The Minneapolis journal., 1906-05-06
MICHIGAN
PLAYERS REPORTING.
The Northern Copper Country
Leaguers Fast Getting Into
Shape for Season.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. y
Calumet, Mich, May 5.-Players
signed by the northern Michigan teams
in the Northern Copper Country league
reported this week. Practically all of
the men are now on hand. Several
practice games were played this week.
The weak men are already being
weeded out and there will be several
more set loose next week. M.
ST Loughlin, the big outfelder from.
Windsor, Ont, and Neil Monahan, the
little Detroit infelder, are on the
ground. Loughlin is certain to make
good in the garden, but there will be
q pretty fight between Monahan and
Wallace for the short field position.
In the event of Nick Kaiser. not being
able to get away from Calumet for the
games in North Dakota and Winnipeg,
it might be necessary to carry an extra
job. 10 ~-s-@e r. ~ {. ,rava a. II &..
Howard Cassiboine, who will manage
the Houghton club, is on the ground
and has assumed personal charge Of the
team 3 affairs. He has sent out trans
portation to twenty players, many Of
whom are on the ground, ;and the re-
mainder are expected momentarily.
John Sundheim, third baseman with
the white socks Of Chicago last season,
and Jack McHale, who formerly COW
cred one of the gardens for the arte-
7ians Of the same place, have reported;
Will Smith, a Hurontown' amateur, will
be tried out on first base, Will Brand
Of Houghton, who has figured in cop
perdom 8 baseball teams for many
years, also will try to make the team.
He is second baseman.2 ,r,a = - g.,
| Paul B. Wreath, manager Of the
Hancock club, gives the following as
the list Of men he has signed: George
G.; Farrell, catcher, Eastern league
Montreal; Clinton Gallagher, catcher
Pressure Isle, Me-; Ned Rogers, pitcher
Southern league, Little Rock, Ark;
| Sparta, Wis; Absolom Goulet, pitcher
Sidnaw; Eugene Cox, third baseman
Western league, Stockton, CAL; Frank
| Kelly, second baseman,; purchased from
Calumet; Clyde Wares, third baseman
Kalamazoo; William Rick catcher, Du
luth; Ralph Terry, outfelder, School
craft; Albert Woods, outfelder, st
Paul; David Boden, outfelder, st. Paul
William Holmes, utility man, Webb
GtSy, GSa. mo-; ;,ti2 David a;3 Rrintz utility man
The Hancock, players will have {
slightly different uniform this season
than last summer. William Gleason
Joe Stafford and A. Bourgeois, Chicag'
boys who were members Of the Han
| cock club last summers all signed will
the Oshkosh team in the Wisconsin
state league this season. IA -
Members of the Lake Linden clul
have been ordered tolepNSt here, in
stead Of in Chicago The decision o
| the other copper country officials, 4 t.
%1aSs I, -,
made it possible for the Lake Linden
Ito get practice games at home,' iwithou
Jesse Becker, fhe tlobswaear. tlobswaear. 7Michiga.
| boy who covered right field for LAX
l Linden last summer, has, beeen turnne
back to the club by the New Yor,
| Americans, by whom lie was drafte
last fall Becker batted around 40
nearly all summer last season. He is
good fielder and the Lakes are certai
1 to have one Of their gardens well care
for. ! r s''l
DR.. Percy R.. Glass, secretary Of til
league, announced this week the un
: pires appointed for the. season. The
! are Bessen of New Ulm, Mimi; Ande
) son of Willmar, MINI; ,Rudderham C
, Randolph, Mass; and zMcGraw of Ch
cago. Possibly. each man will be a.
: signed to a certain territory. to CT
down the transportation expenses.
D Tony Schubert, Lake Linden s shor
0 stop, arrived from Grand Rapids tn
week and was accompanied by Pitche
Kiel from the same place. Foster, ce,
) ter fielder and playing manager, =.
baseman from St. Paul, MINI. Pitcht
Roy Newcomb will be on hand in
couple of days. ~.