Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-27

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spring weather. and Is working none OF
them more than a three innings turn.
Snapper Lang hasn't FASTENED to join
Brockton. He rather allows that ne first
wants some advance money. snapper
seems to have his same old mad desire ia
acquire wealth.
Portland Press: Well! Well! Lewiston
/ didn't show up particularly strong at
Brunswick. yesterday. with pony bat
terry in against them they had all they
/ could do to win.
Manager Harrington will use no coach
i ms signals for bunting or base running.
He has a good team of hitters and in
tends to let the players fatten up their
| batting averages
| Joe Bean was slightly spiked in the
ankle. Saturday. at Brunswick, IN at
tempting TO stop a runner at second. but
nothing serious is anticipated from the
mishap.
| Manager Doe gives 1t out that he will
have Pitcher Yerrick's name to con-
| tract inside of a few days. A brace of
good pitchers will surely pc had before
| the season opens.
| Mike Doherty has again been persuaded
| to become captain. this season, an an
nouncome Mt which was received with APP
plause by the other players, with whom
he is justly popular.
| Harmon caught a very pretty game
| against Bowdoin. Saturday, holding all
| three pitchers nicely. ana throwing well
to bases He is easily one of the best
base runners on the team.
| New Bedford Standard: The Paw
tucket players met Mike Doherty, cap
tain of the Kennebec team on the train
to Boston. yesterday. He was on his
way to report at Brunswick, Me-, today.
/ korwan has not yet reported in Brock
ton. The Times reioices in the POSSIBLE
/ ity that after a few more weeks ex-
| perience with the heavy hitters korwan
| may come back to the fold wearing a
smaller hat.
| The Kennebecs have secured a good
| man in Pitcher Conroy. Newell has been
| suffering from sore arm. but Is round
ing into shape very rapidly ana expects
| to be in good form by The opening of the
| season.
| New Bedford Journal: They are grow
| ing just trife timid up in Maine. Al the
| last reports from that State ii Is now
| doubtful which Maine club viii land the
pennant. The wild west is waiting for
| their coming.
Charley Flack, of last years Lewistons
who hasn't been playing fast enough BAH
Turing the past two years TO hold his own
n the New England league. Is apparently
safely installed at centre with Mike Me
| Dermotts Scrantons-
Portland Argus Snapper Lang has ac-
,epted Brockton's terms and viii prob
ably he used on second as Hickey will
not be able TO play for n fortnight or so.
Lang Is no longer II COLI. Dut ne Is sun us
risky as most of them.
johnson was pretty sore and lame after
the first two days OF practice. but Is
rapidly getting into form and playing
second base i'll great style. His work In
Saturdays game was first class ana oc-
casiored much favorable comment among
the spectators.
Have you secured one of those little
pocket schedules of the New England
League games that J. NJ: Mixer is dis
ributinG free of charge. They are In the
form of a neat little memorandum book.
If convenient size 10 be carried in the
vest pocket.
Sharrott. the pitcher tried by Brockton
last season and found wanting. is to be
given an opportunity to show what he
AN do in New York Most any old thing
who thinks he can pitch a little can get
4 trial in New York now. The Giants are
growing desperate.
The Portsmouth, Va. club, of which
Patricio Rollins is 4 member. wants to
buy Delaney. the New Bedford second
baseman, and the deal may be eonsum
mated rs Doe claims to have signed a
nice inteder who is q daisy. Delaney Is
/ fairly good fielder but weak hitter.
Bangor Commercial: 1t is now said
that Geo. Henry will return TO us peni-
;entially ana tearfuly in time for the
game al Springfield next Monday and
Tuesday and that Murphy is expected 10
Join the glad throng. meaning the Ban
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we gan uae YIN
The self-mportant korwan has not yet
reported IN Brockton AS the BOARD OF
arbitratio ion has declared that he must go
there. 1t is only a question OF time when
the elongated pitcher Will be found on
his old stamping ground If his check
for the first months work should be
small che it would be all he would de-
serve.
New Bedford standard: Pawtucket
VIII start the season with a stronger
team than last year. 1t is stronger in
Every department than that which
opened last season, ana some think
stronger than that which finished. when
weak batter on the team and all are
good heiders.
NJ ward :, tho Nau, yori- y,-or,a
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on first was evidently suffering somewhat
from nerves" but he has every action
Of n han plaver He stands M TO tn.
bat. hits well at the ball, fields, his uosi-
ton in good form and seems TO be fun of
the game He was caught off first at a
critical stage but McGiIl surely made a
balk that Umpire Hurst should have
called
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gagemcpt. that. while he realized he had
| a big contract to fill as successor to ice
Harrington he felt that he would prove
equal to it, His work. last Monday. does