Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-26

6 feet He has no end or speed, ana,
best of ALL confidence and and plenty
of pluck. Although it was the first
game in fast company, he did not
finch or seem the least bit excited
Cincinnati Enquirer
There doesn't seem to be, any good
reason offered for continuing the New
England league-Fall River Herald.
Certainly not. Mr.. Marston has sold
some players, made money, and his
team is now on the toboggan. Why
not stop? Fall River can't seem to
realize that she is no longer the en-
tire eague.-Brockton Enterprise.
The time has come when the draft
ing of men from the minor leagues will
be of more frequent occurrence The
old men in professional base ball will
soon be obliged to retire and make
way for the younger talent. 1t is a
promising Sign for the future of the
game to note less opposition to the
younger players as the months go by.
The great trouble that the younger
men experience on entering the ranks
of the National league to take the
places of older players, is that too
much is expected from them on the
start. They are expected to go right at
work and outshine old players. This
is unreasonable; the material is most
always there and needs development
and it should be developed.
Lewiston Sun: Catcher Messitt of the
Lewiston ball team left Saturday after
noon for his home in Philadelphia
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his leg is such that he deems it ex
pedient not to play again this season,
although he has had numerous and
ilattering offers. Messitt is a fine ball
player and very much of a gentleman,
and if no accidents befall him has a
great future before him in base ball.
Q. p. Caylor claims there is not an
instance on record of a professional
base ball player being overcome by the
heat, while in many instances spec
tators on the "bleachers" have sue
cumbed and been removed to the
hospitals He explains this by giving
two reasons: First their almost perfect
physical condition resulting from
athletic training. Second, the absence
of any excessive amount of spirituous
or malt liquors. not that all players are
abstainers but owing to club discipline
Lewiston Journal: Maine has stood
by the ship to the sinking. Lewiston
if it ever has the chance. will reorgan-
ize baseball under a new deal and will
raise money enough to see things
through to the finish. We are not
ashamed of Names record in the New
England league, and Bangor, Augusta,
Portland and Lewiston have never done
anything to injure the game. AS for
Lewiston. give us a winning Cuba
first division club-and we will draw as
much money day in and day out as any
place in New England.
Pawtucket Post: Bangor certainly
deserves the honor which mas at last
been attained. The supporters of the
team have been exceedingly liberal.
while the people in the Queen city are
base ball crazy. A Pawtucket man who
was recent visitor to the Pine Tree
State states that the clerks in the
stores neglect business to discuss the
playingof the home team and that when
the club is at home business is practi-
cally suspended in the afternoon.
Horner's left hand was badly in
jured by a hot liner yesterday, and
Jack" viii be out of the game for at
least a week.
Rockland Star: There will probably
be no more professional base ball in
Rockland this season. The executive
committee of the association at meet
ing Saturday evening concluded it was
useless to continue as the team has
been losing money for some time The
directors have gone deep into their
pockets to enable the team to fill out the
scheduled games, which We're conclud
ed Saturday, and determined to dis
band, which seems a wise decision I'M
Ger the circumstances. Thomaston
and Camden were willing to continue a
while longer it is understood, but will
now probably follow the action of
Rockiand. In fact several of Cam
den's players have already left.
"A king one day. a devil the next:
that's the life of base ball player,
says Manager Billy McGunnigle. In
the spring of 1890 | was instructed by
Gus Abel Of the Brooklyn club. which
| managed that year, to sign Harry
Stovey at any price, The Brotherhood
was dickering with Stovey. and know
ing he would give the Brotherhood the
preference over the league if both or
CARNATIONS offered him the same sal
airy. / was obliged to exercise all posi-
BILE diplomacy in order to carry out my
idea. l called on Stovey at his home il
New Bedford Mass. and in accordance
with my instructions from Mr.. Abel
offered him $4,000 to sign with Brook
Ign, and three-year contract fol
$4,000 a year. He was to get $4,000 sim
| ply to write his name on a contract ,and
| $4,000 was to be deposited in a bank
| by Mr.. Abel and paid him for three
years work. Stovey and his wife were
| paralyZed with establishment at the
offer, and Stovey knew that Abel would
| fulfill the contract to the letter and thai
the $4,000 was as good as gold 1t was
! impossible for him to sign with me
| however. for the day before he haC
signed contract with the Boston
Brotherhood club. That was Stovey'.
last year in fast base ball company Il
| that isn't base ball all over then my