Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-09
Jacob Morse VS.. the kennebecs.

Augusta, with the cheapest club IN The
lot, and atteodances anything but encour
aging, playing wherever It was found to bC
most advantageous, landed where it was ex
pcctcd, and at times was very close to the
club preceding 1t, but not for long II
would seem that better city could be-
found than this for another season, even II
the citizens do promise support. Visiting
clubs like to receive something more than
the guarantee upon visiting city, and
Augusta surely has not been u drawing
card Boston Herald.
The above is as false as 1T IS malicious
Next to Bangor the city Of Augusta has
drawn the largest average crowds of any
Of the four Maine cities that have been
represented this season In the New Eng,
land League. Visiting clubs have found
1t very advantageous, in making the long
jump to and from Bangor, to stop and
play few games Mt Augusta. Even
guarantees, under such circumstances,
count up quite handsomely, though, as a
matter of fact, aside from the holidays,
when the Remedies were scheduled at
Bangor, the city of Augusta has paid
visiting clubs more than the guarantee, as
often during the present season, as any of
the Maine cities with the exception of
Bangor. The Remedies have won half
of their games in Pawtucket, Brockton,
Portland and Lewiston.
In view of these facts 1t Is interesting
to know the reason for the above i'll tenn
pered deliverance of the Boston Herald
The cause is not far to seek In the early
spring fellow by the name of Jacob Morse.
who writes base ball matter for the Boston
Herald, conoeivipg the idea that nature
had designed him for Napoleon of base
ball, took an active part In the formation
of what was known as the New England
Association OF base bali clubs. With the
financial instinct Characteristic of his race
he secured the presidency of this organiza-
ton. Among the clubs which Il was to
embrace was one that the able and veteran
manager, Mr. W W. Burnham, had ar
tobSNh w CpAhtiANh III tiit Nltl VI IiOWtil
with bump Of sauguinty considerably
in excess of his somewhat mcagrc supply
Of Judgment, Mr.. Morse forasaw brilliant
future for his association, and used the
columns of the Herald to boom it, In sea
son and out, with an asslduity worthy o;
better cause 1t was then that VT
learned of the great value of compact
circuit Sitting In the dazzle of Mr.
Morsc's rainbows. the New England pub
lio could picture the association marching
on to unparalleled base ball glory Alas
the decisions of hope! The offspring of
Mr.. Morse's base ball efforts, the giant of
his Imagination, was so soon done for that
people have ever since been wondering
what IL was begun for. The cholera in
fantum overlook 1t carly in June, and. in
the first week of July, 1t walled away its
puny life Its unpaid bills were all that
survived it.
Mr.. Durham had no interest in its
funeral, however. With vastly moro horse
sense than Mr.. Morse was ever the posses
sor Of he foresaw the inevitable before the
opening of the play ing season, and, with
drawing from the Association, cast his
fortunes with the n. f. League. Mr..
Stevens, the sporting editor of the Herald,
in a fine frenzy of rage, declared that he
would drive Mr.. Burnham out OF the base
bali business. Mr.. Morse, both as the
president of the Now England Association
and rs the subordinate OF MIR. stevens has
appeared to consider it incumbent upop
himself to carry out this threat. The
methods he has adopted TO accomplish this
end have been little short of currish. In
the early day. of the season the Herald alb
solutely ignored the Kcnnebec team-eyen
going so far as TO furnish no reports NJ
our ops ming games An editorial which
We published upon this policy apparently
secured Messrs. Stevens and Morse n word
of needed admonition from the manaoino
editor. 1t was TOO late, however, to re-