The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-11
DIAMOND ANDFIELD|
WATKINS SORTS
OYER THE TIMBER
Came Near Losing the Entire
Team in Front of Fast
Train.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. .s ~
> Champaign, ILL.,, April 11.-Representatives of
the varsity baseball nine won q listless seven
inning contest, full of misplays, Monday after
noon from Manager Watkins Minneapolis yanni-
gains by score Of 10 to 6. The players on
both sides did not put any spirit into their
work, and the pitchers were wild and ineffective.
"Davy" Jones scored the first run for the yanni
gans In the third inning. Graham singled in
the fourth advanced to third on two errors and
scored for the millers on Sievers three-base hit.
In the sixth Jones singled. Elton and Greminger
were given free passes to first and Captain Roth
geb let in three runs by juggling hit by
Graham. ~ -. .-o..
Three bases on balls, wild throw, single
and double were scored off Gregory by Illinois
in the sixth. This, with an error, netted the
collegans their, last four runs. Jones scored
minneapolis last tally in the seventh. Illinois
scored six runs in the first three innings off
Craven and four in the sixth of Gregory.
Captain Fox and his regulars returned Mon
day evening from Bloomington, where they were
unable to play that afternoon on account OF
the condition of the grounds. The work of
wedding out the squad is now In progress. and
several players will be notified of releases soon
by Manager Watkins. Chaplin of the New York
state league departed this morning for Syracuse,
where he expects to play In the same league as
| last year. Gregory will probably be released
| to a team in Iowa soon. as Manager Owens of
| that state is expected today to pick up some
Of Manager Watkins cast-offs.
A manager from Wisconsin was due today to
size up some Of the millers extra players. Pitch
err Smith expects to play independent ball at
his home in Tomahawk. Wis, this summer.
! The Springfield Three-Eye league team Is making
strong offers for Scharnweber. Elton is wanted
| by Peoria Of the same league, with whom he
recently played good ball. three games aSaiI''.
the Chicago whitesox. The players seem to
thing that Fleming and Reading will be dropped
soon. - '-' .'-' 80 p = - -
The lineup now looks like: Catchers, Schmidt,
! O'Leary, Anderson Reading, chances favoring
| lin and Villeman look the best. Freeman. for
whom Watkins Is said to have offer Of So, 600
| from major league team, will play first Cap
tain Fox second Oyler shortstop, Greminger
| third base, Coulter. Jones and Hines probably
the outfeders, with Graham having best chances
for utility man.
The minneapolis squad will leave here Friday
night. the regulars going to Fort Wayne, Ind.
for two games and the yannigans to Springfield
will meet Monday at Springfield, Ohio.
| Captain Greminger's yannigans had narrow
escape from death at Springfield last Saturday
| while the bus its way to the ball park
| AS the driver Of the bus approached the Wa
bash railroad track the freight were stand
ing near the crossing and thus obscured hi:
view from side Of the road. No whistles
were blown, but just as the horses were about
to step the track n passenger train ap
preached at full speed and the horses escaped be
ing struck only by rearing up on their launches
There was not six inches to spare. and tn.
occupants of the bus helplessly huddet
together. Those who could not jump on
thought their time had come. The horses fnall!
backed away from the train enough to maxi
further danger impossible, and the yannigan
escaped. Their thrilling experience and marrow
graduation for them. Score Of yesterday
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