The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-13
ABOUT BASEBALL,
Items of Interest Concerning the New
England League.

EugiaUU LedSuo'
Manager Leonard Makes Portland a Fly
ing visit-Arrangemehts Completed
for Team to Report in New York-Mad-
den Benefit VIII Net Over $4OO-Other
| Jottings.
Manager Leonard arrived in the city
Saturday, and yesterday forenoon met
few of the directors at Swett' hotel to
arrange for the exhibition games. The
general situation was talked over and
the opinion was expressed by all that
the outlook was most encouraging. Tho
team will report at New York April Is,
and will play the first game ut the Polo
grounds. The remainder of the games
for the trip have already been announced
The only two players who will not re-
port are Leighton and Donovan, the
catcher. The uniforms will be shipped
to New York this morning Mr.. Leonard
left for his home in Lynn yesterday
noon.
Jack Leighton arrived in the city Sat-
urday afternoon and Will remain until
the exhibition games at home Open He
may possibly go up to Lewiston for
few days practlce with Garrity's men.
q The Madden benefit was even a greater
success than these who managed the
affair hail hoped. T. The proceeds will
net nearly s4O0 and possibly more. The
sum will be a most substantial aid to the
family of the dead ball player.
The diamond on the Deering grounds
Is quite dry, but the outfeld is trifie
moist as yet.
Manager Leonard has heard nothing
from the southern club that made inquir-
les regarding Dan Mahoney, but has no.
titled the club and President Young that
Portland has claim on this man.
Manager Clarity was in the city Friday
and Saturday and will so up to Lewiston
this morning, this time for good.
1t is said that Grandpa Morse, who
reported in Lewiston last week, is
looking as though he had been running
bank during the winter.
| Lippert has reported at Lewiston.
Most of the Portland players will not
have to go much further out of their way
to report in New York than if they came
directly to Portland.
Some of the Bangor people are wonder
ing how Billy Longs base ball mosaic
will look after he gets his collection of
jewels matched together
II The Lewiston association has re-elect
ed 1. B. Isaaoson, president; W. NJ
Greenleaf, treasurer; and Arthur
Staples, clerk. Mr.. Staples was also
elected official scorer. MIR. Staples can
score base ball and he can write it too
as well as any one in the business, and
th at doesn't bar the big cities either.
| Roach has signed with Bangor, and
Terrien, who was under contract with
the log drivers, will be released
The Portland uniforms will probably
arrive in time for the Fast day game
| The people who have been saying that
Manager Leonard wouldn't show up in
Portland this year, will now have to find
something else to talk about.
| Some boys were praoticing OH the Deer
ing grounds Saturday.
Catcher Donovan of the Portland club
has been visiting his brother in Haver-
hill
1t is amusing to read the talk in the
| Maine papers about the crowds which
attend the gan.as in the cities of the
during last season did the Pawtucket
| club receive more than the guarantee in
| the state.-Pawtuoket Times.
How many times did you get it in Mas
saohusetts.
| Quinlan of last seasons Lewistons will
catch for the Marlboro Independent team
this summer.
The proba are that George
Wheeler will not have sufficiently re-
covered from his recent illness so to be
able to play, for six weeks. This will
handicap Bangor considerably in the
opening games.
Manager Clarity thinks he has great
trio of pitchers in Stafford, Williams and
Morse
| Tim Donohue and Kittridge. will do
all the catching for Chicago this year.
| Ed Crane will be given trial by
Providence this year. Crane has been
getting 'trials' for the past three years
but has proved more of trial to mana
gers than anything else.
| The Lewiston Sun says that the deal
for an exchange of Pitcher Williams for
first baseman Rodgers, will not go.
| The Kennebecs will play with the
Maine State college team at the Augusta
| driving park on Fast day.