Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-23
sAse sAlt aures.

1 Tvs OSsS WOv6Ss
Bath Independent: The Smoker Is anx.
ious to see Bath base bail enthusiasts ret
| together early this spring and have 81
least a good local nine, one that Will hold
Its own against teams In neighborina
towns. There are many Interested In The
games are played. the old time spirit
| which brought crowds to the Lincoln
street grounds, will be revived
| Rockland Star: Ball players seem IA
received here daily from players wishinc
| to play In Rockland. next summer. T'hs
prospects of this city being Represented
IN Maine State League seem to rest en-
tirely with outside parties. as no local
people appear to wish to undertake the
| management. II Is understood that The
manager who desires to handle the Au-
!; gusta team wishes for u backing Of sfjE
That should make him safe.
| New Bedford Standard. The fact that
| the New Bedford management Is corre-
spending with Tom McDermott Of Fall
River to play second base In this city
has set some of the local cranks wild and
| they find almost as much pleasure talk
| Ing over the games that are to be PLAYED
| as II the games were on. With McDer-
mott on the SECOND e, bag for New Bedford.
| River. it would certainly be an interest :
ing situation and be apt to draw large
crowds from the Border City.
Portland Times: Secretary Clarity Is
Of course having plenty OF applications
| from men who want to handle the um-
pires indicator in the league the coming
season. Tommy Connolly easily the star
| recommends friend Of his by the name
of Sweeney. from Natick. A man by The
name of Carpenter. from Taunton. Is an
| other applicant. He has had some ex-
perience in the PENNSYLVANIA and other
leagues. ellis of Ligonia would like to
| try 1t. and as they say. there are 9TH
ers. Y No appointments will however, be
made until short time before the sea-
son opens.
Portland Advertiser: Manager Nc
Quirk of the Portland base ball team
was In the city, Saturday, In consultation
with President Elmer Z. Woodbury.. and
| stated that he has already secured most
of his players for the coming season and
| he is confident of having a good team to
| represent Portland. He has great con-
strong as any that has worn Portland
| uniforms for many years. He said that
| the people of Portland may he assured
| that they will have more interesting
games than ever before. The State teams
will have Il great deal OF local interest
which the Massachusetts teams never
possessed. The clubs will be more evenly
matched. the receipts Will come nearer
to covering the expenses. and everything
connected with the sport will be more
satisfactory than it is now. President
place. He Is showing commendabie en-
ergy in local base ball matters and may
be assured that his efforts will be fully
appreciated by the public
Portland Times: The relations of Ban
gor to the New England League are
rather interesting just now. The owners
or the team which represented that city
last year. are still in good standing in the
league. and have paid for protection to
their players. They have refused to re-
sigh. and there lp mr. tn
pei the association OF course the play
ers reserved by the association have no
right TO sign elsewhere. and they are not
very likely to play on Bangor New
England League team. A greater part
OF the players who have. had offers to go
elsewhere have been given their releases.
Sharrott and Bobby Moore being among
the number. but there seems to be a de-
cided inclination to hold on to Willie Bill
Mains. The Windham lad has signed a
Springfield contract but Queen CITY peo-
however. have occurred to shrewd down
East inagnates that this scheme. beauti-
Iul as II may seem. cannot so on forever.
IN order to hold Mains he must be be-
hind contract within short time at a
salary equal at least to what he got las,
year. Perhaps II they want to keep him
William might be prevented from becom-
ing one of Tom Burns ponies.
Portland Argus: 1t looks now as though
rred Doe Is to remain an attraction in
the New England League. the plan being
Tor him to manage the Fall River team
II Is also on the slate for Tom McDermott
TO locate at New Bedford This would
be a funny turn-about. truly. The
projectors of the compact circuit New
England League are not finding things
quite so easy as they anticipated They
are now endeavoring to cultivate Taun-
ton Lowell Lawrence and Nashua in or
DER to make up even six-club circuit
Mike Bradley Is trying to stir up interest
at Lawrence and Mike McDermott is en-
IeaNoring to do the. same thing at
Nashua. Lowell parties say they
won't have anything to do with the New
England League, preferring to be MEM
be!s OF the City League. which has been
financial success. = PLAYERS are
being signed by all clubs of the Maine
state League with the exception of Lew
iston. In the latter city nothing will be
when II will be decided whether the team
WIZ be run by an association or an indi-
Niduai. Manager Thyme of the
kocktand club Will go TO that city this
week. to complete arrangements to take
charge of affairs there. The Bel
fast team VIII be one of the best backed
ones in the league. there being plenty of
nent lies between Joe LeZotte OF Lewis
ton and James Pummcr of Boston, a
former well-known New England League
pitcher. Chris Toole the hacker
of the Bangor club. will come TO this city,
this week. to try TO SECURE Jack Leighton
as manager. +" Tom O Bren would
make Il good man for lewiston and we
fortunate as to have his services.
Manager McGuirk would like to secure
Second Baseman Hickey. who is now on
the reserve list of the Brockton club to