The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-22
COPPER COUNTRY
HAS THE FEVER
Fast Baseball Promised by Play.
ers of the Peninsula This
Year.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal
Calumet, Mich, May 22.-Rain and cold
weather marked the beginning of the first season
Of the Copper countryside baseball league last
week, but the teams are fairly well started now.
Calumet took the opening game from Lake Linden
by a score of 10 to 4. At Hancock, where the
season opened with much ceremony by the
Elks, Hancock defeated Sault Ste. Marie by 5
to 8. 49,. t..ra
In the evening after the opening games, the di-
| rectors Of the league met in Calumet to dis
cuss several important matters. It was decided
to have as little wrangling in the games as pos
sible, and the action Of Umpire McQuirk, who
benched Third Baseman Voragel of the Calumet
| team and fined him SIS, the opening day for dis
putting a decision, was sustained
Calumet has a strong team this year, many
fans claiming that it is the strongest aggrega-
ton of professional players ever brought to-
gether In the upper peninsula The series OF
exhibition games with the Duluth Northern
league club put the locals in good condition.
Owing to lack of team work the first three games
were dropped to the White Sox, but the last
three of the local contests were won by Calu-
met. The deciding game Of the series was played
| in Duluth and was won by the Aristocrats. New
combe, who twirled for the Fort Wayne club
Of the Central league, has signed with Lake
Linden. "Pop'' Williams, who halls from To
ronto, Ont, has forwarded signed contract and
| will report in q short time He is rated high
as first baseman Until he arrives Burg, a
Chicago 1nfelder, who was signed last week, Will
cover the initial bag. The Lakes have not had
much practice, but In q short time should round
into form. Manager Glass Is confident that his
club will win the flag again this year.
| Hancock has appointed John Mackin captain OF
the team. Mackin was signed by Sault Ste. Ma
rie early in the season, but later released to
Hancoc. He captain Of the Dollar Bay
club last year. John Hara, formerly with the
Dollar Bay team, has signed. He will be given g
| trial in the 1nfield. Joseph Michaels, an Iron
River player, failed to make good at short infeld
and was released. He obtained a position with
Ashland, Wis. Fred R. Graft of Kalamazoo has
been signed for the backstop position. Glenn A.
| Andrews of Kalamazoo has signed for shortstor
| and will arrige this week. Wallace is now filling
short field, but will be transferred to some other
infeld position if Andrews looks better for his
place.
Bush, the third baseman with the Univer
sity Of Wisconsin team, has signed Sault Ste
Marie contract and writes he will report about
June l, when the college season ends. He played
with the 500 last year and gave entire salts
faction. Bufka, who is now covering the THIRD
sack will probably be assigned some other posi-
ton. He is an old Central league player ant
has been appointed captain of the team FRS
Baseman Harrington of Detroit, who was in
jured in an exhibition game, will not be able
to play for few days. Lizette is covering frs
base in the meantime.