The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-30
GOSSIP OF THE WEEK IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS

they certainly look good vet. Connie
Mack, who finished second last year,
will have the same bunch with one or
two exceptions. Mack's team get a
poor start last season, several OF his
men starting the season stale after
their California trip. With one or two
new pitchers, the Philadelphians will
be a big factor, if the men all report
in good condition. Cleveland should
make a better showing than last
capped by the poor condition of the
great LaJ ole at the start. When the
babes made their squirt they went as
fast as anybody In the league. New
York also should do pretty well. The
were not In any kind of shape until
way after the season opened. In the
latter part Of the year, when the club
had a home, and when Elberfeld had
succeeded Herman Long at short, the
Highlanders went at a fast clip.
"The cheapest game pitched for us
last season cost US $780," says q. Cleve-
land official. There were less than
twenty games played by the Ma
poleons last year in which the pitching
alone did not cost more than $500 a
game. To Offset this there were al
most els many games played IN which
IL COSL us C4OSS W p1VS JSsA9S ASA sA>S
pitching.
eve had fourteen pitchers on our
payroll at one time or another ana
they cost us over $4,000 for salaries,
not to speak Of travelling expenses We
played 140 games during the season,
each game was about $3.50. We paid
one man $500 who didn't pitch nine
innings for us all season. Another
drew $3.50 for pitching less than one
game.
1--WE do not complain, for the Cleve-
land public has been very generous
with US, but it might help to soothe
hen pitwcher is getting his bumps, If
they would stop to consider that often
times the episode is costing the club
owners several hundred dollars, be-
sides destroying a possible asset and
causing the loss Of a game that may
mean the loss of several hundred more
dollars in the next years receipts.
Manager Cantillon Of Milwaukee announces bis
complete team as follows: Pitchers; Meredith,
Olmstead; catchers. Wood, speer, stratton. BUCK
walter: first base, Bateman; second base, schaf-
s Ski r ana 0s w. K Hisier: outeid Hemphi
Ganley and one unknown.
the general subject Of series of talks George
Tebeau is giving out in Denver for the deleeta IT,:
ton OF the gull1ble lanS OF tnat city. MI
Tebeau will adapt the same talk to- Kansas
City, and he will give 1t there little later.
He Is also billed to appear in Louisville.
It Is being Dersistently rumored that Mike
Grady, the pugnacious captain of last year
Kansas City American association team, will
be backstop for the St. Louis Nationals next
season.
Manager Strobel of Toledo announces that he
has secured Lefty Davis, Herman Mcfarland and
Jack Dcering from the New York American
league club in exchange for catcher Kleinow.
The Milwaukee club has opportunity to Sc
cure two frst-class players. 1t is understood
that President Killiea of the Boston club stands
ready to let the brewers have Jack o. Brien and
Jesse Stone in exchange for Bob Unglaub, who
was bought by the Boston club last fall. The
price paid for Unglaub was 81 900, and the ex-
change would place value Of $500 each on
O'Brien and Stone. The trade would certainly
be good for the Milwaukees, the two
men would greatly strengthen the brewers, both
in batting and fielding.
The Louisville club has two Players Ed
die Powers and J. Van Sickle. Van Sickle halls
from Aurora, Ind, where he much renown
last season, looping around in the high grass
an infielder. 1t is said that he could be relied
on to 'lose the ball' at critical stages Pow
ers is Kitty Lacquer.
President Tebeau announces his next Louisville
team follows Wright. Akers. Campbell,
Christian; Bohannon, Egan and aIcCord pitchers;
helders. Brashear, Bonner, Quinlan, Childs, Sui
Ivan, Hoffman. Haidt; outfelders. Hart, Arndt
and either Kerwin or Odwell and Powers. q,