Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-14

Johnson writes. Everything is all
right. WIN blow In somewhere near
Brunswick about the 10Th.
Manager Harrington. ana infielder
James Kelly are expected to arrive in
the city, today, in season to take In the
New South.
The Lewiston players will report In
Lewiston, the Portlands will report at
Jersey City the Augustus at brunswick.
the Dangers at Boston, the New Bed
fords ut New Bedford, the Brocktons at
Hartford. and the Pawtuckets at New
York The Fall River players have al
| ready reported.
Boston Herald: .If the matter is de-
cided on its merits and base ball law
says the Brockton manager, referring to
the Coyie ease, we VIII get the pitcher,
| but if decided ON the question of SYM
patty, it may be different. Brockton Is
strong enough in the pitching line, while
| Augusta greatly needs a pitcher of first
| class qualifications, which Coyle is said
| to possess.
1t Is amusing to read the talk in the
| Maine papers about the crowds which
| attend the games in the cities Of the
| Pine Tree State. only once or twice
during last season did the Pawtucket
| club receive more than the guarantee in
| the State pawtucket Times. III is TO be
| hoped that your team this year VIII
prove. more worthy or patronage and a
4
| Rivalry is strong in Maine The only
| city that don't gel berated every day by
| the newspaper IN some other city is
| Augusta. What II nice place 1t must be
to live in.-IFawtncket Times.) O, We all
| have to be civil to the capital city. as
once every two years II has the rest OF
| Maine at his mercy. and hence ii doesn
pay TO incur its ili-Wtll. Yes, ii IL a
pretty good place TO live IN. In fact.
| any place in Maine is Il better place to
reside in than In any place In amy other
| State. and Portland-wcll there paradise
didn't POSSESSES half the charms which
| this beauty spot OF modern times does
| Portland Press.
Harry c. Farrell 80 has been elected
| captain of the Maine State college nine.
| The leading candidates for battery posi-
tons are Bass ~. and Palmer 80. Bass
has pitched. last season. and stands
probably the best chance this year. OF
the new men, this year. Crockett and
| Curtis are doing the best work In The
box. Palmer 90 VIII probably Keep his
place behind the bgt. as he IL one OF the
best cathcherS In the college leagiie.
| Libby - is doing good work in that line.
and il would be hard To tell which Isl ,h..
best. The candidates for first base are
Libby ~, Palmer 90. and Small 'as. So
FAR Libby stands the best chance. He Is
Il new man. but has proved himself To be-
one of the best ON the team. Second base
will probably bc covered by Doiey Is.
| one of last years men. His strongest
point Is heldlng. Third base Will he
| placed under the care OF Captain Farrell.
who Is Il good all-around player. Pr.tto
~ stands good show for substitute.
Candidates for feeders are Brann Is. who
has don" good work In the past ana who
holds the record of not having an error
charged against him during the whole
of last season. He will probably play
| center. The other candidates are Blais-
| dell 90. croweil 81. Higgins 90 Small 80
ana Noyes ~. The man booked for
shortstop is Welsh rs. who made Il fine
Sho"in ms, last year The team will make
a trip through Massachusetts. this
spring. Games have been arranged with
Tufts, Boston university and Worcester
Polytechnic. Maine State holds the
Maine intercollegiate pennant for last
season and with the present team hopes
TO Keep 1t another year.
The Bates college base bail team is for
tunate, this year. IN its captain. II. l..
Douglass. who has played second base
for the last three years. He has the
confidence of the men. and is good
leader. Gerrish is sure of his place he
| hind the bat Gerrish has caught for
| three years on the team. and is fast
| enough Tor any team. For pitchers the
probable men are Siattery. Burrill Ber-
rymeu ana Pulsifer. Slattery may play
professionally ana leave the team. Bur
rill has pitched and played in the out
| field for three years. Bergman has been
4 change pitcher for the last two years.
The star man from the freshman class
viii undoubtedly be Nate pulsffer He
- so',u 1',isiuea' = pischer VINO prom
| hard hitter, and on a pinch he can go
| behind the bat and put up Il good game
there. PulSifer is from Auburn. He
played In the Knox county league last
ers in il liz l. exnac,ad n 49, p''3 III
| mark. this year. For first base the can
| Mason ~ with fhs oils rathar in ,he
| favor o, the freshman Quinn Douglass
| Of ,b,. m,,rertaint{es Hinl,Iot9 .oS 80