Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-15
Base Ball Notes.

Elmer Smith has been signed as an
exira outilcldcr for the pitishurg club.
Tho National League season win open.
Thursday. Tn" American League season
will open. April ~
Manager Donovan cf the s.. Louis base
bali clue. announces that he mas sigiei
Catcher Schriycr. late OF Pitt-burg. tof
his team. Schriver Will report at once.
Louis Bacon. once manager OF the Sa-
lem club OF tile New England League, ana
NOR, recently connected with the New
York state League. has purchased the
troy irIrch.s".
Wherever Manager Finn goes. there
goes also his outiicidcr Gilbert. Who was
with him in Newport q the New fat,
land League. Finn thinks i a. nj OF the
fast li;Lle outiiclder.
zoe tinrnung. The veteran left fielder or
The EostoEs. has receive, IN 1ppointm'h II.
IN the STAFF OF unInirc$ q tn Nts{yt II
Association Joe has had considerable
,xr, ricnCc in umuir!ng and ought TO 90
well in the position
The directors OF the iy-ors lni|""
Manchester. y. H.. Baseball Association.
Saturday. wired John Smith that NJ
terms rs player MANAGER were "teer,s,,,i
He was asked - report mt once Smith :
record is Il brilliant one
Third Bascman Williams Wife and
brother went after him To tfy anu ihuuce
him to return TO littsburg. hut IN VAN.
Afterwari Mrs. Williams concluded thi'
baltimore was a pretty good place Ter
her husband TO play in and for her to liv,
in. These women.
Saws Manager MsPhee of Cincinnati:
n do not believe Il policy for manager
or any one else, though he nave se;ifs 81
exp, ricnce i'm the game. TO attempt l"
max, a Young player change ms style 81
batting TheIc are TO Two men IN thc
business who bat exactly alike.
The Sportng News in a scathins edito-
rinl arr,igns the national board Tor It's
~" 90 ~ VIZ king ire lnt"rs a." i~ieu,
and SAYS: THE national board. instead
OF viewing the question from the s'dnu
point of equity and exp. diency, decideu
that the Interstate had forfeited
Bob" Alien. last season manager q
thc Cincinnatis. was offered the b.rth III
Columbus. o., but declined. and FRANK
M, Was selected Waiter Burnhani
could have had the place had ne accepteu
,hp Invitation to so West, bat AFTER ara
not care to go West on continschcles'
Since his final reItcration Of his charges
Mr.. Brush has been too bhsy h.i''s -
his team to pay any more attention -
Nr Powers A. a parting shot however
Nc was quoted as saying that ne h"iftt i
Col Powers was In secret c ulu-.i"h ~"
Ban Johnson Ia do MN ''i "-'' w.
sporting Lie
Jesse Tannehill. the hari Iii tag Iitcher
of the Pitishures, thinks bat.nth '' ,
be made. Says ne: 1t has often De-
r,id that batters are born not made. Az"
while there is more or les trutn III ny
assertion. there is not the least aouo' III
M mind that a poor bstin'si''' 49,
come n good one by consistent pra't'''
A good exc. of course, is absolutely ne
| cs.iary."
4 meeting OF baseball managers ana
others Interested was held At toftiihd'
SATURDAY. evening. \ great deal 81 ~ :
,hasiasm was manifested ar faftoi,,
stated that he had secured Il huinter "i
subscriptions 50 that seems 10 ,'c u
Doubt Of the success Of the game IN Ioi.
and \ meeting for the pnIposc Oh or
ganizins a company will be oaiiei IN me
near future.
Henry G. Merrill the veteran baseball
writer of Wiikesbarrc, is; hot AmetlSan
League man. in answer t. the aunt ''''t
American League bail last season VI
only minor league ball. he SAYS: ne
American League teams plaEtu laS'ei.
cleaner and better baseba last suinhci
than did the teams of the Natioha'
League. and their exhibitions were every
bit as scientific.
Tho Fort Preblc baseball team. which
won many games last season. mas 4.
ranged for these games: Bridston Acad l.
envy at Bridgton, April -. anu at FORT
land, May Is: Colby College at Portland
Nav Is; University of Maine At Oruno,
MAY -: Lewiston y. y. ii Portland. MaH
"a: Bowdoin College at Portiaud. May y;
Crcscents of Lewiston AT Iortiand'
Fin