Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-10-08
Ball Notes.

Arson tried 81 men the past season,
and Louisville 80.
Boston Herald: Three cheers for the
Boston," writes Manager Burnham
from Portland.
France, an old New England player, has
been playing in Pennsylvania the past
season with the Chester team.
Fred Barnes. the clever Milwaukee
twirler, who has been drafted by Brook
Ign, will study electrical engineering
in the University of Nebraska this win
ter.
Capt. Tebeau of Cleveland, says he is
willing to bet money Cleveland will
finish ahead of Boston next season. He
thinks his club will be the strongest in
it's history.
Brooklyn has purchased the release of
Joe Yeager of the Lancaster. Pa. team,
for $3.50. Joe is a brother of George Yea
ger of the Boston team, who was pur-
chased from Pawtucket
Boston Globe: After counting up the
receipts, Wednesday. it was found that
94S 50-cent counterfeit tickets had been
taken at the gates. The counterfeits We're
in every way like the regular tickets.
with the exception of the word grounds
the counterfeit leaving out the letter 'u.'
BOSTON NIlODe. NdIaSeT IldIllOu
Wednesday, that the Temple cup series
would be played at Baltimore. No games
will be played outside Boston and Balti-
more unless there comes a tie.
Manager Selee said: Il am in favor of
doing away with the Temple cup series.
/ believe the clubs should pay the players
a certain percentage when they come in
first and second"
1t seems that Walter Woods of the
Springtields. formerly of Portland, will
play with Anson's team next year. No
one doubts his ability to strike pace
which is fast enough for league company.
Chicago has also taken young catcher
named Babe Myers from Toledo. My
ers was the man who was signed by Pres
ident Woodbury. for Portland, last sum-
mer, but who jumped the club in Jersey
City.
Boston Globe: The aggregate attend
ance at the three Temple cup games in
this city was nearly 10000. The gross re-
c.ipts were a little over $4,000 The UNI
pires received $500 between them for the
three games, paying their own expenses.
The police service cost perhaps $l15, and
other expenses amounted to about $40
each day. The net profit was something
more than $11 600. Most likely each team
will receive half of this money. There
will be divided among the Is men on the
Boston team $500, or about $40 to each
player
Boston Herald: Billy Hamilton has
come in for not little knocking, not
only outside but inside the Boston club.
Notwithstanding this, he has made a
fine record this season, and helped the
club to many victory. AS run get
ter he is far above any; he always does
his best to win, and to sum it all up, he
has played as large part in bringing
the pennant to Boston as any player
in the Boston team.
with all due respect to Duke Far
rell. Jim Mcclure, and the other brainy
backstops in the league, it is my
opinion that Bergen of Boston has a
rank in class A along with the best
of them" is the impression that Mar
tin Bergen made in Joe Kelley. Der
gen will take chances when the bases
are occupied. and his quick, accurate
knack of swapping the ball around the
intield has commanded the respect OF
the best base runners and the quickest
witted players that have been up
against Bergen's game"
Boston Herald: The management of
the Temple cup games in this city
could not have been much worse. The
representatives of the press had hard
work to obtain admission to the
grounds, and even the veterans of the
box were compelled to show tickets fOl
seats in the press box. Telegraph
operators. who were to send specials
out of town, were denied admission
and it was only by some stormy talk
that they were allowed in the grounds
Selee could not have squeezed the cards
harder if he had been playing poker.