Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-21
ing, Pa, and will play the remainder of

ing Pa. and will play the remainder of
the season there.
Jimmy Caravan hasn't a 300 batsman
on his team. Hayward, who was a fine
batsman when with the New England
League, is batting about .227.
Catcher Dexter for Boston had his
right thumb badly split by foul tip. sun
day. at GAINESVILLE. o., and will probably
be out of the game for a while
Some one has told a Pittsburg writer
that the Boston American League club
cannot take in enough money to pay eA-
penSeS. Another case of going away from
home to get news. The Boston Ameri-
cans are way ahead Of the past two sea-
sons
When it comes down to bunting, no one
ever did a better trick in that direction
than Beaumont of Pittsburg, who has
marvellous speed, as We'll as skill. Billy
Ha milton is aso q wonder in that direc-
ton. Both these men coud leave Thomas
far in the rear.
The Willimantic team is kind of
family affair There are two Sullivans,
two Currans. two Nichols in the bunch.
an ORourke. a Haley and Casey, all
boys from home The extra member of
the team is a countryrhan of the famous
Lojoie and his name is Peloquin.
Claude Elliott of Milwaukee, has adj
| ministered two shutouts in three days
and pitched one two-hit, two three-hit.
one four-hit and four fve-hit games. Ell
| lott is big fellow, and has speed and
is excellent fielding pitcher, as his
high average shows.
Sporting Life: In view of the lesson of
history and in the light of the present.
that league which shall precipitate a new
war over any player whatsoever without
prior recourse to arbitration VIII perpe-
trate a baseball crime that will be beyond
forgiveness. Baseball needs peace more
than 1t needs magnateS, officials or play
ers.
Says Sanborn in the Chicago Tribune:
THE American League was better off I'M
der war conditions. when it was in a po-
sition TO fight Brush with Brushs weap-
ons. than under the psace treaty where
all the good faith and honesty is on one
side and the other is able TO gain through
treachery ends which would be guarded
against in war times.
Speaking of odd names of ball play
erS, SAID ian, IT you go TO Jersey City
you'll see a Bean. and at Springfield.
Mass, a Berry. while Atlanta has Pease.
and Kingston Ia, has Rice. Bass flour
ishes at New London and st. Joe has a
Crumm. After you've done with these
you can get Coffey at South Bend In
the line Of rolling stock, machinery and
similar things. baseball contributes Carr
of Detroit Ferry Of Buffalo, Mills of
Baltimore, Drill of Washington, and Gear
of Kansas City
Long is a tower of strength TO the team
and has been playing splendid bail, be-
sides keeping the team full of ginger by
his hard earnest work, says a Detroit
writer Herman's one ambition is to re-
flute some of the knockers who said he
was all in and a dead one" and his
work is more than ample to do this.
Not a shortstop in the League has any
thing on the Dutchman in his present
form. and his hitting is all that could be
desired from a player who has always
been classed among the weaker hitters
Long has batted for about .275 since he
became a Tiger.
When Hughey Jennings was. in his
prime as a shortstop | used u play lett
field behind him. and / always noticed
that he would be looking at the ground
until second before the ball was HIT
remarked ice Kelley. i would call to
him to look up, and one day he explained
to me that he did that to rest his eyes
He figured that to sand and ook steadily
at the batsmen and wait for the bail to
be pitched unnerved the eye and made it
blurred. He would look at the ground
and would look up just in time to see the
ball hit, and he always claimed that his
eye was clear and he could field much
better. | have been trying that since I've
been at short and believe that ii works
well"
Ever since the, baseball series has been
established HARVARD has had the lead in
championship except from 1895 to 1902
She has now won il to Is for Yale The
Dig brace in baseball made by Harvard
flve years ago in starting to win the
series from Yale for FIVE consecutive
years has put the Crimson in the lead
As matter Of fact. Yale still leads in
the number CT games won, having eap-as
tured so to 46 for Harvard. This is due TO
the fact that during the early years Of
the annual series when Harvard was win
one or two games year. In the eighties,
when Yale was stronger, the mines met
for four or five games season. and Yale
twice won all Of them.