Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-30

any man in the league In his position
With the stick and on bases he Is n
terror. Duncans catching was OF a
very superior order and he did the
prettiest throwing To second that We
have seen here this season.
John J. Quinn. Of Cambridge. and
James O'Connor. Jr., Of Boston. are
lacking after Warrens base bali inter
ests this year. They have had several
conferences with the directors Of the
Warren association and Quinn has
been engaged to put a team in the field
to represent Warren. Quinn liz well
known base bah player. He has played
several seasons in the New England
and Eastern leagues. and played second
on the Thomastons when that town
adopted the Haverhills. O'Connor Will
probably catch for the Warren team.
Ii the balance Of Warren's aggregation
are In the same class with Quinn and
O'Connor the team will be fully Zip to
last years standard when they made
Rockland hustle every game.
For several weeks there have been
rumors as to the intentions Of the
directors of the Rockland Base Ball
club. IL is now given out that a con-
tract was sent Thursday to Mr. Raw
son, of Adrian. Mich, who Is To man
age the team, and has agreed To put a
team Of Al men in the field. able TO cope
with the New England league men.
Mr.. Rawson was manager of the
Adrian tMich) leaguers last year. and
was To have been this season: but the
Michigan State league was broken up,
and he was left with n score Of players
OF his hands. Some five or six of the
players he will bring with him are men
who have played with him several sea
sons The others will be from Maine
college teams. The players will re-
port for duty June 6: the date of the
opening game will be June II. with the
Colby University men. Manager Raw
son win play first base.
New Bedford Journal: Considerable
| enthusiasm has been aroused over the
| prospects of signing Jack Ryan and
| Harry Dolan. Manager Doe was in
| Boston yesterday, and had talk with
Ryan and the managers of the Boston
| league club. Ryan was offered a sal
| airy that would take most of the peo-
pies breath away If the figures We're
given out. Ryan has fond recollec-
tons of this city and agreed to come
| here If he did not sign with one of the
national league clubs. He has had
numerous offers from clubs in different
leagues. but assured Manager Doe that
| If he could not find a berth in the ma
tional league he would don New Bed
| ford uniform. Doe also had a talk
with Doan and President Soden OF
| Boston. Dolan expressed his willing
ness to come to New Bedford and Mr.
| Sotlen gave Doe the option on the left
| handed pitcher. 1t is very probable
| that Dolan will be released by Satur-
! day.
New Bedford Journal: There has
| been an unreasonable prejudice exist
| ing against Sharp in this city. The
| big fellow is SLOW going after foul flies
but there are not many games that are
| lost in that direction. 1t is impossible
| to look up any of the games in which
Sharp has taken part in this city and
| find one that has been lost through his
poor work, while on the other hand il
is easy to show games that he has been
a big factor in winning. They say he
cannot throw. but it will be noticed by
observing people that the majority of
| times bases have been stolen in this
city were done so more through the
| fault of pitchers in allowing men to
have uncalled for starts. When SHARP
misjudges foul fly every one stands
up and laughs, but let Rupert, Hayes
or Murphy do the same thing and not
n word is said. If the visiting team
knocked out so home runs. there are
cranks enough in this city who would
blame Sharp for the defeat
| Newport was beaten by Brockton 4
to on Tuesday. The umpire. a man
named Tobin. was rank and had rather
hard time during the game. At 9
O'Clock Wednesday morning he called
at the hotel where the Brocktons were
| stopping and got into a warm argu-
ment with the players. Language
| flowed like water, and finally the hotel
management requested all hands to
adjourn to the sidewalk. This they did
and holly was the battle waged. In a
few minutes the Brocktons were max
| ing base hits off Tobin, and he was
roughly handled. Finally he made a
home run to the police station and en-
tered complaints against Willis. Bue-
low. Wise and Mackenzie for assault.
| All We're arrested and taken to court.
| At the hearing that followed it was
shown that Willis took no part in the
actual scrapping, and the evidence
against Buelow wasn't strong enough
to convict him. Both were discharged
| Wise and Mackenzie We're found guilty
! of assault on Tobin and each was fined
SIS and costs. Manager Rurnham
flashed roll and paid up, and the
team got away in season to reach Fall
River in the afternoon.