The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-13
MUCH DOING ON
COPPER RANGE
Teams stiffening Up for the
Home Stretch of the
Season.
Snecial to Tho journal.


Calumet, Mich, July 13-Nore games will be
added to the schedule of the Copper Country 500
league. meeting Of the magnates to take ac-
tlon on the matter has been called and the season
Will be heightened. The present schedule pro-
vides for five games week, beginning Wednes-
day and ending Sunday, leaving two open days
week. 1t Is the purpose of the league direc-
tors to fill out the entire week, and soon
as the new schedule goes into force there will be
no open dates at all. The clubs playing to
good attendance at Calumet and Hancock.
and 1t is believed that the patronage will stand
more games. Calumet draws the best crowds.
Hancock; Lake Linden and Sault Ste. Marie
ranking next in the order named.
Sault Ste. Marie has broken its losing streak.
By taking part Of the series with Lake Linden
and Hancock, it has shortened the lead OF the
other teams, and If it keeps up at Its present
pace there is hope of its getting out of last
place. Horn and Warner are pitching in good
form. Charles Dubois, twirler from Algoma.
has signed and will be tried out. lie mas great
record in independent hall. The deal for BROOK
miller the young pitcher with the Detroit Amerl-
cans, will be closed soon. l.<.
Hancock will return home next week. Its last
ten games have been at Sault Ste. Marie Con-
siderine that the club was away from home it
had fairly good results.
dad" Clarke, an oldtime pitcher WIN New
York and Chicago in the National league, mas mas
signed with Calumet. He pitched one game and
was then released. ''Dad" still retains much or
his former cunning and might get away with MS
games all right if he would keep IN conaltion ::
It is likely that he will be added 10 fresluent
Orr's staff Of umpires. Joe Conroy, the New
York pitcher who pitched part of one game, mas
disappeared. 1t Is not known where he Went
but evidently he jumped the team He VIII De
blacklisted and If the management can nave
him apprehended he will be prosecuted on Grim
inal charge.
, James Thomas, the premier southpaw pitcher OF
Enorthern Michigan last season, has been secured
eby Calumet. big Jim," as, he is known, p1tcheo
for Lake Linden last season and lost only two OF
three games. He signed with Indianapolis IN the
! American association and was loaned to Crane
Rapids. He got into trouble with Manager JONI
! Camel and was suspended. Arrangements nave
been made. however, to have him re1nstateo
Tommy Leahy, the Platteville boy who was cap
tain and catcher of the University of Wisconsin
baseball team this season, played his first gam
with Calumet this week. He was claimed oy Us
kaloosa, but could not be held.
Fourth of July week apparently was too muc
for some of the players, who gave vent to incl
feelings regarding the indicator handlers. Roma
Foster of Lake Linden were fined by Umpar
Gowan. Jerry Utley received similar treatmen
from Umpire Foulkes. "Old Slab Warner, Tn
"Soo's'' star pitcher, was fined $50 by Manage
. Earle for his stunt in game last week.
, developed a peculiar form of lameness IN a gann
& against Lake Linden tossing the ball across III
plate in one inning and letting six men score