Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-18
Base Ball Notes.

Brooklyn viii use George Smith as
utility man.
Tho Pittsbures have farmed out OLA
E"n To Kansas City.
Charley Camel Is hrstiirg to give Wor-
Cesttr a 2:aod team.
The Cincinnati club is ont several
Thousand dollars through its grounds be
ing flooded this spring.
Fan River has a plethora of Smiths
Manager John F.. Third Baacman Elmer
f., AMI Short Stop James A.
fhe outlook for uniformity in scoring
stolen bases. At least, Is worse this year
than last.-Sprngiicld Union.
George Cunningham. the well-known
roller polo player. will play center field
for Jim" o'Kourkc's bridgeport team
this year.
The University of Virginia team has
beating. Vale and Princeton. and it is now
after Harvard : scalp
"Hilly" Hamilton is a great admirer of
Lave cross, Lave is worth alone any
three men St. Louis had" is his estimate
He thinks there is plenty of base ball
Yet in Lave. and that it will be shown
this season.
Manager Klrnic Of the Brooklyrs thinks
very we'll of thc New Works as pcnnant
aspirants this. season. He thinks the
tenc fetal ana that its pitching corps is
unrivalied in the league.
II cannot see why the league wants us
To sign ANYTHING relating to this Brush
resolution. unless il is to make tin sol
dicrs Of us. says Capt. Mike Griffin of
the Brooklyns. I'VE are bound already
by anything the league may rule in our
contracts
=. III the 2G-inning game at St. Louis last
Sunday. St Iopis scored one run in the
first inning, three in the third. three in
III" seventh. and one in the ninth. Mil
Walkce scored two each in the first. third.
NTH and ninth innings. Each team scor-
ed two runs in the 18th and one each in
the 18th innings. and St. Louis scored the
winning run in the 10Th inning.
Manager Buckcnhcrger of the Syracuse
team, ami formerly manager of the Pitts
burg club; SAYS: What do | think of the
thcm will Willis, my star pitcher, and |
believe he will help them make a big
hGht tor another pCnnant. Nichols takes
such good care of himself that | believe
SON
Tom Tucker is putting UP superb
game for Brooklyn. l.achancc is doing
nicely in lett, Jones gives every promise
brooklyn team looks a deal stronger than
it WAS last season. The first appearance
OF the Brooklyns in this city will be on
Friday, May Is. and fuckers friends. as
well as those of Jack Ryan will doubt =
less he out in force.
Harry Weldon says in the Cincinnati
Enquirer of the Boatons: "lf they were
strong enough to win last year PLAYING
gentlemany bah against the so-calIod
scrappy ball. how much better are their
chances thiS year, when all the teams
Will have to play the gentlemans game :?
may he wrong in my estimate, bat be-
iieVe the Bean Eaters are going to set
an awful clip, and that II will take pho
nomenal ba.i playing to wresa their title
from them"
private Telegram received at Phila-
delphia, Sunday, announced the death in
an institution near Baltimore of ''B0bhv'
Matthews. the great base ball pitcher.
Matthew's was about A. years of age and
retired from the professional ball field
about 1890. after 20 years service in the
profession during all of which time he
held a reputation as a pitcher. Matthews
was attacked with parcsis about two
years ago and had since been in Balti-
more institution for treatment.
The second game of base ball between
the Browns and Chcagos at Sportsman's
Park. St. Louis. was called at 4.05 p. NJ.
Saturday, at the beginning of the second
inning. by the breaking out of a fire
which destroyed the entire grand stand.
pavilions, one of the bieachers, the club