The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-10
EVERYTHING WORTH WHILE IN SPORT IS GATHERED HEI
DOPE OF THE DAY

THE BUFFALO CLUB has made a liberal
offer for Jack Knight, and Connie Mack is con-
sidering.
THE ST. LOUIS browns gave up $1,000 for
Infelder Hartsel Of Denver He will be tried
at third base.
THE PHILLIEs will not get Pitcher Pullman,
Clark Griffith has decided to keep the big south
paw on his pitching staff.
THE BOSTON Nationals would like to get Pat
Dougherty OF the highlanders but offer nothing
much more than carfare.
THE CLEVELAND baseball team, headed by
Manager Lajoie and Secretary Barnard left
for Atlanta, Ga, this afternoon.
DUSTY RHODES has long head. He went
to Kansas recently and bought farm, which
he sold later at profit Of $1,000
CLEVELAND has returned Bill Friel,- the
heavy-hitting 1nhelder, to Columbus Larry
thinks he plucked a trife too soon.
NEVER HAS there been such a scarcity Of
catchers. There is hardly club in the major
leagues that could not use good backstop
THE ST. LOUIS BROWNS went to Corsicana.
Texas, yesterday, from Dallas, and defeated
the Clybourne team of the Texas league, to 5.
HANK SPIES, the veteran catcher, may new
er be able to catch again. Last season his
| throwing arm was severely injured In col
lisfon.
OUTFIELDER Charley Hemphill will get his
second trial with the ST. Louis Americans. He
is said to have improved much in the American
association. ,a-s+s.t. l.n ~ '.aE 3 -s"-rs..r.
PATSY DONOVAN has obtained First Base
man Otto Jordan of Baltimore to cover that po-
sition for Brooklyn. Gessler will likely drop to
| the minors. .'s-'' ..4 -
! stars of the National league if he had good
| throwing He ranks very high as bats
man and fielder -.-
| BARNEY DREYFUSS- has given the Cleveland
club permission to allow, the Napoleon's batter
! les to work out at the Hot Springs ball park,
Of which the Ptttsburg club holds the lease
! LOUISVILLE FANS are berating George TIE.
beau because he sent Jimmy Burke to Kansas
City instead of Bourbontown. A man who oper-
ates two clubs in league is bound to stir .up
trouble. ..--=ss. .-.-~-- ....
1T rs ESTIMATED that in week 1000 bal
players, professional, college and prep. school
will be training south of the Mason & Dixor
line. The major leagues send almost three
hundred men. -. ~ H.. .,o
THE HIGHLANDERs have three Californians
on, their payrolls-Chase, Whalen and Keefe
The last two newcomers, and. in 1905 were
regarded as the best things in the pitching
line on the Pacific coast
ST. LOUIS FANS are still hankering after
Emmett Heidrick, and he is being implored to re
port to the browns March /, when they &c
south. But Heidrick resists all pleadings, ant
says he will continue in the building business
THERE WILL BE no fewer than eight catch
ers of major league experience in the American
association next season. They are Bill Clarke
Mike Kahoe, Joe Sugden, tSpike'' Sullivan, FREQ
Abbott Jack Ryan, Monte Beville and Franz
Roth 1855 ''.H
FRED TENNEY expects Del Howard to d.
some tall smuggling for Boston this season
Last year, with Pittsburg, Howard showed al
the earmarks Of star, and many believe tina
Barney Dreyfus made mistake in letttn
him go. ..-s~
ONE of the Chicago cubs recently wrote t
former President James A. Hart asking for ad
, vance money "That player is apt to be caugh
mapping on the bases pretty often next season.
said Hart, eff he doesn't wake UP enough t
know that I out Of the game
: FRANK ,DELEHANTY, who played with BIZ
mingham last season and who reserved b
the highlanders, wants part of the purchas
money but Clark Griffith refuses to be held ur
: Delehanty played in two games last ses
! son, and then was injured, but received fu
salary.
BILL BERNHARD, manager of the C1evelan
baseball clubs contingent, has accepted tn
! challenge Of the ''St. Louis Stars woman
team, for game at Hot Springs. Ark H
will send Buelow In to pitch, Joss to catcl
Bemis on first, Rhoades second, Cy Youn
:: at Short, play third himself, Townsend in lief
Hess in center and Harry Smith, the pira
+ catcher, in right field. 80 ~. e.; -...,.
E. J. FROM Of Plymouth. Ohio. signed
contract today to pitch for the Indianapol
!. American association team. He recent
Isecured from the Detroit Americans by Manage
Watkins The latter now has twenty-nine me
under contract. Most of them are newcomer
' but Waite believes in giving young blood
have winning combination.