The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-26
THEY MISS WILMOT
Millers Make Poor Showing When
Manager Is Out.
BLUES AND BREWERS IMPROVE
slump of Whitesox In American
League. Is Feature Of Last
Ten Days.

Seven straight defeats was the record
Of the millers at the close of Wednes-
days game with Kansas City, and the
team mentioned is consequently with
in sixth or fifth place, as was fondly
hoped by the fans two weeks ago
The poor showing made during the four
games away from home must be partly
charged up to the absence Of Wilmot and
KatOll. The manager is undoubtedly the
nerve and brains Of the team. and when
he is taken away what is there left?
Dan Lally, veteran, somewhat inclined
to soldier, but on the whole good ball
player; one good experienced pitcher with
a bad arm; two good young twirlers, both
somewhat inclined to aerial flights; a
bunch Of kids afflicted with Lack either
of steadiness or nerve; and Perry Wer-
den, good ball player. and splendid
man to keep the rest of the team "tol-
1ied'' UP to playing efficiency but not
such a field general as Wilmot.
The lack of Wilmot's good individual
play and fighting qualities, and the lack
Of Jack Katoll's good right arm have
weakened the team considerably, and it
YVES hardly to be expected that they would
win against the blues and the brewers,
who are playing the kind of ball that
wins. ... s.. I =. +
Wilmot and Katol1 will be in the game
again during the series with the eastern
teams, but it is doubtful whether they
will strengthen the aggregation enough
to do much against Indianapolis and
Louisville. The millers should win the
series with Toledo, and possibly may
take the. long end from Columbus, but
they will be getting their fair share Of
good fortune if they get game each
from the Tebeau and Watkins aggrega-
ton. > .~
So far the management has been unable
to strengthen the infield or the backstop
department. A man named Murphy was
picked up in Wisconsin and played game
at Milwaukee. He lasted just that one
game. Another semi professional named
Gates got into the diamond at Kansas
City, and gave way to Cribbins after ca
vorting around in right garden for nine
innings One J. Walters, a Wisconsin
state league man, is said to have been
secured for shortstop, but has thus far
failed to get his name in the box scores.
Edie Kinkle, local man, has been signed
to catch, but as amateurs are always
more or less of long shot, the fans gen.
orally will reserve judgment until the new
man has been tried out
Small Hope Of First Division.
Meanwhile the public has about con-
division honors this year., The first divi-
sion teams are pretty we'll balanced, es-
pecially the leaders, Indianapolis and
Louisville. St. Paul has been badly Grip
Pied but If Kelly fills up the hole ein his
inf1eld, and gets all his eripples working
again, he will finish just where he is now
| in third place. Still Kansas City is
playing fast game, and Milwaukee, as
| long as Cross can continue to work every
day behind the bat, presents pretty for
midable appearance. If anything happens
to Cross before Speer gets back in the
game, Clingman's bunch will go bump.
| The work Of Columbus has BEEN fitfuI Of
late, and her percentage has changed lit
| tie in the last two weeks. It looks as If
only decided brace could save the sena-
tors from tumbling into sixth position.
If they return east in the same place they
now occupy, it will be because Louisville
and indianapolis shove down Milwaukee
and Kansas City, for all the western
teams look good to take the long end from
Columbus and Toledo. H..
The last named team, by the way, very
kindly refuses to dodge the slump of the
millers, and is still holding eighth place
by most comfortable margin.
Pittsburg Not Weakened.
AS generally expected, the loss of Lefty
Davis did not weaken Pittsburg to any ex-
tent-not because Davis was not a good
man, but because the pirates had two or
three men almost as good who had been
kept four months on the bench waiting for
just such an emergency. Barney Dreyfuss
contrary to the common run of National
league magnates, can see short distance
ahead Of his nose. The Pitsburg man
agement has been making good money for
the last two years, and 1t evidently
doesn't propose to ALLEVIATE the fans or run
the risk Of having It's great team crippled
by any penny wise and pound foolish
policy. - z- ~'.--- =, -
Last fall, 1t is currently reported, Drey-
fuss and his colleagues raised the salary
Of every man on the team $500 or more