Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-09-01

comprehcnsion of the average base ball
crank Mr.. Bristow has hard lob o. o.
his hands, and ii he takes a little kindly
advice he will hustle back to Paw Paw
where he can see his mawmaw as quick
as God Will let MIN.
In the light of subsequent events, eX-
Manager Clarity has reason to fell
pretty well satisfied with his efforts in
looking after Portland's base bah in
terests. Take the 1892 team he got to-
gether, for example, which was the
lowest salaried aggregation that ever
represented the city in the New Eng
land league. Three members of il.
Rogers Lachance and Klobedanz are
in the National league. Clymer is one of
the stars in the Eastern league. and
Will doubtless graduate into the big
league. and Pete Burns is a king pin in
the South.
Scrappy Joyce, the boy elocutionist
ot the Giants, who has a vote in st
Louis. is a Democrat. II always fan
for the Democracy" said Scrappy, in
discussing the political situation. Il
never heard of Bryan, but l guess he's
the real thing. 1t wouldn't affect my
vote if the Democrats nominated Tim
Hurst. Dad Clarke, Hungry Joe. one
eyed Connolly, Steve Brodie or Parsor
Davies for President. AS Chris Won der
Abe said at political meeting in st.
Louis 'Fonce a Democrat. always be
nodding else. | believe that man
should take his politics as John l.. Sui
Ivan does his liquids-straight."
Brockton Times: Umpire Connolly
isn't pleasing the crowd in New Bed-
ford y rev took place there Thurs
day after the Fal Rivers had defeated
the WhaIcrs. In relation to Connolly,
this is part of the story from the Mer-
cury: 1t was rumored outside of the
fence where the scrap could not be seen
that somebody was humping the UNI
pire, and after the exhibition of the
afternoon but little sympathy was eX-
pressed for poor Mr. Connolly. Indeed
il his off ear was filled with cotton and
both eyes were bruised he couldn't do
much worse in the next game than he
had done during the afternoon.
New bedford Journal: Tom McDer-
mott was ChCerod when he stepped t.
the bat. The spectators here take con-
siderable enjoyment in ioliying Tommy
hut he is primo faVorite here and as
good man tn captain a team as ever
held the position in the New England
league. He knows as much about the
game OF ban in a pair Of seconds as
BlstoW could learn if he lived a thou
sands years. Ana Tommy's head is ON
his shoulders and not in the air like
this man ErstoW's. We are sorry Tor
ypu. Tommy. but the triD hammers
must be allowed to work.
:
says of Geier; This boy is showing
himself to be a bali player all over.
and he alone is well worth the money
paid for him and Lajoie. He is fasI
on his feet, a good catcher. fine hard
throWer and an expert batsman. H.
is also just the right size and builG
for an indeider Hallman and Bier
bauer were like Geier-catchers-b
fore they tried their hands at intioldirs
under compulsion, and who knows bu.
what Geier may develop equally a
finely ana quickly as they did. If h
.hould make a success Of the position
enc more problem would be solved for
Capt. Nash
Dave FoutZ rises to correct few
stories. He says: In the first place.
instead Of being more than $4,000 ahea'
of the races this year. am $3.50 behind
IN four bets-&ll | have placed. Then
these stories that there is trouble be-
tween Capt. Griffin and me are elabo-
rated out of nothing. He has charg
Of the team on the field. and | at othe.
times And IL the story that / asnir-
to be Western League magnate. !
only can say Rats / am under con-
that contract expires for good / hay.
nothing else on hand. Every time l e
to Pittshurg | read in the papers that |
am to be released, but somehow or
other the Pittsburg stories have never
been c0rroborated.
| Irockton Times: Before making the
change Of captaincy of the Fall Rivers
| Manager Marston read the riot act II
tham. He thinks that some of his men
| are developing into record players and
| are simply toying With the bail ana
awaiting the advent of pay day. 1t
| was pretty plainly set forth last night.
| however. that the men must play the
game ard make Il strong, hard fight for
| the penrant There must be no shirk
| ing and no hoasting of what will be
| done: bail hereafter will he played oli
| the field and not on the street corners
and dressing rooms. The manager had
| expressed himself fully on the subject
Of bail riaying and emphasized the ia
| that his men We're showing a very poor
sample of what the good article is
| I. H. Murnane in Globe: Those clubs
| who nave resolved to play bail in the
| New England league next season have
| come to the conclusion that the salary
limit must not be over $1,000 per month
| and, what IS more, must be lived up t.
| As a whole, this figure is all the New
| England league will stand when the
| clubs are forced to live on the gate
| money, and that is the only way t.
run base bail: Manager Marstun of thu
| fali River club said a few days ago
that he didn't intend to reserve NOR
than two or three of his mon this fall
| as they might expect more salary fpl
next season than the limit would allow
There will be no trouble in getting all
the cities necessary to make the League
! al eight-club circuit All the yarns
about throwing out the Maine clubs
ard changing the league to please :
few may be taken as idle talk
Zuber thus writes in the Cincinnati
1lneS-Star about the prize AuSnn 50.