Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-08-22

Germs only President Keith. and the labo
people should consult him. The leagu
Lhas no Jurisdiction in the matter.
The Young lady.who writes base ball 70
| the Brockton Times evidently has her ey
| on Pawtucket's star short stop. She says
| Roach is a decidedly clever catcher, ant
| ii takes good man to steal bases on him
| The little fellow has u modest air an,
carries himself in manner very simila
| to Jimmy Hanivan, Pawtucket's shor
| stop. ,.,7 ., +e
| The Brockton Enterprise says that Cav
anaugh draws himself away out of SHAPE
| Mt the bat and looks excessively awk
| ward But the Enterprise man neglect:
| to mention the fact that the Bangor thirt
baseman keeps hitting the bYll on th'
| trade mark and that his average for the
games played since joining the Million
aires is away up.
| The Brockton Enterprise having beer
asked 10 decide the question, which is the
regular scheduled game in the event OF
two being played in. one day in any city
has received the ruling of President Nick
Young of the National League on the
question. He decides that in such an
event the first game played is the regu-
lar scheduled game.
1t was to have been the last appearance
OF the hangers in this city. but the re-
vision of the schedule brings them here
again on the morning of Labor day They
Will prove fully as good an attraction as
New Bedford. and Augusta should draw
proNcment, to have two games here on
that day.-Pawtucket Times.
Al Johnson has only made one fielding
error in his last Is games. In addition to
TINS he has done some hard and timely
hitting. There are Il number of men. to-
day. in fast company. who do not trot in
the same class with Johnson. either at
the bat or in the lield.-kennebec Jour
nal. Respectfully submitted to Herr Bill
ings of the Boston directorate.-Boston
Herald.
The Detroit correepondent of the Sport
with The New Bedfords last year, as fol-
lows: The Cowboys weak points are
bad case of swelled head, and is easily
the worst short sop in the league, He is
so bad that he has nobody to share hon
ors with him. It's only redeeming quality
ably"
The press dispatches say that several
OF the Fail River men showed a DISPOSE
ton to run zip against Charlie Brady in
Yesterdays game. This is gentiemanlY
bail playine-in tall River. Why. there's
an old woman in this city who has been
i'll with CONSUMPTION for 10 years. who
can w."p Brady. but the p9qgnacious
Charlie would not run away from any
man on the Fan River outtit.-New Bed
ford Journal
Joe Bean made his leOth hit Wednesday,
, Nodeaq ,, OF the Brocktons eek haS t1aj
rlaip 81 GObDltS. i'UOl kttlIOrf
made his lo0th run Wednesday .
Bobby Moore Of the Bangors. has made
one error III 10 games. johnson Of
the Augustus, made his first home run OF
the season. Wednesday. Doherty.
the fine third baseman of the Augustus
has made but one error in nine games
Boston Herald.
Speaking of McGunnigle, here is one on
him: Billy McGunnigle of the Colonels-
CritciZes the umpires from the bench re
pcatedly." says Umpire Tom Lynch. In
q game at Louisville that Tim Hurst um-
pircd, Mctiunnigle insisted on leaving the
bench and walking to the home plate to
register his kick Finally Tim lost his
patience and said: Go back to the bench,
Don't make yourself so numerous. you
liibernian interruption.
The release of Braham by the Bangor
management has c:ned forth a great
deal Of comment from the base ball pub
lie. and il must be said that the greater
part of it is adverse TO the management.
one of the remarks most frequently heard
Is: If they wanted to reduce expense
Why didn't they let McDermott 80 ana
give The management TO Paul Radford?
1t is pertinent question and one that
1t would have been well for the directors
to have considered before they agreed to
the release of Braham.-Bangor News.
Base bah patrons throughout New Eng
land viii he panied TO hear of the release
OF Doc Kennedy. the veteran war horse
of Fan River. Kennedy has been in the
many Stubborh contest. ana II Is 10 MS
credit that he Is never known 10 nave 1851
his temper or Stoop to low tricks to win.
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Boston journal: i\iobedanZ gave a
splendid exhibition OF control on TWO oc-
caSlons when PeltZ WAS at the bat. II.
both instances three bdIIs We're called
without a strike. In the first case in the
NTH inning he struck the great catcher
out, ana the second time IN the seventh
inning he forced him to mt up a pop ~
TO Long; FRANK Bancroft when ne
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iHlNtl tioS louliu Nio"S easy i"ii-'
L. " "l9Ni ildii' 'oua!'
The Brockton club is not likely to
change the Labor day game and put IL
self into dlsfaVor with local base bail
patrons merely to oblige Manager Mars
ton of Fail River We like a manager
who sits up nights thinking how he can
suits us altogether too well. 1t ought 10
dawn upon managers OF teams in New
England cities that turn out 200 people to
game that with the attendance aud sup
port of the public where 1t now Is III