The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-31
'MILLERS PICK UP
Make Quite a Material Advance in
Percentage dunn.
COLUMBUS STILL IN THE LEAD
Double Runaway Race In
National League.

Wilmot's colts have made material
advance in the percentage column during
the past week. Since last Thursday they
have taken two out of three from Toledo
and sawed off with st. Paul on two games,
or percentage of 900 per cent victories
for the week. The miIlers now, conse-
quently, lead Toledo by two games, and
are only three games and a half behind
Milwaukee. The team will still have to
win ten games to bring 1t up to the 500
mark, but the advance in the last two
weeks is gratifying. ~
The pitchers have been doing more
creditable work during the last few
games, and at least three of them, IL
given good support by their team mates
with the stick and in the field, can ap-
parently be depended upon to win fair
share of their games. These three are
Newlin. Sporer and Luther. All of them,
however, are comparatively inexperienced
men, and the need of two or three veter-
ans in the box Is just as apparent as
ever. b.. =.
Little criticism can be made of the field
work Of the team, nor Of the mems per-
Torrance on the base lines. The infleld
as a rule works smoothly and the out
fielders cover reasonable amount of
ground. Wilmot and Lynch at least are
of high calibre as ielders, and reliable
hitters. -----
Other Teams Show Little Change.
Comparatively little change has taken
place in the standings of the other clubs
in the league. Columbus still leads by
comfortable margin of slightly more than
100 points. Louisville and Indianapolis,
under the able management of Tebeau and
! strength of the men on paper. St. Paul
! looks to be little below her normal
position in the league. With such staff Of
| pitchers as Ferguson. Cogan, Cribbins.
| and Cook, and infield with such fast
men as Geirer, Kelley, and Higgins; the
team ought, it would seem, to be above
fourth position.
! I'll. Double Runaway Race.
! The National league race appears to
| have; degenerated into double runaway
procession. Pittsburg is winning four
ffths of it's games with the usual regular
| ity and Chicago leads the bunch by about
| the same margin as the pirates lead the
I orphans Sefee has unquestionaoly very
| fast bunch of youngsters, and with sucn
| veterans as Lowe, Dexter, Davy Jones and
Chance to hold: down the colts into steady
| form, not to speak Of the management OF
Selee himself, the prospects OF the rem
nants for finishing at the head of the Sec
/ ond division considering Pittsburg az
constituting the first division) are excel
| lent.
Detroit Takes Drop.
The drop Of Detroit to fourth place has
been the feature of the week in the
! American league. The ,whitesox, picked
for winners by most of the talent prior to
the beginning of the season, are justify1ng
the confidence Of their adherents by
maintaining a slight lead over Philadel-
| phia, whose men are pushing hard 1or
first place. Boston is a good third, all
though on paper either st. Louis or Phil
adelphia looks stronger than Jimmy Col
| Inns bunch.
McPhee Anxious to Resign.
It has leaked out that John A. McPhee
! was Wiling and anxious to resign the
management of the Cincinnati Baseball
| club one day last week. He confded his
| intentions to President Brush and 5Secre-
tary Lloyd, but these gentlemen persuad-
! ed him to hold on to the reins assuring
him that neither public nor critics were
| laying the failure of the Reds up to date
at his door. 1t required some hours talk,
| however, so the story goes, before NC
Phee was convinced that it would be wise
for him to continue at the head OF the
| team.