The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-27
WAIIY SIGNS
TWO NEW PLAYERS
aIITLER PRESIDENT RETURNS
FROM COLUMBUS MEETING.
General Satisfaction Over Ratification
of Peace Pact-ToledO Loses Two
Players and Feels Sore-Mmne-
apolis Loses Pitcher Dick Williams
and Outfielder Mike Lynch.

President w. II. Watkins of the Min
neapolis baseball club returned yester-
he attended the meeting of the National
Association Of Minor leagues, called TO
pass upon the peace agreement be-
tween the outlaw Pacific Coast league
and the parties to the national agree
yment While on the trip Watkins
signed two new players, but the names
are withheld for the present.
THE general feeling was one or ex-
treme satisfaction that peace had
been concluded said watkins The
coast people made several concessions.
They took something and gave some
thing. It is not true that they are
rated above the Glass A leagues, the
American association ana the ,East-
ern league. They are placed In a
special class, but that is only to per-
nit a special rule about the time OF
draft. made necessary by the longer
season out there. The Coast league
cannot draft from the Glass A leagues.
I'VE had to let the Coast league
keep the players they had taken from
us. They got six from Toledo, two
from Minneapolis, and one from In
dianapolis. We lost Mike Lynch and
Dick Williams, but we could not have
got those men back in any case. and
It was better to let them keep what
they had than to give them the cnance
to take anything more.
'"The Toledo owners naturally zee!
pretty badly" continued watkins;
..but while every one acknowledged
that they had suffered more than any
one else, it seemed useless to do any
thing but ratify the agreement. me
Coast men realized that, from bus1-
ness standpoint. peace was the best
+l,t, oil
made a number of concessions, which
President Hart of Chicago explained
to us fully.
Il stopped in Chicago Thursday and
tried to make a deal for two players,
but did not succeed. I have completed
deals fol. two other good men now
ever, and will announce their names
shortly. You can rest assured there
will not be man on the team this
year who Is not ball player. Will
have my lineup practically complete
in a very short time, tho, of course,
I will never overlook a chance to pet
ter the team. a ..., -.
IT have heard from Thomas, who
expresses himself as satisfied with the
terms offered and will sign a contract.
Harvey Bailey, whom 1 saw in Column
bus, while he did not rejoice over be-
Ing cut, recognized that it was the
only thing we could do, and finally ex-
pI6SSCu lllS Willing 1893 W oAoAA.
President Watkins will be in Min
neapolls from now until March r,
when the schedule meeting of the
American association Will be held In
Chicago. After the schedule meeting
he will remain here until the team re-
ports at Champaign, Ill, March 81,
for the spring training.
Perry Werden, manager of the Far
go baseball club, has received an an
swer to the telegram he sent Lefty
Davis, asking the former Pittsburgh
to name his lowest terms to play with
Fargo. The answer read:
Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 26.-Perry
Werden, Manager Fargo Baseball Club
Fargo, N. D.: Will sign for $500 q
month, five months contract. and free
transportation. Davis.
The real humor of the reply con.
sists in the fact that it was sent col:
lect to Fargo and repeated (also col
lect) to Minneapolis. Lefty's end o.
the joke cost Perry just Sill.
The southern press, by the way, i
slow in getting next to some things
A Louisville paper one day prints thu
fact that Perry Werden will manage
Fargo, and the next day gets off tn
following:
"It is a remarkable fact that as sool
as the old-time player goes south h
seems to take on new life, and as sool
as the sun gets good and warm, thes
same timers become the stars o
the Southern association. The real oil
boys who have all signed and will b
seen before the season of 1904 is over
are the following, with more to b
heard from:
'The dean of the lot will be PER-
Werden, who will more than likel
play first and captain the Montgomer
club this year. Perry broke ava
from the lots in 1885, and it is re
markable the game this man is sti
playing. He did as much to win tn
flag for Memphis last year as an
other one man, and If he goes
Montgomery he will be a tower {
strength to that club
Several players, headed by JAG
Haluskey. the catcher who was wit
to make an earnest appeal to tn
commission to stop salary cut
1eveled against them. These men wer
signed from the little leagues by til
big magnates, and were subsequent
turned over to smaller clubs. Thes
clubs proceeded to make them mise1
ably small offers. at the same tim
ifnpressing upon them the fact that
these offers did not suit them the
could stay out of baseball. 1t is hel
by these players that a big leagu
team has no right to throw them int
the claws Of rapacious minor leagl
magnates for less money, and tn:
they are entitled to a clear releas
Jack Hendricks, the attorney, WI
was also right fielder for the Wasl
ington team last season, may be r,
tanned to conduct a fight for the pIa,
ers. Hendricks, who is considere
one Of the brafniest men ever in tt
game, has decided to give up the pr,
fessiOnal sport and stick to law, al
has so notified the Indianapolis clu
which had a claim upon him. He w
manage the Aurora team Of the Int
state league, 1t is reported, and w
go cunning for magnates thru the la
courts every now an then.
Zaluskey Is a Minneapolis boy al
played with the millers in 1902.
Fairly next week several of the clu
in the National as we'll as the Amer
can league will leave for their sout
ern practice grounds. The Chica,
National league team will again ba
in the sunshine of Los Angeles al
there get the players In shape. La
seasons trip was Of great benefit al
the games played on the return
penses of the tour.
they will not take their teams sout
claiming it to be an unnecessary e
pense 1t is argued that the play
who signs a contract must see to
himself that he reports in good co
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