The Minneapolis journal., 1905-06-12
MANY CHANGES In
COPPER LEAGUE
Shifting Of Players Strengthens
Up the Weaker Teams Of
the Circuit.
Speoial to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Calumet Mich, June 12.-There have been
many changes made in the Copper Country 500
baseball league during the past week and it is
expected that an improved article of ball will
be the result. Glenn Andrews. shortstop, has
been appointed captain of the Hancock team to
succeed John Mackn. Fred Mason, Grand
Rapids player who signed to play first base,
but was prevented by having one of his fingers
cut of, is now stationed at the initial sack,
and Watson, who covered that position, Is hold
ing down third. Roche of Detroit, after much
dickerfng, has fatty refused to report after he
had been reinstated and it is not likely that
he Will be given another chance. Fred Strip
has been transferred to Hancock by Sault Ste
Marie and will do the backstop work. Ne
gotiations are now on for Rasmussen, Chicago
catcher.
The changes in the Hancock club are not con-
fined to the team ITSELF but extend to the
association owning the club. Herbert s. Bear
has been elected president to succeed Frank
Mayworm whose business did not permit proper
club have elected A. B. Tucker treasurer to
succeed w. Frank James, resigned. The Han
cock team appears to be in-and-outers, playing
fast one day and ragged the next. With a
little bostering it should take higher rank.
George Thomas has been appointed captain of
the Calumet team to succeed William Roth The
latter has been playing shortstop, but may be
transferred to second and Thomas switched from
there to short. Nick Kaiser has been out of
recent games. and his absence was felt, as he
is one OF the best felders and baserunners on
but expects to arrange to play IN all the Sat
urday and Sunday games in the copper country.
The aristocrats got away with the short end
Of the series with Sault Ste. Marie. They
have sumped considerably in batting, and un-
less some of the players strike better gait
the team is apt to go into second place. The
arrival of Con Lewis, the University of Wiscon-
sin fielder, will strengthen the club. He Is a
sure hitter and fielder. ~ ....>..
Lake Linden, which won the pennant last
year, has developed phenomenal batting
streak lately, and if the club continues at Its
present rate 1t is apt to displace Calumet as
leader. Newcomb, who secured from Fort
Wayne, is doing the best slab work. Delhi
was released and will be given trial in the
box with sault Ste. Marie. While the Lake
Linden management claims to have secured the
consent of Manager Barrows of Indianapolis
to the playing of Pitcher Jim Thomas the big
slabist has not put in an appearance Thomas
pitched for Lake Linden last season and was
cons idered the best in this part of the country
He signed with Indianapolis and was loaned tc
| Grand Rapids Central league club. Just what
arrangements. if any. Manager Glass of Lake
Linden has made for his services are not known
| Sault Ste. Marie is the only team that has
| taken the long end Of any series from Calu
met, and 1t, strange to say, is at the tail end
| In Warner it has a star performer, and he
pitched two games against Calumet, allowing
only three hits in one and four in the other
Arthur Bourgeois, the Lake Linden catcher has
been transferred to the 500 and is covering frs
| base. The Lakes still retain string on him
| Bell the 500 shortstop, hit the ball like fent
| on the copper country trip and felded in cred
liable fashion. The Soos are good stickers ant
| should bat out more Victories Hancock opened
! its second series at Sault Ste. Marie this weel
| and shut out the home team s to 0.
| Southpaw Jimmy Foulkes a Milwaukee bo!
| who pitched for Calumet last season, left thi
week for Toledo, Ohio, having signed with tht
| American association team there. Foulkes wal
| to have pitched for Hancock in the Sunda!
| game preceding his departure, but the Lake
Linden management objected. rFoulkes pitched
| ho1 in hOth he
leagues, playing in the latter with the old Peori
/ club, and should make good in the association