The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-09
PITCHERS ARE WEAK
Millers Should Win Games When
the Twirlers Strike Their
True Form.
First Base Is Still Weak spot-Out-s
felders Are Playing a
Fast Game.

The second week Of the baseball sea-
son failed to show the expected brace on
the part of the Minneapolis team largely
because the pitchers are SO slow IN round
ing to- The inf1eld is still weak in two
spots, and the batting has not been re-
markably strong, but the pitching Is the
sorest spot still.
There is a slight promise Of better
things Jack Katoll was able to get out
on the slab during the fag end OF Thurs
DAYS game, and during the three innings
he officiated he showed his old time FORM
altho his arm is evidently not right yet
4 Within a week at the most, however, the
big German should be able to take his
regular turn in the box and that means
a couple of wins a week at least.
Of~the other twirers, Stinlmel showed
midseason form Tuesday, and If it was not
merely a flash in the pan. he also should
be depended upon to win a. majority of
his games with proper support IN the
field and at the bat. Sporer Is in first
class physical condition., and has shown
Thomas is still an unborn quantity. and
neither, St. Vrain nor Vasbinder is In
shape to pitch. With Katoll, Stimmel and
'oorer right, however, the club must show
up better than it had to date.
a Before the season opened the pitching
staff was considered one of the strong
est, If not the strongest. in the league.
That estimate was justified by the past
records of the men, and If only three Of
the six twirlers had been In shape to
pitch, the team would not have had such
a record of defeats In the first fortnight.
Within another fortnight at least there
will be four men in condition to pitch
winning ball. When that comes to pass
the team should win a majority Of its
games.
There are many things to criticize in the
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the pitching staff. Oyler is the only in
fielder who has demonstrated that he is
fast enough for the league, altho Martin
In the first, two games appeared TO nj
the bill at second: Mc1ntyre's work al
third has been cratic, brilliant at some
times and exceedingly yellow at others
During the last week, however he has
shown a marked Improvement and may
hold his position If he finds his batting
eye Mcintyre has the reputation Of e
slugger,; but he has been decidedly off II
his hitting thus far.
is pleasant to find some things in tn
team which call for unqualified approval
TITS certain that Minneapolis has tw'
CUTTERS as fast as any in the league, and
catcher second to none. Lally am
McCreery are all hitting the bal
hard, and fielding their positions IN sen
sational style Lally seems to have fairl
taken a new lease of life. Yeager's back
stop work and throwing to bases discount
anything shown BY a, miller wind paddis
since the days of Billy Schriver. ~
Phe records for the first fourteen game
show that the team batting average =
n .267:. and it's fielding percentage 92;
I.ally- leads the Individual hitters, wit
.43S, and Thomas. McCreery, Sporer, an
Wil.not are above the 300 mark Yeage
is only 1856, and the other regulars,
Oyler, Mcintyre and Vasbinder, are a
below 200 Yeager has only made on
error in thirteen games. and has a field
ing average of .991. The records follow
BATTING AVERAGES.