The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-20
BADGER LEAGUE
FANS HOPEFUL
Wisconsin State Circuit Players
Getting Ready for Sea-
son s Work.

Special to TIE journal,
b Ia Crosse, Wis. April 2o-with season of
experience ana dissension which cost each OF
the six clubs In the Wisconsin Baseball league
from 5000 to $1,000, the Organization will open
Its second season on May with bright prospects
and more than even chances to come, out, all
around, on the right side Of the ledger.
Trouble with the tBeloit team, which this
year Is NOT IN the league, threatened Tor long
time to end professional baseball in Wisconsin
but the club was dropped and In its place was
substituted team to be operated Jointly by
Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls. strong de-
eight-team league, and-if the Fond du Lac club
of the Fox River Valley Sunday league can be
induced to come in before the opening Of the
season this Will be accomplished as Madison
has team partly organised and Is ready to en-
ter the league a.
May Have Eight Clubs.
The clubs now in the league are Eau Claire
Chippewa Falls, Wausau Green Bay, Oshkosh,
La Crosse, Freeport Ill. : and Madison and Fond
du lac are expected to enter the pennant race.
Andy Porter, the old baseball man, will take
charge of the new Eau Claire Chippewa Falls
team and "Pink' Hawley, former National
league star, will manage La Crosse, with which
he won the pennant last year. George Bubser,
with Beloit last year, will manage the Green
Bay team, and William Moriarity, who took
charge Of the Freeport team, near the end OF the
season will again be at the helm. s..% rs
John Larie is succeeded by "Chip'' Hanford
in the management Of the Oshkosh team, and E.
P. Malvin will again guide the destinies Of
waJsau. ,a1.. s.
The season opens May 8 and closes Sept. 49,
and has been extended from 10 to 120 games
which will give each club three four-game series
with every. other club. Each club will have
sixty games at home and sixty games on the
| road. u s'''
Green Bay Is Strong. :..
Willard Dodge Of La Crosse and Fred Beebs
~ have 10 r3Str
sions in the practice games Of the Chicago Ma
| tional league team. President ONeil of the
| Western league reports the badger colony is
| showing great promise in his organization. Per-
| ring is with Omaha, Aiken of Beloit, Dolan Of
Oshkosh and O'Leary Of La Crosse are doing
work for the Des Moines club. Warner, Graves
and Moore Of Oshkosh have graduated to the In
terstate league. f.
George Bubser has signed a pennant winning
i aggregation for Green Bay, and 1t Is prom
Used its position in the this year will be
reversed from last years. Stremmel, Schulow.
| ski and Bubser will, comprise the pitching staff.
| Tenant is the only other man OF last years
| club remaining with Green Bay. Bubser's new
aggregation includes several good men from Other
leagues. They are Critics, ,Geiger, g.. r. Melon
add AL Sullivan Hugh >OBrien, P. r. Slagle,
Kovelsky, Brookins, Mokwa, Graham, Schneider,
Cassel Rigley, Kerwin, Larue and Geyer.
BILLY Moriarity, manager Of the Freeport
team has secured an array Of talent that should
bring Joy to the Freeport fans. He has several
Clinton, Iowa, club. His list includes Peck
Meade, George Gwinn, Easton, Conley, Barlow
schoonhoven, Ives, Warhop, Scott, Sullivan ant
Reed. ~' F. '':' $50 e@er.'r--'s
..Nick'' Malven has strengthened the wausa,
club with Householder and CARMEL Of Freepor
and other fast men. He will have strong pitch
ing staff in Garlis, Casper, Livingston ant
himself. Some of the other men signed will
Wausau are Tom Jones, Pappenfuss Kroy, XII
patrick and Rain. r.
Hawley Would Lead Again.
The ''invincible Pink Hawley, who last yea
led the La Crosse team to first place will hav
Cahin, Bond, Klock, Jones and Vogt from las
years team,s and expects to pick some stars iron
the following new mem Schhieberg with Free
port last year), Schrader, Bechtold, Dotson, Bes
ser, kores, Seihrs, George and sReshore.
Andy Porter expects, to pick team, for Ea
Claire Chippewa Falls which will be hghtin
for the pennant all season. Porter has goo
reputation in the state as developer of fas
baseball players. -t-s :-.-
I Conditions at Oshkosh looked discouraging fo
: long time, as too much tagging permitte
! other clubs to sign up most of the available d.
sirab1e material However, President O'Rourk
is an experienced baseball man. and with tn
assistance Of President Powers expects to e.
together q bunch Of fast players. Chip Hal
ford, an experienced Lacquer, has been Ell
q gagged to manage the Oshkosh team.
Attic the schedule needs the sanction Of til
executive committee it is assured that Gree
Bay will open at La Crosse May 8 and
Oshkosh at Eau Claire and Wausau at Free
q port.
\ The officers Of the state league are: Presiden
and secretary, john T. Powers, Chicago; vic
president, John F. rLarie. Oshkosh; treasure
w. A. Stevens Freeport. -. h.