The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
INFIELD IS WEAK
Quillin and Phyle Do Some Very
Erratic Work. II
TEAM BATTING STILL LIGHT
Znlusky Is Playing q Very IndtleF-
ent Game Behind the Bat
s. Pitchers Are Strong. y@

games from st. Paul and WallOplnS faH-S
sas City three straight, the millers fell
week and dropped the three games with
out the slightest effort. . = ..gssI..
The pitchers did excellent work in
both the Kansas City and Milwaukee
games, but the infeld work of the team
was enough to make angels weep, while
the team batting was very much OF
minus quantity. In the three games with
Milwaukee the total number of hits Sc
cured was twelve, and total of errors
sixteen; an average of four hits and
q little over five errors a game.
OF the fielding misplays, not only in
the Milwaukee series, but In nearly every
game played within the last four weeks,
the shortstop, third baseman and catcher.
The outtleld has teen doing consistent
work. The play O.. Lynch and Wilmot is
of the highest class, and Lally is in good
form save for the weakness of his throw
ing wing Werden is as reliable as ever,
and little Grant has been playing a
steady, hard, and at times. brilliant game.
at second ... .%,.- 80 - -
At shortstop and third base, however,
the errors have been fast and furious.
Qufllin, who gave promise early In the
season Of making good, has turned out
the most erratic player on the team,
with the possible exception Of Phyle.
Quillin is fast-fast as chain lightning,
but he is never sure. On the last weeks
play his fielding average must be some
thing like 400, and his errors generally
seem to come at. time when they will
count most for the other side. Moreover,
Quillin's hitting is decidedly Weak-weak
even for the Minneapolis team. He is a
hard working, conscientious player, but
hardly experienced enough at present for
this league.
Phyle Is Going Back.
Willie Phyle is getting more and more
unreliable in his third base play instead
Of improving, and he has 4 also dropped
off in his hitting. He not only manages
to accumulate bunch Of errors himself
SO erratic that he frequently causes Wer-
den to be charged up with misplays,
which an accurate thrower would pre-
vent. To a man sitting on the telegraph
pole outside the grounds it looks very
much as if Phyle was getting too much
attention from the grand stand and
bleachers. It has frequently been said
be too good looking. .>. y -
AS to catchers, Byers is hard worker
and a fair hitter. His baekstop work is
| only fair, and his throwing to bases is
either very good or very bad. zalusky's
work, however, has been of a quality
| which continually arouses the query how
he ever came to break into professional
baseball. Such sleepy, Indifferent, thick
headed work. as. he has shown during his
last few games would not e--tolerated in
the prairie leagues. and It is safe to. say
that the Minneapolis anagement would
not stand for it ten minutes if they could
get hold of another man. ''*>,-'5'-.%
AS Treasurer Johnston remarked the
other day, however, it is easy enough to
rn1n Thoa o1cJyn h1Yf hat
ter man to f1Il his aplace lis quite a diff
ferent proposition. The manag genaent is
making every effort toe strengthen the
team, as is demonstrated by the high
prices paid: for men in one or two in
stances, notably that of Katoll. Consid-
erable credit is due the team owners also
for the cheerful way in which they have
taken their misfortunes, of which they
have certainly had their full share. =,
:: . St. Paul Badly Crippled. v,e.
ST.. Paul has been badly crippled for
some time and is rolling along in about
the same gait as Minneapolis. They broke
even on the series with, the: .mfllers, and
| like Wilmot's men, took three out of the
| six games with Kansas City and Milwau-
| kee, winning the odd one in the brewer
series and losing 1t ITO the blues, while
| the millers took three straight from
Gears. men and lost the same number to
| Clingman's bunch. Just now the Kelly
ties are in worse shape than ever, owing
to the desertion Of Lynch which necessi-
tates playing Geier at short. ,> 80"
Louisville and indianapolis have so far
| escaped the hoodoo and are making "a run
away race of 1t still. Tebeau certainly
has fast aggregation, but it would not
| be in it's present position without con-
siderable luck to help along. IL =,
Pittsburg looked like hundred to one
shot at the beginning Of the season in The
National league. and the odds ARE going
up about twenty with every game the pi-
rates play. The accident which put lefty
Davis out Of the game has undoubtedly
; weakened the team slightly, but with
| Conroy at short and Wagner in the out
field, the fielding strength Of the team is
not materially affected, and with the
wonderful staff of pitchers the loss of Ione
| good batter will not hurt much. Boston
and Brooklyn are fighting hard for sec.
ond/ position with Chicago close behind
! The cubs have taken the record for Grip
pied and disabled men, and if they ever
get into good condition may make trouble
for the other two teams. None Of the
! second division looks particularly danger.
GUS at the present time.
Comiskey is getting along at the same
gait, and his chances. for third pen
nant look better every day. For such q
! WEAK u1lLluS tedM tu6 wv NulteSUA plhy
| phenomenal game. The secret of theil
success is attributed chiefly to their re-
markably fast work on the bases and the
strong twirling staff. St. Louis has q
slight lead in second place, with Philadel-
phia and Boston seesaWing for third. The
Browns are having their share Of hos
/ pital patients. With all their men II
! good shape they look stronger than Col
t1ns' or Connie Mack's men.
= The Baltimore team at the time of writ.
ing is minus quantity. Half the team
has gone to New York with Muggsy, NC.
Graw, and the rest to Cincinnati will
Kelley. Ban Johnson promises torreplace
the team with some kind of an organiza.
tion within a few days. Meanwhile thu
crack. players will do much to straighter
the two tail-end teams of the nattona
i league and willmake the race in that or.
ganizat lon much more interesting.
Cleveland Plays Great Ball.
The feature of the past month has beer
i the wonderful brace taken by the Cleye
Hand team, The addition of Flick, Lajoit
! and Bernhard has worked wonders, ant
the aggregation is now playing just abou
as fast a game as any in the Americal
i league. 1t seems to have an excellenr
chance to get up into the first division
| before the end Of the season, and viii
probably finish the race ahead Of Phila
de1phia. =.
Notes of the Players.
| Ia is funny, how players will sometimes b
rated only fair in minor leagues and theI ge
/ into the fastest company and shine as stars
/ Take Arthur Nichols, who caught and playe
4 second base for Minneapolis in 1900. He wa
j only "a fair hitter. and a good but not phe