Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-11-26
Foot Ball Notes.

Providence has released jimmy stat
.ord
1t is said ELY Will play short for Wash
ington.
Lowell promises To have new ground :
in 1902
Menifcc has signed with the chicago
Nationals
Harry Doian is reported 10 hav. accept
cd terms with Brooklyn.
Ban Johnson wants a cllb in New York
CITY and will probably land one by 1913.
Hahn will draw ;he biggest salary Of
any player on the Cincinnati club. ucNt
season.
elected president ot thr Western Base
bali Associations
Arthur H. Sodcn ot Boston. is the only
National League ufilcial in the harness
now who was in the business in the s.N-
"ntieS
Every possible tftort has been brought
to bear upon Pitcher Dinten to sign witn
the Boston National LeaEue club. bui
thus far without avail.
Mcintyre Of the Athletics with til" Au-
Susla team early in the season Of 1901.
mad" the fine showing Of a .2>i battin-,
percentage in N- games
McAloer has been given first cIll "n
IN" players Of the 81. Louis National
l-eagic team tic has mad- an oft-r a.
Pitcher Sudhon.
l"it-handed pitcher. who once tried his
hand here but did not play We'll enough
10 hold his position.
Now it is said that 4. j Spalding has
written T. 4 friend that business Interests
will preclude tn. acceptance. VI that pres
idcncy of the National League,
Dummy" Taylor ~ New York pitched
in more games than any other. last sea
son. In the National Leaglte-ia. "Cy"
Young pitched in - for n, Boston AmtI-
leans ana McGinnity Ill 4.
Buck Freeman is credited with land
ing for the B"ston Americans. next sea
son. David Williams II Scranton. left
handed pitcher. who did Very rft"ctiv
son.
shincel Of the Haverhils and Manche5-
catcher. second base. third base. rlgnt
and left fields Jope OF Bangor ana Lew
iston, played catcher, al! the bases an
right ana left iei.
Tn" death Of AID, rman James Franklin
of Buffalo, owner of the Buffalo cuh
from brotherhood day.; to the end Of the
past season. took place on Monday last.
Recently Mr.. Franklin gave an option or
his baseball holdings To Harry Murray III
r. ffalo. and J. }. Philhin Of Omaha.
which is trrminahlc Dec. ~.
The sporting Life of Nov Ii said that
| Boston was to let out 'liube' Ferris as
soon as another player could he secured.
but Jimmy Collins is authority that this
is not So. Collins thinks well OF Ferris
ana feels confident he will give 4 good
account Of himself, next season. Collins
! is making no effort to secure a new man.
The last year | was with Indianapo-
| lis said Mike kahoe. before he started
| for Nesonviie 10 join Jack Taylor, there
Were. 50 many players VINO reported To
Watkins that it was impossible 10 remem-
| Der all their names Fourteen pitchers
! by actual count turned up, and Watty
kept enough of them - win the pennant
| at that"
| Says Statistician LaniGan Of Montreal:
| That wonderful batsman. ~ Lajoie,
made all other willow wielders kow-t0w
| to him in the matter OF extra base sl;ps.
| running UP the marvellous total Of lSi
| from iS doubles l3 triples and 13 home
| runs This was 81 more than his l9jJ
| record. and eight more than Jimmy vii
| liams' 1853 figures which were considered
remarkably nigh. Larry cXcelled all til"
| players in doubles and homers. honors III
| triples going to Baltimore $ second base
man. Jimmy Collins ranked No. :. and
there were II other players who securci
| thrt. figure records.
| Catcher Mike kahoe Of the Chicago Nj
! tionals, is the nero Of the hour IN Mel
! sonville. o. The catcher from Cincinnati
| hravely rislled his life to rescue James
| Beatty from drowning i'll the Hooking
| river. The hunting party. of which ka-
| hoe, Jack Taylor and Beatty were mem
bers had all crossed the river on the
apron Of an old dam with the exception
! OF Beatty, whose feet Slipped and he slid
| down into the icy water 10 feet deep l\a-
| hoe, who preceded him, heard the cal
| for help and turned back just as Beatty
! rose to the surface, struggling for his life
| You swim. can't You. Jim? yelled
= Kahoe. as he ran out on the dam. Not
/ a lick. Sputtered Beatty. Then kaho1
! Jumped into the river ana tossed out his
\ man.
Jimmy Collins career as manager oi
the BOstoN5, WAS to MY way Of thinking.
the surprise of the past baseball season,
F, said President Ban Johnson recently -
! a St. Louis reporter. His success Ms
marked and he developed splenuid
! team. Collins is certainly the king oi
! baseballdom in Boston. The rooters
! swear by him. and he has more friend,
! among them than he ever had before. II
| was paid compliment far OUT Of tne
/ ordinary the last time the White Stock
I ings visited Boston AS the fans will
| remember Frank Selee's team Was new
er in the running. and 50 one-sided was
! the attendance in our favor that the tr-
umvratc was forced to cut prices. But
| still the crowds passed their park AMI
gave Jimmy Collins their patronage Go
ing against the Chicagos, the Bostons
running second in the race had a fightin.
chance to win the championship. At thr
first championship game the enthusiast
came p"!ring into the American Leagur
i grounds in droves"