The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
KELLEY BELIEVES IN
FAST YOUNGSTERS
Many Unlnowns May Make q
Try for the Miller
Positions.
BY O'LouahIIn.

E
Of the Minneapolis baseball club of
the American association, is going
rather slow in the signing of players.
He has good list of men under con-
tract, but is keeping his eye open for
more. He is not running up and down
the big league castof list for lot of
selling players, but is rather delving
| into the minors for fast youngsters.
There is marked contrast between
the methods Of Kelley and Watkins.
"Watty" was the firm believer In the
big Lacquer, permitting experience to
cut more ice than the fact that the big
Lacquer is going backward. Kelley does
not care for the big Lacquer. He pre-
fers to take young players, develop
them and surround himself with a set
Of fast youngsters who do not bring
with them the arrogance and swell
headedness Of the big fish who is back
in the little puddle.
Has Worked Before.
Kelley has been the most successful
manager Of the business in developing
youngsters-Texas leaguers-into PEN
nant winning aggregations. He has
made a success Of it every time whom
not hampered by butt-in owner. Az
Kelley is supreme in Minneapolis, he
: will have full sway and opportunity
to work out his ideas.
The team is without a catcher at
present, as Kelley allowed Kahoe to go
= with Watkins and Marshall and
Schmidt go to the big league. Lines
are out for couple of good men and
j. when the waiver formalities are con-
cluded the names of these men will ba
announced.
l In the pitching staff Kelley has
Chapelle, Gehring, Ford, sporer, Du-
quette, Thomas, Sessions, Brittsen,
Weisenberg, Newlin and one or two
more not uncovered as yet. Minneapo.
lis fans know more or less Of all Of
these chaps with the exception of Du.
quette, the eastern man, and Brittsen
and Weisenberg, signed last fall by
Watkins from the Springfield, Ill
Three-I club. There is one more mar
coming who Is not free from his bis
league entanglements and his signing
will cause something Of surprise il
association circles.
The infeld presents little change
Grimshaw or Freeman will play frs
base and Fox will be at second. Oyle
will do his usual stunts around shor
and Battleship Greminger is slated 70
third. Theirs has been talk Of Grem
niger and Foox going to indianapolis
but Magnate Kelley says he has no
been approached for their purchase.
In the outfeld will be "Lefty
Davis, Denny Sullivan, and Jim Har
with Pearsons and Miller fighting for
place with these three.
YOUNGSTERS Coming.
Almost every one of these men al
well known in Minneapolis, and
them Kelley proposes to add bunch {
youngsters who will make the veteran
move along some to keep their pos
tions. Baseball in Minneapolis til
year will be something like tryout {
the team will be earned. Past grea
ness will not hold man his job if
faster man can be found for the saI
money.
The team Is now owned and ma
aged by Minneapolis people, Kell
having arranged to move all OF /
chattels to this city in few days.
4 Is the first time in years that it b
been purely local affair, with an 81
cient manager st the helm, and it
~ expected that interest in the game "
run high this year. st. Paul is TAXI
a. great brace with the big league q
also-rans, and every attempt will
made by the saints to smother the M
ers. The same old intercity warfs
can be expected and first Of all
local fans will demand team that
defeat the saints. After that there
a less anxiety.
81 There will be no changes at Nico]
q mark this season The plans for
u building. under consideration by M
B nate Watkins, have been postponed
ii the local owners had to put up a rat
81 tidy sum for the club and francf
81 and need good season before st'
q ing to build any steel grandstands.
& Fight Is sinlmering.
|S There has been lack Of devel
BIS ments in the fight between the war;
S magnates, save that the 'frlghte
## three, have threatened to appeal
# Ran Johnson to keep Kelley from
|# ing as bench manager. Ihls VIC
# bring about a quick fight as it mi
Ias# possibly bring the commission into
,# tempt of court. Local fans think
if Kelley is willing to give up his "
as a high-salaried player at the he
Of his career that pushing him any
ther smaeks too much OF perseeu'
Minneapolis is far famed tor its 10Y
to home institutions and II the III
IL ened three attempt any further MI
/ ! ! business the tangle will get to a
I , disaereeable stage. There has air
Z been fan talk of taking novel rev :,