Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-08
BASE BALL xoIEs.

Roger Cornor. the sturdy oak of Water
bury. Ct. will play first base for ST
Louis next season.
Billy Nash will play his old position for
the Philiies next year. II in good shape
William will ill the bill.
Andrew Freedman thinks he has a
great ball player in young Miles Standish.
Perhaps he has. with year or two more
experience.
Capt. Joyce says he intends TO put his
young Brockton catcher. Napoleon Shea.
behind the bat from the jump. and give
him all the work he cares for.
Wheeler, the Bangor pitcher. who is on
the Philadelphia list of players. will no
doubt be farmed out to the Athletics of
the same city. II is safe to say. how
ever. that Wheeler is fully as strong "A
pitcher as any on the Quaker list
Globe: The much-talked-of Manager
VIM. McGunnigle is now resting on his
oars at his home In Brockton. Notwith-
standing the stories from Louisville to
the effect that DIR. Stucky will not make
good his promise to have McGunnigie
a month, McGunnigle fully believes that
the Louisville physician intends to keep
his promise. The base bah public now
awaits the action of Louisville.
Globe: The members of the Boston
rather slowly. Documents bearing the
John Hancocks of Duffy. Bergen. Yeager,
Camel. Stivetts. Sullivan. klobedanz.
Tucker and Long are now locked up in n
street office. The players to have a kick
coming are Hamilton. Tenney Lewis and
Collins. The latter has not seen fit to
answer Manager Selee's letters Tenney
is in favor of n raise of salary Lewis
looks on the sport in a nlercenary way.
and Hamilton is following out his GUS
tom of holding out to the last. No seri-
Gus trouble is looked for by the manages
melt.
Herald: Manager Charles A. Marston
announces that his club is complete. and
will consist of but II men. He is con-
fident that he will have four-time win
ner. He thinks there is no cloud on the
title of Pitcher Norcum, who comes from
Washington. McManus. the chang
catcher. comes from Lewiston. Me-. and
has an excellent reputation. McNieol,
the new second baseman. and McCarron.
the new centerfielder. both come from
East Liverpool. o.. the home of Win
Mercer of the Washingtons. The makeup
of the team is as follows: Catchers Ru-
pert and McManus: pitchers. Norcum.
Cook. Moynihan: basemen, Birmingham
McNichol and Boucher: shortstop. Reilly:
outfield, .Ladd. McCarron and McNIarus
Rupert will captain the team and vii.
play in every game if possible.
Boston Globe: Manager Finn has or
dered his 10 PLAYERS of the Newport club
to report April II. Sec Morse of
the New England League is working on
the schedule. to be presented at the meet
ing next Wednesday at the Parker house.
this city The New Bedford Mer-
curry would like to see all the newspapers
use the same style of score for the New
England League games. The Brockton
Enterprise suggests that Sec. Morse
send out instructions to the press. Why
not go by the rules laid down in the base
ball guide? - Pawtucket should be
congrSfulated. In John Smith the Rhode
Island city has secured one of the best
base ball managers in the business.
gentleman and one of those characters
that help the sport immensely
w. A. Hoagland. the old league umpire,
has applied for a position on the staff Of
the New England League.
Boston Herald: On Wednesday next
the New England League will hold its
schedule meeting at the Parker house in
this city. Most of the clubs will open
on saturday April L., with strong at
fractions. and on April 19there will doubt
less pc large turnouts weather permit
ting. The season will begin on Saturday.
May !. Manager Irwin reports the in
terest in Taunton to be very great. and.
with club that can win a fair proper
non OF its games. success is assured. The
New Bedford people are hustling to get
together a good club. and Manager MUIR
ply Is receiving many compliments for
the success that has attended his efforts
thus FAR. Though the Fan River club
mas lost some of the best talent In the
league. Manager Marston has already a
new club complete and ready to take the
Ieid. tnder the able management of
John Smith. Pawtucket is assured 4
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