Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-29

Jr., has had several offers from profess
sional managers, this season, and
could step from the York one to good
team any time that he. wanted TO, but
I he believes that there is mere money
on the York. So far as the Maine State
League is concerned there has been
nothing yet to indicate that 1t would
he too fast for Dockerty, County or
half dozen others of local players If
| they had nothing to do but play ball.
The New England League officials
( have recently received a copy or the
playing rules. Boston Herald-The
umpires have been instructed to re-
move from the field any manager who
addresses them from the bench. A
manager has no right to take advan-
| tase of his position to interfere with
the umpire during the progress of the
game, and if he does it is at his peril.
The captain of team Is supposed 10
Hook out for the interests of his men,
and generally the. umpire has trouble
enough with him without looking for it
from others"
Pawtucket Times: The New Bedfords
are trying to sustain the reputation of
that city in dirty ball playing, ON
Saturday Stouch blocked one of the
runners off second and tagged him out.
Murphy told Long to Give it TO
Stouch" when he went to second, and
the Pawtucket captain heard it. The
result was that Long received a stab
in the back with the ball which nearly
broke a rib, for attempting to spike tn :
Pawtucket man. He wanted to fight,
and said he would punch Stouch's face.
Tommy told him that he knew where
to find it, and the contest closed
abruptly.
Boston, Mass, U. S. A., Herald 1t
losing game g manager will make a
protest against an umpire. and ask
that he be kept away from his club.
Cut of justice to the other clubs, this
cannot be done. There is but one way
to keep an umpire away from a club
in the New England League and that
is to secure enough protests to have
him removed Such a threat as I'VE
Twill not play with this umpire" is
simply puerile. The league named tn =
umpires this year, and the secretary
has no power to remove them save for
cause, unless the league orders it.
Piscataquis Observer; Talk about
1.-The misfortunes Of war and the danger
Incident thereto, but it doesn't compare
with the recent lsall game at Brown
vile, between a nine from that town
land the Drummer's Club No less than
live players We're disabled as a result
CT the game, and are now nursing sore
lsrots as a reminder Of that fearful fray.
There was collision between two play
els who were struggling fer a fly and
beth had to be carried from the field
and a physician summoned TO stitch UP
the scalp of one and restore the ether
TO consciousness. didn't learn
whether either of them got the fly or
not. | would suggest, however, that
hereafter when they play they have
| flies enough to go around, SO that eacn
player can have one Of his own, and
thus save the expenses of a physician
and ambulance. Another fellow got
struck in the face and was hustled OIL
| to the physicians for surgical opera
ton. ard a drummer got hit in the ear
as a result of a wild and misguided
throw from the Brownville pitcher and
has been listening to the thunder Of
distant Niagara. apparently, ever since,
and no doubt it win take months for
| that ear to crawl back into it's normal
condition. 1t was rafting game
abounding in brilliant and startling
casualties and will be long remembered
| by those who escaped with their lives.
If the Cubans will engage these ball
teams to go up against Gen. Weyicr
their independence is secure, and could
they be induced To get a few match
games with the Turks the latter would
&c unspeakable 10 all intents and pur-
po ses. and Greece be relieved from
further humiliation.