The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
NEW TEAMS BRAC|NG
UP FOR THE SEASON
Northern Copper Country Circuit
81. Interest Grows as the Sea-
son Approaches.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Calumet, Mich, April 21.-As a re-
suit of the marked improvement in the
weather the members of the copper
country teams in the Northern Copper
Country Baseball league will report
earlier than was planned. Manager B.
Wreath of Hancock has ordered his
men to report April 25. The Lake Lin
den players will meet in Chicago on
consin. Duluth has been in the Three
Eyes country for some time and Man
ager Jack Morrison Of Calumet may
order his men to report in that section
and take them on a transforming trip
before coming to the copper country.
Houghton in Line.
Houghton s players will report in
few days. The copper country man
ayers figure they can save $500 club
by having their men report week
earlier than first arranged: This. will
be secured from gate receipts of the
practice games. Besides the men will
be rounded out in much better form
for the opening of the league series.
Calumet fans are rejoicing because
Cy~ LoughliG the big outfelder from
Windsor, Ont, has accepted terms. 1t
is now said that Calumet cannot hold
Gordon Lewis, the former University Of
Wisconsin, captain and outfelder. 1t
appears that no contract was mailed
him before March l.. and under the
rules of the national commission Calu
met $ claim does not hold. AS a result
Lewis will be able to sign with Hough-
ton, where he undoubtedly will be made
captain.
William Roth, the Detroit player who
Jumped from Calumet to go with the
independent team at Mount Clemens
early last year, may be able to get
back his standing in organized base
ball: 1t is said the Calumet club. failed
to send him a contract, the same as
with Lewis. Roth is with the Des
Moines team in the Western league
this season.
Hancock's Outlook. .
Hancock will have a bunch of play
,ers from Kalamazoo in the lower part
OF the state Clyde Wares, shortstop;
baseeman; Ralph, Terry, pitcher and out
! fielder, and Clarence Miller, second
baseman and catcher, will co me north
from the celery town to join, the Han
cock squad. Wares is the only man of
the quartet. with the club last year,
and there is no question about him
making good.
| Hancock has signed Abselem Geolet,
| who has played independent baseball at
Sidnaw, in the southern part of the
county, for number of years. Al
Woods at st. Paul, Mimi, a boy who
was under the tutelage of Mike Kelley
for four years. has signed to play one
Of the ,outfield positions for Hancock
Hancock is negotiating with Pat Schaf
fer. Cincinnati southpaw, and he
likely will be added to the twirline
staff: He: was with the Altoon team in
the Tri-State league last year.
1t has been decided that the Hough
ton team, which has been named the
"giants,' will be owned and managed
by two or three business men in thai
place. A well-known baseball man Of
NEW York wanted the club, but coult
Heiny Deison of Cincinnati, Ohio
signed with Hancock and will try fo1
the third sack position. -.
It is understood that the much
mooted question of selecting a manage
for the Lake Linden club will be de
cided in favor of Bill Foster, the center
/ fielder - 'r.' .-r