Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-03
Baseball Notes.

Jack Tighe will again captain the Nor
wich (Ct) team.
Toronto will open the league season at
Worcester, May l.
Ted Sullivan will try Fort Worth in the
Texas League, the coming season.
Pitcher Duggleby of the Phillies of 1901
did not have wild pitch In 80 games
"Rube" Waddell. the left-handed Won
der. has signed a Los Angeles contract.
Walter Burnham is gathering a team to
know out Tom Burns Jersey City aggre-
CATION.
The Baltimores are expected to open in
Boston. Saturday. April 19, and play in
Providence on Sunday.
Jim Mcdonald. formerly of the Ma
tional League corps of umpires. will UNI
pire in the California League.
Joe Kelley. Robinson, Donlin. Howell.
Mctiinnity and Brodie have already begun
training in the Johns Hopkins cage.
Manager Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgs.
has agree to give the Washington and
jefferson collegians few pointers, this
month.
President n. E. Young of the National
League. has had a most enjoyable time at
Eden, Fla. L. b. Talcott kept him COM
pany for some time.
Clark Griffith has wagered an overcoat
with Jimmy Collins that the Chicagos
again win the American pennant and
that Boston will not be one. two. three.
The Baltimore club now has three play
er directors-Wilbert Robinson, John j.
McGraw and Joseph ]. Kelley. Kelley's
tather-in-law, John j. Mahon, is the pres
ident of the club.
Fred r. Tenney of the Boston National
League baseball team, began work, Sat
urday, as coach of the Tufts College nine
The candidates have been working in
the cage for a fortnight.
Providence will open its season with
Brown at Adelaide Park. April Y, and
play return game at Lincoln Field.
April I6: Boston, Ma tionals. April Il: Bal
timore. April %; and Dover. April q.
Jimmy BarrsAs no is now at his home
in Athol, says that Pitcher Hamburg is
the only pitcher in California worth IA
trial in major league company. This does
not tally with what others have said
about Roy Hale, signed by Boston; but
time will tell the story.
Secretary Harry Puliam of the Pitts
burg club, on his return from trip TO
Florida. said that while there he met Mr..
w. c. Temple of Temple cup fame, who
declared that under no circumstances
would he accept the position OF president
of the National League. =
The American League will stick to the
a5-cent tariff despite big salaries. heavy
expenses and other handicaps. Ban Johr-
son is confident that the best ball played
on the best parks by the best players will
prove profitable. He says he is not afraid
OF the verdict
Proprietor Parsons of the Lawrenc !.
club of the New England League. is oil
the opinion that Pitcher Dupee will never
make good for New York Certainly the
player is taking a big chance. If he does
not make good he can only return to a
minor league club on the payment of
heavy fine.
President Ban Johnson had talk with
Collins while the latter was in Chicago
One of the topics was the department of
the men while on the diamond, 1t being
the intention of the president to hold the
manager responsible in part for the con.
duct Of the players during baseball
games. The league leader does not expect
any trouble from the boston players. for
last season they were among the most
gentlemanly OF any that played in Chi
cago.
Dutch Carter said to the Yale candi-
dates, the other day: 1.-The support CT the
college has been wretched- Criticism OF
the team has taken the place of loyalty.
and when i two years ago heard Yale
player hissed by a Yale crowd. a body
OF Yale students. 1t came as the greatest
shock | ever listened to in my life. You
can't win this year unless YOU work. II
YOU viii work. will work hard. will work
Tor all there Is In you. confidently be-
heve that you can win.