Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-08
Base Ball Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
Fred Klobedanz, the left handed Fall
River twirler. is said to be faster than
ever this year.
"Tim'' Donovan, the ex-Lcwiston back
stop, is showing up finely with the Chi
cago league team.
Boswell, the New York's new pitcher,
is said to have as much speed as Wester-
welt and better control Of the ball.
Mr.. Arthur Staples, the accomplished
base ball writer of the Lewiston Journal,
is clerk of the association in that city.
Frank Connaughton, formerly of the
Pawtuckets and Martin Bergen, Lewis
tons back stop of 1894, left for Kansas
city, Wednesday.
Dan Brouthers is throwing remarkably
well. Dams arm is as strong as it ever
was He has never had a lame arm since
he has been in base ball.
Fuller, it is announced, will tie the per
manent short stop for New York this sea
son and "Gale" Murphy will again be re-
tanned as general utility man.
Stafford showed up promisingly in the
opening game at New York on Thurs
day, accepting all of 10 chances at second
base and making two hits and run
Manager Selee of the Bostons, will fam
out three members of his present team be
fore the league season begins. How would
one of them fill the bill in Augusta, We
wonder?
Manager Selee writes that Collins
and Nyce are great young ball players,
but there are lots of cranks unable to see
wherein either of them has done better
work than Jimmy Bannon.
Argus: Report has it that Jerry Denny.
only few years ago the king Of third
basemen, is to be signed by New Bedford
The old indianapolis star would be a
great drawing card in this league.
Walter Burnham will manage the Au-
gusta team. He has already signed five
promising young players in II. W. Hobbs,
John G. Mccarthy, Theo. 4. Donahue,
Michael Kiley and Richard Lerouche.
The staff of umpires will consist of four
regular men and four spare men or subst-
tutes. Among the regular men will be
Billy Long, who has been there before,
and among the substitutes will be Edwad
Murphy of New Bedford.
Lovers of base ball here will no doubt
patronize the game in case q team should
be organized in Augusta. Many Rich
mond people hope the present movement
to have league games in kennebcc cities
may prove successful. -Richmond Bee.
The prospect of having New England
League Club at Augusta has brought JOY
to the hearts of the base ball enthusiasts
and they ara not few. We hope the club
will secure enough financial backing to
enable it to obtain good players and then
we will see if we cannot support a ball
team in the three cities. -HalIowcll Regis
ter.
There is reason to believe that Mr.
Burnbam has secured a star pitcher for
Augusta in II. w. Hobbs This will be
his first season as a professional but he
CONES from a family of fino ball players,
and people who have seen his work in the
tox during the past few seasons say he
will have no difficulty in holding his own
with the best of them in the New Eng
land League.
1t is proposed to make the team a sort
of representative of the Kennebec cities
although it is to bear the name "Au-
gusta" and if Hallowell and Gardiner win
take hold and pull with Augusta in the
matter their combined population ought
to furnish a pretty good sized crowd Of
base ball lovers. The base ball cranks in
this city, would be glad to see a team in
Augusta. The distance between the two
towns is too great for any steady attend
ance at games on the part of Watcrvlle
people and yet not few patrons could
be depended upon from here. The ar.
rangements of trains by the summe,
schedule of the Maine Central is likely to
be such that one can attend an afternoon
game at Augusta by leaving here after
dinner and getting home in time for tea.
-Waterville Mail
Ut is not improbable that arrangements
may be made to play some of these games
in Wateryille, whose people have never
been wanting in enthusiasm for the ma
tional game.-Ed.)