Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-07

Now York has Il fair fielding combi-
nation, and the pitchers are good; but
it is hard to see where its reputed bat
ting strength comes in. Camel never
hit hard when he was in the major
leagues, Williams is far from being
the slugger Of yore. ConrOy never did
class as Il stick artist, and Long IS
really weak. In the outiield. Keller is
great batter, Davis fair one, and
l'utZ, if he can equal his work of last
season, is good. But this is far from
being 4 certainty. for it is an undeni-
| able fact that previous to last year
Dave was always regarded as a poor
sticker. His gait of 1902 was one of
the surprises of the season. In spite
of it's Vaunted strength, New York
would have a good vote as an also ran
We're it not for the good pitching ma
terial. Philadelphia North American.
Every effort will be made this sea
son by Manager McGraW to impress
upon his men the Importance Of intell
gent coaching. The Giants style OF
| play is distinctly the hit and run game.
and the proper kind OF man to direct
success. in all the games with Brook
| Ign the leader of the Harlem pennant
| chasers looked after this department OF
the game personally. He showed con-
| clusively how a player may be ad
vanced on the bases when the man on
the side lines is alert and a thorough
| master of the opposing battery's style
| of play Next to knowing how to di-
rect the play is the ability TO keep the
other team from learning the signals.
This is just where the rub comes in, for
| MCGraW intrusted the coaching to
other hands in one of the games, ana
the play was given away to the pitcher
| and catcher each time it was attempt
cd, and of course was killed.
THE unfortunate mishap to Charley
| Farrell recalls to my mind an occasion
long ago when Farrell almost lost the
use of his arm said Jimmy Ryan the
other day. Along about 1887 or 1883
when the Chicago club was on q visit
| to Washington, Charley Farrell ed
Williamson White, Pfeffer, myself,
and others were engaging in little
| throwing contest on the old grounds,
then located at North Capitol and G
streets northeast. All of us were put
ting steam behind the ball. trying to hit
| the gong in front of the stand, when
| Charley Farrell whipped the ball TO
the target and his a. m cracked. like Z
| shot. He threw the joint out at the
shoulder. and ever after that he was
not able to throw n ball with a full arm
swing If you will notice, Farrell snaps
the ball to the bases on q short-arm
throw. and but for the little indiscre-
ton at that time when his arm was I'M
necessarily taxed, he would have been
one of the greatest throWers in the
country all the time. But he has been
a great ball player and one Of the
most popular boys in the business
There is not a nan in uniform today
who will rot deeply sympathize with
the big fellow in his misfortune, for it
will keep him under cover for long
period with a chance of putting him
out of the game forever"
Howard Wilson, the young athletic
pitcher whom Manager Lotus secured
from Connie Mack, relates a funny
story concerning Rube Waddell, wher
the athletics were training at Jackson
VILE this spring Waddell is one of the
t most eccentric men that ever played
> baseball. and no one knows just Wher
he is about to pull off a funny stunt oil
what that stunt will be. At Jackson.
vile pier runs out into the surf, ant