Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-18

Park Wilson Ii to catch for Denver.
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signed. Saturday. 70 captain the club for
Frank McHanus. 4 Lewiston boy ~ho
h4s made an enviable feputatich as
catcher. has signed ~ captain inc 1ei@~'
City team.
Mccormack. who covered third Dsse 20
ably for Lewiston In the 'Ss, signsn
TO play that position with Cortland IN a.-e
New York State League
William Fitzgerald VIII be the Dus, .ssS
manager o! the Lowell CLUB. Mr. -.
gerald IL competent and popular a. Ii"
eeiection has found favor Oh AL sia-S-
Cant. william Clarke ~ the Senators;
s.ar;s for Princeton about the HIst "a
March, and wili tram M i,s.ls eD1
-rfJn Manager LOTUS, he viii handie Inc
.rrapo!is ooys at TIC ccIiS!esicu 81 MS
Tfjnce.on engagement.
NuIianey. Joyce and Boardrnan Q. LeE
,zfar All signed tine contracts OF Manager
ne sf the Dover baseball club. satur-
day, and viii play again Ia the S.w E1s
land League, this season ar. Doe ha3
f,..D under negotiation with these payers
10: the past two veeks
rnc North Carolina League viii Try
ags,u this season. the circuit to con-ist
o!Eaieiga, Charlotte. Newbern, Wiimins-
toa, Durham and probably either winston
or greensboro. The league win take pro
lection in class u. the season 10 o.Sin
on May and continue until Labor cay
Charles Nichols IL said 10 have pinned
his faith 30 strongly TO the success ct
sbs Western League venture in Kansas
rfv that he turned down an offer from
Tie Detroit team 70 pitch at salary o.
ss1sa. Really better Judgment Ia expected
u a man .nst has lived IN Boston ION % !oHs
"a Nichols has.-Wastington POST
chairman e. E. Reed OF the New Eng
,and League schedule committee. vas II
BOstcn, Monday. He has called a meet
iax 81 the committee az 5lancneste1.
W1dUoscay 40 desire has been express
"a IN oneri the season on Thursday, May
i and Mr. Reed has called for an ex-
uress.on OF opinion from members OF the
league on that point
I..So one can run game to advantage
from, the bench" says Manager McAiesr
Of the new 81. Louis club. You nave
rot 10 be on the field 10 look after details
and taKe advantage OF chances 70 turn
tricks. The manager may see whoIe iot
IL things 10 kick about. but what's the
use OF kicking when the game IL gone
a capable captain can keep the boys
hustIing and help them In hundred
yays. That ia wha, expect Padden 70
DO. and he'll do It. III map out q policy
for the club and HEN carry 1t out"
James, who viii play RICH; field for the
Ct Louis American League team me COM
ing season. was a member Of the aiilwau-
zee team last year. When the Brewers
were transferred he baked. Shortly al
terward ne signed conditional contract
20 the eftect that he would play In Chica-
20 II he finally decided not 20 go TO 81.
Louis McAleer .telegraphed 20 Jonei
who ia attending college az DiSon III.
and $3.50 draft money. Jones immediate
~ accepted the offer.
The following dates have been arranG-
cd for the Harvard University nine for
with the leading New ENGLAND coiieges.
Tuesday. April e. Ba,sa at Cambridge
Saturday. April p, Dartmouth at Cam.
cambriage: Wednesday, May J. Brown al
Cambridge; Saturday. May 10, Holy Cross
at Worcester. "wednesday. May u, VIII
liams at Cambridge: Thursday; May z.
Phillips Exeter at Cambridge; Saturday,
May "a. Holy Cross at Cambridge: Wed
uesday, May Is. Cornell at Cambridge:
'. Wednesday. June :. Brown at Providence
wednesday. June II. Princeton at Cam
bridge; Thursday. June - Yale at Cam
bridge; TUESDAY. June "a. Yale at Mex
Haven.
Abe Wager Of the Brooklyn Eagle. 4
ftanch National League adherent. writes
Companions are always Interesting
even II the deductions occasionally *
wrong. 1t looks as II the Chicago Amer.
as strong. II not stronger. than the Pitts
burg champions. Al any rate. II th'
Brooklyn team. az made up late year,
ganes. the Chicago White Stockings 0,
1902 ought 10 be able 10 do the trick with
ease. In pitching. batting, FIELDING and
base running, they shape up about even
~. with the balances slightly IN favor Of
the Chicagos. Each should win the pen
nnnt Of It's respective lengrfc next sea
xon. After that a worlds champ ionsnip
GnYies would serve to settle the dispute
sure to arise during the progress OF boil.
c3mpaisns.'
Frank Bancroft was INDUCING In rem
iniscences in Cincinnati. the othc. day.
and narrated this one about Senator Mi
chael ]. sullivan; sullivan was one Of
the best-bullt fellows that ever got into
knickerbockers. He was whirl wind In
practice. To sec him nj his best you'd
have 10 20 on transforming trips with
Ia and watch him expand after we had
presented him 10 the good people as John
l.. Sllivans cousin. Once while Sulls
was Red, Comisksy broke his heart
lie was piEching for US ~ Boston; ~, hnd
with the ease OF picking cherries of the
tree. The suggestion of a bench warrant
brought out the plea; Don't show me r..
It, snid Comrny. hut you know we've
got to get through la time to catch that
. o'clock train.
Boston Globe: New England League
matters are most encouraging. The Fall
River people were last. to, take the field.
but are hustling In great style 10 put a
xtrong team In the field. The league can
not insist too strongly upon the necessity
mat every club be organized properly.
so that there should he no doubt at ali
about Its stability. Weakness In any one
gsnlzation. Another point that should not
be overlooked Is strict adherence to the
ealary limit. A heavy penalty should be-
enforced for any failure To live up 10 the
rule IN that respect. The temptation to
Sign hrst-class players regardless Of ex-
peuse IA very great. but this sets a pace
that other clubs cannot follow. and the
result ia general financial loss. Again anc
again the Now England League has lost
money simply because clubs Ignored the
salary limit a championship secured
through defiance OF the rules carries very
little glory with IL. The New England
League schedule committee will begin on
its labors at Manchester on Wednesday
next
f. A Abel, one OF the owners OF the
Brooklyn club has this to say OF the
baseball situation and the present attl-
tude, of the club: THE Brooklyn club
stands Just where 1t did when the meet
ing or the league adjourned, last Deem
Der. We are frat last and all the time
with A. q. Spalding in his fight 10 redeem
the national game. | have not paid much
attention to baseball AFFAIRS since the
league meeting. because ! was somewhat
disguised at that time. but want to say
that Spaldiny is In absolute control OF
The situation, and the Brooklyn club Ia
perfectly satisfied with the way things
are going along. II IL becomes necessa-
~ for us 10 play in a league Of two, four
six, eight. 10 or L. clubs we ara ready To
do go. but Spalding will be our leader l
do not know what the next move TO be
ar hxyE y,al ha t,tt sntho taV-ay