Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07

When Manager Marston signed I.ajoie.
it was Ito play anywhere and the
Woonsocket boy is filling the bill.
The Washingtons have exchanged Jack
Crooks. Jimmy Rogers and $1,000 for see
ond baseman O'Brien of the Louisviles.
The other day Braun struck out nine
Brockton men and lady in the grand
stand said he was poor pitcher, as he
could put the ball where the batsmen
could hit it,
NJ J. Clarity. who is acting agent for
the Chicago club has recommended
Klobedanz and Yeager to President Hart.
The Chicago club wants a catcher who
can hit and throw.
Portland Express; About the greatest
pitching surprise of the season is the fine
work of .'Gramp" Morse for Lewiston.
| He was picked up while acting the part
of a Rockland hobo last winter and has
| acquitted himself nobly.
| Brockton Enterprise: A deaf and dumb
pitcher and catcher. who told Mr.. Burn
ham through an Interpreter that they
had played with several teams. practiced
| at the grounds yesterday. Umpire Hunt
| fervently expressed the wish that all ball
players could be afflicted as they were.
New Bedford Journal: silver Braun
is a daisy and grows more skilful as the
warm days come along. When the
weather makes the perspiration stand out
| on Brauns brow he has speed enough to
YER and you will be as good as gold
standard pitcher.
Bangor Wing: The features of the
game We're two phenomenal catches by
| I<ilfedder. Augustus new man. He
spoiled sure three Dagger for Simon by
"a wonderful runTind jump catch in the
third. In the same inning he ran away
in for a fly put up by Henry and caught
it few inches from the ground. Do
herty also made a fine play and Simon a
wonderful catch.
Rocklard Tribune: "Chummy" Gray
received a telegram from Manager Han
lon N Paltjmora ordering him n
for duty with Buffalo of the Eastern
League. Gray is no stranger in that city.
while with Toronto of the Eastern
League last season. He likes the place
very much. Buffalo at present has per-
centage of 500 in the Eastern League:
Her only weakness is in the box, but
Grey will fix that all right.
A former Augusta player. now one of
! the conce ded stars of the big league fig
! ures in the latest deal in the national
a league. The Washington club has eX-
i changed Jack Crooks and Jimmy Rogers
/ with $1,000 thrown in for q Brien. the sec
! ond baseman of the Louisville club A
. Washington dispatch says: While the
Washingtons get a superior player tC
Crooks at second base. it is hard to rea.
son out why Rogers and the $1,000 are also
made factors in the deal. and to speak
plainly the people here are indignant al
the loss of Rogers Louisville secures g
player now predicted the equal of any
first baseman in America.
Bangor News: Saturday wasn't much
= of day for ball playing yet the Bangor
: and Augusta ball teams played two
| games. Both games We're cut short tt
Z seven innings however, the first, which
@ looked good for three or four hours, t
enable the players and spectators to gel
- dinner before it was time to call the sec
ond game. The afternoon game wa.
. called on account of rain 1t should have
3 been called at least one inning earlier
Z than it was. Augusta broke the hoodot
- and won its first game on the Bangor
: grounds in the afternoon. The pitching
of Mains was delightful to behold. II,
| struck out three men. gave but one base
on balls and was hit safely but twice
Two remarkable running catches by Xii
n fodder. the fielding of Simon and Kelley.
h aouble play, unassisted, together witt
|. noon game was far more interesting thar
.eJ that of the morning, from the fact tina
from the time the game began until tn,
call of time in the eighth 1T was any
oil body's game.
i The case of Base Ball Player Sheehar
rs was settled without prosecution at tn,
ID Portland police court, Monday an(
Sheehan seems to have been put in
more unenviable light than he perhaps
deserved He was not intoxicated al
- some have inferred but he admits tina
=, he was angry. When he went into tn
= hotel that night someone turned
: pitcher OF water out of the window OF
~ his head. He was locked out of hi
room as shown elsewhere and h
wrongly connected the two. He is very
y sorry for his share of the affair ant
- Director McDonough who secured hi
81 release brought him to Lewiston, Mon
day He voluntarily went to Rev. FIR. But