Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-10
BASE BALL NOTES.

Amos Rusie is training with the Indian
apolis team.
Tom l.eahey. the Pirates new catcher.
has made a hit.
Several of the league clubs will close
their spring tripsi this week.
Umpire Lynch says he will retire from
the business after this season.
Lynch. Hurst. Emsie Sheridan. O'Day
and McDermott Will be the league UNI
pires this season.
Pat Tebeau calls the players on his first
team the Indians. and the members of
the second team pappooses.
Eddie ralcott. eX-secretary Of the New
York Club wants to bet 5000 TO Sl0,o00
that the Giants win finish 1,2,3.
Catcher McCauley. who was with Brook
lyn some years ago, will be tried out
again by Manager Barnie this season.
Beer is sold on six of the II base bali
groun Is in the league. The prohibition
cities Gre Boston. Philadelphia. Washing
ton, pittsburg Cleveland and Chicago.
Geier and Gillcn. the rival shortstops
of the Philadelphia team. are doing the
most brilliant playing of any of the
PhillieS. Geier is said to be a slight favor
lite.
Delehanty had a dream several nights
ago that the Phllies won the penant
'fhe other day he offered to sell his
Temple cup money for 10 cents, but he
has rcconsidered.
Jesse Burkett Is saving Il nice little bal
which he picked out a few days ago for
the especial purpose of doing things to
Frank kil!en this summer He means
and carries on at Il terrible rate wher
any one else picks this stick up. and Jack
O'Connor says he takes 1t to bed with
him.
Patsy Rollins writes to the Brockton
magnates that he is in fine condition
and will round into shape about a
week after he begins operations. y
am a little gray-headed from looking
for work." says Patsy, but my face il
as handsome as ever"
at is said that the Maine League won't
be under the national agreement when
the season opens. In that case it can
steal players from the New England
clubs with ease if the New England play
ers are foolish enough to jump their con-
tracts.'-Brockton Enterprise. Now,
don't fret. too much about the Maine
League; you've got troubles enough of
your own.-Bangor News.
Fall River has signed George Kelly.
an ourfielder, who was with Pittsburg
in the Virginia State League, last
season, afterwards going to other
clubs. For 121 games he had batting
average of 1868. being second in the
league. He was % points better than
Second Baseman McGann, who was
signed by Boston, last year. He will
be played at center field.
Buck Ewing intends to play first for
Cincinnati. When asked If he intended
to get into the game, he said: Certainly
l do. I'll play the base just as long as
I am able was the reply. II feel that
| will play better ball than did last sea-
son. My weakness last year was my bat
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was an off season. feel that l will hit
back at my old mark this season. / am
lighter right now than l was last season.
and l don't know when l have felt so
much like ball playing as l do this
spring
Portland Argus: The meeting of the
State League to be held in this city. Sat-
urday, is sure to be an important one,
and it is to be hoped that each city in
the league will be fully represented for
| measures will come before this meeting
| that nosdoubt will prove of vital interest
to the welfare of the league. From Lew
iston. Bangor and Rockland come encour-
aging reports of progress made and the
local press seem sanguine in regard to
the successful launching of clubs in those
cities. Each of the above named cities
| can well afford to- support a ball team in
the Maine League under the conditions
outlined at the beginning of the season
| appertaining to the salary limit.
| IN Augusta the feeling seems to be
rather lukewarm, and there is a sus-
picion of icewater flowing in the veins of
| the pedal extremities of those who were
once wont to back their ball team. Judging
by the local papers. Billy Long did not
| meet with the encouragement he ex-
pected. and now that the Legislature has
! adjourned. Billy found the town in a
state of innocuous desuetude. When Billy
approached g man in regard to aiding in
the support of a ball team. he was given
tale of woe about our last years team
and also our polo team. and he soon
found out that the dead game sports had
all of their ready coin wagered upon the