Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-10
GOOD PROSPECTS,
Augusta viii Have Baseball Team
This Season.
Receipts Above Expenses Will be Given
to City Hospital.

Augustus old time baseball shirt
seems TO be returning after lying dor
fhait for some time. The oldtimers are
discussing the game and the coming
generation are full Of it. The college
games and those Of the National and
American leagues are being watched
even more closely than ever before.
TakJg this into consideration it will
be welcome news to the public that Au-
Susta is to have 4 team of it's OWE.
This seems TO be a settled fact Every
one assumes that the team will be forth
coming in d few days and there seems
70 be no tangible reason Why their ex-
rectati0ns will not ana ought not to be
realized. 1t will give the lovers Of the
sport an opportunity to witness the
national game played in good shape by
our own citizens.
The worthincss of the causc is made
d"ubly impressive when it is known
That the promoters Of the scheme are
not locking for financial benefits to
themselves. They are all ardent lovers
Cf the game but i'll addition to this
they are DESTROYS that the receipts b.
used for some charitable purpose In
looking about fol d worthy institution
they have settled upon the City hos
pital aS ut once q most worthy ana de-
SlfaDle cause to assist. All rcceiptS
over the expense of the games will be
turned over to the treasurer of that i'll
stitution to L." used for the prosecution
of its work. Taking this fact into con-
sideratioH every citizen should lend a
hand IN promoting the plan ana should
literally patrOnizc the games.
The plan has been talked over for
some time and it seems feasible. It
has not been entered into hastily. Dick
Phillips, an oidtime baseball man,
whom every one at all acquainted with
the game along the Kennebec valley
knows, is giving. his assistance in az
ranging all the details. Mr. Phillips
has the backing Of d large number Of
others.
And why should Augusta not have Il
good team in the hold? There are many
good players in the city. The work
Whi..h is being done by the Cony team
this year shows what local men can
do. There are several upon this team
who will probably be used in making up
the personnel of the Augustus. There
are number Of others who have
showed proficiency in the game as
members Of the Cony team Of the past
years. These have not forgotten the
game and are only awaiting an oppor-
tunity to try their hand in it once
more. There are still others from
whom the management can draw when
selecting the players.
1t is the intention to have the team
made UP entirely Of local men. There
will be no salaried players ana c0nse-
queAtly the expenses will be kept down
to a minimum. 1t will be necessary in
order to start the team out to solicit
for the purchase of new
uniforms, bats, balls and other articles
necessary to successfully carry on the
game. Everyone should contribute
to this as they can rest as
sured that whatever there is left ove~
from the receipts after the expenses of
the team has been paid will be used
for the hospital.
The baseball lovers showed the right
spirit, Friday, when the Cony team
went to Watervlle to play the High
school team of that city The Conys
won, largely because they had the sup
port of their fellows from the Capital
city. This support, as it always is.
was the greatest incentive to entering
into the game with q spirit that wins.
All that is necessary is to exhibit the
same spirit in the games which the city
team viii play and there will be no
doubt of the success of the season.
Already there are several good games
in prospect. There are teams at Water
vile, Fairfield. Oakland, Gardiner and
other places which Will be glad Of an
to meet the team from the
Capital city and it will Be an easy mat
ter to arrange a schedule for the sea-
son.
\ meeting will be held in the near fu-
ture at which an association Will he
formed. officers elected and other mat
ters arranged.
1t is good thing. Push it along.