The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-18
SPORTS
GOES TO MEMPHIS
Perry Werden, the Big First Base
man, Signs With Charley
Franks Club.
Lennon Makes Another Final An
ouncement That He Will Pass
Up Chicago.

ouncement mat he Wall Pass
Up Chicago.
When the Minneapolis baseball team
makes u debut for 1903 at Nicollet park,
one familiar name will be missing from
the batting order. Perry Werden, who
has held down the first base during six
of the last nine seasons. will be. the one
who fails to answer to roll call. He has
signed with the Memphis club In the
Southern League. and will report for pre-
liminary training March II. -, :.
Werden has been connected with the
Minneapolis club since 1894. when he was
secured from the National League. He
played here during the seasons Of '94, 90
and '96, and at the close Of the third
season was drafted by Louisville. In 1898
he was again secured by Minneapolis, but
while the team was in Kansas City, wait
ing for the weather to clear sufficiently
to permit the opening Of the season, he
broke his kneecap by a. fall upon the pave
ment, and was unable to play DUNG the
season. He covered the initial sack dur
ing '99 and 1900, but in 1901 he was signed
by the St Paul club in the reorganized
Western League, later going to Des
Moines
wilmot again secured the big fellows
services for 1902, but this winter the two
were unable to come to satisfactory
agreement, and Perry, receiving flat
tering offer from Charley Frank, Of the
Memphis club affixed his name to a
contract to play In the Tennessee town.
It Is probable that Perry will act as field
captain and manager.
Even while not connected with the Min
neapois club. Perry has made this city
his winter residence. and has gained
hosts Of friends as we'll by his genial per-
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and heavy hitting. He will continue to
claim Minneapolis as his home between
seasons. 49,. = ~ 80.
Magnate Lennon yesterday made an
other final announcement that he would
hold his baseball team In st. Paul. He
also wired Robbie Burke Of Chicago, head
Of the syndicate which wanted to put
team In the windy city, turning down the
proposition made at the regent meeting Of
the American association.
Lennon says he has secured an option Of
a good site for g. down town park and
that another attempt will be made to Sc
cure the passage of an ordinance permit
ting the erection Of bleachers, etc. 1t Is
to be hoped that this will be the last
heard of the transfer question.
Manager Kelley of st. Paul has an
nounced his lineup for season as fol-
lows: j.. -
Catchers, Pierce, Hurley and Sullivan; pitch
ers, Ferguson, Skopec, Chech, Stewart Pear
sons and Davis; first base, Kelley and Spooner;
second base, Huggins; shortstop; Cnngman ana ana
field; Geier: center field, Shannon; right field,
jackson and Walters. . Il -...S -
The players will report in Chicago, March ~.
and will proceed to Little Rock for the spring
training. Practice games will be played with
the Pittsburg National League club. the Vicks-
burg club, Monroe, st. Louis, Shreveport, Pine
Bluff Memphis Birmingham, Atlanta, Montgon-
cry and Nashville. .-s.. - -
The National Association of Profession
al Baseball Leagues will meet to-day al
New York. This meeting Is the
result of a conference held between Presi
dent Ban johnson of the American league
President Harry Pulliam of the Nationa
league and Powers, in regard to forn1u
lating a new national agreement to bne
all baseball leagues. 3. -'.-
The minor league magnates will tall
over the situation and decide what the!
will ask Of the big leagues. After thu
meetings of the National and Amer
lean leagues, Johnson, Pulliam ant
Powers will meet and draw up the new
agreement. -. ~
The new agreement win be based on the
old lines, but will be tripartfte. 1t will
include as parties to it the National AS.
ISOLATION of Professional Baseball Clubs
the latter including all the most promi.
ACHAoseS' ooS9AAoSAS NNdAi
try. 4 49, = =.
The reserve rule will be respected, anc
in fact made the corner stone Of the new
agreement. There will be no more steal
ing of players, no more contract jumping
Players will be recognized as a clubs
chief assets and every club will have its
players protected.
The new agreement will be more equit
able than the old national agreement, in
asmuch as the new board Of arbitration
will have as members representative.
from the three organizations, and the ex
penses will be shared equally, and eacl
of the three organizations will have 6
voice in it's decisions.
Frank Hemphill, who last season played
with the Colorado Springs team of tn,
Western league, and who had signed will
the Milwaukee American association
team for the coming season, will not pla,
with either the Western league or the as
ISOLATION in 1903 When Hemphil wa
awarded back to the Colorado Spring
club by the board Of arbitration. he de
cided that he would not play there, pre-
fcrring to go to the Pacific coast an,
catch on with one of the California leagu
clubs. He notified Manager Cantillon tina
he would gladly play with the Brewers
but he would not remain with COLORADO
Springs.
Larry Schlafiy. who played first bas
for the Evansville club in the Three Ely
league, has made application to the Mil
waukee association club for a position
As Manager Cantillon has Unglaub ant
Jiggs Donahue for the position, there i
no chance for the young man. "
Manager Cantillon of the Milwauke
American association team has sjgne<
Pitcher William McGill, who played will
Peoria last season.
hanty, Napoleon La Joie. Charles FIick-
man, Jesse Burkett and "Bucky', Free
man as rivals, Willie Keeler has decided
that there is considerable in the title OF
champion batter Of the American League
Heretofore Keeler has paid little atten.
tion to early spring practice, and, while
he has always figured high among the
league hitters. hs has seldom if ever found
his batting eye until the season was
practically half over. Toward the end he
Invariably hit at a 400 clip, thereby more
than offsett1ng his poor start, In early
months of a. campaign. u
This season. however. Wee Willie pro-
poses to be right In line with the bingles
as soon as the bell rings. To that enc
the gymnasium Of the National Athletic
club at IS Cedar street, Washington, the
scene Of his operations.
CHESS
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