The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-01
DOPE OF THE DAY
DESPITE HIS FAULTS. Larry Laioie

DESPITE HIS FAULTS. Larry Lato1e Is
great fielder He made several one-handed stops
Friday with apparently little effort.
THE FIRST CONFLICT of the season of the
two New York teams takes place. May and s.
Giants VS.. Boston and Highlanders Athletics
A BOSTON PAPER says: "Poor Patsy Dono-
van. His Brooklyn club is the limit, !: - p.
1T rs REPORTED that, COMFY Mack has a line
of Skillin of Dartmouth. who held Brown down
without a hit the other day,
GRAND RAPIDS. Wheeling and South Bend
are expected to be the contending clubs in the
Central league race this season.
TURNER OF CLEVELAND does not like to
play at Bennett park When the is shin
ing on his back. 1t makes the shadow interfere
with his work - - --- :
T. TOM DORIAN is again in harness. He is
working out daily. but 1T will be, many days
before heiis able ito play In a game
MANAGER ARMOUR has certainly instilled
the right spirit in his players They play base
ball until the last man is retired. 49,.
s"BILL' DONOVAN is on the bench. suffering
with a sore arm. He was hit by pitched ball
in practice the other morning. H.
THE JONES FAMILY is we'll represented in
baseball. Fielder Jones is. manager of the Chi
cago ,whitesox, Davy Jones plays for the De-
troits, Tom Jones is first baseman for the St.
Louis browns and Charley Jones Is on the Wash
ingtons. All but Tom Jones are center felders.
GARRY HERMANN has secured an option
I longer to give him a good trial. His work of
Sunday caused the decision, after Columbus had
| been notified Saturday. that he would be turned
| back. d. .Tsl- :. = .,.
| WONDERFUL how the disgruntled players are
| being signed with the outlaw league: At the
present rate 1t will rival the two ma or
leagues combined for the number of :ex's' on
| it's salary list. .-.,,..5t-.' -,
CATCHER HARRY SMITH, late Of the
Pittsburgs, and Catcher Charles Street. from
the coast, are the latest to have been signed by
Manager Sebring - : .,."''r -.
Captin- Tenney is trying to induce to go te
/ Boston, is still shy. He does not yet know
whether he'll sign or not. A little salary boost
ought to DO the trick. ri 49,, T.. * -. 49,. d.
H. IT'S A SERIOUS thing to be a baseball UNI
! pire out in Texas. At a game the other day
| E.E;E. Lewis, an umpire, gave! decision that
15failed to please a local Dallas club where
4 upon the players beat him to death with theil
y bats a. y 49, ..>... - s.>.-"..-. ..
I s THE ST. LOUIS club has complained Of Nicl
! Altroek to; Ban johnson. He called down the
club officials because they would not honor
| passes. r., -. - ...-.....
''TI'' COBB is playing great ball these days
His hitting has certainly made itself felt IL
the games this week $50 500
In, ST. PAUL the paprs call upon til saint
\ to trim the senator's and take straight fal
4 out of Toledo. Funny what ideas they keep il
4 cold storage up north.-Toledo Bee. b.
COY, THE NEW saint pitcher, is said to b
! fine. He is pitching frst-class ball and hit
ting so hard that they play him in the feel
when not in the box. - .t@, - II =.
LOUISVILLE seems to be strong on base
running. II .Abbott's finger is well when To
ledo lands: in Louisville they don't pilfer S
many + . -. ~. - j.. &c.,.
=. COLUMBUS claims Hulswitt is the best
hitting shortstop in the league. .:-4 ~..
| TOLEDO'S first class ball last week has show
| what winning ball will do there. Gaze over th
attendance figures e." ~. .. l.>-
WHEN THE national commission fnshe
Tebeau, Lennon ct al. they. will resemble
manhandied scrap heap.-Toledo Bee. -.
:, &OUTFIELDER BABEL of Buffalo is huncf
back. His deformity is not an extreme ont
hut is just noticeable enough to give that playe
, lot of free advertising. ''Humpy's'' hittin
and fielding with Buffalo have been frst-rat,
Hump or no hump, shrewd observers say tht
Badei will be in the major leagues inside
; two years If he continues to improve. T.
: TIM HURST last week said: "Umpirng
: chfld's play now compared to what 1T was
i few years ago, when Baltimore and Cleyelar
e set the pace. Ban johnson was the life saw
r for the umpiring profession, and the game h,
K improved as sport for the public, which hs
grown tired Of wrangling on ball fields for II
purpose of winning games by foul means. II
greatest satisfaction the poor umpire can e
pect Is the warm greeting one receives fro
visiting teams as they come on the field