Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-30
BASE BALL NOTES.

The New England League will miss the
tragic walk and effervescent gossip of
Capt. "A. G, Doe this year.
William McGunningle Is still waiting
for news from DIR. Stuckey of Louisville,
who made some fine promises to the
Brockton man during the Baltimore
meeting.
The Boston team has 10 men with bat
.363 Stivetts .3353. Yeager .S52. Tenney
3i2 Stahl $50. Long .3s4. Lowe 325,
Duffy .3o4. Tucker .Soi. Collins 800.
Manager Durham has reached Brock
ton and will attend strictly 10 base ball
from now until the pennant is landed
next fall. 1t looks very much as though
Walter was out for the bunting this trip.
Some New Bedford parties object to
having base ball park located neal
their residences. The history of tn,
games shows that property doubles in
value inside of five years where parks
of this kind are located.
AT a meeting of the directors of the
Portland Base Ball Association. Satur-
day night. many matters connected with
the opening games of the Maine State
League were taken up and discussed. tn
opinion was expressed that this will be "A
good base ball year. and that the Maine
League will be a success. The directors
adjourned without making choice of an
official scorer.
Manager Moses of the Bath ball club,
feels confident that he will have the city
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of tlhe strongest teams in the Maine ANA
teur League. Manager Moses is locally
known as a hustler This week. he began
making dates with several strong clubs
for games on the home grounds before
the opening of the amateur league club
games. which will probably be on Memo
rial day. He has arranged with Portland
of the Maine State League for a game al
Bath. May 49,
joe Corbett, the Baltimore pitcher. is
a brother of Jim Corbett the pugilist.
The picture presented in today'S Globe
was taken while the pitcher was prac-
tic at his brothers handball court AT
Corson before the late big fight. Young
Corbett made phenomenal finish last
season against Cleveland in the Temple
cup series. and Manager Hanlon claims
the Californian is up to the highest stand
ard ever set by a league pitcher. Joe
Corbett is now with the Baltimore team
at Macon, Ga.
This year promises to surpass all pre-
vious seasons in the number of clubs and
quality of the players. From Maine to
California and from Texas to Michigan.
the National League will be surrounded
by strong minor organizations. 1t will
take about 1000 players to keep the sport
up to the speed required in the different
leagues. The salaries of these men will
average close to $500 year for The entire
number. 1t will take fully $500, 900 to pay
the salaries of these players and half as
much more 70 pay for carrying on the
of real money. about 5000 900 people must
pass through the turnstiles. For about
five months the regular scheduled pro-
fessional games will average close to 50
Il day.
The New York Evening World cores
pondent sent the following story to his
paper about the ex-Brockton catcher:
Little Shea. a new conner on the team, is
an earnest little worker. He is behind
the, bat all the time and if hard work
and persistency will make him member
of the team permanently he will get
there. Yesterday Joyce said to him, Just
for kid: You'll learn how to catch
after while Don't you worry, said
Shea, Il can catch all right and | ant
afraid of them either The confident
manner of the youngester tickled joyce.
Shea wears a pair of Meekin's trousers.
Meekin is the biggest man on the team
Judge the figure Shea presented while
running bases yesterday afternoon. One
leg of his trousers came down. Joyce adj
vised him to have them starched and
put away so that when he went to the
seashore, next summer. he'd be right in
the swim. Shea Is short and sturdly
built. They nicknarled him Napoleon
when he played down in Brockton, Mass
One day Shea made a poor play. Some
fellow In the stand sneered aloud: $50
they call you Napoleon. eh?" Shea
quietly walked over in front of the stand
and remarked: Yes, and FL be your
Waterloo after this game is over
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| L. O. Lane of Dover, recently killed
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