Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-06-14
SPORTING NEWS
BASEBALL.

The Providence team in the Eastern
league is having q hard row to hoe this
season. Before the race began the team
under the control of Doe and Duffy GER
tainly looked good but has petered out
as the saying goes. The new manage
ment. however, is out for players hot
foot, and last week Fred Doe took long
trip looking for talent. He went through
New York state, touching Canada, and
then jumped down into the Pennsylvania
country, but met with no success. The
straw which broke him up was when
Barney Dreyfuss offered to let him have
a player for $1,000, but with the string
attached that the man could be recalled
by Pittsburg at twenty-four hours, no
tice. Doe couldn't see it, and went back
to New York disgusted.-Boston Globe.
When asked to give his opinion why
the Colonies were losing steadily, Man
ager Dick Cooley said: '"The team in
it's present condition needs strengthening
in the outfieId and at the firing line, and
until these weak spots are take care of
the club will have its trouble to win
games It is my opinion that with the
addition of two hard-hitting outfelders
and two first-class twirlers, we will be
fighting for first place"
Because he was unable to bring about
harmony among his players, Manager
Captain Gouchnow of the Grand Rapids
Phil Arnold will manage and captain the
team from the bench. Arnold sent con-
tracts to six players who are to replace
listless members of the champions. Hank
Perry, who last year was with Indian
apolis and Detroit, joined the team at
Springfield.
Pitcher johnny Jones has been turned
Tri-State league by Detroit, Manager
Jennings being under the impression that
the youngster is in need of another year
of seasoning before being ripe for major
league company. He cost Jennings
$500 and was purchased from the
Springfield, ILL.,, team. His home is Ok
ford, Mich.
Jack Thoney will rejoin the New York
Americans if Manager Griffiths can ar
range terms with Joe Kelley of the To-
ronto club. Griff finds it necessary to
have another outfelder since he let Dele
hanty go to Cleveland in a trade. Kelley
says Thoney has developed into star
Outfielder. He was with indianapolis
two years ago.
The National Baseball Commission has
decreed that A. G. Ross of the Seattle
Northwestern league club must report to
the Los Angeles team of the Pacific
Coast league. Ross claimed to be a free
agent by virtue of a release from the
jamestown, Pa, club but the commits
Only six National league players were
benched the first month of the 1907 sea-
son. Last year eighteen hiked in the
first month and several had suspensions
tied to them. Strangest of ALL not
New York Giant has even been threat
ened with the bench this year.
Billy Clingman, the Toledo shortstop
and former manager of the Brewers, has
retired for good from the diamond. Billy
is interested in the engraving business at
LOUISVILLE and doing we'll He has taken
to golf and has become quite expert at
the game.
Robert Lincoln Lowe, now coaching
the Michigan varsity nine, may become
manager of the Pueblo team, Of the
Western league. Owners of the team
have made overtures to Hugh Jennings.
who has mortgage on Loves services
Gus Dundon, the real playing head
OF the Minneapolis team, is out of the
game for a long vacation. The doc
tors that examined his leg say that q
bone is splintered and that it will be
some time before he can play.
Jimmie Jackson of the Columbus team
has discarded his crutches and is able TO
get about now with the use of his cane.
1t is expected that he will be in shape to
get into the game by June 20.
Walter Pollard, this years captain of
the Northwestern university baseball
team, will be signed by the Evansville
Central League team and will join the
squad at Wheeling.
President O'Brien Of the American as
ISOLATION has suspended Kenna and Peitz
of the Louisville club pending an inyesti-
cation Of alleged rowdyism at Indianap-
Eddie Cumiskey, the Kenosha pitcher,
has been released by the Madison club,
Gunlskey has been unable to get in con
dltion, and will go to work in Kenosha.
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