Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-23

Ball Notes.

Who in the world ever thought that
Joe Conner would put that ball to center
for a homer?-Bang0r News. Thank
Heavens he did.
Rockland Star: Our ball team may be
in ne second division but in actual runs
made are Well up. To lose by one run so
frequently is hard luck and does not show
that the boys are cut classed We will
advance rapidly when like adversities
come to cur opponents.
The Old Town Enterprise says If every
time Scckalexis. the noted Indian BAN
PLACE Of the Cleveland team, was men
tioGd in the newspapers his residence also
should be stated. Old Town would enjoy
a great loom. 1t is something to be the
hone CT - wonderful a player.
Rocliland Star: Horace Newcnham has
been signed by the Rocl1land team and
will arrive in the city, Wednesday,. He is
the crack pitcher of Coburn Classical In
stitute and his work this season has been
excellent. Newenham is also fine bat
ter. Both Newenham and Putnam We're
wanted by Lewiston but elected to come
to this city.
Joe Campbell of the Washington Post
ncN6r hit the nail more squareiy on the
head than when he said. The bali play
rs VINO address the base ball writers as
knockers when an honest criticism oil
performance on the diamond Is written
should be suppressed by their managers.
The mechanical player, with enough
IN aim; to grease the lock OF n gun on a
pinch. Is, as a rule the object to criti-
oism."
The following by ''Pringle'' of the Pitts
burg Dispatch. on Umpire Mcdonald Of
the National League very nicely fiis the
Brady case: Put the fact that Melon
aid did his duty in TWO games at Philadel-
phia does not eXonerate him from censure
for the extremely unfair and utterly in
competent work in the third game. The
vary hest authorities in Philadelphia who
saw the game state that the ruling of
Mcdonald was outrageousy unfair and
that there was no precedent for il in
Philadelphia. 1t was that kind of work
that was attacked in this paper and it is
repeated that any umpire who will allow
himself to be biased in any such way is
| not competent man TO act as an UNI
| pre-
There is one rule in scoring that TO
me IS inconsistent on the very face of it .
says Tom Brown in the Washington Post
IT IS the rule which provides that the
catcher is not charged with an error if
| hr drops q foul fly and the asman is
| in medal ely aftcrward or before he
rshrhes first base. OF course. if the least
advantage IS gained by the side at the
| bar after this foul fly has been dropped
suea. for instance, as stolen base-an
| error is charged to the catcher. For in
stance. Farrell drops a fly. and a moment
later man on a base makes steal be-
/ fCre the man at the bat is retired. Far
rel gets the error. and, of course. it is
! charged to him if the batsman reaches
first base. | believe this discrimination
! in favor of the catcher is unjust Sun
pose | drop fly In center. and the man
who has reached first base ON my error is
left On his base, and my error doesn't
result in ar advantage to the other side.
J ~ ny give me an cTror and protect the
ca.H1er. who has muffed foul ball? Thi
rule ought to work both ways, or it should
nce work at all.
! The genial editor of thee Waterville
Mail appears to have rod in pickle
for the Augusta ball team, and loses
few opportunities to use it, After con