Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-30
Base Ball Notes.

Billy Nash will sign Dan Brouthers as
his first baseman.
Cincinnati will give trial to Pitcher
Hahn In the South.
Hoy has signed with Louisville at an
advance over last years salary.
does nor pitch in game in which he does
not make from 20 TO 20 Dalks.
Each club in the Southern League VIII
put up a guarantee of 500. The season
will begin April 6. and last four months
McFhee will again captain the Cincln-
natis. He says his ankle is as strong az
it ever was, an6 he anticipates II Will
give him no trouble.
Charles T. Young, who pitched in Rock
ford, H., in 81. ana in Rock Island last
season: has been secured by De.'o''' ne
is a left-hander of great promise.
James McQuade of Rochester N. Y.
will take Sam Wises place at seacond
base in Buffalo. McQuade has played the
base for the past two seasons IN saf rs1
daigua, N. v, ana is consiuereu d hiSt-
class fielder and batsman.
Jim Hart is going to keep newspaper
men away from his base ball players; we
don't know what Harris players have
done to deserve such punishment. but the
Chicago newspaper men are to be con-
graduated Pittsburg Leader
After having tried vainly to trade
Short Stop Dahlen for Hugh Jennings OF
baltimore, or George Davis of New
York, President Hart of the Chicago club
has Succeeded in inducing Manager Han
Ion of the Baltimore club. to give De-
montreville for Dahlen.
After advertising ii franchise for sale
and showing the public it lost $4,000 last
season, the Louisville club is surprised 10
find few people willing to subscribe for
new stock. 1t would indeed. be surpris-
ing to see some one ready 10 dump more
money into the hole.-Cincinnat CONNER
cial Tribune.
The Western Association has beer. re
organized with Rock Island, Springfield;
Quincy Ottumwa, Cedar Rapids ana
Bloomington. and another city VIII De
selected by the, President from Peoria,
Decatur, Davenport and Des MONIES. .;
Stanley Brown of Rockford. was elected
President. The salary limit was placed
at 5000 per month, exclusive of the man
ager.
Hugh Jennings said in a talk with -
Merrill of the Wikesbarre Record: The
chap who has the greatest. speed IS ina.
big indianapolis Amos Rusie, else miss
nv guess. i don't believe there was ever
Il man who could match HIM Tor putting
ever faster bali sent in over the plate
than that particular inshoot which
knocked me out IN July 1879. IL was 4; "a
makes me shudder when am away from
the ball grounds But when am batting
against him-ever since the acc!dent-i do
not go up against him with fear and
trembling, as many writer's and others
seem TO think.
Boston Herald: Portland, Me. is as
full of the base ball fever as it was In
the days when the game reigned there
strongly, and several parties are ready
10 help it if club is placed in the New
England League. Portland is a good
base ball city, and after the respite the
game has had there it should take a new
lease of life. Lewiston, too. ought to be
ripe for the game. and if it takes root in
Portland the contagion will doubtless ex-
tend to the sister city, as it has in the
past. With a season beginning later
than the custom and ending on Labor
day, with salaries where they ought TO
be in the New England League and not
reaching heights where financial success
is prohibited, the game should thrive IN
all localities. 1t is all very we'll to talk
about having high class base ball. but 1t
does not follow that this can be secured
only by the lavish expenditure Of money.
New England base ball has been failure
in the past simply because the club own
ers totally disregarded all ideas of busl-
ness in running their clubs. No organi-
cation can dream of success unless 1t has
Il strong financial foundation, for profess
sional base ball cannot be run on wind
Provisions must be made against acci-
dents, bad weather, etc, and the ghost
will not walk" unless each club and the
league as whole is financially sound
The players should all be signed by the
secretary. and each club should make d
cash deposit as IA guarantee of good
faith. Plenty of good managers can be
had and such would be only to glad to
offer their services with the prospect of
any kind of fair encouragement in re-