The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10
NORTHERN COPPER IS
GETTING INTO SHAPE
Fast Little League Expects a
Warm Battle for the
Pennant.
Special to The Journal.

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Calumet, Mich, June By a tele-
gFaRhs ots ner the cS Spf9tors B of taa
league this week decided to increase
the salary limit from $1,000 to $1,100
month. All the clubs voted favor
ably with the exception of Houghton,
which was opposed to the advance. At
a meeting Of the league officials in
Winnipeg this week the Winnipeg club
was fined $50 for using Perry Sessions
in the opening game against Grand
Forks. This pitcher, it was claimed,
was evidently farmed for the occasion.
The second game in the double=header
was thrown out, because OF league
ruling which forbids double headers on
the first trip around the circuit unless
all the teams in the league CONSENT to
such an arrangement.
All the copper country teams have
been playing In the other section Of the
circuit for the last week or two and
the games have provided fair basis
of comparison between the two sections.
The Calumet club has won handily
from the other teams and showed that
it Is able to stay in first place. The
series with Duluth were postponed,
rain and wet grounds interfering every
day, and these teams will not clash
to Calumet to play four games. Han
cock has bettered its position by its
trip north and west. It will wind up
it's present series away from home next
week. r.
sporer Back Home.
Joe sporer, the clever southpaw
slab last year, has Joined the maroons.
Sessions, who was borrowed from Min
neapolis, was sold by that club to Den
yer, in the western league. He was
first sold to q Southern league club, but
refused to go and the sale was re-
tracted. Sporer has been sold to Win
nipeg, so the other teams will have nc
kick coming as they did on Sessions.
With Anderson, sporer and Hipper'
in the game, the Winnipeg team pre-
sent the most formidable lineup it hal
had this season. Shortstop Hyper
was fined and suspended for ten days
peg, when it is said he assaulted Um
pire Bassen. Hugh Leach, regula!
catcher and also captain Of the team
has Joined Winnipeg. The Gram
Forks club is making great effort t.
secure Leach on the ground of prio
claim, but the league officials have no
yet decided the case. ..
All records of attendance wer
broken at Winnipeg on Victoria day
according to Herbert Hoissier, treas
urer Of the Duluth team, which playe'
there. 1t was cold, raw day, and
large crowd was not expected, bu
there were 5000 paid admissions.
President Talks. =
Everything is running alonI
days ago. 1--WE have been handi
capped by bad weather all over tn
/ circuit, but In spite of this the fan
have been turning out well.'
Archie Hill, shortstop Of the Lun
semi professional team of Minneapolis
will join the Lake Linden club. Hi
is considered one Of the best infelder
in Minnesota. Collaghan, who wa
playing short, was released and re
turned to his home at Hibbing, MINI
Hill will play second or third.
"Our hoodoo will be shaken off som
time said Or. Percy Glass, manage
t Eof the Lake Linden team. "We hav
, been losing our games by small score
> and we have been playing in poor luc
all season. I have signed q new thir
base man named Thompson, from th
Minneapolis American association team
Wegman has been released.'
Gruebner, high-salaried shortsto
released by Duluth, has Joined LAX
Linden. Duluth also released Lei
1 Fielder Ludwig. Summers is playin
shortfeld and putting up a good gam
Tony Schubert, the hard hitting shor
] stop. who was captain Of the Lake