Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-15

Jack Glasscock. once the king of short
stops, has retired from the game.
After the present visit Of the Cleve-
land club to the East it will play some
OF its games in st. Louis.
Cooley of Philadelphia has hit the ball
safely in every game but one since Aug
y. ana in every game but twp since
Aug. "a
Brooklyn has bought, Wagner from the
Washington club. A deal is on between
brooklyn and Reading for Shortstop
Gockman.
Manager Barnie says that Anderson of
the Washington club belongs to the
Brooklyn club, and was only loaned TO
Washington for the season.
Decker has made one error since he
Joined the Louisville team. playing q
games with a clean record and accepting
l51 chances out of los offered.
Charley Nichols pitched in six games
against the. New Yorks this season and
won five of them The .Giants' aver
aged less than six hits game.
Cal McVey, the famous old Boston
league player. is now at Fresno. Cal, and
writes to IA Boston friend saying that a
benefit would just about suit his case.
Pat Tebeau keeps up his courage. His
last break is to the effect that Cincinnati
and Cleveland will come in first and sec
ond in the race. Not this season. Pat
sey.
Meriden defeated Hartford at Hartford,
Wednesday. in the first of a series of bali
games for the state championship Ten
innings We're played. the score being I
to 5.
Globe: No foolish claims have been
made by the Boston players, this season.
They have gone about their business
without dreaming nightly of champion
ship honors.
Globe: The batting order of the Boston
team is about the weakest arrangement
possible. Heady base runners and good
Datsmen should always have the cali for
leading place.
President Robson of the Cleveland
ciub mas telegraphed 10 President Young
the suggestion that all soldiers and sail
ors in full uniform who took part in the
Spanish war be admitted to all league
games free.
which, II carried into effect. will do away
with the kicking over balls and strikes.
HIS idea IS to change the plate so that
one one side OF IT will be parallel with the
81 II toward the pitcher. In other words.
the plate is to be turned so that there will
De no corners to pitcn over.
baltimore American: Frank Selee. the
manager of the Boston team will quit the
clty OF beans and crooked streets al the
END OF the present season. His record
w " ins inc B9stons has been first-class, and
League Will be minus the services OF ON,
OF It's ieadlng managers. Selee will move
MS possessions to Minneapolis and run
tne western League team of that city
liugh Duffy. the Boston's captain, viii
most likely succeed Selee as the clubs
manager.
Treasurer Mccall OF the New York
base ball club, Wednesday,, announced
played and does play with VIM. Holmes
as a participant since that players slls-
pension and reinstatement will be protest.
to be be taken because OF the reinsfate.
ment OF Holmes by the league, after he
had been suspended by the board Of d.
rectors. from whose decision there Is by
me rules or the league. no appeal, Nc
Can stated further that II the protest OF
the New York club Is not recognized. n
mandamns proceedings would probably at
National League to take action in the
matter. =. sssS