Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-02
Baseball Notes.

The veteran Tony Mulane is to pitch
| COR Springfield.
Phil Knen the old league Iefthandcr.
is now pitching for Hartford.
Stahrs failure to hit safely off Sudhoff.
Tuesday, was his first in p games
The first seven league teams are beau
/ tifully punched with Brooklyn beng
| handled in fine style by Ilanlon.
The New England clubs have Iattened
! up their standing in good shape AZ th'
| expense OF Lowell ana Lawrence.
Billy Nash has quit the Hartford club;
! He says no has the promise OF Il So"'
/ berth with stronger club in view
| The Manchester ana Lowell fans are
| now anxious 10 see Concord, y IL, rep
| resented in the New England League
only 50 errors were made IN thI u
! league games. last Tuesday bt"nhtHh
4 PLAYED Inc only errurless game, WINE
! New York took the prize Tor poor WoF"
/ with eight mistakes
Manager Burnham has decided 10 eX,
! change dates with Lowell, playing, Jun"
| 8 and i. al Lowell, The games scheduled
! from Brockton, ana playing the games OF
June 10 and - At Rrockton.
| Tmpires Burns ana Smith say that
| many OF the players Try 10 intm!date
| them ~ threats The Boston players are
! not allowed such lecway aS 10 make
| business Of butiug the leagne officials.
! Manchester ana Portland drew out the
! banner New England League crowds on
| Memorial day EruyktOn ana PawtuckrI
| also did well. Will, Taunton did well,
| considering The slump the team took, las
| week.
Manager Mike Finn says his NeWpur,
team vii ~ with the bunch before July
4. The chances are that Finn mas lived
up to his agreement about salary linn;
better than any manager in the league,
and il pays in the long run.
Horace Fogcl If the Philadelphia
Ledger. says that the Philnes have IN
their substitute. Chilcs, great all-roani
| player who is playing left field very well
ana hitting the ball almost, II no, quite,
as hard as Delahanty ana laJuIr.
What do you think of 4 bad break
that ! had this year. said Manager -
lee. the other day. "McGraw offered tp
trade me Jerry Nops f0r kloncdanZ AT
give me $1,000 to- boot. | Wuu.dn take .t-
\ few weeks later / released klubedanZ
| for nothing, and now Nops Is pitching
great BALL
| Greater New York turned out i3.CJJ pco-
4 PIE tU see their league games on Memo
! rial day. 2f.Wu going 10 BrOuklyn-a %
/ cent tuwn-ani l7,vr ,u thr polo crumbs.
/ % cents New York HAD ny All odds tn"
4 best attraction in Cincinnati, while the
Z -upr-b..S were thr magnet that drew ih
crowd 10 Brooklyn.
/ The league games attracted $1,000 Pc
/ pie. Memorial day bdItli'Gfr, with Il H'ir
| attraction. and = cents admission. Dire"
| only 5000 people to TWO games. Whl-a
must be strong evidence for Inc miGudttS
/ tAIt tne Oriu4r SHY Is a dead uHe alld
! There are % better cities in the country
/ for a league CLUB.
! Hanlon thinks that the st. Louis team
/ will meet WIKI DISASTER IN Chs trip EaSt.
I AT homo. Tcboau anna O'Connnr fairly
hypnotiZc an umpire. unless he has u
/ steel backbone ana an iron Will. pitchers
! being equal, the visiting club must play
! - per cent. better bali than $. Louis ln
/ order tu win. The BrIokiyns suffered sn-
vcrely al ODay's hands. but managed tp
4 win TWO OUT ri thc lou: games and tic 4
| third.
| Portland Press: Well We seem 10 he
| some good away from home. II
Giant Cuuroy must have made The Rhode
Islanders open their eyes. IL Was
the PIwluckcts who said the P"rtlahdS
| wouldn't win . game away from homo.
Burnham mas SIT Ganley. one Of
his outiicldcrs to catching. Those
people who Were going 10 watch tEc
career u Tho Portland team when ii Left
home with interest," must be getting
pretty Interested.
Sreaking Of Brown. tie University "
prnrsy lyania's crack lefr-handed pitChe".
mpirr snyder says: iii umplrcu tndt
game. saturday. between the University
lut PENNSYLVANIA and Harvard. ana Brown
was the twIrling performer for Ponnsy.
! His speed was not enough 10 bake tn"
| rubber in the ball In fact, | have never
seen a lett-hander with more speed or
better control He has as perfect com
manl Of the bail as Breitcnstein when
he latter urst broke into the league.
! Brown will pitch for Pennsylvania at
titlDlluSt, Jullt W.
1T is alone worth the price Of adm!s-
sion to see the Bostuns 80 through then
| | 'prelim' every day says Harry Weldon
: in the Cincinnati Enquirer. The work IN
! Is minutes practice before yesterday
game was phenomenal Every one of the
four inneders is an artist in his position
They made some notwithstanding stops
sensational pickups and wonderful
throws. Collins handles a BAN easier
I than any other player in the business
4 There are other first basemen until one
X sees Tenney work. Then the others are
: forgotten. Herman Long is the sam,
Il snappy, sensational fielder that he al
! ways was ana Rob-D'-link Lowe seem
! | 10 improve with age. The Champs hIV,
i, the best inted in the world"
2 The plan outlined Of having a base BAL
. team in Bangor, this summer, taking I'll,
Is University Of Maine aggregation as ;
~ whole or as nearly that as possible me
3 with favor among Bangor base bal
cranks on the street, Wednesday. Mucl
interest has already been awakened ant
a number Of men have expressed then
| willingness to take hold of the matte
+ there are good chances Of success Of tn,
IL movement. If some other cities can fol
" low suit in supporting team Of abou
le the same strength, ii is considered tina
y the plan has no flaws Al! eyes NATURAL,
Ar turn TO Belfast when base bail is men
n toned. ana it is hoped that the peopl
there Will again try their hand At tn
Z, game Rockland. too, rcd-not ball town
6 is looked 10. Some of the Bangor enthuSi
II asts think it would be a good idea to hay,
!, meeting of those interested. this week
and have a discussion of the matter |
Is possible that a meeting may be Gale,
for Friday evening.
n The Lincoln Park Board Of Chicago. de
he clded. Wednesday, 70 erect $loo 900 mon
II ggar1f Al af,.lI ~,