Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-07
Base Ball Notes.,

New York Herald. 1t would seem thai
nothing snort of some sort of a calamity
can keep Boston from winning the pen
aant again. The Hubbites have played
good ball from the start.
Should the champions take only one
game each from Brooklyn, Washington
and Baltimore, the Orioles would have
70 win seven straight games from New
York to even tie for, first place.
Herald: Dahlen has become obnoxiou:
by his kicking propensities,-and has beer
put out ,af the game for three days by
Umpire O'Day. 1t is safe to predict thai
Dahlen viii not captain the Chicagos
next season.
failed to make hit for the first time ir
II games. The dummy has done somt
great hitting this year. In his LAST ).
games he made seven doubles, six triples
and three home runs.
George Davis of the New Yorks. was
hit below the right eye by foul tip
Monday. and will be unable to play again
this season. 1t has been an unlucky sea
son, for Davis, as this is the second time
he has been retired by an injury.
Globe: There is some chance of the
game postponed Wednesday, being played
at Baltimore. as the rules make q provi-
sion. saying the game can be played
after the two home series are finished
Boston might double up on Friday. for
instance leaving Saturday, Oct. Is. an
open date. and play off the postponed
game. This is an unfair advantage. CIV
ing Baltimore eight home games to Bos-
toms SIX and Manager selee will be care
full not to throw away his chances fer the
pennant.
The present Cleveland team will play
At 81. Louis next year, said President
Further than this he refused to talk
Won der Abe, who is still connected with
the St. Louis browns, said: Robson and
Brush are biuftins. when thew say they
Wi hn ut,1
whether l like it or not l am willing
the Clevelands should come in here and
make Sportsmen's park their home, bu,
when they come it must be ON equal
sharing terms or not at all.
The Bostons played 20 games on the
South End grounds this season. OF these
IS were regularly scheduled games, the
only scheduled game not played being
that scheduled with Baltimore tor
Wednesday. Three games were trans
ferred from Cleveland, of which two
were won by Cleveland and one was a
tie Boston won 62 of these home games
and lost 10, a winning percentage of .7s5
Two were tie games, one with Cleveland
and one with Cincinnati Neither Chi
cage nor St Louis won game in Boston
during the season. Baltimore, Brooklyn
Louisville and Washington each won one.
Abroad, Boston won 30 games and lost 80
William Hoy. the crack center fielder
of the Louisville league base ball team
and Miss Anna NJ. Lowry will be married
in Cincinnati, Oct. &C. Both are deaf
mutes and are as well educated as it is
possible to be in the language of faciai
expression and finger talk. Both Hoy
and Miss Lowry lost their hearing when
very young through attacks of brain
fever Hoy studied medicine and law
but his affilction prevented him from
practicing either profession. 1t is under
stood that he has saved small fortune
from his earnings as a professional ball
player. Miss Lowry is said to be the best
lip reader in the United States. She is
apie to read from the shadow of moving
lips thrown on screen.