Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-06

week But continued poor work from
that bunch is as unnatural as snow
storm in july.
Manchester Union: Catcher Thomas Of
the Hartford club, tells OF a. ross-eyed
nlayer who was at the bat. There was. a
man on first and the pitcher threw the
hall to that correr and the man with
queer vision struck at IT,
Haverhill Gazette: Manchester now
looks best for the rag Concord should
take second and Lowell third, with Nash
ua, Fall River. New Bedford and Law
renee finishing in the order named. Ha-
verhill-well we hate to say it,
Manager Ashenbach of the Nashua team
went to Philadelphia, Sunday, to look for
heavy hitting outfielders He signed Jack
Titus, who was sold by Concord to Phila-
dephia few weeks ago for Sl5OO, and ne
expects to secure another well-knoWn ball
player.
Washington Post: Boston has one of
the greatest infields in the country, and
it certainly shone, yesterday. Those lit
tie fellows were in front of everything
several were eaten alive by the Boston
trio"
Lowell Citizen: King Kelley of New
Bedford, has been snapped for Pitcher
Stackpole OF Haverhill When in shape.
Stackpole is a winning pitcher, but it is
SAID that he has not yet recovered from
the strain to which he subjected his arm
few weeks ago.
Here is Rube Waddelrs own story of
his fight with a rooter at Philadelphia:
when the fellow struck | thought / had
a 200-pounder. He tried to shake off my
hook, but ! drew him in and gave him
the gaff. He was all done for so Just
took him by the gills and topped him.
Lowell Morning Citizen: Jack Titus re-
Gently of the Philadelphia Nationals, has
Been SlSneC by Nashua and will he seen
in this afternoons game Pitus viii
prove 4 tower of strength to Nashua in
the field. Cassidy the Eoweils player, is
understood to have been released to
Nashua. ibis will give Nashaa a first
class outfield.
New Bedford Evening Citizen: WILEY
Piatt the left-handed pitcher Of the Bos-
TON Nationals. was given his 10 DAYS no.
uce OF release, Saturday. Piatt was sign
ed, last August. by Mr.. Billings at sal
airy of $4,000 and a $500 bonus His work,
this season, has been poor, and the &C.
QUESTION of Pop Williams resulted iIf
Piatt's release. X
At least three clubss of the New Eng
most to secure Hamilton. formerly of ITa-
verhill, and Manager Gritfiths of the
New York Americans. literally promised
him his Cwn figureSif he would consent
to play with the NewsYork team Hamil-
ton has refused Offers that would catch
most men in a second.
The Hartford Postsissues this one to its
local team: a CLUB that can win but
one game II 10 hasano license to be in a
professional leaguaH And why not pray?
This has happenedAto other clubs than
to 20 l Hartford In tllsSSew England League.
hustling for a place in the first division
and playing good bail.
\ Lowell Morning Citizen: "a ffrst-class
ieats9er is an essential these days. to
breaik up the hitlnd run game Jimmy
Collins says. when the catcher thinks
the runner is going down he signals TO
the pitcher to Keep EN- wide. The batter
then cannot reach the ball. and the catch
a ia
soHd. Pitchers often waste two and threa
balls to make that play"
Walter II. Burnhan, manager of the
Newark baseball team in the Eastern
League, is on the still hunt for two on.
three new players. In q recent letter to
a prominent baseball man in New Haven
who is connected with the Connecticut
State League Mr.. Burnham stated thar
he wanted heavy hitting outfielder and
q, good first baseman. 1t is minated
that tie new men are wanted to take the
places of Outfielder George Bannon and
First Baseman Harry O'Iiagan
In the Connecticut League there are a
number of players who are considered
last enough for Eastern League company
among them is Jack Slater, the first base
man and heavy hitter of the Holyokes
slater leo the Connecticut League in bat
ting, last year, both in single and extra
nase hitting, and, this year. he has been
ineeung the ball more than half wav
and stands at the head of the league in
this department. Slater is also n good
helder and plays the position in and
around the initial bag fast enough, for big
league company There are a numper Of
good men playing in the outfield that area
batting the ball well.
Lowell Citizen: Here are a few sugges-
tons dedicated to the pessimistic Chan
with the loud voice who from his noSitio,,
on the first base bleachers is continuaIiy
protesting against batsmcn who try bunt-
ing Bunting is the basis OF scientific
batting. No team can win games with
ont nlayers who have mastered the knack
OF using the soft bat" and tapping along
first and third base lines the exasner1t
ing SLOW sroundcrs that are so difncuit
to handle. Each year the Importance Of
the bunt Increases. and the salaries Of
sne zoe opponents soar upward. keeler gets
$4,000 season, the highest wages ever
paid player, mainly because he knows
now 10 ms Ike safe hits without uniting
the ball out of the diamond. Fllfz is
drawing $1,000 for pretty much the sans,
reason. baltimore and Brooklyn Won
between them dozen pennants becar,s,
Hamilton was enabled to impart The
knack of bunting to his men. Com;sl,nv
was twice successful in Chicago through
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