Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-16
HON ABOUT BASE BALL
Plans Tor Organizing League thai Viii field
Fed No. Games

Rarc ban? WHY. Iu he SIRE ;hit r. tIa
season FOR IN" sport. isn't Il? These fin.
days with the ,oHrE fellows runain.
around IN their aIiia atirs the blood of
the oti fellows ana thcv feel jGst as If
they could Snurk The fence down with
home rnMS. It's IN the air ana a good
, dean NJ 4: n re;tinE into the papers wa
torviIlr haa h,en watching with a gool
dtal NJ interest thc base BAN talk from
other places. Sic han seen tia plans 10
by the board over il Bangor ara ras been
an Interested reader Of the Efforts OF
Manager Doc over in Lewiston To dispose
of tha; cverias;insly hoodooed ticket No.
3. But withaI it has never entered her
head that she. too. might have A ball
team that world do her proud.
ion sec. there is always base han ar
som" kind IN the city every year Some
years il is a pretty poor kind ana then
again it Il pretty good kind-evcn AZ
good as You viii nnd anywhere outside
the proiess!onai ranks. IL promises to be
something like that this year but LAM
SaktS alive There went be half enough
lot the CrtnkS. $50 they are taking steps
t"WardS lenEth"ning the season bit
Now. last year they had Il rafting good
team ~ in Fairfield ami Il | the base ha
blood was Stirrtd up and set to circulat-
ing IN good shape once more The Ger
aids made things pretty interesting when
ever they dOnn,d their suits ana they
want some Of The same kind OF snort this
year. Now when you mention base bal.
almost everyone thinks at once or Or. Al.
bOtt The game seems 10 rln in tna Fam,
IN, for the genial doctor is not satisfied
in having his son one Ut the best PLAYER,
in the school league hui II, wants Ia hay,
more OF me game than the school season
affords. even If his business does keep
him huStllnS. Then there's DR. Hill lust
across the street. The doctor. to lie sure
is pretty busy most of the time but he
admits that the game is his hobby and IN.
does mana&" L. al an hour now and
then in tho season for a ride. Down
around the corner il. Spnrry Locke who
organizes companies ANA doing hundred
other things. moe or l,Ss. but ho too.
can ma little time for his faVoritn
same.
U in Fairfield, 4. +. Gerald Is rero..-
niZcd as one Of the leaders i'll the game
In that town. This makes 4 pretty good
htgnn min, and there are lots Of others
can be furnished them.
Drs Abbott ana iiill were in Fairfield
Yesterday, in consul, alton with MIR Ger
aid and the matter was talked over.
These gentlemen mentioned are all about
as busy ms any that can be found. but
they want to see some good base, ball
Now, the plan that has been roughly
drafted i something like this. RI, wan;
some good strong teams organized. These
would probably be semi professional in
character, enough so at any rate 10 IN I'M
The games hot ANA interesting
1t is thought that other towns beside
Fairfield can be interested so that a nice
little league right in this vicinity coul
he organized. Perhaps Augusta coulu he
Interested and n team organized there
l1ttShelG IS always a good base ball town
and had Il winning team last year Oak
land although the smallest. is a warm
corner when ii comes to base ball and :;
team could doubtless b. supported out
'heTc with four or five good league
could he started that would make thing;
interesting. Watervilc has not had 4
good local team for some time and sic
ought 70 be able to start one this year.
Now. Mr.. Gerald owns the n2Ii lust o.
post" the burlington brick yards on the
Citctric gar line. and he has had plan
Tor making this into an athletic field for
some time. If the present pian:; can be
carried out he would no doubt be- williny
To nave 4 Diamond laid ouI there. This
interests The electric read ccrle for thev
could haul people both ways. and they
are reported to lie wil.inS to assist in the