Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-09
INTEREST GROWING
In New England League Team
for Kennebec Valley.
WateviIle Aroused and Will Doubtless
Take Good Block ofStock.
In Return Will Have a Share Of Games in
That City.

much interested in the proposition to
place a New England League team in the
Kennebec valley and are anxious that a
portion of the games should be played
here The first class exhibitions that
would be given by the teams of this
largely in this city
Speaking Of this subject, today, one of
the leading professional men of the city
said: Il am perfectly confident that q
New England League team which can
enlist the united and cordial support Of
the four cities of the kennebec valley
would prove decided success. am
glad that movement to this end is under
way, and l believe that our city should
be in it. :"
Upon what basis in your judgment,
should the cities co operate:'
II think they should be represented by
games in proportion to the amount OF
stock they subscribe. This would be
fair to all. The grounds in Augusta
are admirably situated to convenience
both that city and Hallowell. No doubt
suitable arrangements for grounds can
be made at Gardiner either at Randolph
or the Pine Tree Stock Farm.
"What grounds could be used here?"
81 have no doubt that our people could
secure the use of the Colby University
grounds. These are easily the finest ball
grounds in Maine. Arrangements could
doubtless be made with the Base Ball
Association for the use of the canvass
fence. 1t could be placed, during the
summer vacation, in the charge of some
re liable citizen here who would be per
sonally responsible for it's care, and the
hackers of the league team here could pay
any amount that would reasonable fol
its use
1.-THE university has always been willing
to aid the city in every way possible, and
I feel confident would cordially cooperate
with us in a matter like this that would
afford so much pleasure and profit to our
citizens during the long summer months.
OF course any move of this sort would be
conducted in full harmony with the uni
versity team, which will always have the
hearty good will of the people OF this
city,
'fOf course if Waterville operates
with Augusta, Hallowell and Gardiner
in the support of New England League
| team, it would expect to be represented
| on the board of directors?'
Certainly. We should expect, and
would no doubt be accorded, representa-
ton there fully proportionate to the
amount of stock we subscribe.
"What division of stock among the
cities would you suggest
| 81 think that might very properly be
based upon their population. The full
stock of the company when organized will
amount to $4,000. OF this amount Au-
gusta should take $1,000 and, in fact,
hear that the greater part of that amount
has already been subscribed there. The
hustling people of the capital may do
even better than that.
Gardiner and Hallowcll should taxi
$500, and l understand that good be
ginning has been made in those cities
toward placing that amount
"Watcrville should take the other $500,
and believe we should have no trouble
| in placing it among our live business
men. This is tho first opportunity that
people here have ever had to secure first
class professional ball games and do
not believe they will be slow in improving
it, BY uniting, the four cities of the
kennebec can support ball team that
all Of us may be proud of. w. W. Burn
ham, who has been delegated by the
league to work up the matter in the Ken
nebcc valley, is one of tie best managers
| in the business He will be sure to get
together a strong team
There is no doubt but what the senti-
ments expressed by this gentleman arr
those of many others of our citizens and
there is reason to believe that prompt
action will be taken here to secure some
Of these games to our city. Such move
would be certain to enlist active support.
MANY visitors would be attracted from
Fairfield and we believe that our Electric
Road people, in proportion to the increase
of business that it might reasonably ex-
meet would be no less liberal in subscrib-
ing to the stock than the road between
Augusta and Gardiner. Games played
in this city would also tend to materially
increase the attendance from this vicinity
upon the games played in Augusta and
Gardiner.
| If the stock were subscribed as has been
suggested, the ST games to be played in
the Kennebec valley might. very properly.
be divided as follows: Waterville, Is;
Augusta, &c; Gardiner, Is. Such an ar
rangement could scarcely fail to be salts
| factory to all four cities. If a few of the
live men of this city will take hold Of the
matter, it can, undoubtedly, be arranged
upon this basis. Those who have already
| subscribed to the stock in Augusta Gar
diner and Hallowell are among the most
prominent men in those places, and IN
clude the mayors of the two first named
cities.
| The character of the support which is
being given the movement further down
the river is the best possible proof that
those who have looked into the matter
are fully satisfied that it is to be con-
Quoted upon sound business basis.
Among the indictments returned by the
grand jury at Bath, Saturday, were one
each for false imprisonment against City
Marshal Kittridge and Policeman Rey-
nolds of the Bath police The person
named in the indictment as having been
sa,selv imnrisoned is Archibald Thayer.
who is known locally as Baths reformed
gambler