The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-02
SPORTS.
MILLERS PLAY
FIRST GAME TODAY
MEET ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AND
DECATUR LEAGUE TEAM.
All the Players Except Stimmel and
Oyler Have Now Reported-Oyler
Was Expected To-day-Lineup for
To-day's Game-Bob Wood Still Re-
fuses to Sign With Milwaukee.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Champaign, Ill, April 2.-The Min
neapolis baseball team will split to-
day, part of the squad playing the
Illinois university nine here at Cham
paign, while the other players go to
Decatur to play the Three-I league
club of that town. The millers will
also play Decatur tomorrow. <.-..z
| The team which lines up against
| the varsity will include most of the
regular fielders, Lally will play first,
Captain Fox second, Oyler short, and
Demontreville third. This, it is UNI
derstood, Is to be the regular make
up of the infield for the season, I'M
less some of the other candidates
Oyler has not yet arrived, but is ex-
pected in time for the game. O'Leary
, will be behind the bat, and Converse
and Ford will do the pitching. The
outfield will be Sullivan, center;
| Lockersteen, right, and Case, left. The
| team which plays at Decatur will have
Ludwig on first, Martin at second,
O'Rourke. short, and McNichol, third;
Maloney, Coulter and pitcher will
occupy the gardens. Roach will be
behind the bat and Owens and Thorn
| as will do the pitching.
Watkins expects to at least break
even with the Decatur team, with
chance Of taking both games. The
university may give the leaguers some
trouble, as the men are hard h1tters'
and have been at work longer than
the professionals. Illinois players are
i accustomed to going up against league
teams, as some professional club has
! trained here every spring for several
years, and the collegians will not nave
stage fright this afternoon.
The miller squad was augmented
yesterday by four men. Demont and
Ford arrived at noon, and Captain
Fox and Katoll, who have been coach
ing the Purdue university aggrega
ton, drifted in this evening. Katol
says his throwing arm, which wa!
practically useless last year, has de-
!. veloped no signs of soreness Thu
spring, altho he has been working GU
every day for two weeks. Both Fo,
and Katoll appear In splendid condi
ton.
Stimmel is now the only truant
$ Manager Watkins thinks the lonl
pitcher will report some time mex
week. Nearly all the men were sor
yesterday after Thursdays hard work
but they played with spirit, and tn
, batting practice was especially en-
couraging. The weather was yer
cold yesterday, but promises to b
warmer this afternoon.
: UP to the present time Catcher Bo]
, Wood has not attached his name to 1
Milwaukee contract, and judging from
the manner in which Bob has ex
: pressed himself, he will not do so un
less the club raises the ante regarding
salary. Bob says he will not sign TO
less than $500 and the club will no
| pay more than $1,5O0. ,so l...,l IL .
: The services Of Dorman, thirt
| SGanroatnyyr1 I1nivarSjfy
9 will be the cause of a fight between
e the superior ball team and the Mar
= shalltown, Iowa, Three-I league team
g Dorman Is said to have accepted term
!. from both the Superior and Marshall
: town teams, altho he has not signed
e contract with either.
!. The Fountain Squares have organ
q lied and wish games with any Is
q year-old teams on any Saturday morn
a ing. Call Main 1898 J2, N. w., o
address Arthur Mumm, 1888 Newto
avenue N.