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

The country is overrun with minor
league players.
Charley Marston has sold out his stock
in the Worcester club.
Brooklyn has lost 10 straight games
Jennings has been Il jonah since his re-
turn.
Syracuse had to quit. The death of
Sunday ball was too much for the Salt
city.
1t was u good thing for the game that
Pittsburg and the Phillies brought back
the "Superbas."
ton should be well to the front by tn
time they leave home for the next trip.
two weeks from now.
Kittredge writes Il long letter to a
friend in Louisville scoring Pres. DreyE-
club. Billy McGunnigle had those chaps
sized up properly, long ago.
For years under Harry Wright the
Phillies were looked on as weak hitters-
Irwin had fine hitting team i'll Philadel-
PIMA, and now the Quakcrs have gone -
the front as the slugSerS of the big
league.
The Philadelphia base ball club,
Wednesday. gave Pitcher Wheeler and
extra Inficlder Fultz 10 days notice of re
lease. FultZ was secured. last year, from
Brown University, where he played ON
the base ball and foot ball teams.
Manager Kuntzsch of the Syracuse
club, sold Outtielder Writers to Montreal
and Pitcher Nileman ana Shortstop
Woodlock to Utica. Wednesday. There >
some question about his authority to sell
players, now the franchise has been
given UP.
Globe: There never was such Il crying
need for Il superintendent of umpireS as
at the present timc-a clever fellow wh
could follow the men over the circuit
With the pitching distance reduced ive
feet the clubs would need but three pitch
El..,1 ma
ones ana one or two young ones on tap.
Globe: There is Il man in Boston who
will wager $3.50 against $500 that Boston
will win the championship. and $500 even
thar will beat Boston out. The odds
should be to ] against Boston ana
brooklyn. ) to | against Chicago ana
Philadelphia. and 10 against Baltimore
and ST. LOUIS.
Globe: Umpire ]. j. Kelly Of the New
England League has heard that he was
to he released. At the conference OF IN"
New England League held IN boston,
dismissal and Sec. Morse said he mad a
good man for the place. Mr., Kelly is
said to be Il good umpire. but III SoHic
way brought on the iil-will of several
magnatcS.
Big Dan Brouthers, for 20 years one OF
the greatest basemcn in the country. and
the last Of Dctrot's famous Dig lour,
of 1887, has left base bail forever. MS
DECISION was Hlouc. Nttlic9u'S -
rendered his resignation to The RucheStc"
team of the Eastern League. In resign
ing. Brouthers said: Il am satisfied that
have seen my best days on the diamond
and am ready to quit When l received
Manager Buckenbcrgcr's telegram from
Worcester. last week. asking me to JON
the Rochester team. l hestated for four
days before replying. l finally decided
for Rochester. but ! can't hit square on
The nose. us did once | know that ! am
NOT satisfactory to the Rochester team
and | do not want YOU to keep me a mo-
ment longer. am going home TO WapI
ringer Falls. to run my little hotel
am mayor OF that little town. and there
I will spend the rest Of my days reading
the stories of what the youms"r bloods
arc Dang on the diamond. The days of
Bt. Dan are over, guess. | have enough
Of THIS worlds goods to keep me gong
until | die.