The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-05
DOPE OF THE DAY

BOSTON fans complain that the ex-champs
are carrying too many heayyweights.
THERE fifteen married and ten single men
In the pirate squad. 80 zs-
THE SOUTH TEXAS league has limited the
free list to 220 for the entire league for the
coming season. ~.
PRESIDENT KILFOYLE Of Cleveland denies
that Fred Buelow will be released to the Bos
ton Americans. to take Criger's place.
JOE NEALoN,,s stock is still going up, it
seems. Newspaper writer's all over the country
are commenting on his skilful work.
MIKE DONLIN has been trying to redeem
himself since he called down by McGraw
by batting and fielding of high order.
IF THERE be a radical difference between
the Chicago champions and the champions
of Chicago why are the Washington Americans
called the ''nationals?' @--.
FRED VEIL. says he learned in Altoona, Us
he came thru, that Manager Irwin had signed
Wyatt Lee for first base for the Altoona team
Lee bellows to Toledo. -&' 80 4--
BALTIMORE and Providence Of the Eastern
league are having trouble in securing the sigma
lures of several players who were with the teams
last year. - ~.
BASEBALL is as hard to break into as a bank,
| and many are there who fall by the gateside.
The dope of today cuts mighty little ice in the
pop bottle Of June. -''it ''7t's-
THE PHILADELPHIA GIANTS are the cham
pion colored baseball team Of the world. Their
, record last year was LA victories and four tie
games out of 172 games played during the sea-
son. q. '...''
| IT HAS BEEN finally decided that the cir
cult of the new Northern Copper Country league
will comprise Winnipeg, Fargo, Grand Forks
Duluth Lake Linden, Houghton. Hancock and
| Calumet. ,..----.-q.ss -.<-~... a.s
! THE CONFIDENCE with which a number OF
| National league teams assert the finish of the
giants and present their own pennant claims
seems almost to have been inspired by the illness
of Christy Mathewson. -. +" Z
| JACK POWELL, the browns big right handler,
| weighs thirty-three pounds less than he did at
| the close Of the 1905 season. Powell probably
will be used twice against the cardinals in their
| series. ,f:-. '-.. -. ..@.E r.
PITCHER DUGGLEBYa of the phillies ran
\ against snag recently, and this time he got
| his right hand dented in somewhat. He was
playing with cat in the hotel and the gentle
feline bit his hand lather badly. ..-
LOU CRIGER'S hobby is diamonds Most bali
players have fondness for investing their earn.
1ngs in the glittering gems, but there is none
among them who knows SO well what he is
getting when he buys stone does the
Boston catcher.
A MEETING is to be held at Parsons. Kan.
today to complete the organizatio and adopt
schedule for the Kansas State Baseball league
The circuit comprises Coffeyville, Independence
Fort Scott Parsons, lola, Pittsburg, Chanutt
and Bartlesv1lle, I. T.. The season will oper
May and 1928 games will be played.
l
Johnson got berth with the Troy team of tn,
New York State league. Hoff has been turnet
back to Manager Hoffman of Savannah, whil
McCurdy, the Mount Carmel pitcher, was sen
back to his home. .-..... j.
SAM CRANE says that Third Baseman Mortar
| ity of the highlanders is dead ringer 70
Devlin, the third sacker of the giants MORTAR
} ity seems to have his hands always in the RICH
place for ground balls a knack that Lajoie ha
down so pat that his rivals say the ball neye
: takes a bad bound for Larry y<-.s
DEEP MYSTERY still surrounds the assault
: and robbery Of Rube Waddell at Montgomery
Ala. Hink Pixley Of the Montgomery detectiy
:. force admits he is banled. He had his blood
hounds out for forty-eight hours, but they faile
! to secure scent. Detective Pixley is~qGite sur
!, Waddell was sdespofled'of $40, and'fs quite sur
, he knows the desperadoes who perpetrated til
deed. he Is ready to close in on them at an
time The question that puzzles him is no,
. did Waddell happen to have $40 in his possessio
Il at this season of the year.