The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
BY A. D. La Hines.

Kansas City, Feb. 17.-The prospects
for another ''pennant - winning team,
that is a team that will again finish
first for the cellar championship honors,
were never brighter, in fact from the
present outlook it is very probable that
the Kansas City nuts will win the
s'pennant' without the least bit of
trouble. <a,F -'..5z .,,G
The Kansas City baseball situation is
without doubt worse than that Of any
other city in the United States. There
is positively nothing Of Importance 60
ing on here and it is very improbable
that anything will be done by "White
Wings' Tebeau until the very last
minute. Tebeau is treating the Kan
sas City fans shamefully. He has not
signed a man to lead the team. There
are only nine players on the reserve
list and more than half Of these men
would find it hard to get job in any
of the brush organizations.
Those Under Reserve.
The men under reserve are Durham,
Morgan and Justus, pitchers; Zearfoss,
catcher; Cassidy, Hill and Gilbert, out
felders, and Castro and Donahue, in
felders. Jimmy Durham, it is said, has
signed with the Altoona outlaw team
under Arthur Irwin.
If this be true, and it probably Is, as
Durham is not in very high favor with
Tebeau and in fact jumped the team
last year for a little while because he
was getting very little money and
thought he should have more. Arthur
Irwin has got a good man. Durham
was married recently and as Irwin Of
fered him just about double the salary
he would receive for serving the elusive
pellets for the nuts it can be counted
upon that he will not wear blue uni
| form this season.
During the winter season when all
the other magnates were busy securing
players for the coming season Tebeau
was mixed up in baseball politics and
forgot Kansas City. He looked after
his Louisville and Denver teams, how
ever, and number Of good men have
attached their signatures to the con
tracts sent out.
New Blood Wanted.
It was hoped that Kansas City would
be under a new management this sea
, son. A number Of local men were try
ing to get the team and the report wal
:. given out at Louisville that Tebeal
, would sell, but when it came to show
down Cousin George asked a. forum.
for the franchise and consequently tn,
nuts will be under White Wings again
Johnny King, catcher Of the Chicag,
Nationals, and Charley ("KidO
Nichols of the Philadelphia Nationals
both Of whom live in Kansas City, mad
1 an offer Of $4,000 for the franchise
I but Tebeau wants something like $50
: 600. A person buying the team woul
: get only bunch Of old suits on whic
3 to start team and it would cost a
least $4,000 to get team that woul
q make any kind Of a. showing. It wa
9 reported last week that forty-nin
9 shares Of the stock in the local clu
were sold, but this still leaves Tebea
in possession and for this reason al
+ other cellar championship is looked TO:
+ For Chopping Blocks.
y The indianapolis scribes are hopin
:, that Kansas City will open the seaso
y at Hoosierville, for they figure that tn
boosters would get a good start towar
q winning the pennant if playing agains
20 the nuts. Z
Il A rumor that Patsy Tebeau will ma,
= age the nuts is going the rounds {
- local fandom, but neither Tebeau ne
Frank shriner, the local secretary, wi
either affirm or deny the report. VIII
B. ever is chosen manager certainly wi
4 have a hard row to hoe, as the fans al
y sick and tired of the treatment Tebea
has been giving Kansas City and tt
g crowds that attend the games will /
20 even smaller than those who iourneye
out to Association Park last season
m see the nuts 60 down to defeat.