The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
SEASON NEARS End.
Wednesday Will See the Close Of
the Baseball Year in This
City.
No Exciting Finishes in the Associa-
ton or Either Of the Big
Leagues.


will be ended, 80 far as the American
association Is concerned. The result, with
he exception of one or two positions, IS
/ foregone conclusion. St. Paul Is tar
enough ahead so that even an unprece-
tented slump cannot dislodge her from
irst place Louisville also has cinch
Upon second. The only positions in doubt
ire third, for which indianapolis and Mil
waukee are still fighting, and seventh,
which is still a pretty even thing between
and Toledo.
The millers made another sad but glori-
Gus record in the double series with ST.
Paul. It was expected that the saints
would take the long end but inasrnuch as
the mllers have usually put up their best
game against Kelly's men, 1t seemed prob
able that they would snag two or at least
one out Of the five. They managed to
make it five straight defeats, altho as
four Of the five were lost by one run, and
two took ten innings to decide,> 1t can pc
seen that the millers put up a good fight.
But four more games are scheduled at
home this year. Tomorrow the hnal
game with Kansas City will be played at
Minnehaha. and Monday the Brewers
open the last series at Ntcollet park.
Wednesday will see the 1903 mi1lefs pack
their tents and leave for Kansas City and
where they finish the season.
AS only Dan Laly and Converse live here,
Wednesday Is the last time this season
that the fans will see most of the players;
the last time in many years. probably,
that they will see some Of them.
st. Paups victory this year was fairly
earned. The team has been weakened by
injuries during large part of the sea-
son, yet it has played consistent ball at all
times, and during the latter part of the
summer It's work has been sensational.
The best batting and baserunn1ng club in
the league, fast in the field, and possessing
three reliable pitchers, the team was
picked at the beginning OF the season TO
finish one, two, three, tho 1t would have
had a harder struggle for the pennant had
one or two other clubs come up to ex-
pectations.
The slump Of Milwaukee shows the fu-
tility Of a manager trying to make him
self good fellow with his players.
Cantillon gathered together a remarkable
team, and would have had cinch on first
or second place had he enforced good dis
cipline thruout the season. The brewers
have been VIGOROUSLY lax in their train
ing methods however, and this. with the
loss Of two Of the best men thru injuries
at a critical time. has put the club into
third or possibly fourth place.
Louisville started off badly, but with
the acquisition of Jimmy Hart and Quin-
Ian developed one of the strongest infields
in the league. Tebeau has been lucky
with his pitchers, and his own peculiar
methods Of bluffing umpires undoubtedly
have helped him in the race. Indianapolis
has had harder luck than any other Of
injuries to players. At one time the team
was helplessly crippled and the ten
straight lost at that time may cost the
team third place.
It is hardly worth while to dwell upon
the records of the other teams. 1t may
be said In passing, however, that the
standard Of baseball in the American as
ISOLATION this year has been considerably
higher than in 1902. It is doubtful II any
other minor league in the country will
suffer more from the draft than this one.
Strange to say, there Is not an exciting
finish in either this league or the two
big ones. Just as st. Paul has beencon-
coded the pennant, barring accidents. for
several weeks so have Pittsburg In the
| National league and Boston in the Amer
| lean been admitted winners for some time
| Up to the middle Of the season it was
anybody's race in all three leagues, but
before Aug. Is the pennants were practi-
cally settled.
Barney Dreyfuss in the National league
wants to break the record by getting foul
remnants in succession, and 1t must be
admitted that, he stands a better chance
| Of doing so than any team has ever hat
| before him. The infeld and outf1eld O.
the pirates is unquestionably stronge
than any which has been gathered to-
| gether within the last three years. It Il
hardly probable that any. team in the Ma
I tional will excel it next season. All o
! the players are in their prime and ma.
be expected to play as good game mex
year as they have this season. It re
mains only to strengthen the pitching
staff and catching department to max
Pittsburg an easy pennant winner mex
season. ~G y
/ The Pittsburg players claim that moth
ing but miracle can keep them out Q
first place now. And neither Presiden
Dreyfuss nor Manager Clarke believe 4
miracles.
McCreery and Gessler are see-sawi1
between the bench and right field fo
the most work. and both players are In
and out batters.
!, Walter Brodie's speed can be Judge
when 1t Is known that it took him 8
long to walk in from center to the benc
that the inning was over and he we
obliged to walk back again. Buffalo Err
quirer.
. Pittsburg has scored. fifteen shut out
so far this season. Sam Lever has 81
f1ciated in seven Of them. 80
! Connie" Mack says 1t was the 10,
! strike rule that put his champion Att
letics out Of it this year.
, It is estimated that the proposed serie
, between the Boston Americans and til
! Pittsburgs Of seven games will easi
: draw 100000 persons. It has been figure
out that If the receipts are equally d
!, vided between clubs and players, eac
, man will get about s546 for his sl1ar
This will be in the nature Of prize none
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