Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-09
my Gays, now that Fred Clark

fore many days now that Fred Clark
has returned.
Hugh Duffy made 10 hits in succession
IN a game at Denver. This IS the record
a, for the season.
Battam and Butanm, two former New
England leaguers, are playing third and
first respectively for Hartford.
Rochester, n. Y, has the record for
bad failures in baseball. Arthur Irwin is
now up against it in that city.
Twenty-nine players who have at some
time worn Cleveland uniforms are now
with ether major league clubs
The western floods parayZed the sched-
ules of the Milwaukee and Kansas City
clubs ard caused great financial loss.
Give me winner" says Fred Doe,
and Brockton is one of the best towns
NO town will stand for loser very long"
President T'ulliam differs with Frank
bancroft about the early spring trips
and thinks they are of inestimable benefit
to the clubs.
The Boston Americans will play in Man
chester. n. H., July\16, unless Cleveland
is obliged to play a postponed game in
Boston on that date.
Sam Crane says the Boston Americans
are the best team that has struck New
York thus far-a rare tribute from the Ma
tional League official scorer.
President Pat Powers of the Eastern
League, is very enthusiastic over Doolin
the second haSeman of the Jersey City
club, whom he considers second Pfeffer.
Fred Parent. Hobe Ferris Buck Free
man and Louis Criger are among the
Bosto mans who are Vehemently opposed
to the foul strike and think it de;ldens
the game.
Jack O'Connor of the New Yorks, thinks
the club that beats the Athletics will win
the pernant. He regards the latter club
as the best-balanced. aggregation in the
country: Jack thinks Pittsburg will win
the National Hag in a walk
of the Chicago club. Saturday, in Bos-
ton. and refused to let go one of his
players that Chicago was willing to pay
well for. Il have good team said
AXE. ana need my best men more than
the ready money"
Billy Hanna of the New York Sun, said
of one of the games of the BostonS last
week: Their play yesterday was of art
ISIS l, who go about their business without
the blowing Of horns or fancy capers to
proclaim their speed; the American
League style is theirs"
The Havcrhill Nashua New England
League game, Saturday last, enormously
has been declared a tie and will be play
ed over at a future date The officials
of the league say Umpire Kellher had
no right to give the game to Nashua.
1T is my opinion" says Buck FREQ
man, that the fine form of Bill Dneen
is due to his visit to the Hot Springs last
spring. 1t is great place for a ball
player. rms talk about no necessity for
spring training trips is sheer nonsense A
player needs it, and it has come to be in
dispensable.'
Center Fielder Jones of the Chicago
American, says he will not play ball next
yeac if forced to play in Chicago. The
American League officials say he will
play there or not at all. He has contract
with New York Nationals for 1901, signed
after he had refused to jump the Ameri-
can League this year at Il salary of 5000.
Sporting News: A team that keeps at
or around the 800 mark has Il splendid
chance to win the 1903 American League
race, for the club that finishes first will
have percentage close to 900. The teams
will change places many times between
now and next fall and the advantages
gained a home will be lost abroad, to Il
greater or less extent.
Jack Foster SHIFTS at ~" Collins team.
He says it has one catcher, two pitchers,
a fast third baSeman and a pair of but fair
hitting OutfielderS. Then eIIncr Farrell
or Criger. Parent, Ferris. Stahl, Doughcr-
ty and Freeman are SecOnd-raterS. Par
ent is batting we'll over Il 300 clip, and
Ferris leads the team in homers. A club
that can win six straight in either race
is playing very fast ball.