The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-08
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BY TIM MURNANE

SpOIL III GQlSi S1ty Aoi wv u1AiS pSAh ~
and baseball is no exception.
The major league clubs Of Chicago,
Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Boston
have PLAYED to light business here this
spring, but were rewarded with good
weather and a turf diamond, which
means everything to the clubs coming
here for practice in the way Of exhi-
bition games. Soon the horses will be
off to the north and the king Of athletic
sports will have full sway in the south
land. fE
The people down this way have tired
of witnessing the exhibition games of
the major league clubs with the local
teams, and long to see the race on
among the matched teams Of the south
ern association Wcll-matched teams
and local rivalry is what the public
want in baseball, and the great players
Of the major leagues are not the attrac-
tion they were once in this land.
One reason for this is that the young
half baked players sent down here by the
majors for trying-out purposes, are not
as good workmen as they have in their
own clubs. The regular players are
careful and take no chances until their
playing is hfeless and has little attrac-
ton for the fan. H..
Reds Look Good. 49, i. s.,
I saw the Cincinnati team play one
game here and they look good from a
physical standpoint and should have no
4 trouble in beating out three clubs at
least in the league race this summer,
with q chance for the first division.
i pick Hanlon IS boys to start off we'll
and play. the game to stronger finish
than for several seasons, with rangy
man at first. sDelehanty will more
Than likely hold down third base. He
s ssffar throws ont nf Y,oSitio, on1 IL
take q six-footer at least to help him
out on the wide and low ones he will
dance across when hurried on the slow
! bopnders. ...-.. 49,. .:,s-- =
The pitchers looked good and they
tel me s Overall is in grand, goGd form.
! looked like all the money, but fell off
when the warm weather set in and was
! classed as poor slayer in fast COM
FOR the big fellow and Cincinnati does
not prove too hot a city for an extra
large man to work in, look for splen-
dad results from Overall, one Of the
fneSt-looking athletes in the profession.
With Joe Kelley for captain, Ed
Hanlon for manager, Frank Bancroft
Tor business manager and press agent
and August Hermann as president, the
j Cincinnati club only needs the proper
kAS@y LIZ Ce&AOAV W 1IOAO Cudu uldh0 ROOu.
Bancroft and Hanlon started out about
the same time in baseball, with Han
Ion with lead Of year in TT at
Providence. With Joe Kelley and his
Z fifteen years experience and a fine
bank roll furnished by the club own.
Y ers, there is no good reason why Gin
cinnati should not forge to the top in
baseball. Then for a player they have
Thomas Corcoran. This is his eighteenth
8 straight season as professional, and
he is Just as spry as ever, with the
tricks of the game at his finger tips
Yes, indeed, all that is wanted in
- Cincy" is the players to land the
money.
A Peculiar Play.
~; In ; one of the g. games here between
culiar play took place, and rath p
Bothered the National league boys
strikes on the batsmap, foul tip went s
K thru the catcher's hands and lodged
In the neck of the mask. The umpire
called it dead ball, when the player
figured on third strike and out.
Carpenter was right, for while, the
rules make no mention Of a mask
they do specify protector, cap, hat Of
clothing and the umpire considered
catch the ball in their hands or init
to make an out. I noticed one Of the
scorers here giving a man a base hit
on a ball that hit the ground in from
Of the plate, and was run into by tn.
man who hit the ball as he dashed
for first. AS the rules say, base hi
must be scored, however, as the NAL
who hit the ball was not actually
baseruuner. The second he fouled tn
hon hn
from handling the ball, and prevente,
the ball from rolling to foul ground
Premiums are not given for fouls il
baseball by competent scorers.
had read before coming here hoy
the privileges Of the Young Men ,
Gymnasium club had been denied tn
visiting bali clubs from the north
hereafter, as the result Of the action
Of the Philadelphia athletics while her
9 few weeks ago. AS the players en-
Joyed the plunge while training here
& there was disappointment all around
and the quaker players had much t
i answer for. & .s*7-@
Not Athletics Fault.
Manager Charley Frank went to tn
4 front and on inquiry he found out tina
twas not the fault of Connie Mack
], boys, but the kick was made by tire
! or four old members, who requisite
L the invitation to be cut out in tn
future. Thru the courtesy Of job
Il Kracke, the Hwar correspondents
4 were the recipients Of visiting card
L TO the club and enjoyed severa
" plunges to cool off their heated brow!
met the famous old Louisvill
\ pitcher, cred" Ebert, at Montgomer
d last year. cred" umpired in th
Il Southern association, but he will TT
U ballplaying this year if he can fin
II some one willing to take good man.
Did Judge ,Kavanaugh turn yo
II downfo I ventured. 49,. q
tsOh, no, I just didn't put in m
appearance for a place. There is n
d money In that kind of game-$2OO
month and railroad fares, a walk abor
Il town in the evening, for an hour
+ pleasure and you find yourself in debt.
1hs Red can't work for $50 a weel
II yet the best he could get about Mon
~ gomery was a promise Of city 10
u when he became citizen.
w. G. Temple stopped off here for
az week on his way to Cuba and enioye
lT going to the park to see the Bosto
81 nlayers practice and asking no bette
d pastime than flaming baseball. M
d Temple was at one time president {
II the Pittsburg club and one of the mo-
]. liberal men ever connected with Il
ny game.
u Here I ran into Dick Phelon, wi
hi YVES q crack player Of the old tUnie
81 association with Baltimore. Dick lool
u as young as ever.
I In Atlanta had the pleasure Of
Sss.~41f fr,y, To ar Hornor tho faYo o,,e-o