The Minneapolis journal., 1906-03-08
RI DOPE OF THE DAY

CATCHER JACK SULLIVAN, secured from
the st. Paul ball club by George Tebeau for the I
Kansas City team, has notified Mr.. Tebeau that |
he will not play there. Sullivan says that the |
St. Paul club has no right to sell him to Te- |
beau or any other association club as he was
under contract to the ST.. Louis club of the |
American league. Sullivan says, too. that the |
salary was away too small, but that st. Paul
had right to treat him in that manner. If
necessary he will appeal the case to the national
commission. a .''-.E 80; .-.'. ...' p.
PITCHER Forest Thomas drafted from
Minneapolis in 1906. and he pitched several
games at Detroit, but he failed to make good,
being returned to the mllers.z He drafted
again last fall and only three weeks ago Detroit
turned him back Now it develops that he will
not sign with Minneapolis. tho for what reason
J the management does not know. Mike Kelley
has signed every player but Thomas There is
possibility that -he may teachr school all sum-
mer and give up playing baseball;;Es ..,a 80.
BUDDY RYAN underwent an operation at the
poyclinic hospital, Chicago, yesterday, having
his right eye removed. This operation means
that Buddy will retire permanently FROM the
| justice since he had his eye injured in saloon
fight with his manager, Johnnie Reed, at San
! Francisco. The brawl occurred after Ryan's
| fight with Jimmy Gardner. -
| YOUNG CORBETT the little Denverite who
| two years ago plunging on the races at
| the rate OF $1,000 race. is now piking 81 and
So on his favorites at San Francisco. Being
! broke is nothing to the ex-champion now He
used to it. ... ..- y,s'..... 3D.. @.~..
WORD COMES from the east that the York
| team of the Tr-State league has offered "Red'
| Owen the ridiculous salary of $1O0 month.
| This news will make some of the players who
| contemplate jumping to the outlaws stop, look
and listen. Owen jumped his Brooklyn con-
tract last year., and for this was blacklisted by
! the national coamission. He applied for re-
| instatement but his application was denied and
as soon as the outlaw league found that 1t had
him at its mercy it cut his salary in two.
| THE BOSTON Americans loath to lose
| such consistent sticker as Bill Clay. who
Clay mean that Selbach,S Stahl and Freeman
will take care of the outfeld positions.
FIRST BASEMAN CAMEL had to go down in
his pockets to obtain his release from the high
| landers. Clark Griffith said that had Camel
helped out New York when Chase injured
last season his release would have cost nothing.
] CHIEF zIMMER is rounding some capable ball
players for his Little Rock team. Al Mauch
should prove good man at the shortstop spot.
! GARRY HERMANN of Cincinnati will have
to forget about baseball and face committee
that is Lexowing Cincinnati.
FRED TENNEY has released outfelder Can
nell to Columbus Cosy Dolan, who played
In right field for Boston last year. refuses to
1 sign unless he is granted more salary. --.
FRED TENNEY may sign Bowcock to succeed
Fred Raymer at second base. >Bowcock played
i with the browns two years ago.
4 FRANK ISBELL has signed Chicago con-
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who have. been retained. Patterson is the other.
DICK PADDEN might pick up a few real
spry old chaps by going down to the Soldiers
home. ..ssa1
PINK HAWLEY, once one of the giants,
will manage the La Crosse (Wis) team next
season. 30.
JIMMY BARRETT did not go south with the
Detroit tigers His injured knee is still too
weak to allow the speedy outfelder to do any
heavy work. :&a
MANY PITCHERS have made strong protest
against any rule that will eliminate the pitcher
from the batting order. They point to the good
batters that were once ptchers-Cy Seymour,
Mike Donlin, Roger Bresnahan, Charley Hick-
man. Jimmy Callahan and others.
s SINCE Lou Criger became i'll Jimmy Collins
!. has been securing the country for catchers for
;, the Boston Americans. He will give trial to
f Leon Mantell, the six7footer from Georgetown
) university.
Il KID ELBERFELD is on new Job. He is
e acting of the assistants to the starter at
e the Oaklawn track, Hot Springs. Elberfeld
raises mules on his place at Albin View, Tenn
I and bunch of fractions bangtails has ter+
! rors for the Tabasco Kid t
: - FRANK FARRELL. Clark Griffith and F. Bar
row are now the owners of the Montreal clul
Of the Eastern league, having purchased Johr
4 kreitper's interest for $4,000. Jimmy Bannor
s will remain as team manager and every effort
e will be made to strengthen the Canucks.
BROOKLYN is having trouble in signing Billy
{ Alaloney and Jack Mccarthy. who figured in tht
: deal by which Jimmy Sheckard was traded tt
: Chicago by Brooklyn. Mccarthy does not wan
r to leave his tailoring business in Chicago ant
! Maloney wants more money than Manager Pa
e / Donovan offers him.
l. WALTER WILIOT is ltouted as the champion
d billiard player among the bali tossers. HI
T spends much of his time handling the cue ii
) John McGraw's billiard parlor.
4 A FEW MORE incidents like the Cans confes
sion and the fight game will sink to the Iov
level of life insurance.
BEFORE STARTING for the south Manage
g McGraw ventured the prediction that his giant
s would again cop the flag, providing he coult
= keep his men out of Jail.
: THE ONLY EXCUSE that Marvin Hart coul,
:. = think of that he had been drugged. 1
Z Marvin were ever arrested he would be sure t
=. :. give the name of John Smith.
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N Eau Claire, Wis. Marcf Sat baseball
>. meeting last night it developed that plan