While semi-pro teams from the southern part of Saskatchewan were heavily involved in tournament and exhibition action with their counterparts from Montana and North Dakota border towns during the summer of 1925 (see the game reports section for news on John Donaldson, Swede Risberg and Happy Felsch) things were much different further north in the province. Within the confines of Saskatoon, senior level baseball at the amateur level held the spotlight. After falling behind three games to none with one game tied in the Saskatoon City League playoffs, the Saskatoon C.N.R. team won four straight games from the Saskatoon Elks to take the Hub City title and a berth in the provincial finals. Webb Bird, a transplanted Reginan, playing his first of two seasons in Saskatoon before returning to the Capital City, won the 1925 batting crown although his team, the Elks, failed in their attempt to cop the intra-city laurels.
Expecting a playoff from Regina and Moose Jaw for 1925 amateur laurels, the Bridge City Railroaders, instead, backed into the provincial senior title when neither of the southerners put forth a challenge. The August 28, 1925 edition of the Saskatoon Phoenix suggested that Regina and Moose Jaw were far more interested in tournament and exhibition commitments to the inevitable neglect of their respective city league schedules and that several players, not quite good enough for all-star company, were forced into comparative idleness.
Outfielder Mel Kerr became the first Saskatchewan player to reach the major leagues. Born in Souris, Manitoba, Kerr grew up in Saskatoon and became one of the province's most outstanding all-round athletes. After leading the Saskatoon City League in hitting in 1924, with a .435 average, Kerr was signed by the Chicago Cubs and was a September call-up. He played in just one game, as a pinch-runner and scored a run.
Kerr had a solid minor league career ended by a shoulder injury in the early 1930s.