The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
MANY NAMES ON The
ROLLS At LOUISVILLE
Tebeau Braces Up the Colonies
With Line of Bush
Talent. @-
BY w. r. Douglas.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 1.-THE Louis
vile baseball club for 1906 is practi-
eally made up. The following is the
2ull official list of players now under
contract:
Pitchers Dunkle, Stecher,
McCord, Paige and Uhler. Henry Ohm
stead, who was secured from the Bos-
ton Americans, is expected to sign
contract soon, and he will be added to /
the pitching staff. George Scott, who
pitched several games last year and
filed various positions on the team, has
not signed contract this year, but is
expected to do so. He was one of the |
principal hard-luck players last season,
and as he is thin-skinned the blistering |
that the fans gave him still has him
sore. Pitcher Carnes has not yet signed
a contract.
Catchers-Shaw, stoner and schan, Of
Jacksonville, Ind.
nfelders-Brashear, Quinlan, Bar
bour, Reddick and Claire. Meyers and
Houser have as yet failed to return
their contracts
Outfelders- Mailman, Woodruff, Ker-
win and Murphy.
Eighteen Under Contract.
With eighteen men under contract
and five men yet to sign George Te
beau, owner Of the colonies, is feeling
confident of having a frst-division
team. It is possible that suter Sulli-
van, "Rasty" Wright, Cecil Ferguson
and Fred (Henry) Clay may return to
the Louisville team. They have been
drafted by clubs Of the big league, and
If they do not deliver the goods of
course they will return to Bourbonland.
Who will manage the colonies this
year is problematical. However, it
looks as if Roy Brashear will take the
position held last year, first by Charles
Dexter, the young man with the I'M
governable temper, and later by Suter
Sullivan. Brashear is the idol Of the
Louisville fans and they are pulling for
Tebeau to recognize his worth.
At present Brashear and his wife are
in California They have spent the
winter season there. Roy writes here
that he is anxious for the season to
open. Several Pacific coast league
teams have endeavored to make deal
with Tebeau for the services Of the
Iowa player, but Tebeau declined to
part with him. Brashear is one Of the
wealthiest ball players in the United
States. He has bank roll that is larger
than four ordinary numerals, and he is
the possessor of a farm in the hawkeye
state.
Kenna in Town.
Edward Kenna, who was one Of the
stars Of the colonies pitching depart
ment last year, has spent the winter
in Louisville, and seems to be in good
Not ho1
toward the close Of last season in Kan
sas City and his arm was badly in
jured. Luckily it was not his pitching
work in the box will not be impaired
thru the stiffness Of his arm. The whole
Louisville team, while riding from the
ball park in Kansas City, was struck
by trolley car and all were more OF
less injured, Kenna being rolled fol
half block under the fender of the
car. The wonder is that he was not
killed outright.
After the accident he did not play
last season, and neither did "Henry;
Clay, the slugger, who was hitting il
sensational fashion in nearly ever,
game he played with the colonels. Thu
Louisville fans are great admirers Of
Clay and are predicting that he viii
cause the Boston fans to sit up anc
look around.
Bush Leaguers.
Reddfck and Claire, two third-base
men, corraled by Tebeau from the Mich
tgan league, are touted as exceptionally
good players.
Players from the brush are popping
up almost daily and asking Tebeau t,
give them a trial.
Watt Club was discovered by Ton
Middleton, former newspaper man
Middleton saw Club pitched agains
team Of Indian players, who wer
there in all points Of the game. VIVA
Club did to the men Of the plains wa
enough to cause Middleton to ton
Club as a second Amos Rusie, and nc
body has ever accused Middleton Of &C
Ing off ha1f-cocked. Middleton saw
Club has speed and variety. He is a
cool as a North-pole zephyr and i
heady as Standard Oil company wit
ness. IF Club fills the bill when he
put in the box at Eclipse Park it
certain Tebeau will keep him with tn
colonies or send him to Kansas City.
A st. Louis "Plant.''
IL Is announced that the colonies wi
be farm for the st. Louis cardinal
and it Is likely that some of the play
ers in J. J. McCloskey's team will h
sent to Tebeau If he finds they al
needed.
Few improvements have been mad
at Eclipse Park. The press stand hs
been moved to the roof of the gran,
stand. The clubhouse has been reftte
and the park ground is to be put ]
condition at once. i = :
The colonies will play games he1
with the giants, Cornell team and on
cago cubs and later the Chicago N
tionals before the opening Of the re-
ular season, which will be the latt.
part Of April.