The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-06
TIE LATEST NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT
ARE DUE TO CLIMB
Millers in Their Present Form Should
Win Many Games on the
Road.
Milwaukee and Kansas City Are
Both Due for a Slump Be-
fore Long.

The Minneapolis baseball team finished
Its long series at home this week, and
started east with excellent chances Of
overcoming the handicap placed upon it
by the disastrous row Of defeats in the
first fortnight of the season. Altho the
team dropped six out of the first eight
home games, before the men rounded into
form. 1t made a record of seventeen VIC
tories and thirteen defeats for the entire
home SERIES including the four games
at st. Paul The team did not really
strike its gait until the ST. Paul series,
ana since then has won fifteen and lost
seven.
Most OF these victories were fairly
earned, and not secured by any slump on
the part OF the other teams. Such a rec
ora, at a time when the pitching staff was
30 snort, is one which justifies all the
NICE things said about the team by the
management before the season opened, 1t
Is admitted by nearly all the writer's
around the circuit, that Minneapolis. in it's
present form, is as strong as, If not
stronger than, any other team in the as
ISOLATION.
With the return of jack Katoll, the
team will be as strong any team pos
s1bly could be under the thirteen-m man
limit rule. assuming of course. that Katoil
Is IN as good form as last year. Altho
forced to work every third ay, Stmmel,
Nasbinder and Thomas have been pitching
wonderful ball, and Katoll at his best
Is the peer of any twirler on the circuit.
THOMAS bids fair to prove the best young
pitcher OF the year. He has lots of
strength, and an iron nerve. This quartet
OF tWirlers cannot be duplicated, altho
Columbus is nearly as we'll fixed with
Bailey, Crabill, Williams and McMackin.
In fielding one or two teams may have
shade the best of the millers, and the
local team is admittedly not strong in
base running. The hitting, however, more
than makes up for this deficiency. No
team is hitting like the milers, and the
past records Of the men indicate that
the present gait will be maintained thru
the season. In three games out of four.
they should bat out more runs than the
other teams can make off Stimmel, Vas
binder, Katoll or Thomas
No team can expect to do as we'll on
the road as at home. Nevertheless the
millers are more than likely to win half
their games on the present long trip, and.
returning home in fourth, or al worst fifth
place should get well up into the first div \
ision on the next home series. All the
western teams have yet to prove their
ability on the road, but the millers have
SHOWN that they possess an abundance of
nerve, the most essential factor in win
ming games away from home The millers
are the best fin1shers in the league, and
time and again have sbatted out a victory |
In the ninth inning, when the game
looked hopelessly lost a. ID
Milwaukee still leads; the league,Sbut ISL
not likely to continue in first place long |
Both Kansas City and Milwaukee got a |
fine start by taking seven out of eight |
each from the miIers when the latter
team was so badly demoralized. The |
brewers do not appear as strong in any
department as two or three other aggre-
cations, and Kansas City also is normally
a second division team -.
st. Paul is likely to keep one, two. |
three If Volz and Stewart hold out The
team Is strong in fielding batting and base
running, and in Ferguson and Chech has
two of the best twirlers in the league /
OF the eastern teams indianapolis is not
likely to go any lower than she is now, and
Columbus and Louisville should both climb
a little during their present at home series. |
The senators have a nicely balanced
team, and their team work is of the first |
water. Louisville also will be strong when
V1ox gets back into the game The addi- |
ton Of Jimmy Hart to the colonels infield
should help the fielding materially. To-
ledo, altho faster than last year is not
fast enough vet for the first division.
EIiiiie| roSlST IIluSL always be borne
IN mind when one Is relating the wonders
OF baseball" says the Chicago Tribune.
Late IN the afternoon as fans will re-
member the shadow of the grand stand
falls over the field at the West Side park
and makes it impossible for the m1tf1eIders
the shadow.
Back in "a one of the eastern teams
was playing in Chicago on the West Side.
with Foster in center field. The man at
the bat made at terrific swipe at the ball
and hit 1t. The shadow was deep over the
1nheid and Foster could not see the bail.
He started to run out into far center. so
as to be prepared.
AS matter of fact the ball was only
a. punt The shortstop caught it and
threw the batter out at first. But Foster
kept on Notwithstanding like mad,
Look at Foster! yelled the crowd in
the bleachers. What does he think he is
after? -
Foster ran at the top of his speed al
most to the center field fence Then he
Jumped high into the air, threw I'D his
left hand, and came down to the ground
with-an English sparrow tightly cutched
in his fist
The suspension of Pitcher Doheny of
Pittsburg for three days without pay, and
the removal of Van Haltren Of New York
from the coaching lines for five DAYS has
created lot Of fuss. There are thou
sands Of friends of both clubs who have
gotten on top of the table and are stamp
Ing round shaking their fists at Pulliarn,
calling him names which would not 20
under the present libel law. These people
are excited. o1-E
Doheny was suspended by President
Pulliam because he threw his hat in the
air at New York while Bowerman was
trying to get his pop fly on fair ground.
ha de a
ence. Umpire Emslie made no official