Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-16
Base BALL NOTES.

Harry Killeen's contract with SPRING
held is promulgated.
Abel Lezotte refuses to sign with SYRIA
| cuse at terms offered.
The New York players will report al
| Lakewood. Monday
Arthur TWINS Torontos will open in
\ Providence April 30.
The Cuban Giantswill play in Spring
field, April % and 49,
| The Fall River club will issue no
season passes this year.
| The Eastern league has postponed
its schedule meeting until Tuesday.
The Springfield club has been petit
toned to cease Sunday ball playing.
Lewiston Journal: Things aren't exact
~ booming in the old New England
League.
! Charlie Flack wants to play with Lew
| iston this season. He is also negotiatins,
with Bangor.
Biddeford and Saco will probably be
represented at the League meeting, Mon
| day, at Augusta.
Mike Sullivan left Boston for New
York. last Friday night. and will be
one of the giants regulars this season.
Mike McDermott who managed Bangor
| last season, wants to put a team into the
New England League. Gardiner is just
| the place for him.
The New England league will return
its protection money to the Bangor club
| = Manager Clarity writes that he
considers the present circuit of the New
England to be an ideal one.
Manager McGunnigle was in Boston
Friday. He said that Louisville was
still on the map and he expected to
hear from his friend, the gallant doctor,
| before long.
Globe: The reconstructed New Eng
land league looks like the real thing in
base ball. There will be no need for
subscriptions to start any of the clubs
in this league.
Portland has signed Jake Driscoll for
short and Hickey of last years Brock
tons. and formerly of Lewiston, for
second. Driscoll was prominently talked
of for shorttield on the Cincinnati Ma
tional League team for 1897. Hickey is
very fast.
The entire Bangor team of last season.
with the exception of O Brien and Hayes,
have good berths for the coming season.
Sharrott will be in the Eastern League,
Radford and ROUGH in the Atlantic
League, Wheeler in the National League,
Weithoff in the Western League.
John f. Shea. the Brocktcn favorite,
has landed in New York, and already
made a hit with Capt. William Joyce.
This young fellow writes to say that
he will get there even if his old man
ager did knock him, after he made
deal to leave the shoe town.
Portland Express: Portland, Bangor.
Rockland and Augusta have manifested
the desired interest in the State league
by securing players but Lewiston and
Belfast have yet to engage a single
tosser. Tim Murname consid-
ers Dick Butler of last years Augustus,
who is to be tried by Louisville, d bet
ter catcher than Dutch" Yeager, who
goes from Pawtucket to join Boston
Billy Nash is relegated to the
ranks of private this year. He is TO
be succeeded by Boyle as captain.
Chicago Post: Once a year comes
the happiest moment of your Uncle
-4drian Constautinople Anson's life.
That moment for 1897 was at 1859
O'Clock today, when the gallant cid
skipper of many seasons on the una
mond banks leaned over the taffrail of
an Alton car in the Union depot and
bid adieu to Pres. james A. Hart of
the Chicago base ball club, the news
paper men and several score of enthu-
siasts who mad gathered. The next
moment the white stockings were en-
route for Hot Springs, where they will
take their practice for the opening Of
the national league season.
The following players have signed
Brockton contracts for 1897: McKenna
and Hall. pitchers; Rollins. catcher;
kreig. first base; Gochnaur and McKen-
zie, infeiders. Wick, a pitcher from
Quincy, ILL.,. said TO be a conner. has
signed. as has Pitcher Sheckard from
Portsmouth. Va. who is recommended
fine outfielder. Sheckard prefers pitching
to playing in the outfeld. but will do
either. kreg will captain the team. Ma
COON, Nadeau and Lang have their con-
autographs to them. Centre Fielder
George w. Henry of last years Bangor
team has accepted the terms offered by
President Keith. and will be signed at
once. He had a batting record of .S42 and
n fielding average of .90S last season.
Manager Walter Burnham of the Brock
tons closes his polo season in Portland.
Saturday night. and will report in Brock
ton Monday. for the season. Brockton
will open it's season, April II, and will
play the Harvard varsity nine. April 10,
Patriots day.
Lewiston journal: Every one in
Lewiston and Auburn is glad that it
is settled. and everywhere we hear the
kindliest comment on the advent of Mi.
Clarity as holder of the franchise CT
Lewiston in the Maine league. We an
tcipate that he will speedily sign a
team and have it in full tilt by early
April Portland's team will report in
New York and play in New Jersey and
in Massachusetts until the opening of
the Maine league. A meeting of the
Maine State league vii be held at Au-
gusta on Monday, and Mr. Clarity win
represent his own interests there. At
that meeting the date of the opening
Of the league will be fixed for May
Goth. and the league will close on Labor
day To cur mind. the better way
would be to open the league earlier