Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-23
Base Ball Notes.

Willis, last season with Brockton, most
likely will 80 to Fall River
George Moore Of the Bangor club is
busy this winter in his fathers store at
Cambridge.
It has been definitely decided that Tom
McDermott will again captain the Fall
River team. Bangor News.
Pawtucket has signed W. c. Rhodes of
Pottsto@n, Penn ana Wesley Foster Of
Morrisyiile, Penn. Both are pitchers
With the exception Of New Bedford and
Augusta the clubs Of the New England
league have about completed their teams
Tor 1895. Managers Long, Clarity,
Leonard, Burnham, Marston ana Pres
Ilepke have been hustjDg for weeks. and
their teams viii show the good results
later or. The time to get . team together
IS before the new year Boston Globe.
Our team Is al ready for the limhlring
up work, thank you.
when the Bangor team opens the sea.
son next May, there will he only one or
two changes in its makeup from last year.
Manager Long says that tbcre will be a
new shortstnp and also "a change in the
optheld. The fact that a new shortstou is
to be signed does not signify that George
Moore Is TO be released. for such Is not the
case. He Is considered to he far too good
a man to lose. He is good fielder. plays
short fairly well, and third base in way
satisfactory to all. Manager Long has
secured now catcher and two new
pitchers, whoare recommended very highly
ana from whom he expects good work. 1t
Is settled that Braham ana Wheeler VIII
play in Bangor, the coming season.
Tho inactivity of the Augusta people
appears to be causing some concern over
the circuit. ltstrikes Us that the anxiety
is icing displayed unnecessarily. The
fact that the new mcmher of the league is
looking on complacentiy while its asset
ateS are securing the country aud corral
ing more players than they can possibly
have any use for, is simply an evidence of
ShTewdncss on the part of the gentlemen
having charge of affairs at the Maine
capital. II is plainly evident that a mum
Der OF good men will have to be dropped
~ each Of the seven other cities simply
because there will be no room for them,
and not only can Augusta secure efficient
players for any vacancies that may exist.
but they eau be hired at less money then.
The iIea that the highest salaried team
meaus the pennant winner is erroneous.
as is also the notion that any player is in
The writer has in mind n
New England League team the combined
salaries Of which were less than $500
month, that fought fer the pennant up to
the very last and only lost it then by IN
derhand methods We also recall another
New England League club with a salary
list inside 5000 which was in the race all
the season and finished third We might
mention instances where clubs with long
salary lists were bitter disappointments
There are Just as good fish in the sea AS
ever were caught, applies to base ball |
nicely, and the Augusta people seem to
20 wisely keeping that fact in mind. -
Portland Argus
Correct, brother, and we thank Won for |
your kind words The Augusta team |
Will be on hand, May ., and will be pre-
Dared to give the teams that now have
rom Is to % players each signed, the
hustle of their base bah career.
Let not our good friends worry. We are
igning A l with star men. and not
wasting time on outside talk We will |
ICE you all, May >. We prefer to show our
land on that and following dates. See