The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-18

taken. His successor, Joseph O'Brien, will prob
ably repudiate the contracts, with the excep-
ton Of Billy Hart.
Elmer Meredith, who played with Milwaukee
last year, has been turned loose by the brew
ers and will play with the Meridian team Of the
Cotton States league next
The once-noted Milwaukee pitcher, Fred
Barnes, has purchased forty-acre farm near
Fond du Lac, the Military road and will go
into the poultry business on large scale.
According to Indianapolis papers, Bill
Schwartz is to be tried at second base by Man.
ager Barrows. This doubtless means that Ma
COON and Osteen will fight for the utility infeld-
err role.
Ex-President Grillo says he takes his defeat
as a compliment. and has good reason for it,
since he succeeded in wiping out more rowdyism
last year than had been accomplished in sew
eral years by his predecessor.
The magnates at their Chicago meeting for
got to choose vice president. Charley Strobel
was. ''it' last year, and he will not object to
keep on serving. for that job is worth nothing
but the title The holder isn't even roasted
Several Toledo business men have taken steps
to organize company to take over the Toledo
baseball club and it's franchise, which is now
controlled by President Lennon Of the St. Paul
team. The team and franchise can be purchased
for SIS, 600.
At the annual meeting of the Milwaukee club
only routine business was transacted, and the
following officers. who are also directors, were
chosen: observation-disclosures. G. 8. Havenor;
vice president. H. J. Bauman; secretary, Cor
nelius Corcoran.
Manager Ed Barrows of the boosters a
newspaper man once on time. Barrows worked
six years on a paper in Des Moines, Iowa. He
pleads guilty. too to having been everything
from an advertising solicitor to a reporter
Toledo has sold Bill Kemmer to the Man
chester team of the New England league Mont
gomery of the Southern association gets Brouth-
ers and OHara will go to the coast. Catcher
Roy Clark will go back to St. Paul: Frisbie
is to be set free.
The Columbus club lineup for 1905 has been
decided on as follows Catchers Ryan and
Brown; pitchers, Malarkey, Hickey, Veil, Dor
ner. Wagner Berger Hatch; infelders. kim.
| Wrigley. Lee Carter, Hulswitt, Barbeau; out
helders Davis Cymer, Congalton, Pickering.
Toledoais wondering who will be presl-
! dent of the Toledo club. Strobel claims to holo
| a contract as president Of the club; Mike Finn
! has been elected president, and there is pos
! American association, will be elected to the
! office
! The exhibition series between Buffalo and
( Columbus was so successful last spring that both
| managers Clymer and Stallings, have settled
| upon the dates when the Eastern league cham
| pons will play at Columbus. The Columbus
. dates are April H. IS and 16. The dates upor
| which Columbus will be at Buffalo have not
! been decided upon.
! The Toledo team looks good with the following
players: Catchers, Yeager and Zaluskey; pitch
|,ers, Lee Martin. Lundblom. Loucks, Childs
| Meyers, Camnitz and Goodwin; first base, Cal
houn; second base, Demontreville; third base, Mo
Rarity; shortstop, Clingman; substitute inheld
ers. Blackburn and Nicholson; outfield, Gilbert
Durrett Smith, Grubb and Butler.
! President Tebeau of the Louisville club ha
uncovered his team for 1905. He has a nucleus
of the old team and some good new material