The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-15
BASEBALL.
CAN STAND RACKET
American Association Not Fearful
of Other Leagues Abuse.
THE CASE OF CATCHER SHAW
Gives Buffalo Times an Opportunity
to Call Names-Two Miilers to
Be Heard From.
THE CASE OF CATCHER SHAW

In the American association everything
is going swimminsly, despite the attacks
and abuse of the Eastern league on one
side and the Western league on the other
with a lot Of dinky bush leagues helping
what little they can to make trouble for
the association. Everything IS serene
with Hickey's circuit In the only Two
cities in which the association has fric-
ton, Milwaukee and Kansas City, the
populace is with the American association
clubs. In Milwaukee the Western league
team is derisiyely called the "Duffmey-
ers'' and the buffers in the press.
while Clingman's team is boosted In every
imaginable way. The press, which is at
tempting to take a neutral position, ad-
mits that CHngman's team Is far SUI
perior on paper, anu says that DuHy S
youths are unknown in the baseball world.
While the newspaper friends of the
Ameri can association are 'complacently ig-
noring the other minor leagues or treat
ing them with respect, the outside pa
pers frequently make viruleEt attacks on
the association. AS a sample OF some or
the choice literature dished up for the
Buffalo fans, The Times Of that city says
concerning the jumping of Catcher Shaw:
Shaw is a man with a family and NOBODY
can blame him for looking out FOR the pesE
Inducements Another thing, he belongs to
the Detroit American league team and was
consigned to Manager Stalings, so it Is hard
to Sc eWhere the Milwauee sewer league has
any claim whatever on Shaw. Shaw signed
a wildcat contract with the Milwaukee outlaw
league team before he discovered that he be-
longed to Buffalo via Detroit. Manager Stall
ings, hearing of this, went to Shaw's home
and made things clear. Shaw had previously
been visited by fake attorney employed by
the Milwaukee club and told that he would
no oil | he NAV with
Mr.. Stallings got the best lawyer in town and
he advised Shaw that he was perfectly free
to play with Buffalo, and he is here.
The Times Endorses the farming sys-
tenn which las been conceded on all
sides to be one of the most baneful instl-
tutions ever introduced into the game and
which is absolutely prohibited in every
organization in the country. Shaw was
free to sign where he pleased when De-
troit was through with him. He signed
first with Milwaukee and afterward with
Buffalo.
Two MiIlers Missing.
But it is too near the playing season to
waste much time over contract Jumpers.
The American association will take care
of itself and play ball even II Shaw, Dave
Brain and several others do jump. The
millers are not worrying a great deal
although the management would feel
much better if Catcher Lusky and Out
fielder Morissey had reported several days
ago. Manager Wilmot wants to hammer
the team into some kind of shape in the
next ten days and needs all hands. VIII
mot has been planning to play right field
himself, but has been backward in get
ting into condition. 1T is his stomach
which is upsetting him and the trouble Is
obstinate.