Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-19
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Baseball Notes.

George Yeager has been released by
New York.
The St. Louis Americans have secured
Mike Kahoe, released by the Cincis.
1t was reported iii Old Town. Friday,
that Jimmy Cross mad signed with Billy
Longs Millinocket aggregation.
Clyde Mathews of Urbana, ILL.,, VINO
played 3hOrtstop on the Illinois varsity
nine for the last four years, has siSnei
with the Newark team of the Eastern
League.
At Camden. Thursday, Camden, s; War
rem, 4. At HOulton, Houlton. s; Old Town,
,; at Vinalhaven, Ninalhaven, Y; Rock
land, ); at Caribou, Caribou, 8; Millinock-
ct, g.
New York Sun: The Athletics have
drawn 136.GlJ persons to % games this sea-
son, an average of over 1900 game. This
does not look mucn like white ele-
rhant' condition.
Comiskey says: 81 am with Johnson in
everything which pertains to the strength
Of The American League. Little differ
GnceS cut no figure when the affairs of
the league need the backing of every
man"
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune: Nc
Pieces release is looked upon as an eco.
nom1cal move on the part of the club.
The present season mas been a disastrous
one from both an artistic and financia.
point of view.
Ban johnson says he will roast Kelley
that they had complained of McGraw' S
neglect of his duties as manager of the
team johnson says Kelley and Robin
son came TO his office while the team was
IN Chicago and, in the presence of 9TH
ers, made bitter complaint against Ne
GraW.
Says Pitcher Poole: 'Pittsburg could
not give me the chance that / wished ana
tney did only right il. allowing me to look
about Tor 4 place where 1 will be on the
firing line in regular turn. no. | will not
say whether | will accept either the Co
lumbuS or the Cincinnati offers. | may
accept one or the other and possibly
reither."
President Dreyfuss does not approve Of
the methods used by some of the Nation
III League magnates in the Baltimore
deal. The American League set a bad
example, but | don't believe that justifie
questionable methods on our part" said
he Il will fight in the open if fight at
all. | don't believe in dealing with men
who have thrown YOU down and are liza
bic to do it again
Sec. J. c. Morse of the New England
League, sain at Boston. Friday, that at
q conference of the league directors Fri
day Barry Of the Lawrence team was
suspended indefinitely for throwing a bat
IT an umpire, and Wiley Of the Lawrence
team was suspended for two DAYS for
lhrowing a bail over the fence ut Dover
Thursday. Bann0n of the Nashua team
who was suSp6 nded indefinitely. was de-
ciared eligible to play from-this date.
The statement that the deal by which
i.aJoie went to Cleveland and not to De
trolt would not bear investigation is not
true, says Ban Johnson THE facts are
simply that the Detroit club was given
ilrst right to negotiate, and failing to
land LaIoie. Cleveland was given a
chance the Detroit club offered to take
the contract of the Philadelphia Amer;-
can League club as it stood, and fulfill 1t
without playing LajOie in Pennsy lvania
at all. This did not satisfy Lajoie, who
was at that time negotiating with Rog-
ers. Later, when the Cleveland club made
hlm an offer of a tour-year contract, it
was accepted"