The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-04

The millers managed to shut out
the Decatur team Of the Three-L,
league yesterday, chiefly thru the good
pitching of Thomas and Owens The
score was 3 to 0. The millers showed
good judgment in running bases, and
the fielders displayed lots of ginger.
McNichol distinguished himself with
the stick, and Coulter and Maloney
did some deadly throwing from the.
outfielding to the plate.
The millers lost both exhibition
games Saturday. At Decatur the
Three-I leaguers beat out the associa-
ton crew by a score of to 1. Thomas
pitched the first five innings for Min
neapolis and did not allow a hit.
Koukalik succeeded Thomas, and
Decatur punched hits off him in the
seventh and eighth innings. The mill
ers made only five hits off the Decatur
twirlers.
At Champaign the university play
ers defeated the millers by score of
10 to 5. The day was cold and raw,
preventing sharp play. Ford pitched
we'll, but when Lockersteen succeeded
him he was batted hard. Sullivan and
Oyler distinguished themselves in the
field, and Fox and O'Leary executed a
neat double play. --. -
William Lycan, owner Of the Crook
ston club in the Northern league, was
in Minneapolis Saturday, and sue
ceeded in signing Pitcher Dave Mar
tin, who has been claimed by both
Crookston and Kansas City. Lycan
expressed confidence that Crookston
would have a winning team this sum-
mer. ST have Novacek Of last years
team and Henry Of the Pacific Ma
tional league for catcher" he said,
10, nc Tow TWO Gr.yf
class pitchers from the American as
ISOLATION, whose names I cannot give
out just now. Bucks, formerly Of the
Springfield team of the Three-I league
will play first. He led the league last
year with a batting average Of .345.
Carlisle, George Capron, the Mime
apolis amateur, and Howells will
make as fast an outfie1d as there is in
the league. We all anticipate most
successful season."
Lefty Davis, who was on the New
York American league team last year,
picks New York as likely winner in
| the National this season. The giants
| look stronger than they did last sea-
son. he said. Games and Milligan
| have strengthened the pitching staff
| wonderfully, and when you consider
| that McGraw finished in second place
| last year, going thru the season with
| only two pitchers he could depend
! upon, you can understand what this
/ means. I should not be surprised to
/ see Pittsburg finish as low as third
/ The pirates are shy on pitchers. Lee
| whom they secured from Washington
i is good man, and SO of course is
/ Philippe. Lever is an uncertain
quantity, in view of the way his arm
] gave out last fall, and the other twirl-
ers have yet to prove their mettle
i The infie1d and outf1eld could hardly
be improved, however, and may carry
/ the team along even with poor pitch
ers st. Louis has been improved
/ more than any team in the league
| and ought to be in the first division
| while Chicago will show up we'll"
/ Frank Kellen of Boston, a; dyed-in.
the-wool fan, is in Minneapolis or
business. He preditcs that Jimmy Col
| Inns men will make strong bid fol
the pennant again this year. "Col
| Inns will stand pat on his old infiel6
/ and outfield, which could hardly bs
4 bettered," he said 1.-The Boston fan.
think the team has been strengthened
by the acquisition of Tannehill il
place of Hughes, whose work las
year was brilliant but erratic. TIL,
4 Boston Nationals have been improved
little. and will hardly finish in the frs
division
4 Mr.. Kellen exhibited to his friend
in this city a remarkable set Of pho
tographs, including all the American
and National league players, eacl
I league framed in a group by itself