Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-11

Lewiston has released McGuane.
Pitcher Lincoln has signed with New
Bedford.
Boston Herald: Conner of Augusta has
stolen q bases. ="
Pitcher Williams has given but seven
bases on balls in six games.
johnson OF Augusta, has made one err
ror in seven games and accepted AZ out
of As chances.
to Overtake Fall River, but it looks as If
the latter team had too big a start to be
headed
Pawtucket rooters would like to see
Lincoln added to their pitching corps and
next series. $40
The managers of the Maine teams are
laying In few tons of ginger, and are
hoping for better showing by their
players In the home games
Portland Press: Instead of separating
the clubs by the terms Northern and
Southern division, 1t will be necessary
only to use first and second division,
Maine being the second division.
in their pitching department that they
have signed Billy Wittrock, the ex-Cin-
cinnatian. who has been with Mobile this
year: Last season he played with New
Rockland Star: One of the Bangor pa
pers says Collins of Rockland has been
engaged to play with Bangor the remain
der of the season" Nit Collins is sat
with him.
Fall River Herald: Doe made Il great
one.handed catch Of a high throw from
Reilly In the sixth inning of Yesterdays
game. and when he touched Butler as he
| came down the line he nearly dislocated
the latters liver.
New Bedford nine The directors Of Of the
club have wired several new players. 1t
is said that one is n third baseman, who
will replace Weddige. The latter will go
into the outfield, and 1t is thought that
the change will improve his playing.
Another outfielder Is also a possibility.
Pawtucket Times: Manager Smith
| wired last evening that he would return
to PaWtucket tomorrow. He has seen
Yerkes and Todd but the result Of his ne
was rumored around town last evening
that Yerkes had come back and that the
trouble had been fixed up, but the report
could not be verified.
The pitchers are rapidly realizing the
fact that Lajoie is a wonder with the
| bat; they can't find his weakness and the
| fieIders are unable to gauge him, as he
Is II Liable to MT into any quarter Of; the
spect his ability and are satisfied to have
| him walk to first occasionally. especially
when the bases are occupied.
Fall River Herald: The infield work of
| the Augustus was very clever. Johnson at
second playing star game and Bean at
| short making some very good stops.
Kelly. the quiet but efficient first base
man. led the batting and had the pleas
ure of making One-third of the hits; Con-
| nors divided the honors as regards the
| number of hits. but kelly's double gave
him small margin to the good.
| Augusta is too small for the support
of club in this league and will also be
given a chance to retire." This Is the
style in which the youth who essays to
| write base ball for the Portland Express
disports himself. Now we will let him on
| to a little fact and give him a week for
it to soak through his WOO, Gf 1t is pos
sible for an idea to penetrate his Uranium
without the assistance OF a surgical op-
| eratiOn) The Augusta team has never
yet played at home on holiday. but, on
other dates. the attendance upon the
games was larger last year, and has thus
far been larger this year In the city of
Augusta than in the city of Portland.
Mum said.
Mr.. Richards, who is in charge Of the
Augustus on the present trip. was for
two years an umpire in the Maine College
| League, and as good a man In this posi-
ton as this State ever knew. He has
ments upon umpires. for no man has a
| keener appreciation than he of the diff
culties OF their position. He telegraphed
work Of Brady was wretched in the ex-
treme. No man on the field worked
harder to win the game for Pawtucket
! tnan he O1u. Gan II De tnat BRADY Ii Ell.
deavoring to square himself with Au-
| gusta? We have on file several very ur-
gent applications from him for the man.
agement of our team. and were guilty of
a jocose reference to the liberal salary
he asked for in that connection. that was
given a wider circulation than we antici-
pated. Can it be that Brady IL jumping
Il upon our team for this reason? 1t Ii diff1-
Il cult to explain his saffron work at Paw
| tucket on any other grounds. We pro-
test against this man. We have done our
best to uphold the STAN this season, for
we believe that three Of its members are
honest. capable men: but It Ia evident
that Brady does not trot in their class.
i able 70 win out, yesterday. under the
4 handicap Of such unpiring. Who is this
man Brady. and what Is his record? Is
4 there any good reason why he should
longer be inflicted upon the teams of this
league. and especially npon our own.
which appears In some way to have in
i CURED his special hostility?