The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-10

Amateur baseball is enjoying more
popularity in Minneapolis this season
than has been the case for some years.
There are probably not as many teams
as In some other seasons, but there are
more fast teams holding out with good
records and the best Of these are the
Toneys and the Toozes. The former team
deserves more credit, however for they
have not sidestepped any team, and Man
Rger Irgens is willing to meet any Of
them from the Lund Lands down, and
he has already played all Of the Mime
hpolis teams that he could arrange games
with. The Toozes, on the other hand
have avoided all Minneapolis teams and
they will play nothing but out-of town
games. For this reason I would say that
the Toneys are the best amateur team in
the city, but if a game should be ar
ranged between them and the Toozes,
which is not likely, one team would have
about as much chance as the other, pro-
Tided Hentschell had a pitcher, which he
has not at the present time In the next
class Of amateur teams there are a great
-. many to name, and it would be a hard
matter to say which Is the best, altho
the Salzers, East Minneapolis and Holt
Eernanns look the best on paper, but the
Camdens, Chronicles, K. & BIS and
FISHERS are admitted to be as good as
Ehe former named and all have been
playing fine ball for amateurs.
The East MinneaD polls team will take on the
little Jakes this afternoon the Broadway
grounds The game will be called at O'Clock
and Mr.. Mitchell, manager Of the East Siders
expects hard game for his team. The Little
pakes have been playing in hard luck for the
past few weeks. but Manager Anderson has
~ell-known players and this afternoons game
Will be a good opportunity to try them out
The East Side team has lost Mitchell, thei
strong pitcher, but Mccoy is doing creditablt
work In that position and will be retained.
play at Delano today, but owing to the mudd!
condltlon OF the grounds the game had to b,
postponed. For time it looked as tho thu
team would be without a game, but Manage
Smith succeeded in arranging game witt
Osseo and so the team will travel to that plac,
this afternoon. The Mitchell team has bee,
PLAYING good ball and so far the team has beel
a great success. Mr.. smoot, the former man
ager, was forced to resign on account of bust
ness, and F. X. Smith has taken up the bust
ness end of the team and he has added sew
eral new players to the team among whom 1
Jack Smith, the well-known indoor ball-playe
and manager. Smith had decided to pitch TO
the Toneys at the beginning of the season. bu
for some reason he backed out. The Mitchell
are in luck to land such and he has al
ready shown that he can deliver tn goods
The lineup of the team now is: Hodgins
catcher. Jack Smith, pitcher; Ball, first base
Laughton, second base; Cochran, third base
Armstrong, shortstop F. K. Smith, left field
Jones and Gordon center field; Purcell, RICH
field The Mitchells have few open ,da ties an
would like to hear from some outof tow
teams. Address f. K. Smith, 734 East FIJI
teenth street. 49, ~ =
OF the amateur pitchers in the city
"Cy' Dahlgren Of the Toneys is by ia
the best and he would give some Of tn
professional men a hard fight for honor:
Wheaton Of the Chronicles is perhaps tn