Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10

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~ iiir season campaign. a mnnth'S
Pidt utt IN the South Is an injury rather
lhan benefit. | have found tina, th.s,.
H"hthtfn trips are nothing more or less
'hal ROUNDS oil pleasure, and the ex-
pense is simply enormous"
Pitcher Frank Dwycr of Cincinnati
says: The public docs not take into con-
SidcratiGn the fact that a bah PLAYER
gives ihc best part Of his life to base ban.
ANA after his career as Il ban PLAYER f.
oyer. what can he do? He has given up
those years Of his IF" when he should he
making his place IN the world through
rove 81 the great game. This great sacri-
nee deserves some rccompense. ana the
salaries that ball players are now being
paid. when compared with the profit each
team makes for til" club employing II. are
small enough | have been PLAYING pro-
feSsional ball for over 10 years and. bar
ring accident. will play five more. After
that suppose will tackle umpiring. and
when am ie-well what then? Base ball
owes more to the men who make the
game than even they are paid and this
talk nf easy thing and eXorbitant salaries
is the vcriest kind of rot.
Arson and had fine trip. although
J did not go for the pleasure of it," says
Millionaire Albert 9. Spaulding. 1t was
the fourth time | have crossed the At
lnic since Aug. ]. II any one thinks
Arson is not the great sporting character
~ The day. "A trip with him would con-
vince otherwise. Everybody seems to
know him ut Il glance. ON the steamer
when wc got ON the other side every
where il was the same story. All know
him ana H. commands respect. / am Of
The opinion q man outlives his usefulness
in athletics in It certain time 1t is differ
mi with Arson. He is simply Il wonder
fu man: Players and public like him
Many may go to bail games and roast
Arson, hut when the heat of the contest
is over nothing but respect will remain
rF7s4 nj -,ts, he.
lutte honesty and aggreSsiveuess carry
him through. He may not he. the great
est manager in the world but there is
none better so far as the characteristics
have named go.
John T. Brush being asked by a
representative of The Associated Press
al indianapolis. Ind. if he. for his OWN
account, or his friends. had purchased
the st Louis base ball club. replied
that neither himself or his friends had
bought that property" Being asked
if there was any prospect of such
purchase on the part of himself or his
friends. he replied emphatically that
there was not. Said he: The finan-
cial affairs of the club are in such
condition that it is going to be very
difficult matter for any one to buy il
and get a clear and unincumbered title.
Suits. judgments, mortgages. claims
tkncwn and unknown makes it ex-
trcmely hazardous to buy. and the re-.
fusal of Dickson and Talbot to longer
consider the club is due to this act
"Whcn | first started out to play ball
was under the impression that in order
To make hit | had to swing the bat
with all my might ana meet the ball fun
on the nose, said ManaGer-Captain Fred
Clark Of thu. I.ouiSvilleS Il know better
than that now. and during the last sea-
son know that did not swing with all
my strength at any ball When Louis
vile first bought me from Nashville. |
was only q fair hitter for the reason ex-
planned Thought that by watching
Son,, nr tn. arackeriacks i'm The league |
ni..bt IL. ..Ilr IL, inlnrnvc nystclf and 50
| watched. one tIay we were playing
I cleveland, and JcSs, Burkctt WAS hitting
tb.p, INTO r,or,, inch of safe TERRITORY /
HMM H. h.,d d., ,its i, mo .;1mr and
w ,.ti.fd tha+ he ,y,e ouix meeting
~. l,,ii ,,'ith his stilk .,u1 MATING more.
,rh.t .t mo 70 tbinl,in,, md from hat
ti,n, III I INV. ..rs,IuuIIT or,ciircd that
Ili,,d. ~ h,,tin, ina ina maj il is most
S.,ti~f,ctnry ~ ,is.d Ia bn that when |
III o., I'm /, won't AVN .round iirs, and
second bas,e 1,hr yesliIt MAS that many
!, h5r1.bit .r,nIndnr was nipnrd which
,,,i,-bt ba,.. -, -. ms, hit Now / don't
~. M -. ~ A. - 80 -, 49, h,u, In a sc.-
' t,,,i tt,ia 49,, IL - host pIar,
-, ,,,,, tL"n, o.naciaIly far n Irfthnndrd
va, -. r.. ,1n,,.t exnr,t Tho ball
i i ~" - - -. ~, - Ino,,inf. for "A
oN' =, -, ~ -, :, nl,y
uui't' W. u 'Le I'M Nv Iii fant ar so
~ ~, ,''" y" 80, 49, " snro hi
~ 'i''''' Nl"' va mn" - - . '
Boston Herald: The New EnSidii"
League will meet at the quincy ho"se
Boston, "Wednesday afternoon l" aWd.u
the championship Of 1885, and iormuiatt
plans for the coming season. me p"'t'"
n directors. consisting 81 represents"
tiNes of the Fan River. New beulo'"'
and Brookline. will meet III
II A. NJ. While there has been consius.
lble talk about charging the circuit TINS
year, it'iS scarcely probable that an!
hing will he done in that direction. ior1-
and is always ready to Join New eng
and League but ii looks as If this year
Portland will not he represented III 81
eagut. The attempt ut a Name i"asu
was Il failure. and Portland wants w"
IF another year will doubtless see th 9