The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-22
DOPE OF THE DAY

SCHLAFLH, WaSh1ngtOn'S new second DdSe-
man. is making favorable impression.
OLLIE PICKERING reported to Columbus last
night for the season, the first man on the
ground.
JIMMY DYGERT, one Of the Athletics young
pitchers, is said to have mastered the 'spit'
ball.
GEORGE TEBEAU believes he has line on
Phyle that will land the player in the Ameri-
can association this
5CORRIDAN would be a big help to the
Toledo twirling staff If he decides to cut out
the outlaw league. =:
GRILLO BEGINS to believe Kruger was
right about Lark and the lad may be with the
mud hens this season. r..
DIRECTOR CONANT Of Boston is confident
Carthy, will make good.
PITCHER KARGER, who is to be given a
trial by the Pittsburg club. spent the winter in
Mexico, where he played ball.
PITCHER DINEEN has not yet signed with
Boston, and it is again rumored that Jesse
Tannehill is still unsigned.
FRED CLARKE is having a rather hard time
in assembling a strong catching staff. His
latest recruit at the Hot Springs camp is a
| receiver named Huston, from Winfield, Kan.
DANNY SHAY, second baseman Of the ST.
Louis cardinals last season, is running a cigar
store in Stockton, but is likely to get into
| the game before the season grows old.
MANAGER McALEER, of the st. Louis
! browns, has decided to let Tom Jones start the
season at first base, altho Nordyke. the first
| baseman from the Tacoma club, has shown
quite we'll in practice.
basemen. He has Conroy, Yeager, Moriarty, the
Toledo man; and Laporte. the hard hitter from,
Buffalo: There is. possible chance Laporte
may crowd Williams off second base.
THE New York correspondents with the
giants at Memphis have gone into ecstacies
over Fitzgerald, the young catcher. He is we'll
! educated. and was recently married to an AL
bany girl. r"'-
CLAUDE ROssMAN, the new first baseman
of the Clevelands, put in a busy winter. He
played ball with a team of American profess
SIGNALS in Cuba, and his return played indoor
ball in Albany. -
1T MAY BE two three weeks before George
Browne will be able to ;oin the giants fol
practice work He was about to leave Cali
fornia for the east when his wife became i'll
and slow recovery is predicted by the physi
clans. ~
BEN KOEHLER, Of the new outfelder:
Of the st. Louis browns. is the old football
player who was once with the South Bend team
'koehler is as good fielder as any man in the
American league" already declares McAleer.
1T IS NOT generally known that Owen Nc
| Aleer, the mayor of Los Angeles, CAL, Is
brother Of the ST. Louis baseball manager
The Los Angeles official Is having all kinds O.
trouble in office, most Of the local papers being
antagonistic to his way Of running things.
PITCHER MCFARLAND, Of the ST. Loui
Nationals, attributes his bad showing las
season to--too strenuous spring training. Nc
Farland says he believes the teams go south to-
soon. about two weeks training before tn
season opens is all they need,' he declares.
DE HAAS AND STANLEY Robson do not Xix
= southpaws believing they are too unreliable
McCloskey, the new St.. Louis manager, hold
only light work in the south. He does no
believe In vigorous spring training.
EVERY CLUB in the New England leagu
has strong backing this season. The league ha
a compact circuit of cities ranging in popula
, ton from 10000 to 100, 900, more than 6O00 90
for the eight cities. This should be banne
year for this modest member of the baseball
family.
SIGNS OF THE approaching baseball seaso
are multiplying, The first score has made it
appearance; umpires buckling on thei
l armor; fans filing their voices; in less tina
a month the two major league championshi
: campaigns will have started. So runs the worl
away. 49,
UMPIRE JACK SHERIDAN Of the America
league, who a year ago proponent o
the foul-strike rule now expresses regret tina
changes in the rules were not made to increas
batting, and thinks the public will tire of low
2 score games before the end of another season
There will be others.
THE MONTREAL CLUB is endeavoring to Gu
! George Lachances salary from $500 to $3.50 pc
month. Lachance has appealed to ]. H. Far
rell, secretary of the National association, an
his decision is being impatiently awaited. Mon
treal tried hard to sell Lachance, but got n
satisfactory offers.
/ THE GREAT MISTAKE now before the club
is the carrying of twice as many men as the
can use, in this way forcing hardships on th
weaker clubs. Star players who make goo
should receive handsome rewards in the way Q
salaries from the money practically throw
away counterfeits touted as wonders b
people who know little of the game. Fewe
/ iplayers and larger salaries should be the mott
Of the major league ball clubs