Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-09
BASE BALL NOTES.


I Lewiston Journal There's an agree
able rumor that Manager Clarity would
like to put "a ball team into Lewiston for
the State league. Why not? There
would be money IN II for the manager
and peace and joy II !se got winner.
On Friday Jan. Is. the mee.sng Of the
Maine College Base Ball League aili be
held at Waterville at the Eimwood hoi.i
At that time the schedule of the college
games for 1897 will be made out. giving
dates and places OF all college games for
/ the season. This schedule will only lii
'clude the list of the college league same )
and the open dates of the all the colleges
/ will be filed later.
At the Louisville Base Ball Clubs
meeting at Louisville. Thursday, ihe
| newly elected President Pulliam was
| given the disposal $4,000. to be used 10
strengthen the club by the purchase of
| new players trading. or I'm any way he
sees fit. An incentive to good work or
| the part of the 1897 team is given in the
offer of premiums to be determined BY
| season. II the COlOnels soar to ninth
place. $1,000 Is to be distributed among the
| players: If to eighth 5000: If seventh Is
reached, $1,000 will be divided up. In ad
dition to this prize of 500 will be given
mt the end of the season to the man hav-
ing the best batting average the one
with the best base stealing record, the
man making the most sacrifice hits. and
| the pitcher who wins the most games.
| LeWlStOH GUN. ne otdte league IS
| growing in favor, and men who have
| had practical experience in base ball
think it will be the proper thing for
| Maine. President Isaacson and Treas
urer Greenleaf of the Lewiston club are
strong advocates of such a league, and
both feel confident that all the Maine
clubs could make money with a COM
pact circuit, while the New England
leagus will mean q, big loss as has been
the experience in the past of hackers of
the Maine clubs Lewiston will prob
ably not send any representative to the
New England league meeting to be held
at Boston, next week, to ask for admis-
sion 1t is hardly probable that Port
land will be considered without Lew
iston. Should the Portland association
ask for admission to the New England
league and receive consideration, otherl
parties will apply for the State leagueI
franchise with view of securingl
grounds on the line of the Cape cleo
tries.
Portland Express: The annual meet
ing of the New England league will be
held in Boston. next Wednesday. II |
will be one of the most important SEES
sions for which this body has ever been |
assembled Great interest centers in |
the fact that the officials will take |
action regarding the admission of the |
two Maine cities of Portland and Lew
ston 10 the circuit. 1t has long been |
foreshadowed that neither Bangor nor |
Augusta will be retained in the fold |
Notwithstanding the fact that these |
two teams were represented in the |
league last season by teams which
finished the campaign. THEM distance |
is an insurmountable obstacle to the 1
cities OF the southern section of the |
circuit. There are more than fair
chances that Portland and Lewiston
will he members of the league and /
efforts To that end will be undertaken. |
Portland will send President Wood |
bury and Directors Merrill and Murphy +,
to the gathering and these gentlemen |
will apply for a franchise. There is
no other question at all that the New /
England league is the proper place for
Portland. Ninety-nine per cent of the
base ball patrons of this city prefer to
support a team in the New England |
league. There has been some talk re-
sarding the formation of a State
league which would be composed of
about the same cities that now form
the polo league. The idea is of course
much favored In Bangor and Augusta
and the other small towns but it finds
few supporters in the metropolis of
the Pine Tree commonwealth. Port
land is the one city that has been in
the New England league every year
since the formation of the organization
and with winning team every fol-
lower of the national game recognizes
that this is one of the best base ball
cities. considering its size. that there
Is in the country. The superior arti-
Gle of ball that has been witnessed in
the New England league would be sad
ly lacking in state league. It is the
greatest abSurdity to contend that
players would be willing to romp in a
state league at smaller salaries rather
than star in the New England at
higher rates of compensation. Ball
players of all human beings cast SEN
timent aside and strive to uphold the
honor of those cities where wages are
the highest. President Woodbury. rec
ognizes the true sentiment that fayors
Portland being in the New England
league as against an insignificant state
league and will with Directors Merrill
and Murphy make a strong fight for a
franchise. President Woodbury. is in
receipt of scores of applications from
prospective managers for Portland
Base ball leaders all over the country
have none but the best words for
fortland's loyalty to the greatest of all
games.
Portland Express: Walter Burnham
favors Portland as a member of the
New England league, this season, even
II Lewiston is not in the circuit.