Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-13
Base Ball Notes.

Lajoie has made but three errors in
81 games.
DeIahanty has no, made misplay
in p games.
Everitt Of the Chicagos has had over
1000 put-outs.
Yeager's hitting was a feature Of the
trip of the E0stons.
The Boston pitchers are winning
games by their hitting.
Boston has played - errorless games
three in succession. Aug. ), G. !.
Herald: Pitcher Nichols Of the Pos
tons. has earned that extra 500. and
moro tho.
Langt lid not come East with the
chicasos. Re may join the club in
New York. Saturday.
Charley Nichols has batted safely in
nine on: Of the last II games this be-
ing at a 500 rate.
Nearly Sc. 900 persons saw four games
played by the National League clubs
last Sunday. Cincinnati had Inc ban
ner crowd, l2,4si. while Chicago, with
$500, had the smallest.
indianapolis sun: Ace Stewart is
not only the premier second basemaA
of the Western League. hut the equal
of any of the National League. The
big fellows game this season has been
nothing short of phenomenal.
The wind-up is close a hand" said
Martie Bergen in Cincinnati. we will
come down that stretch mile a min
ute. Watch us when We hit the seven
Fights pole and turn for. the finish
Then we will make the fur fly
Herald: Five out Of seven III Gin
cinnati wasn't bad. Boston has no.
only won the Cincinnati series. taking
games out of II, but has Won more
games from that club than has any
other. and has won more from Cincin-
natl than from any other except ST.
Louis.
At the beginning of the Week. Van
Haltren and Seymour We're the only
New York players in the 800 class. and
they were just inside, while brooklyn
did not have a single 500 hatsman on
its roster. The batting percentage of
the best batsman of the Bronklvn i'll
field was .257. while Masoon's per
centage was .203.
Cincinnati Enquirer bits after Sat
urday's game: Willis is as :all lnd
lean as bean pole, but he knows how
to pitch. The conduct of he Bost,ns
was in favorable contrast - that of
the kicking New Yorks. Like the Reds
the Bostons never kick on decisions.
Charlie Gould, the first baseman Of the
famous 1869 Reds. was at tn game
The base ball muddle took another turn
at st. Louis. Friday. when VIM. A. Kim
nerk filed motion to set aside the re-
ceiVership and restore the club Ia Won
der Abe. trustee uder the second deed of
trust. a day or two ago. the Missouri
Trust Co. asked for a receiver. on the |
ground that 10000 worth of bonds were
in default in both principal and interest |
and that the bondholders wanted their !
money. Now Mr.. Knnerk, who came in |
as Il creditor. asks that Mr. Muckenfuss |
he removed and the order appointing him |
be vacated.
You may talk about rest doing \ |
team good said Jim Hart to a Chi |
cago journal man, "an1 undoubted II
does benefit them in some WAYS. But
one of the things in which The PLAYERS
do not improve is in the batting. Bat
ting is like billiards. A vacation NAV
help the players in physical way.
N u.s." MS stiohe am II takes
time to bring it back. A base ball
player is the same. He may be better
IN some respects but break in con-
slant work makes him lose his fine
Judgment of distance, is eye is at fault
and his arms and hands haven't that
great cunning which is the essential
part of good batsman's make-up."
A man who has not been hitting a lit
tie bit cannot lose anything In a Law
OH, and often it does him lots of good.