on the ridge north of John Thompsons. Other diamonds were west of Adolph Haugens where the memory of hundreds of bicycles in the grass were part of a Sunday's ballgame.


Other ball players who took their turn at playing as older brothers left and as the years rolled by were Pete, John, Selmer and William Sorenson, Alfred Rafteseth, Adolph Haugen. Charles Sagmoen. Pete Alby, Ted Thompson and Edwin Sjolsvald. There may have been many more but these have been mentioned by the old timers. Sometimes the group had the Anita players and Rosewood players for friendly competition in practices.

World War I had most to do with breaking up the teams as many of the fellows went to war and the teams never reorganized with as much enthusiasm again.





1893
According to old newspapers, women had a baseball team in 1893!





1894
A baseball diamond is being fixed up north of town. Thief River Falls, MN





1915
Baseball season starts





1922
Rosewood News Baseball team to be est. A meeting was called at John Sagmoen’s residence to elect officers and a captain. A five acre tract of land east of town a half mile will be leased from Sagmoen.

1922
Rosewood News There will be a good time at the Rosebank school Lunch will be sold to gather funds for baseball. There will be Victoria music. Everyone is invited.








Rosewood News The lively men of Rosewood met at the bank to discuss plans for the fourth of July. They plan street attractions during the day and a baseball game in the evening. The day promises to be successful.


Rosewood News The Rosewood baseball team won 14-9. Adolph Haugen could not pitch and the catcher broke his thumb.





February 1926
Strictly old time music in the Auditorium, Monday, February 22, 1926. 8:15 Sharp. The Knight Hawks and Hens will swing in honor of the baseball club. Money to be used to finish payment of uniforms and other base ball equipment. Gentleman: 50 cents, ladies 25 cents. (This is the old auditorium which burned in 1933).


John Ranum was the brother of Benhard Ranum and Stanley Ranum is the son of Benhard Ranum.





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