The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-05
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The Louisville team has suffered a
severe loss in Kerwin, who has been
secured by Cincinnati. Kerwin is a
good slabman and a fast outf1elder as
we'll as a heavy sticker. Bonner, who
and who was with Boston last year,
has been secured by Tebeau.
Zone of the closest things I ever
saw lined up for referee to decide
on at a jump" says Uncle Arson,
came off In the days when Willie
McGill was pitching for Chicago. and
Willie was It in the performance. It
was a game with Pittsburg. and Frank
Killen was pitching. Seems to me
that Bob Emslie was the umpire. 1t
was a desperately close game on a
cold and dreary afternoon. Things
wobbled along till the ninth and it
was even up. Somehow or other Will
lie McGill, with one out, managed to
hit the ball. It was almost an event
In American history for Willie to hit
safe, but he did, and as the dead and
| wounded fell from the bleachers in
their utter surprise, Willie hoofed it
safely across first
Somebody came up and went out.
Willie, by frantic struggling. Just made
second. Then came a hit; Willie was
on third, and another fellow on first.
On the next ball the man on first flew
! to second. 1t was a case of now or
never, and fat little Willie broke for
| home. The ball beat him by seven
| miles. He blew back towards third.
Ball there ahead of him.. Back and
ahead Of him, but never quite getting
him. At last, winded and half dead
he lay down and rolled toward the
rubber. The ball was brought down
on his legs just as he slid into the
plate. il
II never saw closer thing. It,was
absolutely simultaneous-the impact
of the ball on whites leg. the whack
of Willie's foot upon the plate. Safe!
yelled the umpire. The game was
won, but pandemonium broke loose
the next instant among the Pittsbure
players, and the finish OF that game
| was one of the most riotous In the
annals of the sport"
Sam Crawford had an opportunity to sigl
with Detroit for three years ct S4.6oo per, pn
for only one season Now the white dove Q
peace has flown over his contract ana scratcne'
PttsSurr ms club has released pitcher Bill
4 Kennedy and Outhelder Marshall from reserva
has released CATCHER Weavsr 70 b
Catcher Harry Smith Is available Tor SAFE
Ex-Pitcher John clarkson says: 'one grea
trouble with pitchers these days Is that the;
don't work hard enough or often enough 1
II is from st. that
Grady. who has been playing first sta base saTo+ 70
catching. giving Beckley clear field at frs
By permission OF President sDreyfuss, Ere
i to 10. committee from Old Nassau made
special trip to New York TO see President Drey
fuss to obtain his consent to allow Clarke an
Deacon Philippe to take up their resioene
at Princeton to coach the Tiger nine for tW
weeks. The Pitt.burg owner was agreeable. bu
, Philippe declared that he did not care apou
The Kansas City club has signed Third Base
, man Mike Mccain, who has been playing II
dependent ball for some years in and around De
troit.
, The Detroit club has purchased Third Basema
Greminger from the Boston National club, an
! Infelder Clyde Robinson from the Washingtc
club.
3 Manager Collins announces that the Bostc
hod-out combination has been broken, as CHIC
, Stahl Buck Freeman and Pitcher Gibson HAY
sent in their signed contracts. The remainir
hold-outs are Winter, Dougherty, Dineen ar
| Lachance.
;. Is the new secretary Of the Louisville clu
succeeding Nate Wilbur, transferred to kans'
.ECity.
= A Kansas City authority says that Elm
. Smith and Hub Knoll, both Of whom have VOL
. Columbus toys, are sure Of berths with kans'
city. o.; .i'... ,
I coop for the scribes on the roof of the gran
stand, and has ordered signed placed over tn
stand, "The Airship." a.-.-
Outfelder Bob Ganley has started for Oa
land, Cal. He claims to have contract thu
: prevents him from being released during tt
, season or being reserved when the. year is up.
: signed Bert Biery, Canton. Ohio. seniprofe
sional, for q trial at first base. He is five fe
ten inches hish and weighs q les pounds VII
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