Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-09
Base Ball Notes.

| Pitcher Wheeler purchased his release
| to go to California.
| The Memphis Glenn club is dubbed
| The Frankfurters.
| The Tacoma club OF the Northwest is
said to have cleared $4,000. last season.
The capital stock of the ST. Louis Amer
| lean club has been increased from 0,U0t
| to $4,000.
| The Boston Americans will stay at the
| Lcnier in Macon. and the Nationals at
the Mitchell House in Charlottesville.
| Jimmy Canavan is booked to join Frank
Bancroft in a polo scheme in Cincinnati,
next season Canayan once played ball in
| that city
| John f. Rudderham Of Randolph. who
unpired SO acceptably in the New Eng
| land League, last season, has been APP
| pointed for 1903.
Billy Lush had proposition from Hart
ford to take a half-intereSt, take half the
profits and manage at a small salary, but
no agreement was reached
"Of what use would this fellow Della
hanty be to the New York team after the
discreditable conduct he has been guilty
| the New York club?" asks Henry Chad
wick. when will the professional leagues
stop taking into their ranks players who
have lost character by dishonorable and
disgraceful conduct?'
When the peace conference considered
btisllIttlllS , CAST lHclc WdS tIIIiDSl q uIidH-
imous disposition to put Delahanty out of
the game for all time, 50 far as the intiu-
encc of the two major leagues is concern
ed. Delaharty had just one friend to rally
to his support, and he was President
Comiskey of the Chicago club. Comiskey
enlisted the aid of Garry Hermann, and
through their influence Delahanty was al
lowed to stay in the game.
Cant think of any reason why Il young
man. if he has the ability to be a good
e-hf NrrfS e,e-tf ,,.al
baseball player" saws Willie Keller. Il
never heard OF anything else that will
bring in much money for six months
work a year as ball playing will, Then
there is the opportunity to travel all over
the country which is of great advantage
to young fellow. There is nothing to
prevent a man studying for profession
lille he is playing ball and earning money
enough to support him in winter while at
tending school or college"
The American League held its third
days session of the annual meeting, Sat-
urday. at New York, and adjourned until
Monday without having made public the
expected announcement concerning the
new grounds in Manhattan. The protest
of the Jersey City club of the Eastern
League, against the Detroit club, over the
taking of First Baseman Carr and Out
fielder Cakes, was considered, and Presi-
dent Angus of Detroit, agreed to pay the
Jersey City club for the players in ques-
ton. President Pulliam of the National
League, sent out a notice that Pittsburg
had released Catcher thinner to Philadel-
phia
The Atlanta, u. S. S., team has beaten
every one in the navy and many OF the
members will surely develop into stars
in any company. 1t has not only met and
won from teams of other ships encounter
ed in South America, but also defeated
land lubbers I'M many chimes. The team
lost in San Juan, Porto Rico, because the
boys were on a spree that lasted several
days. and was whipped 9 to by a Cuban
aggregation In Havana. The Atlaptas won
the Atlantic cup from the Iowa in the
south Atlantic station. The Atlanta team
lines ND as follows: RoMicker. D.: Leach,
c.; Layman, ID; Brown, 3D.; Anderson,
3D.: Mammal, shortstop; outflelders, Back
US. Cullen, Hupty.
Joe Rickert, the well-known outfielder
of the Worcesters, once with the Boston
Nationals and Pittsburgs made the unique
record of two double plays unassisted in
eight days At Jersey City, June IA, Rick
ert made star catch of Buffers drive,
and continuing on to second. beat Cakes,
the runner, to the bag. A week later at
Rochester. with "Zaza" Grey on second
| Jack Hayden dropped a short fly in left,
which Rickert nailed with his gloyed
hand while going at full speed. His rapid
| gait brought him to second, which Grey
| had vacated, and had there been the occa-
| sion the outfielder, according to Mr.. Leon
| ard, could easily have overhauled Phelps
There was only one man that Charley
Radbourne admitted that he could not
fool" says Frank Bancroft and he was
Roger Common I'll never forget one day
that Conner gave me the heart disease II
was when Providence was fighting for the
pennant and needed every game. We were
one to the good when the ninth inning be-