The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-18
WATKINS HERE
But REIICENT
MILLER PRESIDENT HAS LIT i.
BASEBALL NEWS TO DIVCLGE.
Trade of Mcintyre for Bonner of South
Bend Has Not Gone Thru, as Re-
ported-Great Things Are. Expected
of Pitcher Munch-Jack Katou
Signs Contract.

President w. H. Watkins of the
Minneapolis baseball club, arrived In
Minneapolis this morning, and will
make his home at the Berkeley hotel
Mrs. Watkins accompanied her nus
band. The miller president displayed
ball affairs.
II have gotten pretty we'll along in
collecting the Minneapolis team he
said. Il have. .signad number Of men,
and have secured a team which 1 am
confident will be in the fight. I will
be able to give out some names by the
end of the week. I was unable to get
two or three men whom wanted but
have secured men who are nearly, II
not quite, as good. I have a splendid
staff of pitchers, a good catcher, and a
lot Of fast men for the infeld and out
field.
Munich, the southpaw from Wis
consin, has all the earmarks of
great pitcher. I saw him pitch a game
when I was down in the Three-l
league curcuit last fall signing play
ers. He pitched twelve consecutive
! innings against the Rock Island team,
and they did not get hit nor run
off. his delivery. He has great control,
and while he is high-priced2 p II,E,o
sition, I am confident he will deliver
| the goods.
IT saw Jack Katoll in Chicago yes
| terday, and got his signature to a con-
| tract. Katoll appears to be in mag
nificent condition, and he says his arm
| is all right. The story about the trade
of Mcintyre for Bonner of South Bend
was premature. L simply gave south
Bend permission to negotiate with
Mcintyre, and received the same per
| mission in regard to Bonner. me
| Ia he g not oona thru however. and
| [ am by no means sure that it will be
| completed, even if I can make salts
factory arrangements with Bonner.
! Mcintyre is a good hitter, and [ re-
member how he broke UP several
| games for the Indianapolis team last
year.
1.-THE most important thing in base
| ball now is the meeting OF the Ma
tional association at Columbus Tues
day, when the report of the emissaries
| who went to the coast to make peace
with the outlaw league will be consid-
cred. 1t is a good thing for every
1 league in the country to get, the coast
| people into the national agreement
and I do not think there will be any
| objection to the terms Of the peace
| pact. If we did not conclude some
a lot of our best players away, and
others would hold us up for exorbitan'
salaries under threaten jumping.
Watkins will leave the first of mex
week for Columbus to attend the as
ISOLATION meeting. For the next fort
night he, will be busy with the work o!
the American association schedule
committee.
Frank Figgemeier, the wellknowr
baseball player, returned last evening
from st. Louis, where he and Mrs
Figgemeier went to attend the funera
OF his brother. He says that fcrmel
residents of the city would hardly rec
ognize it, so many changes have takel
: phase in the last three years.
:, Everything is very busy around tn
; worlds fair grounds" he said. :Th
: tract set apart for the exposition
!. literally black with workmen. TIL
managers have vast amount of Worl
ahead to get things ready for tn
opening in two months, but they ar
sparing no money. and are pushing
things to the limit"
Figgemeier says that the ST. Loui
Il American league baseball club is hay
: ing much trouble in getting Its player
s. signed, especially Powell and Sudhof1
8 the. backbone Of last years pitchln
e staff. Both these men were give
!, heavy cuts, Notwithstanding the state
n ment by Secretary Hedges that Powel
e would get the same salary he receive
: last year. The st. Louis papers ar
s severe in their criticisms of the man
: a eement of the American league clut