Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-04-30
Base Ball Notes.

| McCann who pitched the gamo against
Exeter has been troubled with Il stiff
arm ever since. He has been sent to
his home in Worcester with orders not to
report until he is in condition to pitch a
competent ball.
Lerouche, Hobbs, McTerr and Tierney
are quartet of ambitious young pitch
crs who will be tried out by Manager
Burnham this week. 1t is to be hoped
that at least one of them will prove find
In an article in Mondays Boston Globe
| President Murnane has this reference to
the Kennebecs: Manager Burnham has
some promising youngsters in that Angus
ia outfit. In the game at Brockton,
Saturday, Capt. Jack McGeachey was hit
on the thumb by a pitched ball in the
first inning and had to retire from tht
game. Even with this handicap the
Burnhamites held the Brocktons down to
six runs. In speaking of the colts Capt.
McGcacby said, Saturday night: II tell
you, Burnham has lot of fast boys. We
may not win that penant, but we shall
win a lot of games. We want one more
good battery, and then look out. The
| boys will be in fine shape by the time we
get back to Augusta" McGcachy will
not play for several days, and this may
weaken his team, for Jack is looking as
well as when he was the star right fielder
of the national league in 1889.
Watervillc Mail: This will be Water
| villes first experience with professional
base ball and there is every reason to be
lieve that the games will arouse keen in
terest and will be we'll patronized They
will be played at a time when business is
usually pretty dull in the city and will
| furnish a welcome relief from the mo
notony of mid summer life. Very liberal
| arrangements will be made on the Maine
| Central for patrons Of the game from
| other towns and the attendance will be
| increased not little from those sources
The manager of the kennebecs, W. w
Burnham, is acknowledged to be one of
the ablest generals in the league and he
will spare no pains to get together q
team tnat will be q credit to the cities
which 1t will represent. OF course it is al
together too early to make any prophecy
in regard to the probable success of the
team but it is safe to say that whatever
advantage is to DC had from good manage
ment the kennebec organization will en-
Joy.
Brockton game was a most unfortunate
one. The kennebo cs had quickly shut out
the Brocktons in the first inning. Pickett
and Mccarthy then led of with hits, and
Doherty advanced both runners by hand
some sacrifice. McGeachy then came to
bat for an effort to clear the bases |
The second ball pitched, swift in
curve struck him on thumb smashing
IL. l. zI.;l.
resumed his position at the bat while |
bleeding freely and was re tired. He was
Obliged to leave the game and have his |
thumb dressed by down town physician,
who expressed the opinion that it would |
be some little time before he would be in
shape to play again. The colts were last
without his strong leadership. but still
managed to put up very creditable
game. McGeachy has returned to his
home in Clinton, Mass. During his alb
sence Flynn, who puts up very good
game at first base, will act as captain Of
the team.
There are many obstacles to be over
come before any part Of the New Eng
land League games can be played at Gar
diner. Captain Rich has rendered the
use of a beautiful field between his ice
houses and the Electric road upon very
generous conditions. This field is within
an eight minutes ride of Gardiner. Moth
ing could be more convenient 1t is neces-
sary, however, to enclose these grounds
and build grand stand and bleachers,
and it rests entirely with the citizens Of
Gardiner to say whether or rot this shall
be done. Certainly they can not reason