Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-16
visers, Lew Drill and Secretary Potter,

visers, Lew Drill and Secretary Potter,
both of whom are law students.
| Pitcher Joss of Cleveland, looks like the
real thing. I'm the three games he has
pitched for Cleveland his opponents only
got 10 hits His first game he won, allow
ing one hit; he lost the second. and sew
en- hits were made, and the third he won,
allowing only two hits.
| Philadelphia Bulletin: McGraw has re-
leased the veteran Frank Foreman, who
has pitched only one game this season,
which he lost. McGraw received dis
patch from Walter Brodie. who was
transferred from New York to Chicago.
| asking for job, having been released
out West.
| Manager Fogel has decided to protest
the two first games New York lost to
| Chicago on the present Western trip.
| Horace wouldn't be convinced that his
| team was poorer than Selee'S, and got
out his quadrant and tape and discovered
that the Chicago pitching box was out OF
plumb.
| Manager Fogel has filed a protest with
| Chairman Brush of the executive COM
4 mittee, over the games New York lost
"Wednesday and Thursday at Chicago. Fo-
gel is determined to have the games play
ed over, as he says New York would have
won if the pitchera box was the proper
distance from the plate.
| The Rochester Eastern League team
will certainly realize at least $1,000 from
the players it has developed and sold
| include Smith and Bean. New York;
Greminger. Lush and Malarkey, Boston
Nationals; Barclay. st. Louis Nationals.
| all of whom are making good.
Pittsburg Times: AL Buckenberger
seems to be pretty well satisfied with the
makeup of the Bostonians. The team has
| not had any morning practice since the
games at home. Buck says his boys
will more than break even when they
| strike their own grounds for a good run
| of games.
u l.t.. ~
Thursday morning, for Amherst, Mass,
where it will play the Massachusetts
State College team, Friday, and Amherst.
on the trip: Greene, Havey, Oakes. Lew
is, Shaughnessey. BLY,. White, Blanchard
Stanwood, Munro and Kelley. The line
up has not been given out. 1t is expect
ed that Greene will catch.
President Hart denies the story in cir
culation that he has been dickering with
Bradley and Mccarthy of Cleveland. 1t
with Dummy" Taylor, who was trying
to tell a story to friend of his and
got his fingers crossed SO that the friend
misunderstood him and instead of laugh
ing at the point supposed Taylor was
giving him valuable, information.
Comiskey will not infiict immediate pun
ishment upon Pitcher Callahan for his
offence, committed in Cleveland last
week. As soon as he learned of 1t he
wired Manager Griffith to send the pitch.
er to Chicago. Griffith begged off for
was not so aggravated at stated. Comis-
key says he would rather lose pennant
than jeopardize the reputation his club
enjoys.
''The team, the people, the actions and
talk of both remind me of a crack team,
in a country town, surrounded and back
de by the townsfolk, who are out to win
from some visiting team, league or semi
professional. They win resort to almost
any tactics TO score the victory, to make
themselves strong with the public"
That's Lotus estimate of McGraw'5
orioles and the people who attend the
games in Baltimore.
Lewiston Sun: The many friends OF
John Carrigan of West Rose Hill. who
captain of the Volunteer baseball team,
while regretting that he is going to leave
Lewiston, will be pleased to learn lhat
he has accepted an excellent position on
the Houlton baseball team. Mr.. Carrigan
will captain and manage the team during
the ensuing season. Conley, who has
will also play on Houlton's team this
year.
The work of strengthening the Haver-
hill ball team was commenced, Wednes-
day, wnen O'Reily, late of the Worces-
ter team In the Eastern League, was
signed to play third base. and Richard
son. crack amateur shortstop of Whit
RiiI,; pTyiile; csr vas sisned ,a for shortstop s
team. were given their release last night
There will be two or three more changes
made in the team at once, with view
10 improving the hitting ability of the
team.
Baltimore Sun: Here is a Baltimore
view of a much-mooted point: IF Nc
Graw is as bad as the umpires seem
think he is about interfering with run
ners at third base, the militia should be
called out to hunt down the monster AS
a matter of fact, the men on the other
teams know that whenever they want to
get an easy walk home from third base
all they have to do is throw their arms
around little McGraw, 'holler' for help
and claim that he interfered like a Wiz
lage gossip. The umpire does the rest.
The trick is clever, bur tits becomins.
monotonous.'