The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-12
THREE TEAMS BATTLE
FOR FIRST PLACE
Rousing Finish Expected in Last
Weeks Of the Northern
League.

Calumet, Mich, Aug. 11.-With only
two or three gaines separating them,
Calumet, Winnipeg and Houghton are
making a great fight for first place in
the Northern Copper Country league,
and the race is proving nervous one
for the fans. The Canadian team is in
the copper country this week on it's last
visit to this section. Calumet got into
first place by comfortable margin
thru taking five out Of seven games
from iron t Ha;oughton, putting that club back
desperate. effort to get up with the lead
ers. and is cutting down the distance
which separates it from the first divi-
sion. Lake Linden has developed it's
team work and the players are batting
| like iends, while Fargo 3 slump has left
it in the tailend position.
Tommy Leahy, formerly captain of
the University Of Wisconsin baseball
team, who has been captain and catcher
for the Calumet club since the season
| opened, was suspended few days ago.
games at Fargo and because the Calu-
met club would not pay his fine, re-
fused to play in one Of the home games.
He was Immediately suspended. Nut
ten, who was playing first base, is do
ing the backstop work, and he is the
best catcher in the league at that. Ed
Kippert, a Detroit outfelder who was
released by Houghton, is covering the
initial sack. Owing to the illness Of his
MOTHER Shortstop Bufka was called
away, Monehan filling his shoes, and
Jack Corrigan, the right fielder, has re-
covered from his illness, and is playing
again.
AS a result of Hancock and Grand
Forks being dropped from the league,
the Other clubs picked up the best play
ers in those teams. Shortstop Wares
and Leftfelder Howell of Hancock
went to Houghton, Pitcher Sis Hopkins
to Duluth and Outfelder Foster and
Catcher Stewart to Fargo. Winnipeg
signed First Baseman Luderous and
Fargo took Pitcher Hanson.
| AS Hancock retains its franchise in
the league, all of its players will revert
to it next season. Grand Forks for
feited it's franchise and consequently
the teams that signed any of the Grand
Forks men own them outright.
Jimmy Byrnes Of the Philadelphia
Athletic has been looking over the va
rious teams in search for talent for his
club. He had look at Pitcher Grimes
of Calumet and Pitcher Bond Of Win
league. It is not known whether these
men will be purchased or drafted by
the Philadelphia club or not.
"Lefty' Brenna was released BY the
Winnipeg club, It's pitching staff being
so large that the team was exceeding
the salary limit. He returned to his
home in Minneapolis. Pitcher Dunn,
who signed for only week, left when
his time was up. He was a good man,
but the maroons could not hold him.
Med Rogers, formerly with Hancock,
was added to the pitching staff of the
Calumet team. Manager Jack Morri-
sons Of Calumet, who has not been
pitching in good form lately, has i'm.
proved in the last two games and ap.
pears to be more in last season g form
following games during the remainder
of the season:
Winnipeg at home with
Houghton Aug. 16, IT, Is.
Calumet Aug: 20 q. ".
Lake Linden Aug. %, 20, 30. '.. %.
Fargo, Aug. 81, Sept. l, 8 1.-TWO games).
Fargo at home with :. =, ~
Lake Linden "a Aug g. Il i 49, 10.
Calumet Aug. "a, Is. 26. ~, >.-7 #
Calumet at home with ,4- 80.
F MiaR,p Aug AVS IS, L, 1S.
n, Aesshte1 is SEPT e.; : two sanes>.
Calumet, Aug. IT, II, is, 10.
Lake Linden, Aug. 20, q, %.
Calumet, Aug. ~, %, 20, 30.
Houghton at home with
5sSs LINDEN n. Avg IS T. 70 2s %. %
Lake Linden at home with IS
Duluth, Aug. IL. II ..l----.-----... So