Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-25
Base Ball Notes.

Hugh Jennings will take NJ the study
OF law. next winter.
The Providence club has secured Ores
cent Park for Sunday games.
Providence offered $500 to Brooklyn for
Cassidy. and could not get him.
Long and Carpenter have refused to
umpire in The New England League for
he money offered.
brooklyn has traded Cassidy. McFar-
land and lIeYden Ia Washington for
Casey ana Farrell
Pittsburg has given Lepine his uncon-
ditiOnal release and The player left for
his home in Woonsocket.
Roger Conner Of the Waterbury, club. Is
president, manager. captain, frs; base
man ana custodian Of the funds.
Tenney is the only one Of the Bostons
who battrd safely in each Of his first six
games, ana h" mas not made misplay.
John r. Brush well SAYS: after the
FIRST game the magnates are forgotten
ana The players attract the attention Of
the public"
Pres. Rice of the Cambridge club. has
made arrangements with Manager Seire
to use Pitcher Hickman of the Boston
club. this season.
In game in Washington. last week.
Wheeler Of The Phillies. hatted right
handed against killeu. and then left
handed against Dunkle. making single
and a home run against the latter
The brooklyn club is forcing Philadrl-
phia to give M half the gate receipts.
ANA Cul. Rogers has raised tht prlc" 81
admission ~ the grand stand from 80
cents Ia - while the Brooklyn club plays
here.
Georgetown can safely claim the col
Irg, supremacy in base ball. having met
ana defeated Harvard, Yale. Princeton
ana the University "t PtnnsyiNahia
Bach Of tina, team. seems 10 he the lead
ing college pitcher.
As a third baseman Collins Of Boston.
rs certainly i'm class ny himself. ana ii
$ doubtful if there has ever been a more
brilliant guardian Of the tm.rd bag in tht'
history of the game.-NeW York CORE
Spondcut of Sporting Life.
INSTEAD Of helping base running" OBJ
served Manager Watkins before the gam"
commenced, The passage of that balk
rule seems calculated to Kill that feat
ire 1t will be the simplest thing in the
world for any pitcher Ia tire out Il base
runner. Two or three throws to first ana
as many slides back 10 the bag and here
won't BE- quite 50 much ambition shown
in getting away. The intention Of the
rulcmakrrs was good their theories eX-
cellent. but in practice they don't work
well.
Globe: The Eastern League will open
the championship season, Saturday. 2
The clubs in he Connecticut League have
to file bonds as Il guarantee OF finishing
the season. Bobby Lowe has ac-
cepted 40 chances without an error up 10
date Tim Hurst will umpire.
his wear: if not in the big league. he will
accept "A place in he Eastern League.
" Applications from a least % young
men who would like to umpire have been
received by the New England League.
Just four of them will catch on.
During the progress of the ball game
at ST. Louis, Thursday. deputy sheriff
served on Mr.. Becker and the Robson
brothers papers in the Won der Abe 500
900 damage suit. Papers We're also served
upon Frank Ballet. secretary Of the
Pittsburg club. n the damage sun q
Won der Abe against the league. wherein
poch club is asked to pay $4,000 These
suits grow out Of The sale OF the 81.
Louis club to Becker and the Robisons.
and the publication of the Rogers-Muck-
enfuss correspondence. the latter being
made the basis of conspiracy.
Many Of the base bali enthusiasts have
begun 10 take n proper view OF the DaSe
bah situation. Inc! recognize lhdt tne
management of the Worcester team mas
moi shared expense in getting together
team that gives every promise OF holdihS
a high pos ton in the league. and such
Taan must be supported If Worcester
,yants base ball To insure base bail dur
inc the summer. when the people have
r,nra snare time in which to ENJOY games,
ne team must be supported at me outset,
~. ~ ,bara are times when every team mas
- nuoh shedding. Worcester spy
Rockland Courier-GaZette: Raiph l..
NViggin who managed last year nast
haT 1ean in this city. has received from
n III, j. IIazaltine Of Belfast, "A communl-
d,,inn regarding the arranging OF a series
of games TO be played by amateur teams
III This section. the coming summer: NJ:
~ " Liii.i cuopestS Il league consisting OF
In,a ,,HEii9'ndi Camden. Belfast and Bangor
Il IS more proba howeger and tha wS Gnm1
den' - ~ an amateur league. and thar
yam Hames on hs side will be p Fl rS N %IlR
Belfast al III INST what will be done.
.,,a,d courier: Manager Smith of
~, Po prtdrtiand base ball club. is in the city,
aS arSfd sa Se action M ha5 5s&
Smith Is SUI b b he officers of the league
4Hs esn r r"s ss Sunday h Mosc
ccived no. ~ fnr The following players
thar ne c lived to the Portland team
2aa "%T" csteher sa9fE f1
| base. CounlHt' ,anter field: Clark. short
" an E Wrih e dsia 2y ca Irs, G Er
| + II, pitchei'