Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-17
Baseball Notes.

Dummy Hoy made his first error,
Monday.
Lave Cross has purchased cigar store
in Philadelphia.
At Amherst Massachusetts State Co.
lege, 8; Bowdoin, s.
Pitcher Hoffer is now playing center
field for Des Moines.
McGraw declares If he is put out of a
game again he will retire.
Clarke of PittsbIrg, picks the CinciE
natl steam for fourth position.
Up to Wednesday, Dahlen had not
made a hit in his last eight games.
The ball players are quick to receive
nicknameS. Jimmy Callahan has been
named the bell boy
Up to last Saturday. Cy Young and Vic
Willis had exactly the same average,
each having won four games and lost one
Boston leads in the long hits in the
American League and Washington IS
ahead in the batting of the clubs =
whole.
Pres Hart of the Chicago club states
that he is not trying to get Bradley and
Mccarthy to return to the National
League.
Thorney, the utility infielder of the
Cleveland club. is one of the youngest
players in the major league. He is 1?
years old.
Lauder leads the first IA best base run
ners in the National League. and four of
the members of the Boston Nationals are
among them.
Pitcher Dugglesby, who jumped back 10
the Philadelphia Nationals, says he is
not sorry for his act. Principle cuts little
figure with him.
In 10 games Merritt of the Lowell team
has drawn nine bases on balls. and now
has the reputation of being one of the
best walters in the New England League.
1t is thought OHagan of Chicago. will
be taken off first base and Chance pat
| on the initial bag. O'Hagan is playing
! a fine fielding game, but his batting is
very weak.
Rube Waddel says he is going to learn
how to catch. Since he started playing
in California he has played in every po-
siton but backstop, and he wants to play
in that some time this season.
Pttsburg Dispatch: Pitcher Nal Eason
has been released by Chicago. Such is
fame. This boys pitching beat Pttsburg
some time ago, and sent Chicago into first
place. but she could not hold it.
Six of the players on the Buffalo team
are at least six feet tall. Law, Grim,
Anterior are all high chaps, and ought
to be able to do some heavy batting.
OF the men that have played in every
game in the. two major leagues, Collins
and 'renney lead in batting. Collins tops
the American League. and Tenney leads
the National. with Beaumont second.
Manager Fred Clark of Pittsburg, and
First Baseman Ten3ey of Boston, have
been indefinitely suspended by the board
of control of the National League for en-
Saging in fist fight on the PittsburS
grounds, Thursday.
Nal Eason, late a cub" pitcher-has
been signed by the White Stockings The
deal was closed, Thursday. Eason is one
of the most promising of the young
pitchers in the business and will be a
great help to the White Stocking staff.
Ebbetts threatens to do terrible things
to Clarence Il. Wright, the champion con-
tract jumper Wright received 500 adj
vance money from the Brooklyn club, and
the following day lie decided to go back
to his first love. Cleveland, and now Eh-
belts is going to Chicago and bring him
into court.
Clark Griffith. manager of the Chicago
American League baseball team has been
suspended by President Johnson for
period which will cover the present Sc
ries with st. Louis and virtually makes
Ii five days. The suspension is intended
as punishment for alleged abusive Ian
guage used toward Umpire tombstone at
Detroit, last week.