The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
WATKINS SIGNS
DAN O'LEARY
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STAR CATCHER OF THE THREE-I I
LEAGUE SECURED BY MILLERs.
Pitching Staff Looks Good at. This
Time Opposition to Peace Agree
ment with Coast League Develops
Around the Circuit of the Amerb-
can Association.
President Watkins of the Minneapo-
lis Baseball club has announced the
signing of two players who promise
to be a great help to the Minneapolis
team this year. One is Dan O'Leary,
who, caught for the Rock Island team
in the Three-I league last season, and
was purchased by Indianapolis. He
has been bought by Minneapolis and
will probably do the bulk of the work
for the millers this year. O'Leary Is
a very fast man, a good sticker and !
was considered the best in his league |
last fall.
Jack Katoll, if his bad arm is in
shape again, should strengthen the
millers wonderfully in the box. Katoll
says his wing is all right, and after
the long rest he has had, he should be
right to pitch winning ball. This
makes the millers' pitching staff, so
far as announced, as follows: Munich,
Converse, Staples, Salisbury, Katoll,
Thomas and Bailey. Mcdonald, Will
liams and Stimnel of last years team
are still on the miller list and will
| be used if they are needed. Munich,
Thomas and Bailey are pretty sure to
make good. AS catchers, Watkins
has Maloney, O'Leary and Roach, all
good men. For the ,infieid he has Nc
Intyre, Oyler, Fox, Martin and Kim,
and for the outfeld Lally, Sullivan,
Lynch and .Maloney. This lineup in
itself is a fairly strong one. Some OF
the. old men are pretty sure to be re-
Ileased, but Watkins has not yet an
4 nounced which ones he will let go. 1t
lean be accepted as an axiom, however,
.lithat those who are retained will play
|'better ball for Watkins than they did
! Hast year.
L Watkins has received a letter from
i President Grillo of the association,
Iimpressing upon him the necessity of
3lsattending the meeting at Columbus
s|inext week of the National Associa-
Ition of Minor Leagues, which will dis
EcuSS the pea &c pact arranged with the
.|sPaciflcs Coast league. Similar notices
I:have% been sent to all club owners in
1.-THE league.
/ 8. strange 70 say, some opp9sltaoa ~
~. tlle Ills ~ 49, ..as ~. -,
lcult, if the tone of the press can be
taken as a criterion. Watkins, how
lever, IS lone of those who are heartily
IN s!1npathy Win tne Terms: LII us
.Icusslng%the agreement ne salo;
suppose you had hunaleu ooliars
In one pocket ana n1iy IN Inc otn re-
WOULDN'T you rather let me nave the
fifty than the hundred! wen, that
is just case with the Coast league
and tne. other league. Ihey nave got
J or fifty dollars now ana II THIS
agreement isn't .ratlhed, they Will set
the hundred, too: what da1eren n1e
does it make II they are classed ABOVE
! the American associations am not
, certain whether they have the right
/ to draft from us under the agreement,
but even if they have, each club is
guaranteed against losing more than
two LAYERS in this manner. ana We W
would lose that many anyway. i
o only means that we are pald lot play
e ers whom the Coast league would take
e gratis il that league remained OUTSIDE
/, the national agreement"
= Watkins has also received a notice
| from Grillo that all contracts must be
d sent to players before March 1, fail.
e ure 20 comply with this rule emitting
, | the player to sign where he pleases
;. The contracts were sent to all the Min.
> neapolis players, however, before
: Feb. 10.
:, q feeling of uneasiness prevails in
major league baseball circles. The
: national commission last week de.
s clined to take final action in regard to
e the right, of the New York American
:, league club to play Sunday games al
> underwood. The whole affair is up. tc
:. Garry Hermann Of Cincinnati, az
y fPulliam and Ban Johnson. naturally
q will vote. according to the desires Of
their respective leagues.
IT Hermann decldes IN laVor OF tte
O hardly be able to- take exception to the
: decision. On the other hand, there |:
: the possibility, strongly limited b!
y Johnson and other American lead
e ers. that the younger organization will
Z, lrefusel to recognize an adverse de
&: cisions Nv the National commission
-. and will resume the war if the point il
4 decided in favor of the Nationa
e lea one.
:. Tha protest of the Brooklyn club ap
= hears to lack grounds, inasmuchs a
- Rrooklyn never attempted to play Sun
- dav ball in Ridgewood, and Sunda,
=, games. by the American League club
- IN Greater New York can hardly <hur
= the attendance for either Hanlon; o
McGraw. Until the dispute Is settle
There is always the possibility remot
~ war.
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