The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15

Peggers Went Into Lead Thru
sFattening Off Grand !
Forks Team. /
Sl.ccial to The Journal.


Calumet, Mich, July 14:-With only
third clubs, and the sixth club only
eight games behind the leader, the pen
nant race in the Northern Copper Coun-
try league is getting exceedingly warm.
Winnipeg has climbed into first place,
winning nine straight games from the
weak Grand Forks club at the Mani
toba capital. Calumet. which has led
the safq Ss y s1ee the ,ssSnd
place, but while Winnipeg has been
playing the tailenders, the Aristocrats
have been battling with the, other first
division clubs. As soon as the Canucks
run up against some Of the stronger
clubs it's lead will be cut down. &
:. Lak Ike Linden has been coming fast,
winning nearly all its games, and has
materially reduced the distance be-
pitchers are working right now and
the stamp mill boys are elouting the
ball. The Lakes have signed Bern
stein for second, which was a very
weak spot in the infeld, being filed
previously by pitcher. Harry L.
Kinds, Chicago boy, was given trial
at third. but Shields is now covering
that sack. The signing of regular
second baseman makes Newcomb avail
Mike Watell Of the Lake Linden club
leads the league in batting, his aver
age being pretty close to the 400 mark.
Kaiser, the Calumet second baseman,
probably ranks next, with an average
Of 1913. Kaiser also leads in base run
ming and has hit for more extra bases
than any other Calumet player.
There are number Of pitchers in
the Northern-Copper league who prob
ably will graduate into faster company
next season, either by purchase or the
draft process. It is understood the
Minneapolis and Columbus teams Of the
I American association have their eyes
on Paul Grimes, the Calumet twirler
who has allowed nearly, if not quite
as few hits per game as any twirler in
the; league. Cy Loughlin, the Wind.
for Calumet, will move up. He leads
the league in fielding, not having made
an error in the 'forty-fve games in
which he has played. He is batting
at a .265 clip. Harold Bond, the Win
nipeg pitcher, is one Of the clevertst il
the league, and there is little doubt but
what he will be purchased by one Of
the majors.
| Grand Forks will continue in tn,
league till the close Of the season, bu;
it is doubtful if that town will be rep
resented by a club next year. Th,
club is now in the hands Of Mcneil
President Stanchfeld having trans
ferred the franchise to him.
Winnipeg has released Billy Hanra
| han, It's left fielder, in order to ge
!, within the salary limit. He made good
but it was absolutely necessary to lie
someone go. Voss was retained be
cause he is good utility man. He vii
, play in left field and behind the ba
:, when necessary.
The attendance in the league is goo
d at most of the towns, Winnipeg, Dr
4 luth and Fargo drawing best, but Har
cock and Houghton are doing. fairl
well. The largest crowd Of the ses
) SON was at Winnipeg on May "a,
Z the afternoon game, when there wer
!. 1856 paid admissions. The paid az
!, missions at Winnipeg July 2, durin
! the first game. were 3,7S4. Calume
had a 2,100 crowd in the morning {
n July 4, and the paid admissions in tt
d afternoon were approximately. 375
T. The fans at Hancock have taken MOI
] kindly to the team since Manage
= Wreath was ousted and the gam,
i transferred from the Ripley park
the Hancock Driving park. The Ia