Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-07

i on losing teams has a great deal tns
| worst of IT, the year through, 1nasmucr
as the losing pitcher senerai,y pitches ~ =
per cent more balls than the winning
pitcher.
Manager Toole has had Il letter from
| Harry Newell who was Augustus star
pitcher. last season. Newell Is now ~
Kansas City and wants to come 10 BailL
gor He wrote, that there We're scVeial
old timers on the Kansas slty leaiii anu i'i
| the chances for a young leiioW were ssis
| slim-Bangor Commercial NeWth Aas
also written to Manager Long
Newnort has a strong team and should
| be a good base ball city this season.
| Brockton never kicks at being fairy
| outplayed. and is mighty giad TO see q
city in the league that promises 70 SUD
| port its team and give visiting CLUBS a
| dollar over their expenses.-Brocklol
Ente rprise Kick? Oh, no. The remain
der Of the item is as comical as 1t Is ava
| ricious.
NJ S Robson and Manager Tebeau say
| that SockaleXis is the greatest lnalan
| that ever lived. In talking of the lndlah,
| President Robson said that he was
| greatly indebted TO John Ward in seehf-
| ms Soekalexfs. To-day. | consider Sock
alexis the greatest find of the year, con-
tlnued Mr. Robson, las his work mas
| been 100 per cent. better than | thought
| ne would ever play.
| Rockland Courier-Gazette: Maine
| exchange remarks that the Boston team
| has few sympathizers down this way
| now. And the reason, of course, Is as
9f'.r ,,se Aii,,t mo hning- frozen our
| "a, ~ X, ~, It,+c1t,,1 ,asrs7e n ma
| ~ oti ~, ct,ta -,ae,,a ,ro,fes The success
| ~ +, ,,r,w nrnr,isad Inc same teams
may be glad they got frost bitten.
The prizes offered by Louisville Off
- -, is,o,' !, ~. ~ follossss. t.ie1c1gfh
H. w III. ta,,fh ,,is5.a S5o0. ninth mace
l,s,ne aif M, ria,n Sonfo. seventh MAG
| ss3ooo ;stb H. Stoao. t;ftl, Mace s5nO0.
| 80 - 4.r,a. +l,4.'l ,I.,1,.. S-naa. soc.
lou , ~ ssooo. ,,,,,,t Winners saNoo
1dt" p.,~e I'll Mi 5itrtfted ,,s,,15il(s 10
| ~ - -, - ,.',.,,,ie,,. ,,I,,,nrs
! -
| The only thlnS that s+Neu fdtsy le-
| isnomny OF three stralSLt VeteaI$ u the
| hands OF the reorsahlzea coioiels, was
| the fact that 1t falned monday ana no
game was played. Inc uouoie Whien tne
| alleged CANDIDATES Tor chahhpioiSiilp
Eonors ran up against NJ i1oulsViIiG mus
| have come very near Dreaming tcbeal
| heart, The earneslness WIN Which the
| erstwhiie spiders fought Tor the second
| game Is evidenced by the laet that
Cohflor ana hurMJat Mr. rut 1u' 10, %
me s''iii 50, ~ - ~ AZ
ciA4u.'- -, eI Ia
| til'iiou u ,tiiie VIZ ~ =; - - 80
| fhe pan Oh tiie Itee.tiy 1Fl'otIi'Su - -
| SehtSttFSs ~ au'poi''' /" NV ia
| ieasue'
| Boston Herald: Manager Irwin in
| tends 10 strengthen the Taunton team at
| once He has secured pitcher CASTOR
| iron, his hrnther Arthur's team ana viii
! nrnJa INV accent the terms of Joe Har-
| ripo.tnn formerly of the Roston, and Fail
| divers Joe would certainly make a very
| desirable man for the Taunton club
ITmnire Frank T. Delano viii
| mako his home in this city during the
| lnap,,a season. saws the Fall River Her
| aid lie is A law student and after the
| came snand, Mis- time In porjng over
| lain n his decisions when he shall
| ha,f. hecome iud.e are as good as they
| u,aro in s,a+urday's game he will bn "A
| s,,nceesfuI barrisipr Mr. DeIano finds
| nm pivar mo r,cst central point for his
| ,,,r,,l, II, tba Nv Enoland + league
| ~ -
Argus: Inc Maine i.edsue ii'ilttkSl
can eHuekle over the oi9. ",ii'itu ~ VI W,
matter Of Wa thor ana congratria them
| selves on their own wisdom in not open
| ing the season in like haste Jonn
buroocA, tl.e u.lvo az s,,',od ~ ,,,rl
| lahorers AIT New York. A Chi
cago paper is so incensed ut the showing
| OF the team representing that place that
II aaS lui. ~, I'm,
os the Ansonifns $50 The Baltimore
| players. are working hard 10 win the