Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-03
BALL NOTES.

Globe: Probably no amateur club in
New England can boast of having
brought out more well-known ball play
ers than the Cambridge reds. Kelley
of Baltimore, Dolan of Boston, Sulli-
| van of Philadelphia, Moore of Bangor,
| Bean of Augusta, Wiley of Little Rock
all got their early training with the
reds.
Boston Herald: Coyle can hit even ii
! he can't pitch Weekes and
Newell are pitching well for Augusta.
| Johnson of the Augustus has
| batted safely in II games out of Is.
Is Joe Bean of the Augustus made
| II hits in five games, May 80 inclusive,
" NJ. Kelley of the Augustus
failed to make hit Saturday morning
| for the first time in II games. In the
afternoon he struck out for the first
| time in % games. Twice this
season Pitcher Weckes has struck out
four times in one game. New
Bedford has signed a new pitcher
named Schmitt.
Umpire Thomas Connolly, who is I'M
GU, stionably the best umpire in this
league, says he will never umpire an
other game in the city of Lewiston.
When Connolly says yes, he usually
means yes, and if Connolly sticks to
his determination he will never have
occasion to pick UP a Lewiston paper
and read this sentence in the head
lines: Portland wins a game by the
aid of Connolly" - Portland Argus
And, after being robbed of a game in
1895, by the alleged official scorer, and
witnessing the treatment of Umpire
Hunt. when injured in the discharge
of his duties, by a Lewiston crowd on
the Lewiston grounds, we fail to see
where Mr.. Connolly can be blamed for
his decision.
We are informed by the Argus that
we are in negotiation with Con Strouth-
ers to play first base and captain.
StroutherS wrote here without solicit
tation, Offering to come, but his letter
has not been answered If that is ne
gotiating-all right. Strouthers Is now
in Columbus in the Southern League.
Last year he played with Detroit as
manager and hit at 324 in the Western
Decentralization Journal.--Well. YOU
did about right. Strouthers also wrote
to us, and on being wired for terms.
gave us to understand that he would
accommodate US by accepting our en-
tire gate and grand stand receipts, our
franchise and what little of this worlds
goods the association might be pos
sessed of. Strouthers has not been
signed by Augusta, and his address
probably remains the same.
"A special from Augusta to the Bangor
New. says: A cross-eyed. Seven-legged
salmon-iaced hoodoo that arrived in Au-
Susta with the BangOr's ball team Mon
river near the bali ground at 6 p. NJ
me hoodoo was brought on purpose to
troW De Capitol city lads. and was the
nam reliance of the Queen City team
70 begin with: the visitors prayed that
the ram, which was falling, would con-
tinue and prevent the game being called
Ihey evidently saw retaliation worked
in the faces of the home players, and
feared but the sun appeared and I'm
pire Hunt called play. Mclaughlin was
very line pitcher he. proved for the home
team lie reminded one of the pitcher
whose sweetheart complimented him
upon the nice balls he could throw for
the ibatters: Fourteen hits We're made
off him in five innings when he was re-
placed by Weithoff. who held the balance
of the game with two hits. Newell
pitched a, splendid game and held the
Bangors down to six hits. The visitors
made a rally in the ninth and caused an
and the terrific batting of the Augustus
in the first five innings is the cause of
Bangors defeat. The fielding of both
teams was excellent The features of the
difficult catches by Doherty. batting Of
Bean and Doherty. double play by Rad
ford. r. Moore and OBrien, and brilliant
work Of Kelley at first.