Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-07
Base Ball Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
Either Davis or Doyle will captain the
New YUrks.
The Brooklyns are due to open in Bos-
ton this yCur
Chicago will open the season in Louis
Vile April l..
The Pistsburg club will train III Norfolk
or Roanoke, Va.
Th. Eastern League schedule meeting
will he he'd. Feb. >.
There is temperance clause In the
Cincinnati contract OF 20
The New York club will start for
Charleston about Mar,tl 10
joe Quinn Will be utility man for The
new Ctcv,g,and-5t. Louis club.
The Louisville club has decided 10 70 20
Thnmstsvi-9c. Ga. for spring practice.
They will start, MaroSi ).
Pouch Pie Jack OConnor has signed
with Robson of Cleveland. ami has. been
instructed 10 report 10 Tebeau at Ho;
Springs.
Tom Brown. the weii-known bah play
Offered him to manage the Springfield
club Of the Eastern League.
Manager John Il. Day Of the New
Yorks. denies that he objects to the
transfer of Rus.e. Meekin and Gleason
blu, says he will trade any players II the
trade VIII benefit the club.
Robert II. Young, son Of the veteran
Nick. says: The 12-club league will re-
main intnd; for the simple reason that
there is not time between now and the
opening of the season to reduce the en-
cult TO even 10, let alone clubs"
Hitherto H. has been the custom 20 pre-
sent the schedule II the league at the
annual meeting in February. bu; tins
club in the league on Feb. Is. or TWO
weeks before the meeting in New York.
NJ. J. Kelley, formerly frs, baseman Of
Newport and Ottawa, has signed with
First ho' Baseman g mas ssee af
son with FaA River. Pitcher Bowen. for
| merry of Harvard and Gus" kiopf. asst
season with Richmond and Kansas Cry
Treasurer J. h. Billings of the Boston
Base Bah Association has made his an
nuaa return Q: its finances to Fhe State
House: Annual meeting. Dec. Is. 1925: GER
! tifcate filed. Jan. %, 1899: real estate and
able. s3l'S capital stock, $3.50; DEBTS.
$4,000
The Connecticut League will have New
Haven. New London. Danbury. Water
Will open, May Il, and close. Sept. IS. Inc
veterans. Roger Connor. Jim ORourke
and Jack" Chapman were at the annual
meeting. O'Rourke was elected secretary
and Sturgcs Whitlock president.
Globe: Not a player has signed a Bos-
ton contract for 1899. Manager Selee W Il
send out the documents about Feb L.
and expects 10 have his men in line by
March -, at the attest. With the PLAYERS
reserved. contracts amount to little as
every player now allotted to ,hc Boston
c!uh must accept terms offered by the
local management if they care TO play
under the national agreement. which
means, practically. professional base ball.
The Brooklyn-Baltimore base ball deal
was closed. Saturday might. according TO
an announcement made at New York by
.ftar.1 Il md. a
more club. after conferences among the
stockholders of both organizations LAST
ng all day and woll into the evening
This means tat the best PLAYERS of the
two ttumS. with the exception of Scrap
py McGidw ana possibly Robinson of
the Baltimores. Will be picked out and
placed in BROOKLYN next season. ne
others Will play in Baltimore stall as IA
-eam, however, in the National League.
The magnatcS are now causing them
selves TO ne quoted as bcin. in favor OF
Keeping Cleveland. Louisville. Washing
ON and Baltimore in the bis; league until
1901, regardless of what is done with the
Indians. The reason is apparent. 1t is
hoped IN this way to smother the talk.
now now growing s9mowr't vehement. about
forming n rivstl base b;iA organizations
aud one too. thai will eater to the public
instead OF cteuhtlly duarrrlling with 1t.
Opposition, however. must be killed off
at amy cost. The two things of which
the misnat.s stand in most dread are
rivalry and courts of jtis,ice.--cleveeand
Leader.
George. n: Kuntzsch of the Syracuse
base ball club. said. Saturday, ehat tf,c
deal whereby Rochester was to become
q member of the Eastern League has
fsu.icn through. the club failing to put up
the guarantee. The Utica team has for
warded to President Powers of the league
check for $500 to guarantee that ii will
stay the season. and thus Utica will be
the eighth city of the circuit. y dispatch
received at Syracuse, late Saturday
night. from New York. says that Presi-
dent Powers of the aeaguc declares the
above statement erroneous. because
Rochester and Albany are still factors IN
the competition for franchise as wei.
as Utica. and one of the three cities will
be taken into the fond. next Thursday
Still. he thinks Utica has the best
showing.