Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-15


Metropolitans of the Atlantic League
the first of the season, did not make
very successful debut with the Fal
1 Rivers, Thursday, the heavy hitting
| New Bedfords batting his curves al
1 over the lot.
Boston Herald: Pickett has made i
hits in eight games. Johnson
work for Augusta Is of the phenomina
| order n Augusta has played tire,
crrorless games in her last four.
Capt. McDermott of Fall River has no
made an error in eight games at secont
base Joe Bean of Augusta ha!
made quite a base stealing record, foul
| on each of two successive days. He has
| stolen 46 this year
| Mills from the Newark club has taker
Lajoie's place at center field with Fail
! River and they say he is quite a good
one too MarSton, with his usual luck
seems to have secured fine pitcher in
Briston, perhaps a better one than he
| has had this season, barring Kobe
danz Fall River has great success in
changing pitchers not to get weak
men
IF you can't see those curves get up
closer" Rupert advised Hunt. If you
make another break like that it will
| You made a worse break than | did, -
insisted the catcher. You'll have to
pay for yours if you make another
one retorted the guardian of the
game, and the crowd gave Rupert
the hollow chucklc.
Bangor Commercial: Smith. of Paw
tucket, says that by getting Barton in
to his in1ield in place of 'Coughlin, he
Will have team, every member of
which is hitting better than 300, a bat
ting combination which is by no means
easy to find in these days. Pawtucket
ought to prove rather troublesome dur
ing the last month of the season with
all Of its fast fielders, base runners and
cracking good hitters. Smiths team
will be worth watching in any event
and we hereby designate Bin Mains as
chief watcher.
off day when some New Bedford man
doesn't thow Il new bail over the fence
1t is said that Jake Weihl has done this
so often that the manufacturers of the
balls are preparing handsome medal or
diamond studded belt for him, in rccognl-
ton of his constant and effective efforts
to increase their profits.-Bansor Com
mercial. Let the price of every ball thus
wasted be deducted from the player :
salary. In case the bali belongs to the
home club. the price of IL should he de-
Quoted from the guarantee in the fun as
surance that the players manager will
see that he pays the bill This is about
the only way TO stop such idiocy. and if
players like Weih and Con Murphy haze
Il pcnchant for that sort of thing. let
them pay the bills.
The success OF the Baltimore team,
cording to more than one authority, is
dine To IA tinn work nf the 'trnntAI.S
A gentleman who has met all kinds of
'rooters' in his day tells wherein the
Baltimore rooters is great He says If
the players make a misplay he is not
like the cranks who growl and and
kick. He merely shouts out: Never
mind old man, Catch the next one" II
an oriole goes out on a pop-up fly, with
the bases full. he shriekes: Get EN-
down next time! Hard luck, hard luck,
Can't hit it every time, you know
And when the game is finally won. as
most games are in Baltimore, he clings
around the players like man chasing
a friend for a touch on salary day. He
tries to wiring the hands off every
man he can seize. he wants to slap
Kelley on the back and hug Robinson.
he wants to have Donneuy come right
over and have a drink. and he finally
goes home in the best of humor. telling
everybody about the game as he goes
Exchange Compare yourselves to
this specimen. We New England
'rooters."
Lajoic and Geer made their debut
with the Phillies Tuesday. 1t was an
off day and the leaguers played the
Atlantic City club, made up Of crack
college players. The Philadelphia
Record says that Lajoie's work was the
feature of the game He led the Phil
lies in batting with two singles and
two baser and played first with 10 put
outs and two assists. Geier displaced
the veteran Sam Thompson in right
and had two put outs. one assist and
hit to his credit The Philadelphia
Times says of the two men. OF course
one game does not make a season, and
it would be hasty Judgment to pro-
nounce the new corners as finds" but
would Justify the statement that they
will strengthen the Phillies. Both are
likely men. and by their actions give
promise of developing into first class
players. Especially is this true of La
joie. He has an easy. graceful way of
playing. uses his head and is on the
move the whole time He also batted
well. hitting the bah hard. So did
Geier. but being against a left-hander
no doubt handicapped him somewhat
All seemed well pleased with the add
ton and unless all signs fail they are
booked to stay