The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
PLAYERS ARE
TOLD TO REPORT
WATKINS SENDS OUT OFFICIAL
9s.v NOTICES TO THE lMILLERs.
Will Begin Training, as Previously An
nounced, at Champaign, March 30
81 Pitchers May Be Ordered to Show
Up Earlier-Sizeup of Some Other
Teams in Association. ~

III Teams in Association.
The preliminary training season has
already begun for most of the big
league baseball clubs, and the Amer
lean association teams will be at work
within two or three weeks Presl- |
dent Watkins has sent out orders to
his men to report at Champaign ILL.,,
March 80. according to the announce
1nent made some time ago. The pitch
ers may be ordered to show up a
few days earlier to begin getting their
salary wings into shape. Watkins
would not give out the names of the
men who were told to show up at
Champaign, but from his statement
made fortnight ago, that he expected
to have about twenty men at ILLINOIS,
it Is probable that four or five OF
the twenty-five odd he has now will
be canned.
Watkins is reticent in regard to the
makeup Of his team, and refuses to
give any indication in regard to the
men who will be kept. He says, how
ever, that from what he knows OF the
makeup Of the other teams around the
circuit, he feels safe about the millers
being we'll up in the race this sum-
mer. If he succeeds in landing Bon
ner, he Is certain of fast 1nf1eld,
with Lally at first, Bonner at second,
Oyler at short, and Fox at third. With
out Bonner the infield would still be
strong, as either O'Rourke or Nc
Nichol is nearly certain to make good,
and Fox can play either second or
third. The outfeld, with Sullivan,
Maloney and Coulter will be as fast
as any In the association, and also
strong with the willow. The team also
looks strong in battery men.
1oJi hoy
zee winning team. Cantillon says he
has got together bunch quite as good
as last years crack aggregation. This
may be true, altho Elliott, Unglaub
Schaf1y, Dunleavy, Donahue and Gan
ley constitute a sextette that will be
pretty hard to replace. Last year
Gantillon certainly had a pennant-
winning crowd if there ever. was one,
but he allowed the team to get de-
rnoralized, and at the end OF the sea-
son it was playing second division ball.
Under some managers it would have
taken the rag almost in a walk.
This year Cantillon has secured
Herman schaefer for short Hankey
from the Three-I league for third
base, and Bateman from the Texas
league for first, Jack O'Brlen Sc
cured from the Boston American, or
Hemphill. the hard-hitting outfielder,
will play second. Stone, another Bos-
= league, and Hemphill, will probably
play the outfield. The pitching staff
looks mediocre, unless Cantillon's
story about getting two major league
men when the season opens Is cor
rect. The team will be strong behino
the bat If Bob Wood, who has beer
hanging out on the salary question
comes to time, and it promises to be
in the fight if Cantillon keeps the mer
working. e" rs. 4-s- .. w. ~
The Louisville fans are worrying
about the catching department. Ole
Bill Schriver, that good has-been, il
stalling in regard to accepting a bertf
as manager at Wheeling, w. Va, this
wear. Even if Schriver shows up, the
colonels will be weak behind the bat
as neither Schriver nor White is con
sidered really up to the standard. ant
Downing has had little experience.
Dexter is secured from Boston, he cal
fill the bill, but Tebeau wants hin
for the outheld, it is understood FIX
cept for the catchers, however, tn
~s4eam looks very strong. Swormsted
will fill Walkers shoes acceptabl3
and Bohannon, Egan and McCord O
lest years pitching staff are left. IN
infeld and outfield both look strong
even If Dexter is lost. Ieoeau Is d re
ported as saying that he doesn't wan
the little catch outfielder bad enoug
to nav for his release, but this is prob
ably intended purely for Boston con
sumption.
pleted his team, and is now at Mour
Clemens getting in condition Tor Tn
season. It is rumored that Cllngma
he's at last made terms with Kelle
and will play second base for tn
saints this year. This gives them
wonderfully strong infield, with Ke
lev at first, Clingman at secon
O'Brien at short and Wheeler at thir'
The other departments OF the teal
look strong, but not remarkably
The success Of the club depends large
" upon the way the Mortimer
1eaguers, of whom Kelley has thre
show up in the pitching department.
President Watkins is making
strong effort to make things pleasa7
for the local amatur teams. ne n n;
ALREADY closed a contract with Il
ssJava organization whereby that Gil
gets- the use of Nicollet and Mimi
baha parks on certain dates at mo-
arate rental, and he announces tn
any other team will be allowed to
either one Of the two parks on al
date not already pre-empted, when tt
league team is not at home. For son
years the amateurs have had
chance to obtain Enclosed grounds e
cent when they were able to rent MI
nehaha, which is poor money-mak
on week days. This summer the am
teurs will be able to secure N1coll
park for weekday games and MINI
I1aha for Sundays, and 1T Is probat
that O. number Of good games will
seen between the best of the loo
mines and such crack outside clubs