Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-08
Other Games Sunday.

Lewiston Journal: Augusta has a good
thing in Pitcher Newell.
Portland has the fastest base running
team in the New England League.
Bangor people are gradually coming to
the conclusion that Without is way off.
Jim Kelley was released by Manager
Harrington, at New Bedford, Saturday.
Bangor Commercial: Conner, that
promising young player of Augusta. has
batted safely in q consecutive games. He
is a brother of Roger Connor
New Bedford Journal: Augusta. the
New Bedford Jonahs, play in this city.
Saturday and Monday. and their fighting
game will be enjoyed by a large number
of people.
New Bedford Mercury: The lively little
Augusta team commences it's second
series of games in this city, this after
noon. This is the only club that New Bed
ford has not yet defeated.
Portland Argus: In the last two games
with the Augustus the Pawtuckets stole
gusta. made one error in six games on
third, June 3 inclusive.
1t must ave been nuts for Gildea. the
discarded Bangor pitcher to go into the
box Friday. and beat his former com
rades. though it must be said that they
took quite kindly to his delivery.
Before he game at Worcester, Satur-
day. SockaleXiS gave an exhibition i'll
throwing the ball, throwing it a distance
stop. ran the bases in 10 % seconds,
breaking the amateur record by two sec
ondS.
Bangor Commercial: Walter Burnham
must he sad. TO think of dropping a
couple of EN- straight to his former Au-
gusta colts II IN his own grounds with
his best pitchers in the box. Perhaps they
aren't happy in Augusta.
LeWiston's protest cannot go. All of
the umpires of the league staff assert
that it is a balk to stand in the box in
q pitching attitude without the ball, even
If in that position for a twinkling. 1t is
an attitude tina deceives the base run
ner. and must be called a balk by the
umpire.
Portland Advertiser: The aldermanic
paunch is probably a figure of speech. but
if Mr.. Leonard will only land his team
ahead of Bangor and Lewiston. he can
have the congressional nomination from
this district for the asking. No dispar-
agemcnt in regard to Manager Herring
tons colts, for Augusta and Portland are
united.
Erockton Times: In the fifth and ninth
innings of Wednesdays game with Ban
player. who was injured some time ago.
released carrier pigeons with the score
to his home in Holbrook. The last mes
SAGE with the full score must have both
cred the pigeon if it was a Brockton bird
or inclined to favor the home team.
Nadeau and Willis of the Brockton
base bail team have been fined $25 each
for being late at the game. Thursday.
was nearly half over. ana it is claimed
that their absence contributed to the
poor showing made by the team in yes
terday's game. The Reuse given by both
was that they oversight. Nadeau says
he will not pay the fine.
Brockton Times: The conduct of Ma
deau and Willis. yesterday. in failing to
report at the opening of the game is dis
gushing to all lovers of the sport and
friends of the club. just at this time.
when interest in the club is growing. and
the fight for position is growing keen,
these two players. capable of rendering
great help in pushing the club ahead,
neglect their duty and weaken their team
in a game that counts. There is no ex-
cuse for such conduct. and the directors.
who have heavily fined both men, will
ave the sympathy of every lover of
base ball and of every admirer of sober
and conscientious ball players.
Manager Harrington writes that I'M
pire Bradley did not show up at New
Bedford, Saturday, n that Manager
Doe gave him three men to pick the
umpire from. After such inquiry as
could be made, he chose Roberts, who
proceeded to give Doe both ends and
the middle. He vas so rank that the
crowd jeered him and old him to use
the visitors squarely. Roberts after
ward acknowledged that he was not
up in the rules. In one case Conner
caught Doe three fee from the plate,
but Roberts called him safe.
Dan Burke. the catcher, was the vic
tim of two double plays. and in neither
case would such a play nave been scored
had he been able to do Just a little run
nihg. sharp can beat him down to first
ny a yard, but he can throw to second