The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-12
DOPE OF THE DAY

has not developed pitcher in years. Hard
luck + ~. - - ~ ~ 3-@ s y
IT IS HINTED in New York that the Bos-
ton Americans will change hands before the
end of the season. = ~ ~ fl->*-... ~. r
A TEAM Of star Cuban players from San
tiago de Cuba will arrive In this country April
"a and will play the entire season with the
best independent clubs in the east.
THE SPRING series of seven games in st.
Louis will begin March 81 and end April s.
BILL DAHLEN has Joined the New York
giants in Memphis. -z. :, ~ .l-...-.s i. !
TEE YANKEES will be pretty much the
same last season, excepting for Noodles.
Hahn, Thomas, the huge Providence backstop;
Laporte and Moriarity. ~.
1T WILL oQsT IS for every glass Of beer
that Dayton player drinks before game
5 cents 2 - 60 -.
ELMER FLICK Of the Clevelands is great
fox hunter: He participated In four hunts in
! ditlon. e.
''MUGGsY" McGRAW says that the game
Of pushball, which he has introduced at the
giants training camp, is great weight re-
| Queer and muscle developer.
| AMERICAN LEAGUERS don't seem to think
that Jimmie Collins bunch has much chance
Of pulling down any flags this season. How
I 4 BILLY SHETTSLINE still adheres to his
early prediction that the phillies will ny the
1905 National league pennant, but Manager
| Hugh Duffy refuses to predict.
! WITH THE reporting Of Druhat for duty the
entire twenty-three members Of the Cincinnati
team have been accounted for. Now the weed
ingout process begins. This looks as tho it
will be difficult job. ~
PITCHER FERGUSON, one Of the giants re-
cruits appears to be the real article. = He
shows In practice that he has cyclonic speed
\ and marvellous control, and promises to be a
second Amos iRusie. $- l., i
| THE SPORTING NEWS says that there are
good grounds for the opinion that the inroads
of Sunday games weekday patronage are
an injury instead of blessing to professional
baseball.
MANAGER GRIFFITH still has hopes Of
Turing Dave Fultz from his Wall street law
! Office, but Fultz persists that his baseball days
are over. He did not accompany the team south
Ion it's training trip.
WALTER MUELLER, the new Chicago. Ma
years ago In an exhibition game at Sharon,
Pa, and Manager Selee was much impressed
with the showing made by the youngster at
that time. Since then Mueller has been pitch
ing In the Eastern league clubs and has devel-
oped into a promising man. He was formerly
box artist in Wisconsin towns
PATSY DONOVAN wants to get back In the
OF the running for quite a while, and is de-
termined to show that he can deliver the goods
If he gets proper encouragement. He is being
handed much better team than Hanlo1 f1af.
u and can go quite way with them, even II
he does not pick up any neaZ. stars between
now and playing time.
PITCHER 1voR WAGNER Of the Columbus
club, and last year farmed out to Wilkes.
barre. 4 in the New York State league, today
purchased his release outright for $500. He
f is free ito so where. he pleases, and says he
will not report again at Wilkesbarre. He
) wants to go to- the coast. 35
sssuLLIV4AN and his friends are mixed up, "
says Owner Hedges Of ST.. Louis. HE has Just
!, been released by st. Paul, rather than st
!, Louis. because he was sold back by us to st
Paul long ago.-We bought several players last
winter, thinking we might need them Hemphl
is the only that looks good to us. The
, others we sold back to ST. Paul, which was
: anxious to get them, owing to the howl made
; by the fans following the sale to us Of The
Ran BUsYBoDY JOHNSON is at it again
3 Someone whispered to the president of TIL
American league that the Pittsburg club ha,
league, and Johnson has complained tosath
2 other members of the national commission
!, charging that by Of the alleged fake pur
J. 4 chaseS no American league club has been abb
e to- sink the hooks Of possession into the Texan
e President Dreyfuss wasn't feeling any too chip
plant and the letter he wrote in response wa
teeming with vitricl and carpet tacks.-Pitts
burg Gazette.
RECENT LIST Of ballpIayers in the tw
). major leagues and the states in which the
: live shows that more OF them have their lare
. state. ,Theyiare apportioned as follows Penn
= sylyania, 81; Ohio. 43; New York. 40; iii
a nois, %; Massac husetts, 2O; wisconsin, 10
- Indiana II; Missouri, 10; Michigan, 1O;# Cal
lie fornia. Z Iowa, 8; Connecticut. g. Mime
Y. Esota, 5; Kentucky, Kansas, Colorado, Nebrask
le and Rhode Island, each; Delaware, Ntw Tel
q, sey. District of Columbia Maryland. Tennessee
t Texas and Washington each; Maine, Georgis
, Louisiana and Arkansas, 2 each; New Ham,
e shire, Virginia. Florida, Alabama, Indian Te
- - rftory, Oregon. Oklahoma and South Dakota,
RI each; also Canada, 3. assz38s