The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-13
} DOPE OF THE DAY

THE RELEASE of Ambrose Putnam a.
pitcher of the New York American league base |
ball team was purchased by the st. Louis Ma
tionals as.
MANAGER JONES Of the Chicago Americans J
says that the time spent in the south by the
whitesox this spring time wasted, and that
his team is far from being in good physical con-
dition to begin the league race = !;
"FRoM AN ARTISTIC standpoint our SOUTH
ern trip was a success said Manager Armour
of the Detroit team. Financially, however, it
was frost. The trip cost about $1,000, and we
received in return from exhibition games 500.
GEssLER, IT rs SAID, is to quit the diamond
after this season. Gessler ought to know best
what he intends doing, but all the same It Is
harder for the professional ball player to quit
the game than it is for him to break into it.
PITTENGER, phillies' pitcher, went to Car
isle to watch the Indians play their first game,
which they won. Roy, the Indian pitcher
signed by the phillies did splendid work. The
Indians were coached by Pittenger
SINCE THEY have been In existence the
New, York Americans always have finished In q
position represented by an even number First
it was fourth, then second. then sixth It
things 60 by threes it will be an uneven num-
Der this year, and one is about as pleasing
number there Is.
DURING PRACTICE Pitcher Reab Of the
,vicksburg. Miss, team was accidentally hit In
the face by bat. which slipped from the hands
Of Pitcher Chevalier, breaking his nose and
knocking out several teeth. T
CATCHER RED MuNsoN. whom the phillies
secured from Cincinnati last fall, has been re-
leased to the Jersey City Eastern league club.
Munson lacked major league experience, and
Manager Duffy thought another year In the
minors would fit Red for faster company.
CLARK GRIFFITHs has not decided whether
he will let Walter Clarkson 60 to minor
league team again this year or retain him.
Clarkson started well in the south. but did not
keep his gait, and Griffith has field OF eleven
MI which To choose his REGULARS.
PATSY DONOVAN, manager Of the Brook
| lyns has been notified by the owners OF tho
team to hold his players in readiness for game
| in Brooklyn next Sunday. So long as semipro-
| sell score cards to the spectators, the Brooklyn
/ club considers that it has the same privilege.
! BEFORE LEAVING Hot Springs Lou Criger
told several of the Pittsburg players that he has
given up all hope Of playing ball regularly this
| year. The doctors tell him that no matter how
well he may seem, it will take only a slight
physical jolt to put him back again. Criger
| has good business at Eelkhart.
BOB UNGI.AUB, in letter to Sporting Life,
| says that the reason he is striking is because he
got in the minor leagues. Maybe the minor over
/ paid Unglaub and Boston kept the price up 50 a.
| not to hurt the young mans feelings.
DUFFY rs NOT saying that his team is going
| to be the one that the New Yorks will have to
| contend with this season. after the fashion
/ Of several managers. In view of their drubbine
/ BY the Athletics 1t is not the philies time to
talk. Nevertheless, the phillies, except in the
box, showed as near to pennant form last season
/ MS any other National league team except the
! New Yorks Give them star pitcher and theii
chances would be as sweet as anybody's.
] CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWSON'S alleged re
marks on the giants training trip at Columbus
Ohio, that he would beat the Clncinnatis In every
4 game that he pitched, the same as last year
has aroused the ire OF Manager Hanlon ''I1
4 'Matty' did say such a thing said Hanlon
che will be badly fooled / do not believe th,
4 Cincinnatis will lose fourteen straight games II
the giants as they did last year. With all due
respect to Matthewsons ability as pitche, b,
cannot always be invincible.'