Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-14

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Rockjand Couricr-Gaxette: The Maine
Base Ball League presents hs1 OF
names that has no parallel. unless we
turn to the war reports from Greece.
Philadelphia Press: Lajoie is the
batting sensation of the year so far.
Pitchers don't seem to be able to put
them where he cant hit them.
Pawtucket Tribune: The Newports
are a clean, gentlemanly lot of bal
players. and both on and off the field
created a very favorable impression
here, Wednesday. Come again.
Chicago Tribune: Sockalexis, the
Indian, who just at present is Big Med
icine down in Cleveland, is yet long
way from being a good ball player
He is poor Judge of flies and errauc
on ground balls but he is hard hitter
and travels to first as fast as almost
any left -hander in the league
A company has been formed in Beii .s
called the Belfast Athletic organiz,
for the purpose of carrying on, Uisan n.,
ing and maintaining base pau ssnoa
The amount of the capital STOCK - , s"~v
The par value of each share Is 3D.. liz, ~.
are nine directors, who are , as i1 0,C"n.
G. ID. Eaton, F. H. WEIGH, Chas. y S4 III
nell. A. W. Heating, G. "A. Thompson. w .
I Dorman. w. ]. Havner. Charles hos-
ers and r. f. Bramhall. Chas. Is. Eaton
is president and w. j. Havner treasuiei'
Boston Herald: Klobedanzs recent
stand was not his first escapade. Inc
last time he took things into his own
hands was when a member OF the Fort
land club. La Chance was his catcher
and after n game at Salem the two
worthless were missing. They had de-
canned for Waterbury, CT, ana had
left no word of their intentions. lhey
were suspended for the remainder OF
the season.
President Nick Young of the National
League Wednesday night. issued the lot-
lowing circular: ITO all league umplres.
Don't be afraid to enforce me tu,eS
strictly 1t Is your only show OF getting
through the season. If you fire the irst
man out of the game that deserves II
after due caution, you Will nave no tIou-
BILE You must be master of the sltua-
ton or the players will boss you all over
the lot Keep your head with you. put
let the PLAYERS understand from the word
go that you are paid to umpire, ana
they are paid to play. Some OF them VIII
run out it will be for lack of nerve to
enforce the rules. They were made to be
enforced. not arbitrarily, but justly ana
firmly and you must do 1t or necessarily
give way to some one VINO w
Boston Herald: One of the league
umpires said to the writer the other
day: "Why, if we were to enforce the
rules we could not stay on the staff
If. perchance, we should give the home
club the worse of it in a game, Diff
goes a telegram to Nick Young re-
ouesting our transfer, and the chances
are that very few games would we
umpire in that city the remainder OF
the season All this talk of the UNI
pires being backed up is pure rot We
do not get backed up, and the CLUBS
know it. At the first sign of dissatis-
faction a request for transfer is met
instead of being refused, as should be
the case.
Herald: 1t is given out that, unless
some plans miscarry, Philadelphia Will
have some new players as a result OF
deals to be made. Manager Stallings
has come to the conclusion that GER
tain positions must be improved in or
der to enable the team to strike a fast
er gait, He has doubtless changed his
mind since he was in Boston, for then
he was satisfied his club was strong
enough, and he did not incline to
changes. Surely he will rest satisfied
with Lajoie, Gillen, Delahanty and
Cooley. He said Mailman was all
right, and that Nash was doing fine
work in his corner. Time will show
where he thinks the screws are loose.
Boston Herald: Delahanty of the
Fall Rivers has batted safely in every
game. and at clip of over 400. Reilly
~. hoc oIo rprnr1 missing
a hit in any contest. Dave
Pickett will play in Newport, and
should help out greatly. The
Brockton grand stand was opened for
business. on Thursday. The
Brockton papers don't say thing
about Umpire Hunt, poor man.
Henry failed to bat safely, Tuesday,
for the first time in nine games.
Bobby Moore is putting up corking
game for Springfield. Bobby is an
artist Capt. Rupert of Fall
River is batting and fielding brilliantly
-357 up to yesterday. Pitcher
Horner of Pawtucket performed the
unusual feat of catching two Newport
runners mapping in one inning in Mon
days game.
The makeup of the Bangor team is as
follows. CnarlcS Common. snort stop, Has
played the last two seasons with the
Overman Wheel Cos. team of Chicopee
Falls: Charles II. F'lack. fielder, with
Scranton last year. George Il. Fowler,
pitcher. belongs in Bristol, n. H.; w. j.
Mackey, second base with Hartford last
season: Samuel Trainor, third baseman,
with Winsted CT. last season. j. F.
Roach, first baseman. Central Pennsyl-
vania League last season: John Cronin,
pitcher, in the Atlantic League last sea-
son: Charles Kearns, fielder, last season
with St. John. Eugene Casey of Lewis
ton, who will also pitch, is % years of
age, feet. inches tall and weighs 160
pounds. He pitched for amateur teams
in Lewiston until 1894. when he signed
with Rockland. He did all of the twrl-
ing for that team during the season. In
1898 he pitched for Brownville. and last
season for ST. Hyacinth. in the Eastern
International League, made up of teams
in Canada, New York and Vermont. At
Rockland in "a he led the team in bat
ing. with an average of 1896. and last sea-
son he had an average of .354 against
such pitchers as Pappalau and Maroney
of Holy Cross, who pitched in the East
ern International League.
Boston Traveller: SO poor Klobedanz
again returned to the fold and meekly
Joined Selee and his men in PittSbllrT