Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-04
Base Ball Notes

Magoon's batting average with Brook
Ign is .2ll.
Cleveland and Cincinnati have met only
four times this season.
Jerry Denney is now playing on Roger
Connor's Waterbury's. CT. team.
Boston has 81 and Cincinnati 81 games
vet to play with the six teams in the sec
ond division of the league race.
Boston has outplayed Cincinnati when
meeting first division clubs, the former
winning % and losing Il, while Cincy has
won 90 and lost l6.
Charlie Ebbetts and w H. Watkins
think the Cincis will win the pennant.
Both have ample proof of the prowess
of the league leaders. .f
Honest John Kelley of New York is.
now trying to hedge, as he picked Ralti-
more to win the league championship for
more han $1,000 last spring.
Of the 81 games Cincinnati has played
up to yesterday, 81 were with second divi-
sion clubs; ont Of Sc games Boston had
met the same bunch Is times
Last Tuesday was the first time in
five trials that Cincinnati failed Ia win
both games of double header-a most
unusual and remarkable showing
Perry Wcrden will never he able to play
ball again. His knee has StIffcnrd as p
result of his luckless accident in Kansas
City, ana physicians now declare that h.
Is out of the game for all time.
News, the Pawtuckct player. who went
with Providence. has been awarded 80 the
New York club Wy Secretary ~ +. Young
and once more Mr.. Moy the hu-tllne
president of the Pawtucket club. wins.
Herald: Unless Boston gets a hard
nIlft i..it h. 10,
will de allowed to go by default
When tried men are crippled it takes
tried men to replace Them Substi-
tules of fair ability may do for d while
hut not for long.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Not a bail
player or a magnatc has yet endorsed
Freedman's conduct in his disgraceful
row with Duckey Holmes. There is
not Cincinnati or brooklyn player
VINO does not thing hat Freedman &C
ted in very bad taste
Milwaukee Journal: The Cincinnati
players are being interviewed on the PEN
nam possibilities of the Reds Judging
from what they say the race is Oyer and
cincinnati wins in a walk The playcrs
nnGrr Manager Ewing are good takers.
ana II lheE AN continue to play in some
ihmg like their present form. they may
De able to make their talk good
Jack Stivetts left Louisville for his
home in Pennsylvania. Wednesday.
where he will probably be for Two
weeks His thumb has again been
giving nm trouble, ana it will be- nee
essafy to lance it. This Will keep him
out OF the game for at least two weeks.
President Moy of the Pawtucket
o'fp mas received Il letter from prnsi-
dent Young of the National League in
forming him that as long as he paid
salaries. and also for his protection
MI Moy was entitled to the plsvcr.
News has signed a New York CONTRACT
ana mas reported in that city
John f. Smith. the well known man
asrr' formerly of the Pawtucket and
ran River clubs. is at Hartford. Ct,
disehgaged Mr. Smith says it was a
shame the New England League dis
banded as it did. He lost Sc DAYS nav
out was willing to lose twice that
amount rather than see the league go
under
c Heres scheme for the Western clubs
aLleVeland change players with st. Louis
an ,, sept. 10. BY that time Cincinnati
VII VII nave played about all the games
h1eouled with St Louis, and could then
navs seven games in one weak with The
weakened Cleveland club The schedule
~ ~ iAe9 this season that Cincinnati and
Neiahd have the best chance in the
S moiId to juggle, and with the St. Louis
ue'ai under way 1t will take at least a paf
naiid TO beat clever John T. Brush.
Co rrapi Wagner, speaking of Barney Nc
So'Iliek' says: There is lad Who get.
no newspaper putting. but he is the best
w them all: They talk about Collins ana
M;a,ilace This boy is as good a fielder a :
ea.nef, better hitter in "A tight mace.
q; Il better man on the bases Wagner
M " .he man who selects the players for
Washington. Now do you wonder at his
assertion about Mccormick, who. by the
way, way is good player, but when com
pated with Collins and Wallace a second
..J D.,ly Shlndle of the Brooklyn club saws
,ro, anihk II the managers of league clubs
"ouio arrange TO give their older PLAYER.
ndcdlon OF two or three dave, once in
sh WINE during the playing season thai
s"ey would be better off for it, You have