Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-29
Base Ball Notes.

Dahlen has Joined the Brooklyns al Au-
gusta. Ga
Lachance is the only Baltimore absentee
al Savannah
Charlie Cancel commenced coaching
Williams College, Monday.
The Western League season will open.
April q. and end, Sept. II.
Rusie's salary has been cut down 10
$1,000, and he refuses to sign with New
York.
Gus Weyhing has arrived at Hampton,
Va. and the Washingtons are now COM
plete.
Princeton played its first game, Satur-
day. defeating New York University. &C.
five innings, in snow Storm
First Baseman Mike J. Kelley of Hart
ford formerly of Augusta, Me, has not
missed game in three seasons.
'rhe chances are 10 to that we'll have
a league" said Walter Durham, speak
ing of the New England. Monday.
Jim Sullivan. the well-known Boston
player. who did such good service in the
box several seasons, will play with Wor-
ceSter this year
Tom Brown says that O'Brien, the new
find of Washingtons, is the finest look
ing youngster that has come from "A
minor league in many day.
Frank McManus and James Mccormick.
who are to play with the Allentown, Pa,
team, this summer, are getting into-con-
dition at the Bates College gymnasium.
A
Hudson Hot Springs. where The. Chicago
players are training, that. If the,I men
have their way, big Bill LANCE Will scaIs
tain the team
II have always studied pitchers close
ly,' says Hanlon, land have yet to see
The equal of Keefe and Clarkson. | think
Clarkson was the brainiest pitcher who
ever stood in the box.
John Irwin and Walter Burnham Were
in Lawrence. Mass, Monday. in the in
terest of the New England League which
is considering Lawrence one of the
possibilities for the new circuit.
Mike Griffin signed for $500 with the
Brooklyns before there was any idea OF
the Baltimore deal going through. Now
he is turned adrift and must take $240O
from Cleveland, Il loss to him of $llOo.
It's hard luck.
The reduction of the fines from $40 to S.
is a case Of uncheckng the rein of dis
.cipline, so certain league managers be-
&3ieve. An increase to $50 would have been
more advisable. according to the more
conservative Observation-Disclosures Dis
patch.
Receiver Muckenfuss of St. Louis, has
filed his final report on the recelvershlp
of the Sportsman's Park and Club. II
shows that since June, 1885, he. handled
Sl99l2l4, and not only did he not have any
money left, but that his compensation as
receiver would have to come out Of the
$50, 900 for which the club had been sold.
Beaumont the new discovery of the
Piitsburg club. was unearthed by Connie
Mack, who came upon the youngster In
Rochester, Wis; Beaumont ,.3 play,e,a yea t, II IN
guished himself by his work. so that ne
was signed to play in Milwaukee 1t did
not take him long to get into fast com
pany.
right-handed pitchers in the country
Others will differ with him, however; BoS
ton has a great trio in Nichols. Willis
ana Lewis that will be hard to beat. CiE-
tl
who are not to be sneezed at Brooklyn
has as it's best trio Hughes, McJames and
Kennedy. and numerically may have the
best of 1t.
The Yale team left, Tuesday, meeting
Manhattan College, New York, Wednes-
Friday; University of Virginia.. Saturday
The Monday following, another game
with Virginia will be played. and on Tues
day the second game of the series with
Georgetown will take place. On the re-
turn home, Yale will meet the New YORK
League team. Saturday, April s, at the
Polo grounds.
Base ball is the leading American game
II never can be Killed outright, but 1t mas
,iropped into the hands of persons who
look for nothing but money from the pub
lie, and. when that fact once becomes TO-
evident the public is very apt to refuse
TO give its financial support TO sue m, ag,
in the New York Herald. The present SIT
nation can be likened to racing in the
plden days. Wnen true SpoftSHleil were
interested in the sport kings the spor,
fiourshed With the advent of Of the lhat GU 4
confidence had been abused. and il
stayed at home Dark days came, and il
took heroic efforts for men who really
loved the sport to revive interest in 1t.
w. w. Burnham and John Irwin -, th n
well-known base ball managers, visited
Manchester, N. H., Monday, to ascertain
whether Manchester would make an ap,
nlication to put a representative team
into the New England League. Ihey
called upon prominent citizens ana lei.
Monday night. for Lawrence and Hayer-
hill. convinced that the national game mas
a good following in that city y,, They .nd
Pawtucket. r. l.. Cambridge and and s eag,s
ap,d' thai Implications are in from Port
land Me- HaverhiI Taahton ana hoM MeT
lawrence and Newburyport under con
sheraton. A meeting Will , be , ne,a a.
~ coming 10 a definite understanding a.
n The formation of the proposed league