The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-09
EVERYTHING WORTH WHILE IN SPORT IS GATHERED HERE
MAJOR LEAGUE PLAY
STARTS THIS WEEK
BY FRANCIS c. RICHTER, Editor "sporuns LIE"
NATIONAL OUTLOOK
AND PLAYER LIST

The grand old National league opens its
thirty-frst consecutive championship season on
Thursday, April IL. Last year President Pull
liam defed superstition by scheduling the open
ing for u Friday, but no i'll luck resulted and
the season proved exceptionally successful. The
New York worlds champions open at sPhiladel-
phia. Boston at Brooklyn, Pittsburg at st.
Louis and Chicago at Cincinnati.
The race promises to be a closer one than
last year, as all of the clubs have made des-
perate efforts to strengthen their teams, with
. view to making New York's fight much harder.
Particularly is this the case with the Ptttsburg,
Chicago and Philadelphia teams, which propose
to have a look-in for the pennant. The second
division teams Of last year-Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Boston and Brooklyn-also propose to be
less easy meat for the leaders; in short for the
1905 battle all clubs tried hard to strengthen,
as will be noted by the many additions to and
changes in the teams. Following is a complete
and correct roster of the teams as they will start
In the 1906 campaign:
THE NEW YORK TEAM.
President T. Brush
osssssS,-brssnahan' Bowernan' Marshall Fits.
Pitchers-Christy Mathewson, Ames, McGinnity,
Taylor, ELLIOTT Wiltse, Harry Mathewson'
rnaelders-McGann, Gilbert, Devlin, Dahlen,
/ Strang, Clyde Robinson.
outfelders-Mertes Donlin, Browne.
THE ~PITTsBURG TEAM.
President. ..........o...... Barney Dreyfuss
oatehers-GiDson, PETIT, snith, carisch. .
P1tohers-Phi1ippe, Lever, Case, Hillebrand.
Willis, Lynch. Leiheld, Kinsella, Moskiman,
Indelders--Nealon, Ritchey, Wagner, Leach.
outaeiders-caarke, Beaumont, Clymer, Ganley.
THE CHICAGO TEAM
President Charles W: Murphy
ioatchsrsEKling. Moran, Noonan.
pitchers-Lmndgren, Wicker, Pfeister, Reulbach,
Mor1epaf- Rrovvn Knobs Mueller Dodge.
Inaelders-ohancs, Evers, steinfeld, Tinker,
outnelders-sheckard, slagle, Schultz, Rothgeb,
L.. Smith, 4sebring.
THE PHILADELPHIA TEAM.
President ............ William b. shettsline
iM ataases noo;n no,o,.n Mnnson cE;sfg DunS
Pitchers-Duggleby, LUSH, Nichols, Pittinger,
InasldersaBransheld' Gleason, Doolin. Courtney,
outfelders-Titus Thomas, Magee. ..
THE CINCINNATI TEAM.
President ...................August Hermann
;c naaasss Phelps, Livinss na@sfo h"n'0n
Pitchers-Chech, Overall, Harper, Ewing, Dor
ner, Weimer, Druhot, Hafford.
Infelders-Barry, Carr, Higgins, Corcoran, Now
brey, Lobert, James Delehanty.
outhelders-Kelley, Seymour, Odwell, slagle,,
Hinchman. - =
H ST. LOUIS TEAM.
President Frank De Haas Robson
catchers.Grady. siattery, Raub, Mcca Mf6,oSke'
Pitchers-Taylor, Mcfarland, Charles Brown,
Egan, Thielman, Adams, Spade, Thompson,
Inhelders-Beckley, Arndt, Mcbride, Hoels.
koetter,. Clayton, Perrine, Quillen, Bennett,
Frantz. II -
Observation-Disclosures, Shannon, De Croft, smoot,
Hines. go ~ -. -%
THE BOSTON TEAM. +
President -.:.:.. Arthur a.. soden
eatehers-Seedham, o;Neil, Brown: lenne'
Infelders-Tenney, Abbaticchio, Brain, Bridwell,
Wolverton. Strobel, Raymer.
Outfelders-Howard, Dolan, Good, Bates. .
THE TEA
president Charles 81. Ebbetts
Manager Patrick j. Donovan
Catehers-Bergen, Ritter, Butler.
Pitchers-Scanlon Mcintyre. Stricklett, Briggs,
Pastor1us, Bell, Eason, Doescher, John j.
O'Neil.
Inhelders-Gessler, Tim Jordan, Hummel, Pat
outhelders-Lumley, Mccarthy, Batch, Maloney.
The teams will enter the race as above given,
altho here and there an experimental player
may be dropped.
THE UMP1REs.
The official umpires are Henry O'Day Of Chi
esgo, Robert Emslie of st. Thomas, Canada
y. e. tombstone Of Newark, N. j.; W. J. KLEIN
of New York and John II. Conway of Webster,
Mass. The newcomer ON the staff is Conway,
who has had lots of experience as player and
umpire. He is a native Of Dudley, Mass. His
baseball career began as captain-manager of the
he managed the Webster team, which included
Hickman, now Of the Washingtons; Carney
formerly of the B~ostons; Dyer of Montreal,
James Stafford. retired; Merritt of Lowell and
many college stars.
In 1904 he umpired in the Connecticut league
and made good. In 1905 he worked in the
Eastern league, where he attracted the atten,
ftion Of President Pulliam. He is a prominent
bus. $3.50