Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-29
Base Ball Notes.

Base bali Notes.
Frisbie has signed with New York and
reported for duty there, Tuesday.
Hartford and Springfield are both
anxious to continue in the Eastern
League.
The Harvard freshman squad will have
Iaughlin, the Varsity fielder, as a tenn
porary coach.
Efforts are being made to get back
ing for a Manchester team in the
Eastern League.
Herman Long will start from Chi
cago, Friday. for Greensboro, n. c.,
where he will join the Bostons.
Had it not been that Boston got
Freeman, this spring, it is probable
that Frsbie would have been kept.
All over New York the announce
ment that Rusie has signed with the
Giants was received with considerable
enthusiasm.
The Brooklyn team practiced at Au-
gusta. Ga, Monday. The pitchers have
not yet got into form but the men batted
in iirst-class style.
The Harvard team worked indoors,
Monday. because Of the damp ground
or the pitchers. Coburn seems to be do
ing the best work. while Stillman and
Herman are also doing well.
The New Yorks will report on
Wednesday at the polo grounds. -Four
such good men as BOwerman, Mercer,
Hickman and Frisbie added to the
Giants certainly indicate strong
team.
An attempt will be made to organize
a base ball league to include the Attic
boro, North Attleboro and Pawtucket
clubs. Michael Moy, president Of the
Pawtucket Base Ball Association, is
greatly interested in the plan.
Manager f. d. Robinson Of the 1889
base bali team of Westbrook, has received
several letters from managers who are
endeavoring TO form a league composed
of Sanford, Kennebunk, Biddeford, South
Portland, Westbrook and one other CLUB
to be selected.
Globe: Manager Selee is on the hunt
for a catcher, and says that he feels
quite confident of having one in line to
go South. with the boys, next Saturday.
He still thinks pretty well of Kittridgc,
although fhe directors would like to Sc
cure a man who can hit a little better.
The Bostons will play the Yale team
in Norfolk, Saturday. April IA; the To-
rontos of the Eastern League in At
lantic City, Monday, April 1G; the Wor
cestcr Eastern League Club in Wor-
cestcr, Tuesday, April IL the -Pr0vi-
dcnce Eastern League Club, in Provi-
dcncc, Wednesday, April IS; and will
open in Boston with the Phillies,
Thursday, April 10.
Patrick Foley. the star twirler Of the
Newport team of the New England
League for the past two seasons, left
Fitchburg, Tuesday, for indianapolis.
with which team he is to play this sea-
son. NJ. J. Kelley who played first base
for Louisville in the National League,
last season, ana who has been the guest
of friends in Fitchburg for a few days,
will soon leave for indianapolis. having
signed with the CLUB there for the ensu-
ing season.
Globe: Hamilton and Tenrey are the
only members of the Boston team who
will leave Boston, Friday night. with the
manager. Collins, Barry and Dinneen
will join the force at New York. Free
man will catch on at Philadelphia. Bill
Clark and Willis will connect at Wash
inEton, also Stahl. Bailey. Long and Sui
livan. Charley Nichols, too, will try to
catch the team at Washington, and all
will leave Washington. Saturday night,
on the midnight train for Greensboro.
The New Yorks tried to practice, Tues
day. Manager Ewing and several Of the
players went to the Polo grounds at New
York and put on their uniforms but it
was so cold that they could not work and
gave it up. Pitcher Doheney arrived and
reported for duty. Manager Ewing thinks
that the New York club will secure Sell
bach. but says he does not want Hawley.
Jennings. Tuesday, replied to Hanlons
attack on him. He said that Hanlon had
refused $500 for his release. If he was
worth that much to Brooklyn, he was
worth more than the $500 salary he re-
CciVcd last season.