Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-09-27

pitcher of the BroOklyns, Yeager, won
about Is games out of II. and Is fine
batsman. Snyder also speaks In high
terms of Hannivan. who was with the
Hannivan's work at third far superior to
that of Elberfeld, who was purchased by
the Philadelphia.
Boston Herald: How absurdly inade-
quate is the drafting price of a player of
the New England League-$3OO. How
the grinding policy of the league. which
takes players at its own price. draws up
it's own national agreement with men
entirely Of its own numbers as officials.
1t is a bowling farce.
1t is extremely doubtful II Ed Dowd
the pitcher assigned by the Newport club
to Brooklyn. will play ball next season.
Dowd can make fully as much money
playing independently or by working in a
league club. During the past summer he
week. The Brooklyn people will do ali in
their power to induce him to play with
them.
West Sullivan prides itself in possessing
a base ball club that has taken first prize
at all of the fairs this year and beaten
clubs picked from Bates. Bowdoin, Har-
ward. Colby and all of the noted United
States colleges. and it is asserted that for
a purse of 500 they can and will hand
somely defeat and put good. scientific
game with any club that cares to cover
the amount. This is no sporting talk of
"a light color but is bona fde facts They
have conquered the town, the county and
counties. and now seek larger fields. OF
course they can stand defeat; don't
think it would crush them.
Boston Herald: Manager Marston of
the Fall River club. would greatly prefer
to cling to Pitcher Miller rather than let
him go at the price Brooklyn paid for
him. Mr.. Marston was anxious to have
Miller as a member of the winning team
he intends to have, next season. II fooled
with them last season, said he the other
day in this city. Let them look out for
me next year" Manager Marston says
that he will have winner for next sea-
son. He has suffered severe handicap
in the purchase of Pitcher Miller by
Brooklyn, as he would prefer to hold on
to that player rather than part with him
for a considerable sum greater than the
purchase price. but in the matter of
drafting he was helpless and could do
nothing.
will come to an end. next Sunday. the
Cincinnatis playing in Louisville. and the
Chicagos in St. Louis The Bostons are
scheduled to play but four games more,
in Baltimore on Monday, and in Brooklyn.
Wednesday. Thursday and Saturday,
leaving Tuesday and Friday for the play
ing o of any postponed games. 1t would
not be in the least surprising if the
championship finally depended on the
games played on the verv last day of the
season The Bostons will find it no easy
matter to win in Brooklyn. as that club
has been making matters most uncom-
Portable for all corners of late. The
Champions will have the Washingtons for
four games. and their chances for WIN
ming all of these games are naturally ex-
cellent though Washington ought to take
one game out of the four. Every rOOter
who could not go to Baltimore ought to
go to Brooklyn and root for the Bostons.
If he can find it possible to get away.
The trip is a very pleasant one at this
time of the year. There Is still battle
on for all positions, from the sixth place
to the 18th.