Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-08

like a 4flend. His slowness ~ IcaS'n,s
| first cost the home club one II Hot Two
rruunns.-New Bedford Standard.
This item illustrates Il point we nave
made several times, that u slow runner y
always a handicap to u ball team, n.e =
a man can never cover a great amount OF
territory In the field-espectally inc ou,-
field. and is sure to lose chances LOT ms
team when he gets on bases. ilaru nits
ting can scarcely make up lof ueiec'S -
this character.
Bangor Commercial: You have heard
about the stone which was rejected turn-
ing out to be the best etc, about the los
which had no scale mark yieldins more
first class lumber thar all the rest IN the
mill pond. and about the SINCE cat eaten
ing more rats in. an hour than ~ .he
Tabithas with white ribbons arounu ,heiI
necks could catch in a month. Wen. az
these things are fOrcibly brought 10 minu
as we gaze upon the tabulated score OF
yesterdays game at Pawtucket. Iherc
was Gildea, who couldn't pitch nlne IN
nings for us to save his life and whom
the club had no confidence. pitching II
ming against us and winning, TOO. III
his isn't a sad story TO relate anen ME NE
than Pawtucket, but their totals were
what counted and what won them the
game. outside of a very costly error ny
Radford.
While Tony Hart is we'll known to most
of the people in the older cities OF the
New England League, many In Augusta
are unfamiliar with his work. He at
tTdcteu widespread attefllfoH W His my
work on the strong Lewiston team OF
1883. that came within Il game or we or
landing he championship. Hart caught
all the games for Lewiston that season
being tied with Buster Burrill. then or
Fall River and now doing the bulk OF the
catching for the Brooklyn League team.
for third place among the catchers OF the
New England League. Donahue. now OF
the Chicago team, led the catchers of the
New England League that season. ana
Mahoney, who afterwards Joined the
Washington League team was second.
Hart had the fine record In the ninety
straight games he caught for Lewiston
that season. of 3aS put outs. ~ assists and
q errors. giving him the fine fielding av-
catching for the crack Lawrence team of
the New England Association which led
its nearest competitor by some 60 pounds.
Notes from the Brockton Times: Man.
ager Harrington of the Augustus. runs
around like fans on a windmill. He keeps
in uniform most of the time. and is on
deck with q lot of advice every minute.
9 $ &" The Augustus are a nice, clean,
orderly crowd of young men, and have
the kindly feeling OF most of the patrons
of the game in this city. But can't they
wind Dilworth up tighter. SO he'll move
aggregation were again victors, yester-
day. in Il long. but rather interesting
contest. Dilworth. who pitched. Thurs
day. was slow enough. but Newell prom
ises to equal, II not surpasS. the old man
if he keeps on. But outside of his slow
ness he pitched good ball. and the heavy
liroekton hitters went down before him.
1t seems strange that Augusta Is low in
the race. for they have got some good
bail players who put up a rafting kind
of ban. Their third hascman. poherty.
is a good one. and the way he captured
high fouls was pretty. Bean is another
conner. and Brockton ball lovers know
what the little fellow can do. His rum
ming WAS great, and he made Il stop in the
latter part of the game that looked good
for two bases at least. and while he
failed 10 get his man. the applause was u
lust reward. Pickett is another star. and
he made another catch off Stackhouse in
the second inning that surprised every
enc. 1t looked like a pickup. but Pickett
had caught il all right. and everything
that came his way was nailed with pre-
oision.
There is a whole world of good horse
sense in the following communication re-
Gently received by President lsaacson OF
the Lewiston Base Ban Association.
Sir: am n base ball crank. | have
been very much disappointed that our
team. from which so much was expected,
did not win more games. They have got
into the ''nine-hole,' where they seem
tail, ndcrs? We are disappointed. We
want a winning team. which we are not
quite sure of having. But suppose they
don't win. They are a good team and
came awful near winning lots of games.
Shall We support II team that does not
come up TO our expectations Let us see.
IL We don't support the team. the team
H. disbanded. The association dies. That
/. the end of baseball here. 1t is worth
a good deal to Lewiston TO have a team
that will bring such teams as make up
the New England league to Lewiston,
We can enjoy base ball if VI can't win
all the time. We can see some of thc
finest bah playing in the United States
without going away from home to see II
if We stand by our association. Are We
willing to forego the pleasure we now
have of seeing il first class ball game.
even if our club don win? | am not and
! think others will not be when they stop
to consider what would happen If we had
no team. Let us stand by the directors.
They are doing the best they can Tor our
Gratitication-not for their profit. Stand
by the team. "A CRANK"