The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
STILL ON TOBOGGAN
Millers Continue to Lose Games
With Their Usual Ease.
''ss and Grace:
An Infusion Of New Blood Might
Stir Things Up-Mullane's
4 Weak Nerve.

Usually it is wasted breath to talk about a
ball teams hard luck. Nine times out. of
loses games. Your auditor knows that. and
you know. he knows it, and he knows that
But anyway, this week the millers had a
real slice Of it handed to them. They had
the score z to o against Louisville and get
ting bigger every minute, and 1t ra1ned be-
essary to make the contest count in the per-
centage column. = :, ~ !
This is "a genuine case Of hard luck, but
the intention was to call attention to Count
Antonio Mullane's derelictions. When rail-.
was impending, and Louisville was ,resorting.
to illegitimate tactics to delay the game
Mullane allowed himself to be bluffed.. He
should have made the colonels play BALL or:
forfeit the game. Instead he allowed them to
take up time with heart-to-heart talks among
Of course 1t takes a. lot Of nerve to go against
the crowd in Louisville, but it ought not to:
be impossible for a visiting. team to get a
son Hickey is respectfully called to this in
stance. =: .t:t...Ess-@y -
Extended comment upon the work of the
regard of the old 1adages - Nothing, of the dead
except good.'' Their work since leaving home
has been very much to the, sandpaper. There
seems to be no explanation save the fact that
the team has got into 'rut, and can't find
the way out, One day the pitchers get their
bumps. the next the, batters5 fail to hit; still
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impossible for all the men to play the game
in all departments at the same time. :.
1t Is now too late in the season to hope for
creditable place in the percentage column.
1t is not too late, however, to play good ball,
and II the men can be Fingered up, the at
tendance during. the rest of the home games
w be sng 5000 An Infusion Of new blood in
would be good thing Judging from the ex-
perience with Sullivan. Ia. - -
q We ad NV tho
fans, st: Paul is doing better OH, the road
than Milwaukee. The saints, however, have
exceeded the hopes Of their most enthusiast
even worse than was expected. Going at their
present gait, Kelly's men will cinch the
pennant in a. short while. The addition Of
Bailey to their pitching corps has strength
ened the only weak spot on the team, fo1
Bailey can pitch when he wants to, and a
twirler nearly always tries to make good
with a. new, club. The brewers pitchers have
fallen down and the rest of the team is not
doing wonders. Indianapolis has improved
the opportunity to move up on Cantil!on' s
| en- second place.
The badly crippled pirates are maintaining
a good lead in the National league, altho
| former team does not get back into some
thing like playing form. seee's men are
surprising everyone. by the way in which
they have kept up the pace. 1t was believed
| that Chicago had too many kids on the team
to make a strong finish, but the theory up
to date. has not been proven. The giants
as predicted by several critics some time
ago, are demonstrating the fact that no clut
can go thru the season with only two reliable
pitchers. At their present gait they have
a good chance of finishing in the second d.
| vision.
In a bruising finish, unless Pittsburg has
/ unusually hard luck In the matter of injuries
to her men, the pirates will beat out the
| cubs. rt
Boston, Philadelphia. and Cleveland arr
keeping their old positions at the head o.
the American league. all seemingly unable tt
squirt above their present gait, but unwilling
to take slump With nearly fifty more
games to play, it is anybodys race yet.
Next week the millers are at home again
opening with Toledo Tuesday. Only tw,
games are scheduled with the mud-hens. ant
| Friday Columbus opens three game sscies
Indianapolis and Louisville follow witt
three games each, and then the team is OF
for another eastern trip returning in Septem
with the three western clubs.