The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-12
MILLER TEAM IS
TAKING FORM.
Manager Tells How the Players
Look to Him
Today. ...
BY M. j. Kelley.

|special to The Journal.
Burlington, Iowa, April .l2.-The Minneapolis
Il cam is practically made up. am well satis-
| Led with all the men, Yeager and Shannon
re- both new, but like their work as catch
RS. Clark who has been training with us,
Iein go to the Scranton, Pa, team Freeman
las cinch on first base and believe that he
has any first-sacker In the American association
tseaten easily. Fox will play at second. He Is
Hating righthanded this year. and Is hitting
| o per cent better than ever before. Greminger
lwns the third sack. and in his position he can
lot be beat. Hart will play in the left garden
nd Davis and Sullivan the other two outfeld
POSITIONS have not yet decided which.
Persons. whom Minneapolis took on from the
Iskaloosa team last fall, has shown up well In
he games we have played have two very
cod offers for him. from the Montgomery and
Nashville clubs, and shall let him go to one Of
nem Graham will be retained as general util-
liz man. ..r. a
The Oyler Question.
shortstop is problem. The decision Of Oyler
lot to play with us has left us in bad fix.
stfll have hopes that Oyler's sense Of honor
I'll make him return to play with us until we
let another to fill his place: If not. how
YER 7 have made arrangements with Egan OF
burlington to use his shortstop, Annls, thru the
,rst swing of our circuit, returning him before
fae Iowa league season opens on May g.. = "a
ssAnnis is the best shortstop in the Iowa league,
Tut Ia a little too light to remain permanently
18th us. Oyler did not make bis final decision
-ntil Tuesday last. I previously received a let
s,r in Omaha from him. stating that he would
lsturn to us this season. Upon the receipt OF
Ills letter / Immediately cut of the negot1a-
Ions I had been conducting with two good short
Tops and depended upon Oyler to do as he said.
md show mp for work.
ITO my surprise received letter in Des
foines last Tuesday from him, stating that he
sad finally yielded to home influences and would
Nagage in business cutting out baseball for
her Il at once wrote to him, telling him Of two
BOD men had let go when received his assur-
ace that he would appear. and asking him to
9slp me out until could get man to fill his
lace. Oyler has very fine sense Of honor.
sad believe that he will join us soon, If only
Satil get another He has not answered
iy telegram.
The Pitching Staff.
2A1l Of my pitchers have been showing up we'll,
nd shall not begin to sift them until next
seek. There are eight of them, only two who
Ave ever played with Minneapolis before, Ford
nd Thomas. Sessions, Kilroy, Sporer, Gehrtng,
srittsen and Weisenberger the others.
hall start the with six and finally cut
A,wn to five. I have not vet decided who shall
b. captain. From now on the team will practice
sgnals and prepare for the season, which opens
ass1t week.
AContrary to reports, I do not expect trouble
Ter my personal position at Louisville. Tebeau
Iis enough sense to let well enough alone. q
III have no ownership in the Burlington team
saports to this effect having become widely
bread in this section Of the country. The
sillers will not quit in midseason in 1906, as
ley did last year.