The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-20
DOPE OF THE DAY

TWO DOCTORS and two lawyers will make
UP the infeld Of the brooklyn team next season.
STHERE WILL BE six lefthand batters on the
Toronto team this season. pretty nearly the
record number.
THUS FAR Cleveland. Chicago Detroit and
four other cities have been picked as important
factors in the American league race.
THE JERSEY CITY team has the largest
baseball park in the world but not the largest
attendance, by any means. Nj -. .., ,-- ~
LA PORTE, another kicker for more money,
has reported to the New York highlnders at
their Birmingham camp. 90
JIM MCGUIRE weighs but liz pounds. while
Algy CHESHIRE has reduced to about the same
figure. =.
CY SEYMOUR and Miller Higgins are the
only two reds who bat lefthanded outside of the
souhpaw twirlers. Jim Delehanty has Joined
the reds at Marlin Springs. --.
BILL ARMOUR is beginning to smile at last
Sam Crawford has reported First Baseman Lind
say has signed. Bobby Lowe has accepted terms
and Bill Coughins lame knee is improving.
NED HANLON the red manager, goes straight
to Baltimore for a ten days rest. He will join
the Cincinnati colts at Cincinnati in about ten
days. ~ -.
FRED ABBOTT. the Toledo catcher. will wear
leather knee pads this season, according to ad
vices from the north. He better get chestnut
burr I'm the heel of his shoe ITO help his speed
WATKINS has fifteen pitchers en- his staff
He ought to pair. the sabmen. against the rest
of the team in practice Enough left still to
carry water. = i. =
= FITZSJMAIONS thinks he could defeat O'Brien
if he had another chance at him. Better sleep
| on. Bob, there's nothing doing for you in the
squared arena any more. <rr+,.s
OUTFIELDER. JUDE the Carlisle Indian
signed by Toledo, is already figuring a place
| to play in Pennsylvania when he is turned back
from Toledo. He don't seem to have much
faith in his ability to do things.
JIMMIE SEBRING. the chief tantalizer. as
soon as he heard ~Donin was suspended wired
him at Memphis to come to Will!amsport
ana play there for 5000 month. Still Jimmie
| isn't batting players under contract.
CATCHER GRAHAM Of Tacoma is making
to Unglaub, Clay and Barry, his three mutineers,
to report at once or suffer the penalty of being
fired and blacklisted. @-... .'~
JAMES j. CORBETT has signed theatrical
contract with the Mttenhals to star in a com
edy next season. He insisted that there should
| be no reference in any manner to pugflisr in
| the piece. Corbett is anxious to stand or fall
on his merits actor, ~ 49,:
| ANCIENT BOBBY WOODS. the pride of the
geese on his farm at Miles, Ohio has read his
| fate in the sky. No outlaws for me- says
| Bobby. So the signature of the best catcher in
the world according to Woods himself) has
been fixed to Buffalo contract. i
PHILADELPHIA JACK O'Brien is coming
in for considerable criticism because he is talk
| heavyweight champion. O'Brien sees some easy
Ymoney in the bout. and as he Md good health
before he took up the fighting game, he thinks
he might well go after the coin There are
a good many hammer users who will not be
satisfied until O'Drien is knocked out. and they
are doing the anvil chorus act The prize kick
ers live in New York where the yellows come
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