Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-27

| Connie Murphy of New Bedford, has
s-olen 10 bases in Is games.
| But 20 hts have been made off Voor-
hees of Nashua, in seven games.
! The st. Louis Americans have won but
| five games since June 24-one month.
Fall River continues to climb and is
dangerously close to it's old rival, New
| Bedford.
| Al Setback has resigned the captaincy
of the Washingtons and it is now Capt
Bill Clarke.
In three out of his last four games the
Concord team has made just two runs
behind Mccarthy.
Fred Lake caught his first game of the
season, Wednesday, against Manchester.
Merritt has caught in 81 games.
! The Fall River players are all wearing
new hats as the result of that Thinning
victory over Manchester, Saturday.
Philadelphia North American: No mat
ter what his critics may say, Mr.. Hassett
bears some of the earmarks of a firstI
class umpire.
Three out of the last four games in
which Whiting of Manchester, has pitched
have been shut outs, and he won two of
them, both from Lowell.
Umpire Hassett was unable to officiate
in Philadelphia and Washington on ac-
count of blow he received from foul
tip in Philadelphia, Monday.
The New York Nationals have won "a
games and lost 16 at home and won Y
and lost IA abroad. They have done al
most as well abroad as at home.
Bender's work is the most remarkable
of American League pitchers. He is the
only one who has held Il club down to
two hits, ST. Louis; twice held a club
down to four hits and five times to five.
Pat Donovan declares that the reason
for the Cardinals poor showing recently
lies in the fact that half the regular team
is on the sick list. He promises that the
rise of the ST Louisians will be as rapid
as waJ their fall.
Doubtless the surprising feat of the sea-
son was the performance of Harry How
down to two hits. Cleveland retired in
order for four innings One of the hits
was Hickman's record drive over the
fence in centre.
Three Brown University players, Lynch,
Brown and Clark are playing with New
port n. III. Newport defeated Concord,
n. H., 4-3, in a five inning game. Monday,
Lynch pitching for Newport. That set
ties the status of Brown as far as pro-
fessionalism is concerned.
Manchester Union: Tommy McDermott
of Fall River, gives his boys new hats,
necktles, shirts, etc, when they win
game, and is consequently popular with
the players. This reminds one of Billy
Hamilton-the case is so different. When
Billy's boys lost game he gave EN- -.
Capt Ludlow of Cleveland has in his
possession an American flag that was
presented to the original Cincinnati Red
who were supporters of the team A plate
on the staff reads: Presented to the Gin
cinnati Reds by the ladies of Cincin-
natl"
Pitcher Frank Corridor of the Chicagos
recently lost his father. John, at New
port, r. l., who was in the employ of the
n. Y, N. II. & II. r. r., for IS years,
and never missed day until the day of
his & death a, He was resident Of Boston
three sons and two daughters.
Says Ban Johnson: The action of the
National League magnates certainly
paves the way for the framing of new
national agreement. l believe however
should be drawn up by a committee of
men from the two leagues, and not by
the presidents. | shall probably propose
that course"
They have a Brewers Leagu in Mil
waukee with the Blatz. Pabst, Schlitz
and Milwaukee teams as members. The
Blatz team has taken 10 games out of u.
The makeup of this team is Hedding, c.;
Wolf, p; Haberstroh, 1b; Kruse, cb; Har-
vey. 3b; Mauch, IS; Rooster, IT,: Steinel.
CT; Matthews. IF; Tarvey and Matthews
are the only names that do not smack of
Der Vaterland."
Manager Buckenberger has signed Tom
Needham. a promising young catcher for
Canton, o., team. last year, when he par
ticipated in 1874 games. This year he
caught for the Altoona team, and comes
highly recommended Tenney is the high
est batter en- the team, with 1913 Cooley
follows with .317, and then comes STAN
ley with .2S5. Dexter is next highest
with .2S3.
a Houston. Tex. special to the Cincin-
natl Enquirer has the following: TT Ros-
enberg the baseball event of the season
was a game between the Rosenberg team
and four young men living near there by
the name of Waddell for purse of 500.
Great interest was taken in the game, it
being generally considered an impossible
ity that four men could beat nine, as the
Rosenberg team was considered extra
good. At the end of the third inning the
score was to T. and then the four Rue
bens got down to business, the final score
being 40 to IA in favor of the four Waddell
brothers. The game was witnessed by 500
people, and about $500 changed hands on
the result.