The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18
JOE CANT|LL0N IS Il.
RESTING EAsY" NOW
Brewer Manager Thinks Well Of
the Men He Has
Signed.
BY Z. s. Andrews.

11A. "e"uhOO, w AS., ED. IJ.--JO0
Cantillon, manager Of the Milwaukee
Association club, is not given much to
Dragging before the beginning Of a
season, and his views on baseball are
usually worth little more than some
OF the managers hand out. Joe is can
did to admit that he will have a hard
er time getting team together for
Milwaukee this season that will re-
main in the first division than last year,
altho he expects to be fighting with the
first division teams, no matter whether
in fourth place or better.
It was an easy matter to select the
first four teams last season. said Joe
like a hard proposition. There are So i
spoken for that it is really hard to get
| new players may be stars, and then
again they may be dubs, but it keeps
the rest Of the association managers !
guessing just the same. would not
venture to predict that we would finish
better than fourth, altho hope so. If
there were not SO many players from
the big leagues to pick from would
have had my team selected some time
!
| begin and for that reason decided to
wait until the real good ones were
being turned loose before buying any
OF the young or old stars to be welded
out by the majors. I have enough
wires in the fire to land good team
that is, as good as last season-but
whether it will hold up in the race re-
mains to be seen.
The Catchers.
s'The brewers will be well fixed for
catchers this year, as Beville can do
backstop work every day if necessary,
but when given a rest once week he
is still better Roth, the Chicago boy
who was with st. Louis, will be a great
help and he can also play the outfeld.
I am not banking alone on Goodwin,
Dougherty, Curtis and Hickey, as I
have two good men whom I can get
from the major leagues when the prop
er time comes. 7 will have either Bate
man or BOSNIAN for first base, and
either one is good enough for me-. Nc
Cormick is as good as any second base
man in the league. Clark is good
third baseman, but shortstop will have
. to be filed in if Robinson does not re-
turn. I have two men for the place
whom 7 can get, but prefer to wait a
while and see what develops. In the
, outfeld I am not worrying for I have
O'Nenl and McChesney and can get
! : three good men from the major leagues
!. "The Milwaukee club will be in the
fight because if the men start with
show off color will change quickly
and buy new ones. I look for trouble
with st. Paul, as Dick Padden has a
strong bunch that he will get from 8,
! Louis, and he will also strengthen th
!. saints in the infeld. He will probabl
: let Marcan go and he would not be .
bad man in a pinch at short for the
brewers. Mike Kelley always has q
:. good team, 30 you can count Mime
> apolis in the race. Ed Grillo seems to
. have spent his money more judiciously
this year and it looks as If Bill Clark
will have a bunch Of Mud Hens that
- will stand an awful pace, even IN the
. association. Columbus must be counted
on to make another fight for the pen.
q nant and Watkins has a knack Of get
: ting team together that is always
!. close up.
: Weak at Kaw.
y "Kansas City looks weak and Louis
n vile fairly good just now, but you cam
not tell what Tebeau will dig up
a The management Of the brewers will
6 remain in the hands of Cantillon, as
i Owner Havenor would just as leave
IS lose his hotel as let Joe out. There
is has been talk from time to time that
II Owner Havenor is willing to sell, but
is the chances are that he would not dc
-. SO unless he got his price, which Il
stated to be around 100000. At figure,
around that point he might sell.
le The club will not put in new stair
d way at the park leading to the grand
le stand this season, altho it will prob
'e ably be done next year. There will b,
y new clubhouse erected at the nortl
end Of the grounds, patterned after til.
g Pittsburg clubhouse. The diamond vii
# also be improved and considerabl,
s. grass will be taken away from AROUND
the bases.
The team will report for spring train
ing March 26 at Colfax, Iowa, an,
Manager Cantillon expects to have SIX
:. teen men report for duty. Otherwis
OF the brewers are doing well, and ar
ready for the umpires to shout abou
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