Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-14

Brockton Times: Augusta is putting up
the best fight of any of the Maine teams
Fan River Herald Bean is also Il fast
man: he is q clever short stop, a good hit
ter and Il lively man on bases.
Erockton Times: At no time. this
SEASON. has Augusta been anywhere
near as strong in the outiicld as it is
now.
New Bedford Standards Hallowcl is
Fan River. Charley Nyce said he could
pitch bah and it looks like a case Of
knowing what he was talking about.
The Pawtuc<et Times pays its respects
TO Brady's unpiring in the FIRST game
with Augusta as follows when there
are several close decisions which belong
to the visiting team and they do not get
them, there would be little credit to Il
team for winning if the decisions gave it
the game"
Boston Globe II was no small under
taking for Manager Marstonof Fan River
TO ill the positions left vacant by Rollins,
Harrington and FitNaorrls, but moi only
were the places iillcd, but better ball
players were secured. and the team is
much stronger than last year aud is now
one of the strongest minor league clubs
i'll the country.
New bedford Journal: The work of
Umpire John Hunt on this trip could
not be improved. His decisions are
just ard prompt, being given as he
sees them. He has the confidence of
the public and lets the players under
stand that he is in charge of the game.
Pawtucket Times: Newell kept up his
reputation us the most successful pitcher
of the league thus far. and was steady at
| all times. He was batted hard in but two
int,i p,. laif hai,, in, ls.
remainder of the game. Gildea was effec-
| tive till the fatal sixth Kelly went in in
| this inning and held the colts down eX-
ccpt i'll The eight, when they got two
| earned runs.
| Pawtucket Times: Whiting. Bean and
| Waldron made star catches and there
were many remarkable Features in the
| game one of the star PLAYS was the
double play by Pickett and Butler The
| white-hared left fielder caught Waldrou' $
| lily and lined the ball to the plate in time
to intercept Connihan. who is a very fast
| Newell occupied so much time in the box
that the bleachers became tired and some
one, suggested that he take a chair out
| livery is tiresome to the spectators and
players alike. credit must be given the
| pitcher for working every point 10 win.
| He is paid a salary to pitch and win
| games.
The kennebec Journal in its youthful
| experience at base ball wants to know
! who Charlie BRADY is. Well, this quite
efficient umpire has been connected with
The game for several years and always
| has lent credit to it.-Portland Express.
| II the youth who penned the above will
| read the extracts from the PaWtucket
J Times published in this column he will
/ discover that our statements regarding
| Brady's wretched exhibition of umpiring
are borne out by home testimony. Now
| let the Express youth purchase Spauld-
/ ings guide and turn to Mr.. Brady's 1895
! record. He will find him Number 116 in
the list of l26 league players with a bat
| ting average of POS, and number Sc in a
/ list of 50 outiielders with a fielding aver
! age of $40. oh, yes. Brady is great base
! ball luminary. We have had reason be-
fore now to criticise the incompetency of
I umpires: but we have never before had
occasion to question ones honesty. The
! exhibition of Brady in the first game
I of this series between Pawtucket and
l Augusta stamps him AS absolutely I'M
fitted for the position he holds.
Paw tucSet Post Butler. Augustus
, catcher got a single and two triples
| off KloledanZ. Thursday. He and Bean
! got six of the ten hits made by Au-
, gusta. Pickett made a nice
running catch of a fly from Yeager's
bat in the fourth inning. Dave is a