Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-09

would have won all three, as his pitcn-
ing has been excellent. He is certainly
. find.
Bresnahan, catching for New York
against Pittsburg, had u putouts. rms Is
4, the National League record for catcners
thus far this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lelee
gram. Killing had II May Is. Bowerman Il
July "A, O'Connor had IL May "A, ana
Smith II July u.
New York Telegram: There's no get
| ting away from the fact that the Pitts
burg team is playing real, live champion
ship ball. The work they have SHOWN at
/ Washington park has had more ginger
and snap to it than any that has been
seen at the Gowanus field this season.
| Shields of the Baltimores, possesses all
the earmarks of a great pitcher. He has
| had lots of hard work lately, and to this
| in measure may be due his poor show
| ing against ST. Louis on Sunday. With
| Billy Robinson for tutor. it is safe
| to say he will soon be in the front ranks.
| 1t is pleasing to note the absence of
any great kicking on umpires Of late
| from such players as Lajoie, Griffith, Col
| Inns McGraw, Kelley and a few others.
The error of this kicking has probably
| been shown to them, and 1t is to their
! credit that it's absence has been notice
able.
| Five pitchers have held opposing teams
down to hit far this season. Mer-
| Ger of the Detrots, did the trick against
Washington On Saturday. Donovan of the
| BrooklynS, performed the feat at Chica
60 Lever beat St. Louis, Pittinger
against Pittsburg and Joss against ST.
| Louis. Donovan, by the way, lost his
game.
Baltimore american: Boston will have
to depend on its two. great pitchers.
Young and Dineen. The Boston team
plays little inside ball, but when 1t comes
to straightaway work, it is the money,
and will earn more runs in season than
any club in the business. 1t pays to have
few long hitters in club, such as Free
man, Collins and Stahl.
R. L. Hedges, secretary and treasurer
OF the st. Louis American League club.
Thursday night, formally challenged
Frank De Hass Robson, president of the
st. Louis National League club, to post
be ''' played in st. Louis for or a $500 CUP.
Mr.. Hedges said that he would back his
team to the extent of $4,000.
Four double-headers are already slated
| for the Fittsburgs next week, and with
| the present tour being postponed Others
| may be added. AS it now stands two
games will be played at Brooklyn on Sept.
| l. and two on Sept. 2, two at Boston on
| Sept. and two at New York on Sept 9,
making 10 games in one week.
| The Brooklyn baseball club has sent q
telegram to Chairman John T. Brush OF
the National League, protesting vigorous
! ly against any more Sunday exhibition
games within the five-mile limit. as pre-
|
bets insisted that the business of the
BROOKLYN club was injured by the meth
when playing these exhibition games.
| Here is what the Brooklyn Eagle had to
say about one of the best ever: The
verdict Of the crowd was that Lynch was
| the best and most honest umpire that
ever appeared on the diamond. Il can
only stay two or three days, until Mr..
| Brush can find another man. he told a
reporter. Mrs. Lynch is all alone at
| home and she won't hear of me getting
back in the game like it because of tire
| exercise. and | can afford to lose abou;
| 10 pounds. It's impossible for me 90
| stay -
| A glance over the batting records made
by the eight National League teams
shows that the heaviest batting club has
so far hit for only $50 on the season, and
| the weakest for only .29i says the Chi
| cago Journal In the American League,
| meanwhile, with no foul strike rule as
handicap, the heaviest hitting club has
welted them for 1902 and the weakest for
| .255. Oddly enough, the foul strike rule has
| the National League teams more in re
gard to heavy crashing extra base slugs
| than in regard to mere singles. Home
runs are uncommon in the National. ev-
grydny o u in the american f6r Fan
| gest record yet made by any National
| League team. In the American, Washing
| ton has made 81 home runs in SO games.
| President Powers of the Eastern
| Baseball League, has suspended Walter
| w. Burnham of Portland, and manager
| of the Newark, n. j., team, for alleged
| infraction of the rules of the league. The
| suspension continues until the next di-
| rectors' meeting. President Powers has
| issued orders not to allow Mr.. Burnham
| to any grounds of the Eastern League
| during the period of suspension and has
| instructed the managers of the different
| teams to that this order is carried out
| Last Sunday the Newark team was sched-
uled to play at Rochester, n. Y, but Mr.
| Burnham. it is said, evidently counting
upon a large crowd and big receipts, ar
| ranged for an exhibition game at Newark
| on the same day with the Chicago club of
| the National League. Mr.. Burnham took
his team home for that date and hence
| the trouble