Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-13
Base Ball Notes.

lack Mccarthy has hit at a $50 clip
since he was put back in the Chicago out
field.
Burkett Is smuggling in time form.
Flick is the first league batsman to
reach his Tooth hit.
Mccormick of the ChicagoS. injured MS
shoulder while sliding. last Friday, and
will be out of the game several days
more.
New York has won about as many
games as Brooklyn has lost. and has lost
about the same number that Brooklyn
has won.
Jones. the left-hander of St. Louis, has
twice BANKED the BostonS this season
and allowed them but nine hits in the
two games.
Herald: 1t is generally conceded that
the Boston club needs leader full of Ike
and ginger. who can infuse enthusiasm
into the men and produce winners
pitcher Husting, the Wisconsin Univer-
stty star whom Manager Mack recently
secured deserted the milwaukee, cup.
Saturday, on being refused an increase In
salary.
In a like number of games the Brook
lyns have stolen more than twice as
many bases the Bostons, ana nave
scored more runs on less hits. That tells
a story.
Ruck Ewing was called down the other
dav for asserting that Brooklyn would
land the pennant by % victories. EVi-
IDENTITY Buck knew what he was talking
about all the same
Herald: Boston began the first Western
trip in last place and came home in the
same position. The club began the sec
ond Western trip in third place ana II
looks as If il would come back seventh
That's an Improvement on the first trip
at any rate.
The Pittsburgs have averaged but five
runs to a game this season In 80 games
M to "Wednesday, they scored but IL
runs. which is little less than four to a
game In - games. June l9-July D. OPP
nosing clubs scored only q runs. which
shows great pitching.
Herald: Umpire Hurst had a great time
with the PhilieS at st. Louis, Saturday.
cross kicked at a decision. Hurst threat
ented to fine him so Tor each step Cross
made toward the umpire. After $50 worth
Hurst stopped. Cross was then ordered
out of the game. Wolverton was fined
Providence Journal: 1t would he well
for the bowling dervishes of the bleach
ers who censure an umpire on miscaled
strike or ball, or on close base decision
TO remember that an umpire is called
upon to make an average of l15 decisions
I'm a game, and might miscall Il few am
still do work OF a high grade.
Chicago Tribune: A well-known book
maker. who is almost as close a
student of form in base ball a.
he is in horse racing. has figured
out the betting on the league race as fol
lows. the first figure being to win the
next place. the third show: Brooklyn
IL. II, out: Pittsburg. 9-5. IL, 1-3
Boston. 81. IS. IL: Philadelphia 81
Is. -; Chicago. 81. 21.-1, SIS: St
Louis, 81, 81. SIS. Cincinnati. Eli. 81
Al; New York, write your own ticket
A New York special to the Boston Her.
aid saws: while George Davis, the
shortstop of the Giants has been un-
able TO play owing to a storage reservoir
or something of the kind. forming on his
knee. he has not been idle. At the re.
quest Of President Freedman he has paid
visits to several of the minor leagues
looking for new men from whom to re.
cruit the team II is said he has secured
one or two players who give evidence D,
having some base ball ability. They are
at least, ambitious. which is more thar
can be said of some of the present New
York nine. President Freedman is very
much dissatisfied with the work of tn,
nine, and there is reason to believe thai
it will get shaking up which will con
vince some of the men that a small cy.
clone has struck the polo grounds II.
has reached the conclusion that no has,
ball players could do worse than tn,
present aggregation and seems to be @,
the belief that all of them have not beer
faithful to the interests Of the club