The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-04
DEPENDS ON BOLIN
If the. Youngster Makes Good at
Third Wilmot's Team Will
Be a Winner. ~.
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Indianap-
oils Are Picked to Finish
One, Two, Three.

training for the baseball season at Lea
venworth this week. AS usual they are
playing a. sensational game. Reports OF
this nature are usually taken with a grain
of salt by experienced fans; who wait un-
til the season opens, or until they see the
men on the field, before passing judgme ent.
e About one fact of interest developed
during the first three days work, and that
IS that Bolin Is likely to make good at the
third sack and Mcintyre at second. If
this is true. a first division club for Mime
apolis is as certain as it can ever be at
this time. The proposition Of filling that
vacant spot In the infield has been worry
Ing WllmOt ever since he heard that
Schmeer and Anderson had jumped. He
has negotiated with half dozen men, any
one. of whom would have filed the bill, but
all the deals he has attempted have fallen
. through McCreery Is bound to make
good at first, and Oyler may be expected
Ito play either short or second 'acceptably.
If Mcintyre and Bolin fill the bill at the
other two sacks, the team may be con-
stdered In first-class shape to open the
season. w.
= Bolin was an, unknown quantity to Will
mot when he secured the man. He was
warmly recommended by Connie Mack of
Philadelphia who said that he would be
a valuable asset for any team. Tony, Null
lane also spoke highly of ,Bolin; who he
said was a second Lajoie, a fast infielder,
and a splendid natural hitter: -. :s,>2:
Upon the Recommendation of these two
men, Wilmot. traded Lynch for :Bolin,
feeling that the former was of:lttle use to
his team. while .Bolin if he failed to deliver
the goods as a regular infielder, might
be valuable as utility mail. 1T is possible
that Wilmot made q ten strike when he
Eut the deal through. ">.: ! -.
According to dispatch from ST. Joseph,
Wimot may yet get Russ Hall, who has
positively refused to play with the Kansas
city western league, club. Hall has an.
nounced his intention to seek a. berth on
the coast. and. under those circumstances
his contract is of little value to. Kansas
CITY The Western league may. be Willing
to make d. deal with Wilmot. for one, OF
Ihe extra men OH the local manager pay
FOIL: Hall wants TO. play in MINNEAPOLIS
ana probably: would pass up. the coast
league If Kansas City released him to. vii
mot. " =
Many fans pick Indianapolis. ST. Paul
ana Minneapolis to fight it out for the
money this season.. st. Paul has been
materially strengthened, notably bv the
acquisition of Clingman. Last wear ST.
Paul would have been right in the hunt.
had not the deserters of Shea at a crlti-
ca tlme broken up the infield. Kelley
~trled hard to secure a. ShortStop h,1t
none, of the. men he secured filled the bin
In i: Kelley, :Huggins, :: Clingman and
.Schaefer, st. Paul has "a splendid infield
,noss1RlX, the strongest and best balanced
IN the league. 3.t
shannon and Geier are both outfielders
or ability and good hitters, and Jackson
the third man, brings a good reputa tion
Win hlrn Last year Lumley was of lit
tle account in right garden, and this. wifi
the weakness Of the infield lost the saints
many games. Though Kelley's pitching
stafts looks no stronger than last YEA.
me SAINTS are picked to make a harder
fight for the rag.
Indianapolis. has retained it's best old
men, and secured some good material.
Pc Watkins recognized ability as a general
makes it. certain: that the 'hoosiers win be
In at the finish. : Wilmot, assuming thai
he can develop a Well-balanced fnfieId viii
have fast fielding team, fair fitters, and
an unusually strong staff Of pitchers. 80"
Louisville is Perhaps as strong as: las
season. but, no. stronger. Tebeai has lost
the mainstay, Of his pitching staff in
Flaherty, and viii be lucky If he develops
another man as good. CAMEL and Tan
wings will miss before the season is
well on. ~ ~ -. -r~IG -
! Columbus, like Minneapolis is strone
In pitchers It , is doubtful, however
whether the senators will develop ; the
team work. that will probably be shown
..CS Iho .oIISI- tpul ,CluDS nameQ.- RefSlfng
has a fair bunch Of players at Toledo i'm
doubtedly. STRONGER than last year but
hardly fast enough to make trouble fo,
Louisville, Indianapolis, or either. Of the
twins. Neither. Kansas City or Mil.
waulkee 10 locks DANGEROUS at this time.
y Tebeau is :ostensibly enraptured with
his team. The louisville magnate saio
after seeing his men practice:
That is the most likely looking bunch
y of young. ball players 7 have seen to.
gether in. many a day. I will say righ,
now that the Louisville team Of this sea.
= son will4be between 25 and 35 per cent
stronger. than it was last year. We have
an abundance Of fast, young inf1elders
and the loss of TannehiI will not be fell
at all; in fact, the only man that we will
miss will be Flaherty, and these youns
lpitchers showed up mighty well to-day
ySuter Sullivan will play third base. HI
is a finished third basernan and cam hi
equally as. well as Camel Second base
lies. between Ghilds and Haidt, both O.
Y 3SWhom are good men, while Martin, Schaut
and Pease will fight it out for the posi-
ttion of shortstop, and from what; saw
rof them this afternoon they have ,nothins
= to fear as compared with Tannehill -
''The position Of first base has been Civ
ing me a good deal of worry of late, bu
IL want to say right now that HOFFMAN il
a likely looking young fellow, and he il
!, certain to develop into a good ball player
He is fast and eager to learn, and hit