The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-13
DOPE OF THE DAY

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President Pulliam is Of. the opinion that ST is
up star players. 5F5.5 Ef&&ss $:ggSS$<< ~ ~
Catcher Graham, formerly Of the Boston Amer
leans, is out OF the game for good. He As con-
Quoting a bakery in San Francisco.
Detroit expects big things under Hughey Jen-
nings' management next season.
J1ggs' Donohue, the yellow Kid first
baseman Of the :whitesox, is laid up with a bad
ankle When asked the other day what was the
matter with 1t, "Jiggs" said: The boat ran
The present Providence team has a salary list
aS large as half OF the American League teams,
according to President P. T. Powers.
Jimmie Collins, the suspended manager Of the
Boston Americans, had brief conference with
owner Taylor of the club, but no change was
made in his standing. There WIFI be Smother
eonfab between player and magnate, when IT. is
expected that Collins will be allowed tossreturn
and play his. position. .g '-xss54s. ~ ]
. Tom Hughes, who has done such great work
Tor the Atlanta team the last season, viii Join
the Yankees in Washington. This should help
out some.
''sullivans thumb was the worst ever saw. -
says President Comiskey. 1.-THE injury was al
most exactly like the one he got two years
ago-the( end of his thumb was turned back
and smashed, while the bone was protruding. 1t
was badly split too. DR.. Murphy sewed It up
impossible to tell how serious the injury will
be until he takes the stitches out ten days Or
two weeks from now" e.
II bats could be ''loaded, or made to be
particularly dangerous, the sox would be open
to suspicion. They guard their sticks as II
they were inlaid with gold. "a special custodian
keeps watch the bats all the times and
under no possible circumstances is one Of the
precious sticks allowed to get into the hands Of
spectator, ground attache or player on the
opposing team. S@ss, H. efs u 81
Rumors regarding the transfer Of Lumley and
Jordan to New York will not down. The latest
Is that Mccain, Gilbert and Browne are to b
traded for the two Brooklyn stars. Those who
remember the Dahlen deal for Cronin and, Babb
will strenuously object to the Brooklyn club
tion to part with the two players. 80 q
IN the way Of fanat1c1sm no rooters ever ex.
ecelled those who sit in, the east wing OF the
grandstand on the hilltop. It is always toward
the ninth inning that their mania Develops es-
pecially II the Yankees neeu few. runs in
order to win the game When the Yankees went
to bat yesterday In the ninth a score Of the
advanced rooters arose In their seats and opeE.
ing newspapers, they. waved them In the air
Tor banners, and kept upSa continual shriek1ng
at the tops2of their voices from the time tina {
Delehanty faced the pitcher Till Keeler.s single.
won the game.-New York Globe $50 tS55Ss z
Trainer Conibear of the Chicago Americans
fell down flight Of marble stairs at the Euclid
hotel In Cleveland recently, and nearly broke
his right hand and wrenched and bruised his
back SO that he could hardly walk. He feared
at first his hand had been broken, but an exami
nation showed that the bones had not been frac-
itured. Conibear was a valuable man with the
team. He worked on the men morning and
night, and to his never-tiring efforts the ex-
cellent. condition Of the players is largely due
The trainer was always working with the pitch
ers' arms, and few OF them ever complained
OF soreness. He VIII be greatly missed Just at
this critical moment.