Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-08
BASE BALL CHAT.

President Elliott predicts that the
coming season in the NV. league
will be very prosperous one and one
of red hot rivalry. Mike Malloy, a
former Logan Square player, was
made manager of the Red Wing team,
after agreeing to forfeit 800 of his
salary if he fails to land the team in
better place than that which
Rochester will occupy at the close of
the season. The rivalry between these
two towns, it is said will outclass
any among the Older clubs. Malloy is
now out scouting for players. He in
on transforming tour through In
diana, the Northern Illinois, the
Three J, and WI. league cities.
Duluth will have practically a new
lineup this season.
The addition of two new cities to
the league will make it necessary to
sign another umpire. Those under
contract at present are Thos. McDer-
mot, A. Anderson, Thos. A. Arnold
and Frank Agur
The playing schedule will be an
nounced at the league meeting, which
is to be held next Sunday in Red
Wing. A total of 126 games will be
played this year, or six more than
last.
Wausau has purchased Frank Du-
Chen from the Racine club of the
WI. league. He formerly played
with Oshkosh and Lacrosse. He is
an outfielder and last year batted 1903.
Manager Armstrong of the Racine
team has filed charges against H. j.
Rooney and Joe Stafford of the La
Crosse team, with the national board
of arbitrator, charging them with
tampering with players the property
as one of the players whom they in
terfered with.
Wausau has secured a signed con-
tract from john Cahill centre field
er. He batted .27l in 1907 for La
Crosse; .268 in 1908 with Seattle,
class B organization, and .320 last
year in 60 games with Helena, Mont,
which team disbanded before the end
of the season. With Bourgeois in left
field; Cahill in centre and DuChien in
right, Wausau will have a strong and
hard hitting outfeld There is some
doubt, however, about Bourgeois COM
ing back. If he don't come back it
will be for business reasons.
Wausau has signed three other
fielders. They are Chas. Greer and
Aug. Heft, who played with the
Dixon Ill.) Browns last season and
Fred Anderson of Chicago, a semi
pro.
While Pitcher Schieffer has not as
yet signed contract he has given
assurance that he will sc back. A
contract has been mailed TO Dunbar
of last years team, who will be heard
from in few days. Pitcher Lakoff
cannot at present be located. Up to
date, fifteen men have signed con-
| tracts for next season. All are to re-
port here April % for practice. 1t is
| intended to play number of games
before the opening of the season, and
correspondence has been opened with
a number of teams which will be out
on practice tours, for games. All of
the Canadian towns in the Northern
league will be practicing south of us
at about that time and there are
hopes of getting some of them here
for games.
| At the league meeting to be held
next Sunday in Red Wing, each city
will have two representatives present.
Wausau will be represented by Mark
Bells and probably one of the direc-
tors. The first business to be taken
| up will be the admission Of Red Wing
and Rochester. One of the important
| matters of business which will be
| brought up will be the proposition of
| placing the daily guaranty back to
| where il VASES. All of the cities
with the exception of Superior and
Duluth, are in favor of the change.
1t is feared that $50 daily guaranty
would work financial injury TO the
smaller cities. Two drafts of sched-
ules will be presented at the meeting
One by a Chicago expert; another
by the secretary of the Superior club.
Joe Killian has decided to train his
Winona bunch at home instead Of
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