Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-29
Well. Portland shares our grief.

| S>SsSsNoy SdIHe
1t was about time for Lewiston to
win a game from Augusta
The elongated Korwan appears to
| be the winning pitcher for Brockton.
| this season.
Umpire Connelley says that Butler
is one of the best throwing catchers in
the country.
We humbly submit 1.-THE above to our
bleachers. Are you too metropolitan
| and dignified? Go up to Augusta and
take lessons.
New Bedford Journal: There isn't
a first class base runner on the local
team. Steere seems to be the only man
that knows how to run a base.
Pitcher Weekes says that Connelley
is the best minor league umpire he has
ever seen. He also says that Con-
! nelley's calling of balls and strikes,
Wednesday, was the most accurate he
has seen yet.
Globe: Catcher Butler of Augusta,
Is fast enough in every department for
the big league; fine back stop. sharp
thrower and grand good hitter. with
confidence to back it up, This player
will be in fast company next season.
New Bedford Journal: We like to
beat Fall River with any pitcher they
may have. but New Bedford crank
can find twice as much sport in a vic
tory with Klobedarz in the box. There
is no reason why the big fellow
shouldn't be hit and he must be in the
next game.
Quite a number of people will prob
ably go to Bangor from this vicinity
to take in the Memorial day games.
both forenoon and afternoon, in that
early morning Pullman. 1t is probable
that the Maine Central will sell one
fare ticket for the trip.
1t is a poor way to help pitcher who
is having a little grief, to call for an
other. and friends of the game in this
vicinity will do well to discourage
cranks who indulge in such folly. The
manager knows the condition of all
the pitchers and just the work he has
laid out for each to do, and it is safe
to say that he will handle them for the
best interests of the team.
Doctor: Your husband appears to
be sleeping quietly at the present mo-
ment What unfavorable symptoms
have you noticed?" The wife: Why
ne went to the ball game this after
noon and the local club was badly
beaten Yet when he got home he
never said blessed word against the
umpire Doctor: Hum that looks
very bad. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Make the batsman hit the ball and
don't attempt to strike him out.
That's my motto,' says Win Mercer.
You must pitch three times TO secure
q strike-out against him. while it takes
but one to hit it. / have seen ten
strike outs credited to a pitcher. yet ne
couldn't hold down hits and he lost the
game. / would rather the batsmcn hit
me and trust to the men behind me
after l am hit.
Lewiston journal: Just think of 1t.
only Il week ago and Bangor was in a
mad rush for the pennant. Since then
they have lost six out of seven games
and are now trying to rob us of our
comfortable place at the bottom.
Lewiston stole eight bases off
Roach which shows that while Roach
may be a good catcher. there are 9TH
ers. Radford and George Moore accu-
mulated six errors in the infield and
this goes to show what we said when
here. that Radford is not a strong man
for the position.
Umpire Connelley completed his as
|signment of games in this city, yester-
day. and left for Lewiston. where he
will umpire the games between the
Portland and Lewiston teams. In JUS
tice to him we can say that better UNI
piri, g was never seen in this city. He
is certainly a star in this line of work,
and will carry with him the cordial
good wishes of the people of this city.
Nh Hunt. who comes to us, today. is
worthy successor. fair impartial man
who gives each club all that is due
them, permits no tritling from the
players. and keeps the game moving
from start to finish.
Portland Express: Il think that Wal
ter Woods is a comer,' said Frank
Leonard to the Express in commenting
ON the team a few days ago. He
started out professionally in the New
England association last year and
played all around the lot. catching,
pitching, and doing finely in the infield.
We all know how well he has been
doing in the outfield this season. The
boy has no bad habits and takes the
best of care of himself. His position
at the bat doesn't just suit me, but
when he overcomes this fault, as l
believe he soon will, just look out for
him."
Lewiston Journal: O. p. Caylor has
this to say about ''rootin:" 1t would
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what a visiting club has to contend
with from audiences in the West
New York doesn't know the first ele-
ments or roofing. In Cincinnati. Chi
cago. Pittsburg. Cleveland, St Louis,
Louisville and Baltimore, the specta-
tors, as a whole, take a hand in a close
case to rattle the foe or encourage the
home team. 1t is folly to say that this
help from spectators does no good.
New York and Boston are too metro
politan. too dignified, to give their
teams the real genuine essence of
root"
Captain Joyce of the Washingtons
was in fatherly mood the other day.
Said he:
AN error; scares the nerve out of
many young players during their first
year or so in the major league. The
morning after game they rush for the
newspapers to see how they stand in
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