The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-11
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HoH InS mIieiS opened up Oh
with all of, the radiance of gasiet
left burning after sunup. Fine for bat
ting averages these little soirees.
An eastern paper declares that Clark
Griffith s attack of ptomaine poisoning
followed close upon visit to chirop-
deserves a bang with bat.
tory over Duncan Mcmillan at Spokane.
To dispose of all of the champions of
1862 the Humboldt> lad should now
issue a challenge to Billy Muldoon and
Evan Lewis.
Trans-M Mississippi golfers made little
showing in the Wheaton play. Warren
Dickinson went down early and H. p.
Bend was given the knockout yester-
day. Give T. Jaffray, Professor Greer,
A. B. Cults. Billy. Lawhead and others
hereabouts refused to get nearer to the
play than the local links. It saved
someone from getting an awful beating.
Magnates Simpson and Coughlin
failed to get together on the $500 a
game basis for the city championship.
The Javas will play the post team from
Fort Smelling instead Of Coughlin IS real
estate agents. If Cough. was bluffng
he presented a beautiful front and got
away with it.
Yesterday was another fine day for
the leather larrupers. Jack Chesbro
was pounded out of the box and Chi
cago walked off with the long end of
the plate crossing.
In response to a letter Of inquiry as
to "offcial batting averages of the
| American association the writer of the
ages printed before the close of the
season are unofficial in every instance,
The president Of the league promul-
gates only the official standings of the
clubs. The labelling Of the averages
published in one. flour city paper as
offcial' is misleading. Nothing has
ever been brought forward to show
that they bore the official stamp. Such
proof cannot be brought forward but
the caption is continued in the face of
the fact that it Is manifestly untrue
The same averages are syndicated all
| over the circuit and only in the Local
instance is the "offcialn claim but
forward The Journal averages are
computed Friday nights, after the close
OF the games OF that day. and are as
nearly correct as errors Of telegraphiC
transmission Of figures will permit. The
so-called "official' averages NAV be
correct, but that they may reach the
points of the association comnass arr
closed much earlier in the week thar
those printed in T h ournal. These
are the facts Of the case.
David Postlewaite Jones appears tt
have celebrated his return to the game
by nearly hammering the head off thu
hoosier twirler. -Four hits in one game
are enough for any Jones. 20
i While on the subject Of free HITTING
it is noted as well that CAPTAIN Kid Fo2
jabbed the ball for three hits William
is entitled to one pint Of. cold water
from the official cooler and may veal
his red necktie to church Sunday morn
ing. Virtue has it's reward, always.
T.
The Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to HOLSTERS is said to be watch
Ing the punishment handed out to tn,
Kansas City club Arrests may follow
Golf sidesteps in favor Of tennis a,
the Minikahda club tomorrow after
, noon. The third annual tournament o:
the state association begins at 4:30 pm.
and as there are a number Of aspirin!
youngsters who would dangle the scalp
ers at their belt, the. play is apt to b.
spirited. -
The groundkeeper at Nicollet park i
, getting ready for the return of tn
: team. The official peanuts have bee1
polished and the soda pop man ha
! laundered his coat preparatory to !
r requires many peanuts and much re-
non tn win a. nann9nt