Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-05-21
Base Ball Notes.

No New England League games will be
played in Waterville until the close of the
college season.
Portland Advertiser: Not long ago ii
looked as if the kennebecs were the
weakest Maine club. 1t doesn't look that
way now.
If the Gardiner grounds can be put in
readiness in season, as now seems probable,
the games Thursday and Friday, with
the Portland team will be played there in
stead of at Augusta.
Brockton Times: Who was it said
Friend of the New Bedfords, was the
greatest pitcher in the league! The Ken
nebecs made him so weary yesterday that
he absolutely refused to pitch and Doe had
to finish the sewing up process.
Hi Ladd is leading the batting for Fall
River. He has not struck out this sea
son.-New Bedford Mercury.
Our contemporary is in error. Pitcher
Dilworth of the Kennebecs. struck Ladd
out tho first time he came to bat in tht
game played in this city May 10th. For
all that Hiram is a great sticker."
For the benefit of ambitious managers
in the New England league, it might be
we'll to remind them of the salary limit
Boston Globe.
An excellent idea. Where the managers
in the larger cities in a circuit disregard
the limit it places teams that cannot af
ford to do so at a great disadvantage.
Manager Doe is reported to have said
while in this city that three of his play
ers were receiving more than the whole
kennebec team. The 'Kennebec team is
within the salary limit. In order that
1t may exist at all it is necessary that it
should remain there. II other teams fla
grantly disregard the limit, 1t is evident
that the balance of strength essential
to the best public support of all the teams
cannot be maintained. 1t is a fact, how
ever, that has been demonstrated many
times, that the highest priced players do
not always put up the best ball.
That game, Saturday, was q good one
barring one inning. In that inning gray
hairs were added to the official board and
the Kcnnebec youngsters grew suddenly
into the stature Of genuine artists and
played the greatest Of ball with the stick.
Manager Burnham sends us. or rather,
he brings a young team. He brings o
very excellent team. 1t is as good team
as the best Of them that has been here this
year and has an outfield in particular
that does us good to see. The left fielder
Is magnificent thrower and the infeld Is
quick and sharp Second Baseman King
is clever and in the backstop they have a
dead ringer from our old time Donahue,
now Of the Chicagos, who pulled them in
over the plate with cleverness enough to
fool the umpire on about one ball in three
1t is very pretty ball team and we
haven't won victory with more difficulty
this year.-Lewiston Journal.
The following items from the Lewiston
Sun will be Of interest to base ball enthu-
siasts in this section: kelly put I'D a
fine game at backstop for the visitors. 1"
A clean set of youngsters represents the
kennebec valley.
Dextraze, Manager Burnham's new
centerfielder was formerly from New Bed
ford. but four years ago he went to Seattle,
Wash, and from that league Joined the
California. Dextraze arrived East on
Friday. and in his first game, Saturday,
made most favorable impression, being
good hitter and covers considerable
field in center garden.
Manager Burnham trotted out Baker
to do the twirling and his slow delivery
bothered Lcwiston's heavy hitters. In
the sixth inning Butler replaced Baker In
the box and the change from slow de-
livery to speedy one was cunfu sing to