Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-27

feated Westbrook at North Bridgton,
Saturday, by a score of II to 0.
Castine Normal defeated Belfast. to l.
at Belfast, Saturday. The game was UNI
piered by our old friend Dilworth.
IF we had Pittsburg in place of Clevc-
land In the American League what a race
it would be-" said one of the Chicago
boys.
Pitcher Frank Foreman, recently re-
leased by the Baltimores, has signed with
the Kansas City American Association
team and will start West, today.
Joe Cantilon says he deserted the
American League because Ban Johnson
refused to pay him an extra $500, as prom
ised. How is this, Mr.. Johnson?
The Chicago players look for trouble
in Baltimore, next week. with johnson
as the umpire. Manager Griffith said the
crowd would surely rattle the Official
The executive committee of the league
has raised the suspension on Fred Clarke.
He was eligible to play, Sunday no
doubt Fred Tenney will resume his posi-
ton when Boston returns.
De Wolf Hopper is as big fan as ever.
Last Sunday he raced from his sleeper
right to the Chicago grounds. On enter
ing he yelled Great, | have seen Pitt
burg play in three states in eight days.
Chicago has now Pitchers Griffith. Ga
win, Callahan, Piatt, Patterson and
youngster, and yet Comiskey Is afteT
by the courts from playing with the Ath
letics.
The feeling between Concord and Man
chester is red hot, and when those teams
again come together, on the morning an, ana
afternoon of May 80, look out for the big
gest crowds that ever saw baseball ln
either city.
Newark was beaten at Newark. n. j.,
for the third time, Saturday, by WorceS-
ter. In the seventh Adam Rothfuss, the
hIr a
his collarbone was fractured. Jordan vol
unteered to catch, as Dixon and Jope had
been played earlier.
James r. Bloomer, a freshman from
Cincinnati, one of the football stars or
Yale was suspended by the university
faculty, Saturday, for "cribbing" in re
cent examination. The sentence remains
in operation until next January, when he
may return to Yale if he desires to.
Henry Gruber of New Haven, an old
National League player, Will no longer
umpire Yale games. because Ii Is claimed
that in his decisions he roasted Barn
WELL a Yale Varsity fielder, without
cause. The Yale mana agement has en-
gagged Malone for umpire. Gruber UNI
pired Yale games for many years
McGraw was seriously injured at Bal
timOre, Saturday in the last game be-
tween Baltimore and Detroit, and Will be
| out of the game for some time. In the
first, Harley, sliding into third base, laid
McGraw's knee open with his spikes. Nc
Graw, though in much pain. ran at llar-
ley and smashed him in the face before
| other players could interfere. McGraw
was carried to the clubhouse, where the
wound was stitched. Kelley was put out
of the game for kicking in the third.
Certain INSCRIPTIONS club owners Of
the National League have been striving
Tor two weeks to corrupt American
League players" says President johnson.
-Four players have jumped their con-
tracts and we are glad to be rid of men
of their stamp. John L. Brush Will find
that 80 per cent. of the players have 4
greater sense of honor than number of
the National League magnates. a few
desc rtionS may embarrasS for time IN
dividual clubs. but il can have no effect
upon the American League as Il whole
r. E. Hazenwinkle. the Yale freshman
| first baSeman. was Shockingly injured iii
| the fourth inning of the game with liar-
ward Saturday. AS he was catching the
| ball Bolton of the Harvard nine, dashed
! into him. He struck Hazenwinkle at the
| side of the head, tearing his ear almost
entirely off and knocking him uncon-
scious. Hazenwinkle was carried into
| the dressing room. and when he revived
| into the game. His ear was tied to his
| head and through the game he played
fiercely and strongly.
Manager Murray of the Providence
club, thinks the American League can
| live on a 25-cent tariff. Said he recent
4 y
| that the American League cannot pay
| big salaries and live with a quarter tar
| iff. 1t is simply a question in arithmetic
and resolves itself down to the PROPOSE
| ton, How long will the hackers stand
| the gaff, with no dividends in sight on
| their Investments ] can't answer that.
| but there's one gentleman pretty hard
pressed just now. The average creditor
| hasn't any sentiment. lie wants his
| money
| In a decision, Monday, by the secretary
| of the National Association of Profe5-
| sonal Baseball Leagues in the case OF
| Player Guyhccn, whom the Dover club of
| the New England League sought to re-
strain from playing with the Johnstown
| club of New York state, the latter club
| was ordered to surrender the player 10
| the New England team The ruling was
| made as a result of the non-appearance
! of a representative of the Johnstown club
| New York club losing its case through
default Guyheen was ordered to report
to the Dover club Immediately.
| The Thinning game at Chicago last sun
day which resulted in a tie between Chi
| cago and st. Louis at two runs, was
| played on a slippery diamond: Stops and
| catches which enthused and fascinated
| were of momentary occurrence. They
were not restricted to one club nor to one
man, but every one of the Is who took
| part. Davis hurled himself upon his
| chest cut off a hit that was kissing by
and got runner at second, throwing the
ball while he was still on his knees. Jones
| ran in from deep center through the mud
and leaped for a ball which he barely
| picked from the ground while still rest
ing where he landed. Green picked one
| off the right field fence BuTkett was al
most out of earshot and pulled down flies.
| while Wallace Padden Mccormick, An
/ and I)alV rPeled off start