The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-17
DOPE OF THE DAY

PITCHER "CHICK" HARTLEY of the Hol-
yoke club has reported to the outlaw Lancaster
club. - - ., 80
oUTFIEBDER LETCHER has at last accepted
the terms Of the South Bend club Of the Central
league. E '.- - .s&sss-. ts5'r.I..r-
CATCHER FLOYD, an amateur, deserted the
Columbus club. He bad bad case Of home
sickness. s#s5 EtsS ri s Pc .ss :
7INFIELDEE DAVID tALTIzER has at last
signed a satisfactory contract with the Spring
field club of the Connecticut league
THE STRIKE of the Baltimore pitchers has
been settled the club acceding to the salary de-
mands of Bwchell, Adkins and McNeal. = !
: THE DAYTON CLUB has released Connor,
pitcher; Vortkamp, pitcher: Hiday infelder and
Davis, catcher and first baseman.
PITCHER CHARLES A. BAUM Of the Los
Angeles club has jumped &ls reservation and
signed with the outlaw Altoona club
r THE EMPIRE State league Of New York has,
thru President NJ. T.. Roche Of Cortland, fled APP
plication for admission to National association
protection. .@.a st .rsEs .-5s->-g,.s =
. FIRST BASEMAN George Lachance has ap--
pealed to the national board for release from
Montreal reservation. He desires to play with
the Waterbury club.
THE NEW Pennsylvania Ohio-West Virginia
league-Richard Guy of Pittsburg, president-has
made application to- Secretary Farrell for Ma
tional association protection. -.
THE NATIONAL COMMISSION has again re-
fused to reopen the cases OF Players De1ninger
and Resisting, heretofore promulgated as contract
jumpers and Ineligible players
PRESIDENT EBBETTs of the Brooklyn club
announces that Pitcher Edward Scanlon has de-
cided to remain with the Brooklyn club and will
! sign contract before the season opens.
! ALL THE MINORITY stockholders of the
Newark club have sold their holdings to Sam
Harris and George NJ. Conan, the theatrical men,
/ krimke and BUrnham> still retain control OF
| the club. -:
HARRY FELIX, at one stime with the Phila-
delphia Nationals and Montreal, and Cy Davis
! of the Harrisburg outlaws. are new twirlers
| signed by the East liverpool team in the P.-O.-
| W. Va. league. ~ -.s n
+. MANAGERS PICKELL and Kools have given
up hope of securing protection for Kalamazoo in
the Interstate league. and have decided to join
! the Southern Michigan league. This leaves an
open place in the ranks of the Interstate, and
it is probable Anderson will get 1t.
THE Toledo CLUB announces that If the
| New York American club transfers. Third Base
man Moriarity to Montreal 1t. will carry the
matter to the national commission The Toledo
! club claims that when Moriarity sold tt
New York 1t was with the stipulation that the
player should be returned to Toledo II not wanted
by New York.
HERE'S STORY ON LAPORTE, the New
York Americans new third baseman. In Buff
falo one day Laporte invited his landlady ant
her daughter to the game "Come out and Sc
, me break couple Of BATS he grinned 'I'l
leave passes at the box Office In the ex
citement of dressing he forgot the tickets unit
the game was lust starting. An usher notihe
hir. shat two ladies were waiting He had
the 20 see the manager so gave the boy 81
, rTsGI them to buy seats" The usher followe
] instiNctions. but whensthe mother got that buc
shs EsaN.sed her daughter If she wouldn't rathe
4 20 somewhere and see something good. 'Sure,
t replied the daughter. And they went.