Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-05
Base Ball Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
Manager Burnham says that he has had
a number of opportunities to take the
technical advantage of other teams. taken
of the Remedies by Manager Clarity,
Friday but that he has never awaited
himself of them. He has always felt that,
aside from the injury to the game, victor
les secured in that way are never any
credit to a team.
Eastern Argus: 1t was hard luck for
the Remedies to lose a game by forfeit,
yesterday. owingto somebody's forgetful-
ness in not having supply of balls on
hand The Portlands just escaped suffer
irg in the same way one day last week.
We Judge from the following remarks
that the Bangor News ism t stuck on its
team: "Without squandsring too much
of the ginger of the language of this dis
NAL subject, it may be said that never be-
fire in all the disappointing and doleful
history of lame and lamentable failures,
has the ad-eyed sexton who burrows IN
the graveyard of regret dug up anything
so hopelessly hollow, so weak, so battered,
bleached faded, crunbling and fantasti-
o.lly fnrlorn as the spectre which is now
perched upon the stand at Maplewood, wav-
lug to woeful winds sable sackcloth flag
with this advertisement: Bangor B. b
club season 1895. Out for first place,
willing to compromise on second for this
year only. Couldn't think of third. Just
watch the band Wagon"
Roger Conner, recently retired from
the diamond, was born in leland, and al
an early age his parents brought him to
America, taking up their abode at Water
bury, CT where he learned the first rudi-
ments of the national game He stands
few inches over six feet in height and
weighs over 200 pounds. His playing as
professional dates from 1876. In 1882
he Joined the New York club. and for
years was recognized as one OF the heaviest
batturs in the National League. Being
very popular with the Gothamites, the!
,ooktd after his welfare when he was MOI
playing the game, and obtained him Il
snug little position in the New York Gus
tom louise Between his income from th,
base ball and political situation, Roger
has accumulated snug nest-egg. Being
of saving disposition, he has enough
aside to keep him in good circumstances
for the remainder of his days
Bangor Commercial: The claims OF
certain New Bedford people, and theil
mum Der is small, that the Maine paper.
have maligned Doe and his men, Will,
elsewhere in the league no criticism has
been given them, are entirely erroneous
1t was a Brockton newspaper that frs,
applied the name of Wild West show" t.
che NV Bedfords; the Pawtucket Times
says that they behave just as badly il
Pawtucket as they do in the Maine cities
and the Fall River papers score them
roundiy for ruffianism. Here is sample
paragraph from the Fall River Herald
I" The harsh things that have been said
about Manager doe by the New BedforG
papers and other New England journals
seems to be exaggerated to those who
have never witnessed his actions on the
ball ti5ld. His vulgar break in calling
Steero to the coach line in Mondays game
before man had re ,ched first was sicken.
ing to the spectators. Doe is not fit to bt
either manager or captain, and II he il
kept in the league long something will
break.
New Bedford Mercury: When Duke
ktobedanz received his two weeks stipend
at the end of July, his envelope was $50
short. Thursday afternoon, after the
game with New Bedford, Kloby and
several other members Of the team and a
few cranks from Fall River were about
the grounds waiting for car The
pitcher spoke to Manager McDermott
about the shortage. He was referred to
Treas Irer Mullen who. it is said replied
that that sum was advanced to Kioby last
fall and was not kept out Of his pay until
now. This the duke denied, saying that
he had been locked the $50 some time ago.
The manager differed from Kloby on This
point and hot words followed. They
separated, but a brother in law of Kloby S
named Durfco heard McDermott make
some remark which he promptly reported,
and the two men came together again
! The lie was passed and it is alleged that
the manager kicked the pitcher. During
the excitement young Durfee was smittsn
also, and now his father wants to know
| who did It, The story was til / on the
streets OF Fall River, Friday, and caused
considerable comment. IL was stated that
Durfec, pere. will cause an investigation
| and probably ask for an arrest The en-
countce between the manager and the
pitcher gave promise Of lively so bnt
bystauders inlerftred and put "A stop to it
Rumor has 1t that Koby will ask FIR his
release.