Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-10
Base Ball Notes.

The schedule committee of the New
England League will meet in Boston,
" ednesday of this week.
There will be no sentiment in the con
duct of the Kennebec team this season.
A hard earnest fight will be made to Sc
cure a good position in the race and the
team will be handled solely with that
end in view.
There are some people who regard Cor
man as a stronger second bascman than
johnson. The records of the two men
last year were as follows: Batting Cor
man. .2S6; johnson, .27l fielding, John
son. 937; German, .913. 1t will thus he
seen that German led johnson as a bats
man by Is points, and Johnson led Cor
man as fielder L points. During his
stay with the team German conducted
himself as a gentleman, and won many
friends Both men are under reserve.
and it is by no means impossible that both
may be found on the team the coming
season. Both men can play good game
at short stop or third base and German
can pat up fine game behind the bat.
The world is full of good ball players
The applications that come in to manager
run up lulo lIt iuiluIcttS. nv 'Oiipl 20
of a number of strong leagues West and
South last season, has made players nrr.
vous about engaging with them again in
their resurrccted forms and the result IS
that the teams of the New England leagues
are besicged by them in force. The Ken
nebcc team alone has applications enough
on file to make mp several teams Of men
who have made very creditable records in
other leagues, and doubtless the othi r
teams of the New England League hay c
| had the same experience. Manager Her
rington can fill every position on the team
with good men at week notice. With
the players under reserve and the stron z
men he will bring to US, the outlook for II
good team Is certainly very bright.
The work of assembling a hall team
goes forward rapidly. Manager Herring
ton is taking hold of the work with his
characteristic energy, and has already
signed two experienced pitchers. One OF
them was with the strong Pennsylvania
league last season and his work there, as
shown by the files of the Sporting Life,
was gilt edged in all respects. Not only
did he pitch more games than any other
pitcher on his team but he won the larger
part of them. He also batted finely and
put up q number of good games in the out
field Another pitcher signed by Manager
Harrington was with him in the Coal and
Oil League last year and he writes feel
! confident that he is fast enough to hold
his own in the New England League.
With seven picthers to start the season
with Manager Harrington 5 team should
certainly develop no weakness in the box.
Every one of the players signed this winter
are men who have made good records with
fast teams In this respect they differ
widely from the pitchers signed last spring
all of whom were unknown, and all of
whom were found wanting Tierney,
Hobbs, Mccain and Meter, were far
different aggregation of twirlers than
those who will report next month to
Manager Harrington at Exeter, n. H.
With strength in the box, an able manage
ment, the experience of a seasons work,
the Kennebecs should be vastly stronger
in 1896 than they were in 1895.