The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
CHANGE IN SCHEDULE
OF NORTHERN LEAGUE
Important Meeting of Officials Is
Arranged for Calumet Mon
day Afternoon.
Special to The journal.

cpeclal 70 Inc journal.
Calumet, Mich, June 23.-An inn
portant meeting of the directors of the
Northern league will be held in Hough-
league will be at this end of the cir
cult then and number of matters Of
much concern to the clubs will be set
tied. There will be number of
changes in the schedule, and it is an
nounced that an effort will be made
to change all Of the evening games ar
ranged for this end of the circuit SO
that they may be played in the after
noon. Some of the differences existing
their players will be adjusted, and it is
possible, that stock companies will be
organized to take over the teams in
some of the cities, similar to the plan
followed in Houghton. Action regard
ing umpires also will be taken.
j. M. Lamb Of Winnipeg, manager
of the club in that city, is here this
week with his team on the first trip
to the copper country. 1.-THE new
Mr.. Lamb. cit will not be slow to
respond to the encouragement of in
creased attendance which it is ex-
periencing at all points. The attend
ance at Winnipeg is so per cent great
er than ever before. We had Lake
Linden there for seven straight games.
Some of us feared that the series would
be too long, but the paid attendance
| averaged over 1000 asgame. Calumet
! played but one game in Winnipeg, two
having been postponed on account OF
rain, but there were more than 5000
! paid admissions. [ think the teams OF
the league are quite evenly matched,
and [ look for a pretty fight for the
pennant'
Mr.. Lamb, few DAYS ago, received
a telegram from Dick Padden, manager
of the st. Paul club in the American
association. making a liberal cash Of
fer for Pitcher Harold Bond. A reply
was sent to the effect that Bond is not
in the usual way at the end of the sea-
son, as he looks ripe for fast company.
A. H. Pulford, president of the Win
nipeg club, was in Grand Forks this
week to make some arrangements for a
release of that city's claim on Catcher
Hugh Leach. Under no circumstances
would Mr.. Stanchfeld of the Grand
Forks club relinquish his claim On the
catcher. Leach says he will not play
he will not let him play with tWinni-
peg, so it looks as if he were out of the
game for the year.
Krick, Barto and Helding, who were
loaned to Duluth by the Burlington
club Of the Three-I league, have been
purchased outright by the white sox,
and will remain with Duluth all sea-
son. Al Cummings, the former Univer-
sity of Wisconsin pitcher, has Joined
the Duluth club and will be used regu-
larly on the slab. Krick has proved a
valuable box artist.
At the end of the first month of the
pennant race in the league. the circuit
appears to have developed into a three
cornered affair between the teams Of
the three largest cities. Calumet, Du-
luth and Winnipeg. The Canadians
have been coming with a rush and
landed in second place this week.
to be on about even terms for fourth
place. while Lake Linden and Grand
Forks are fighting it out. for the cellar
championship.
Duluth had rough Shedding after go
ing into first place and its career as the
league leader was brief, it staying on
top only one day. Since then Winni-
peg has come from behind and landed
in second position, while the white sox
have been forced back into third place.
During the next. two weeks Duluth
plays the weaker teams and will prob
ably better its percentage. Winnipeg
| in the meanwhile is away from him for
all but three games Between now and
July 4, Calumet will have three games
with Winnipeg, four games with Hough-
ton. four with Fargo and four with
Lake Linden. .--s 81
'"Chesty' Cox has been released by
Manager Wreath of Hancock. owing to
the differences which existed between
them. Neil Monnahan. the Detroit boy
who was released by Calumet, is play
ing shorstop for Hancock, during the
sickness of Wares. Howell, a new man,
is covering second. Balliett, pitcher
secured from Bloomington in the
Three-I league, has joined Lake Linden.