Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-17


The Cuban Giants will play In Port
| land, next Wednesday, and in Lewis
| ton on Fast day
Pitcher korwan, who signed with the
Newarks has been ordered to go back
to the Brocktons by the national
board.
Boston Herald: This talk about the
Boston club releasing Yerricl1 or Mains
or any other player is altogether too
| premature and the New England pa
pers who are huggins this belief may
as well restrain themselves.
| The Butler incident has been settled
and the famous backstop of the Kenne-
bees writes that he will report with the
team at Brunswick, and that his pre-
| liminary practice at indianapolis has
put him in the pink of condition, and
he will play faster ball, this season,
| than ever before.
| Fansor Commercial: The feature Of
the game in Boston, Monday. was the
work in left field of Pickett, the sunny
| haired Angustan. lie had nine put
louts in left field and Il total of five hits
! The Globe, with that striking knoWl-
| edge of New England players which
Icharacterizes the Boston papers, cred
| It's Pickett with membership in the
Bangor team. Would that the Glebe
were correct, but alas. it is not.
| Portland Argus: Director Murphy
| of the Portland Association. is mem
| Der of the board which has the settling
of the Coyle dispute between Augusta
| and Rroclton. He says he has re-
| ceived no notice of any meeting Of the
committee and so far as he knows the
matter is no nearer Il settlement than
it ever was. He had no opinion to OK
press as to the merits of the case one
way or the other. as he had no <noWi-
edge of either side Of it.
| The Bangor Commercial says that
| President Soden of Boston. is authority
for the statement that the New Eng
land League will be in Glass Il, under
the national agreement. Last season
we were in Glass \ and could get $500
for player that another league
wished to buy. The New England
League at its meeting voted to remnin
in Glass \, but Secretary Morse forgot
to transmit the vote to Washington
and under the new classification the
New England League would be in
Glass c. at $500. The national board
will probably compromise, putting US
in Glass b. at $500 for a player,
OF the tossers at present to be found
under the folds of the New England
| banner the following cavorted in the
league during the SO and ST days: Jack
Leighton Of Portland who was with
| Lynn; George Henry of Bangor and
Capt. Pettee of Lewiston. who We're
with the Witches: Journalist Dilworth
of Augusta, who belonged to McGunni-
giles lively Brocktons: Bridegroom Doe
of New Bedford. who was Haverhills
first bag guardian; and Capt. Tommy
McDermott of Fall River, who lined in
at second base for Manchester.
Pawtucket Post: The base ball writ
ers in the New England cities will learn
after the opening of the season that
there are other teams in the race be-
sides FAN River, New Bedford, Port
land ana Bangor. Manager Smiths
team is out for place very near the
top. Say, keep your eye on us
Portland Press: The latest in the
Coyle dispute is pronunciamento
from Mr. Coyle himself in which he
says that Augusta hasn't any claim on
| him, that he won't play there anyway.
and that he has told his pa" that il
the New England League people wont
| let him play on nice Mr.. Burnham' :
team he'll be right home on the next
train. and live on the old man through
the summer That isn't just the way
Coyle put it. but it was in words to
that effect. This talk on the part of
ban players telling where they will
play and where they won't play is very
tiresome. Mr.. Coyles oWn opinion or
| own inclnationS. or his fondness for
Mr.. Durham, don't amount to last
| years season ticket. When he signed
a contract he bound himself to certain
rules which are found useful and
necessary in base ball. and if he
doesn't choose TO abide by them lie
can't he installed as one of his parents
summer boardcrs any too soon.
Lewiston Sun: III never play in
Augusta" says Coyle II told my
father that if didn't play in Brockton
he could expect me home as soon as 81
| decision giving me to Augusta was
| reached I've had good oferS-To-
ronto, for one, wanted me-but / pre-
fer to play under Burnham in Brock
| ton this season. 1t is Brockton or no
4 where" = Brocktor Enterprise. Mr..
Coyle would do well to maintain an
eloquent silence. here have been
many ball players who have been com
PEELED to swallow their boots and saw
wood when the league officials deSlg
nate. For once the Sun is able
to agree thoroughly and heartily with
what the Portland Argus has to say.
Spea king of the Coylc matter, the Ar
gus Sensib,Y remarks: 1t is time
those clothed with the authority had
settled this matter. If the facts in The
case are as they have been represented
to the writer, the young man should at
once he given the ultimatum of play
ing on the Remedies or going home
| to his pa. And further. the man now
mana ging the Brocktons should be
given to understand that he is not pur-
suing course calculated to cause the
past to be forgotten and forgiven. 1t
| occurs to us that it is hardly the
proper thing to confines penalties to
| the players
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