Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-05-21
BASE HITS.

Ep Wood, Of St Louis. has been appointed
a Western league umpire
Oscar Tambelet, the pitcher for the High
land dis team. struck out sixteen men in
succession on April %.
The Boston Chicago game, scheduled to be
played in Boston Oct |, has been, by mutual
consent, changed to the morning Of June IS,
thus making two games for Bunker Hill day.
Arson now says he wouldn't exchange Van
Haltren for Carkson if he could.
InceIl. the famous pitcher of the San Fran
cisco Haverlys. had a finger broken recently.
Frank Mclaughlin. late of Galveston, has
signed with the Dallas club
The Kalamazoo Ball association has de-
cided to Sue delinquent subscribers to stock
who have refused to pay up.
The ex third baseman of the New Orleans
club, Pujol. is now playing with Galveston.
In the first twenty games played by the
Southern league there were seven blank
scores.
The Davenports have signed Pitcher Nor
kin, of last seasons Duluth club
The well known first baseman, Firle, has
signed with Fort Worth.
Dorgan, Hunp3ries Davine, DIVER and
Osterhout, old professionals, are playing in
cooperative team at Syracuse
All League clubs have been asked by Chi
cago to waive claim to Pitcher Sprague,
which means that he is to be released to some
outside club.
Boston is more than pleased with $500
Sow ers.
Michael WEIGH, Troy boy. has signed
with Albany as a pitcher. This makes two
Mickey Welches who are baseball pitchers
The shortest game on record was played at
Dayton. o.. Sept. 10. 1884. between the Day
tons and the Irontons Time, ~ minutes.
One by one the drinkers fall out of line
Nearly all the players in the employ of the
League and Association clubs are steady, re-
liable men.
The New Orleans club has released Kienzle
He once played with the Athletics, and was
then hard hitter.
Mother Watson. a phenomenon who
failed in the Cincinnatis of 1887, has come
again. and is pitching Zanesville's best ball.
Whalen one of the new catchers Of the
Kalamazoo club. or Kazoos, as they are
called. is a phenomenal thrower to bases
In the first ten games Mike Kelly played
in this season he made this record Batting
average, Az. total batting average, 735. He
made II runs, II hits and stole II bases
Louisville has come to terms with Cham
berlain, the pitcher, by consenting to an in
crease Of his salary to considerably above
that Of last season.
Lafayette. Ind. has a woman with an eve
to business All foul balls knocked into her
yard are collared by this financier in petit
coats. and the club has to give up nickel
before she will return the sphere.
President n E. Young says that never
since the formation of the National league
has there been fine imposed that was not
paid. and he does not suppose that the Chi
cago club will violate the rule at this late
day
Manager Mutrie is all smiles over his sup
ply OF pitchers. With keefe and WEIGH in
the best of trim, 1itcomb only trifle Off
and Weidman and George ready to so in at
any moment, be says he fears nothing.
One thing which lends uncertainty to the
League race Is the fact that the scores of the
games in the east have been sUall. while
those in the west have been large. That indi
Gates that either the east has better pitchers
or the west better patterson Is it q little of
bothf