Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-01
Baseball Notes.

The outlook for a strong team ~ Yal
this season IS said 10 bc very encourage
ing
/. looks a. If BaI;lmore had an exce?-
inually strong trio Of young pitchers II
NcGinty. Mcfarland ana Howell.
Some OF tn" league teams have been
rncnuntering frosty weather in the South
20 say nothing OF the rain storms tina;
| have interfcred sadly with practice.
Ii Is said that tho famous pitcher j w
CUrbett. has re-considered his deterni.-
nation TO retire from the diamond. and
will join the Brooklyns about May l.
p +. No, the Butler who is playing
in The outlield with the Baliimorcs al
savannah is not the old Augusta catchcr
but member of the Columbus team Of
| he Western league.
Bacllcrs Of the Hartford club are talk
ing Mike Kelley to lead the first base
men in that league Tits season. ana thCr
have good reasons FOR doing 50. Mike j.
j conner and Will be ripe for the BIZ
league in 1899.
"Ducky" Holmes OF the Bal;lmore<.
low with that team in lac South $ con-
, lined 10 his room with an attack Of
stomach trouble, Manager McGraw
hopes TO have him az work before The
series with Brooklyn begins.
Andy Lawson. the New England base
5all man. who has been III Newark. ~
J.. on visit, was seriously injured. Fri
day evening. He was exercising in tbs
Y. NJ q. a. gymnasium when nc slipped
ana fell heavily from bar His spine
was injured. lie is at s.. Barnaby's hos
pitdl
Reachs official baseball guide for Isl"
Is out. and is most crcditable pubica-
dion. II contains thc new rules. batting
and fielding averages in the varioGs
! leagues. and in short is a vcritlble COM
Dendium Ut up-to-ddtc baseball iEforma-
ton. For sale AZ all book stores. Prila
% cents.
II seems rather strange 10 see Charlie
i'll 9 =
| Western league, although he only
played Il games, the real honor goes To-
Shach of Milwaukee. who played In llh
games ana comes second with the fine
man during his membership OF the New
| Bedford team Of the New England
clsuc. but very uncertain fielder. IA"
was moreover handicapped by an over
sensitive and sulky disposition.
The 81. Louis Post Dispatch says that
As soon as papers can be prepared. Chris
Won der Ahes attorneys will institute
suit in the United States court here 10
-ecovcr damages which they claim he has
suffered by reason OF an alleged conspir
| acy on the part Of the National League
magnates TO dcpreciate the value Of the
SportSmen's Park and Club. Every club
| in the league will be party 10 the suit.
| Tho Post Dispatch adds: How we'll the
| alleged conspiracy succeeded is shown b.
| The fact that the property only brought
$3J.d10 at sheriffs sale recently. when a
! st. Louis syndicate stood ready to pay
! 10000 only that they Were scared away
i ~ the alleged conspirators.
''There is no reason why a pitcher OF
, the calber of Billy Donovan should no;
! make success in minor league. says
! Arthur Irwin. Donovan has the speed
| Of Rusie or SWEETS when they We're in
/! their prime. To be sure. his control of
| the ball is MOI UP to the major league
! standard. But the minor league bats
! men who viii face him are not stcklers
| Tor control. They are poor walters and
hlt IN ,.rs In. hall mot tn. Nt-lb
| for a free base. They will saw the "a l.
| mosphere, carve dents in the breezes with
! iunges at Donovan's speedy shoots Don
| ovan was signed by Washington last sea-
/ son as an undeveloped pitcher. The
place to develop raw pitching material il
| in minor league. and that's why he was
control of the ball he will bc second
| edition of Ruse.'
! johnnie McGraw may surprise the
| croakeTs next season by giving Baltimore
j team capable of beating several aggre-
cations | can rnention. says Earl Wag-
ner. He has corps Of nrom.sliig pitcn-
ers. Robinson. Alec Smith, and Jack r.
an are equal TO Hanlons Brooklyn back.
1 stop corps. Sheckard, Brodic. ami
Holmes. in the outileld, are above the
mediocre mark, and McGiraw. La Chance
| and McGoon ought TO discount other in
fields that may be mentioned If Johnnie
| in the inner circle the McGraw Orioles
will rank bigger in the percentage COLI
tmn than they are placed in the ante
season predictions. The expense of run-
ming the Orioles this year will be reduced
, by at least SIS eco. and ] cannot see how
| the McGraw club can lose financially
! McGraw and Robinson are big drawing
! cards in Baltimore. and that's an advan-
| tage that will show up at the box Office
when ii comes to counting up the house. :
! Lilly Post who has achieved consider
able success as an opera singer. is locked
| up in a padded cell IN the insane ward
at the receiving hospital al San Fran