The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-24
HANCOCK STAYS ~
IN THE LEAGUE
Protested Games and Serious Ac-
cident Marked the Weeks
81. Play.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. E .'
Calumet, Mich. July 24.-All uncertainty as
TO hancock retaining Its franchise in the Copper
countryside league has been removed. At meet
ing OF the directors the matter thoroly cam
yassed and the Hancock club will finish the sea.
son. Now that the management has decided to
stick 1t is making every effort to strengthen the
team: Jerome Utley, playing manager, returned
be given tryouts. Doggy Andrews has been
traded to the 500 for Bourgeois, who will be used
In the outfeld and behind the bat Kineally,
Chicago player, will be tried at shortstop, and
G1b11n. another Chicago boy, will cover third
temporarily, until Mackin RECEIVERS from his in
juries. -
Kippert, who has been filling the center gar
den den' VII be used regularly as pitcher He
has pitched six games and lost only one, and If
he can keep up that gait will be more useful OH
the slab than In the field.
~. Game Protested.
Calumet was at sault Ste. Marie last week.
The first game resulted to in favor Of Calu-
met. 1t was protested by the 500 management
on account Of Leahy. 1t seems that the Oska-
loosa club Of the Iowa league has a claim
Calumet long before he ever heard from oska-
loosa. Leahy> was a catcher and captain Of the
University of Wisconsin club this season. He
says he will not play ball at all unless he, is
with Calumet.
The petition Of property holders at the 500
asking for an injunction restraining the baseball
club from using Brady field has been denied but
will be given final hearing at the September
term of the circuit court. 1t is alleged by the
plaintiffs that their tenants who occupy the
building east of the ball grounds are greatly an
convenienced by hated balls that come over the
fence also that their lives were endangered. As
the case will not come up for trial again until
September an adverse decision would not affect
the 500 club, us the season will be over In that
month.
Grounds Saved.
Sacks park at Hancock, where all league
games in that city are played, will not be cut
IN into building lots by F. NJ Sackrider Of
Houghton, the owner of the property, as threat
ened some time ago. Mr.. Sackrider, who owned
the Portage Lake club last season, has agreed to
sell the grounds to the city Of Hancock for
$4,000. Bonds for that amount will be Issued
and as a part OF the transaction Mr.. Sackrider
will erect $50, 900 hotel. This arrangement In
sures the baseball grounds remaining intact.
Calumet now leads the pennant race by mar
row margin. Altho the team is crippled by the
absence Of Catcher Leahy and Center Fielder
Laughlin, heavy stick work has enabled 1t to
maintain its winning streak. Laughlin was hit
by a thrown ball, being Knocked unconscious and
carried from the field. His nose and upper jaw
hone were broken and one Of his eyes injured. AS
he is batting over 300 the team has been con.
siderably weakened. Leahy Is on the bench,
owing 10 the protest of the 500 management.
which objects to him playing until Oskaloosa' s
| claim is settled.
! AZ meeting Of committee composed OF
| Managers Fichtel of Calumet and Glass OF Lake
linden President Baer Of Hancock and D. W
Rrownell OF Sault Ste. Marie new schedule
was arranged Fifteen games were added which
gives each team 90 for the season. and from
noxv mill Sept. 4 games will be played every
day.