Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-24
Sporting Notes.

The league has been reduced 10 eight
clubs once more.
Glasscock will not so to New York unless
they take Burkett with him.
Billy Meyers backer offers to back him
against McAullffe for $1,000.
Chicago beat Brooklyn at St Augustine,
Fla, Saturday, by a score of Is to a..
Boston and New York players teams was of
ten innings. and resulted in score of five
each.
Messrs Soden, Conant & Billings of
Boston will discover tefore the season is
far advanced that five good players do not
make bali team.
Polo gares Saturday night: At Hartford
-Hartfords. Z; New Havens. 8 At Mer-
i1en-Meridens, 10; Springields, 2, At
New Britain-New Britains, = Bridgeports,
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We venture the prediction that before
the season is ont Clark of the New York
league 'esm will be generally conceded to
he one of the finest base bail players in the
country.
Now that Nex York has secured most Of
the players of the oil league tail ender, II
is thought to have about the strongest az
QregaiiOn in the present National league
Truly times have changed with the mag
mates.
Delehanty has deserted the Philade phia
league club and gone to Cleveland where
he will play al short stop for the Plavers
club. The consideration was 81 900 in
advance and q salary Of O., 500 a year for
three years.
Notwithstanding the loud blowing that
has been Done about Long and Tucker it 10
very generally admitted that the Boston
league team would stand slim show in q
CO nte.t with the brotherhood organisation
in the same city.
Legal proceedings are to be instituted in
few days by the Kansas City club sg,inst
Pickett, who signed with that club for the
season Of 1870, and received advance mon
ey. and subst quently signed with the Pail
adelphia Players club.
The spring games have shown the lover,
Of the national game throughout the coun
| try that they will have to attend the broth
| erhood contests if they desire to see ball
playing. The league clubs are far below
the old ime stan lard in playing strength.
Those wonderful 'col;s" Of Jim Mutrie',
are discounted Immediately now that Ne.
York has secured the old hand. Of the
| Hoosier organization. "Colts" always dc
well TO blow about in the 81 ring but pher
the season settles doxn to ball playing ihs
vast percentage of them have always beer
found wanting.
| The league magnates have apparently
had about all the law they want. I, woulf
be peculiar court of justice that roult
sustain the one siaed contract they seek tt
enforce. By its terms the player may b.
reserved" from season to season indef q
nitely at the pleasure Of the club owners o
released on ten days notice.
The directors of the Boston league team
have made an egregrious blunder in per
mitting New York to have Denny. The,
were sadly in need Of third baseman, an,
should have insisted on having q man from
the Hoosier aggregation 10 hil the bill. N,
man under contract to them at present
competent to play the position.
i Asa sporting issue yesterlay's Sunda
Globe was anything but . success. Th
cranks were all obliged to 60 to the Hera
for the base bail news. ls the leag1e los
ing its grip on sporting matters. or has
gone over to the league magnate.? Where
too, 10 Tim Murnane, whose interestin
letters from Savannah ceased 20 suddenl
and at such An interesting point IN the pro
ceedings?
Pitcher Tobey Lyons has received An OF
der from President Frazer OF the Syrs
cuse cub to report at once. Perhaps b.
will and perhaps he won't. He says ths
any man Who goes tquafely back on
promise to him in fssncisl matters, canno
expect any favofs from him in retura. Ly
on's contract calls for his services on an
after April l5, and be cannot be com
PEELED to report any earlier.