Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-02
NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE.
Ball Notes.

Henry Chadwick says there are too
many press box umpires
A broken finger still keeps Catcher
Iacklitsch of the Phillies. on the hospital
list.
The Western Association is the only
league east of the Mississippi river in
which tase ball is allowed in every town
in the league on Sunday.
Conn Is pitchi good ball for Rochester.
1t is safe wager that he would MOI
have made the success elsewhere he mas
made with Rochester under Beckenterget
Manager Selee thinks that Leach is SUI
perior to Williams Perhaps McGraw cid
not know what he was doing when ne
secured Williams but there Is an impress
sion prevalent that he did.
Catcher Criger of the Boston Americans
has not hit nearly up to his mark OF last
| season. but who is there who would not
say he is not taking as much interest in
his work as he did in the National
League?
| ing good in the Philadelphia National
| League ciub. In fact he is playing far
| better than when last with the National
The vacation that he took doubtless uiu
him world of good.
Lowell Mail: Local fans axe inclined +"
rather harshly crIIicise Manager Lake for
| not playing the scheduled game al Au-
gusta. Tuesday afternoon 1t seems from
| a far-off view of the affair that it Won ii
| have been just as well and certainly Tor
| the interest of the league to have played
| the game
| New York Telegram: Powell and Nc
Gam of the ST Louis nine. missed the
| train on which their team came East,
| and were mixed M i'll a disgracefui ilsht
on the way. Both men deserve to be tne
| the limit They did their best To bring
base ball into disrepuate last year. ana 1t
is time they Were squeiched
Some people have the idea in theil
heads that the New England League vii
| come to an end after July 4. This idea
| however is entirely wrong for out side o!
| Augusta every club in the circuit is II
! splendid shape and the managers are Al
| willing and anxious To finish out the sea
| son-Portland Argus. Well. Bangor has
gone and you might watch Lowell ano
| Portland.
Globe; Editor Frank Richter hsr con- con
est bali Is player ia r' who b@' ever lived
Mr.. Richter says that this payer is doins
simply phenomenal work. and not da,
passes without a sensational bit of wor!
| on his part ajoiC is the greatest bal
card in the country today. Those who dc
referred to Charles A. Marston OF Fal
| River. his discoverer and patron.
The question of a Knox county bas'
hall league was definitely decided. Frida,
evening, when a representauvs IRON ", VI
! met at the Office of Philip Howard j,
Rockland and talked over matters tend
,, ing to perfect the league schedu ~
n,ayed July /. with Camden. the forenoon
game on the Broadway grounds IN ROCK
land. and in the afternoon return gram
AZ Camden. Another meeting IS called
for Tuesday. to complete schedule ah'
} effect an organization.
Portland Argus: Newenham made III
initial appearance. Friday. In the poN q. o.
+ himself proud His control was perfec,
He served up fast ones and slow ones
ms, outs and drops in such puzZilnl
Confusion that Lakes hitters almost ma
an attack of the "Willies'' in trying to 10
. cate the elusive sphere Newenham ha
the visitors guessing all the way throuS
nnd towar ds the latter end of the gam
he simply tossed up coaXers to temp
them. In the eighth inning Neweniha;I
, | made a hit with the crowd by strik'h
4 out the side.