Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-08
Base Ball Notes.

"I'ell INKS il q pitch fer Norfolk
next season.
The CleyelanIs san open the season
in Cincinnati
TIE RrooElyns Will make Connect
CUT "trip in April
". 6. Belts. formerly National
league umpire viii umpire in the
Eastern league next season.
Detroit offered $500 for Tom Tucker.
ana refused to pay $500. Tucker
Would have been cheap at $1,000, even
to q Western league club.
n. Z. Young has notified James II.
Eourile. secretary of the Connecticut
League, that Pawtuckett drafted
George Bone from the AIeriden club on
Jan. 81
Frank Connoughton is not satisfied
with his Kansas City contract and is
thinking of helping TO organize a Wor-
cester County League by managing a
team in Westboro.
Washington is after Taylor or Car
sey of ST Louis. Either man would fill
in pretty we'll with any league team
looking for pitchers. and every league
team W III iIFtV Ut ltdSI nan Il opZtI III
good shape next season.
Herold: Manager Finn says Newport
is anxious to fly some kind Of a PEN
nant this season. As there was no
award made OF the championship. any
thing in the way Of a flag thrown to
the breeze Will mean empty glory,
The following statement by the Bos-
ton Rase BAH Association for 1897 was
filed a the state House at Boston. last
Friday: Real estate $2l4S00; build
inGs $1,000: miscellaneous. 5000; CAPT
tai stock. $500. Debts, $50. 600 balance
profit and loss. $235.S l1
Il refuse to accept anything in the
shape of a gift The public owes me
nothing. | am not old and am no
pauper. | can earn my own living
Besides that am by no means out of
baseball" Such is the declaration
made by former Captain Manager
Adrian c. Arson, Part of it came in
the form of letter to y. e. Spalding,
and was read at Saturdays meeting Of
the Chicago Athletic Association at
Chicago, to establish an Arson testi-
monial. Unless Arson can be induced
to reconsider, which is not likely. the
matter is at an end.
John f. Foster. Brooklyn correspond
ent Of the Sporting Life, says of Brock
tons graduate, Sheckard: "Sheckard,
the New England boy. is going to be a
substitute and general utility man this
year, a post of honor hitherto held by
George Schock. / reckon that Sheck-
ard won't he substitute forever
There is too much good in that boy.
Sooner or later, with any reasonable
degree OF Improvement. which he j.
sure to bring about by watching the
work in the big league, he Will be a
valuable man on some team that is
working for the championships.
Speaking Of Hanlan's idea Of secur-
ing Arson for first base. John Nc
GraW of the Orioles said: Il should be
greatly pleased to see Arson come to
our team. and if he should | believe it
would be a ease of Dan BroutherS and
81 over again. When Brouthers came
to Baltimore everybody said he was too
old to play ball and of no good, and
you know how he played that year
Arson is great batter. and would
strengthen the team at the bat He
makes a pitcher put the ball over the
plate. and he can hit it in right field or
LEFT and on n line. He is liable to do
almost anything at the bat. Mccain
may he all right. and again he may
not. In minor league there are few
who can hit the ball harder and oftener
than George Carey, but in a club like
ours he was nervous. Every time he
went to bat his hand shook from ner-
vouSneSs."