Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-13
Base Ball Notes.

Baltimore has six loft-handcd bdtsmer
-McGraw, Sheckard Holmes. Brodic
OBrien and Lachancc.
Sechrist. 81 pitcher well known in New
England circles and once with New Bed
ford. is receiving trial with the New
Yorks.
There is a hitch between "Scrappy
joyce ana Stanley Robson on terms
Joyce wants S2701 ana Robson can't sec
it as yet.
Louisville has promised % vote with
the Erush-Hart combination in the future
and will get few changes in that one
sided schedule.
All those who remember John O Brien
who was with Augusta in 1889, ana have
since watched his career, will have no
doubt of his ability to cover second base
for Baltimore 70 the Queens taste.
Pitcher Sparks is fast getting into con
dition. and. with little more hard work,
will be in shape to go on the rubber and
Players who know him say he IS cool ana
calculating at critical stages and never
loses his hcad.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Monday ana Tuesday. a large crew 2!
men were at work on the Whittier attn
lctic field at Bowdoin College. removing
the ice and snow and preparing Tor pra
ticc by the base bah and track teams.
The ball team was out short time,
Tuesday afternoon, for the first time.
Hanlon got no end Of "jollying' for the
Il
the Raltimores, last week. Hanlon
showed his soreness by attrihuting his de-
feat to the ahScnC" Of Hughes and Nc
james. Even with these WORTHLESS in the
game. II is doubtful if he could have won.
Gresham has shown many good point :
in his work so far since joining the Orr
Olcs. In the game which he caught. he
was quick to start for fouls and dart for
hunts. He is light, wiry and active. Al
all times he is encouraging the pitcher
ANA urging him TO his utmost endcavor.
Baltimore News.
Louisville has been given the priv
ilege Of playing eight Sunday games
with Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland
and St. Louis. All the games that have
been scheduled to be played by these
four teams will be played, the addition
al eight games being provided as
doubleheaders.
The New England Base Ban League
held a meeting in Boston, Wednesday,
and later substituting Fitchburg for Ha-
Verhil. adopted the seasons schedule.
The season will begin, May 10, and end,
Sept (. while the eight clubs composing
the league are Manchester Cambridge.
F'itchburg. Newport, Brockton. Portland,
Pawtucket and Taunton. Representatives
of all the clubs were present and the
meeting was particularly harmonious.
Globe: Frank H. Burrill. Tuesday de-
cided to relinqush his claims for a New
England Base Ball League franchise AT
Haverhill. and notified Sec. Morse. He
had received encouraging promises OF
support in that city and had substantial
financial backing, numerous contributions
having been made by local business men.
He was unable to secure suitable
grounds, the River street grounds having
been secured for the Trolley League
team.
1t was learned at Louisville, Wednes-
daY that the Louisville base ball club
has arrived at an amicable understanding
with the Hart Brush Robson faction as
regards Sunday games which had beer
denied the Colonies when the playing
schedule was adopted in New york. Lou
isviIle will not get all the Sunday games
which were assigned to her in the origi-
nal schedule but will get enough to as
slIage the bitterness engendered by tbs
action Of the league magnates al the New
York meeting.