Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-17

wceE-two thinning games in succession
| They have played an thinning ran,e fuo
| 12-innings two 13-innings and one 17-in-
| nings.
Klobedanz has made home runs in four
| successive games. league record and
| has made i've, this season In four ora mos
he has made SIX runs and eight hits With n
| total of II. -
| Manchester Mirror: In the minds of
most Manchester fans ne we'll 49, ,,aa ~,
others around the circuit, Harry Mct'Iold
| is by far the best umpire of the New Enr-
| land League staff.
Dougherty is ahead of Lajoie in batting
by eight points. Dougherty has an aver
age OF i'49; "Hlie LaJoie has dropped to
| .3335, and the former is now the leading
batsman of the American League.
| Fall River Globe: Lowell people think
| that JosSlyn is the best pitcher in the
| league. Morgan of Fall River. has many
admirers. put Josslyn is his superior in
| the opinion of the writer Doe ought 10
realize heavily on this man when he sells
| him.
Lowell Morning Citizen: Mclean is the
| only Nashua batter in the 300 class and
he has only 5S Daum, Jordan, Labelle
and Soffel are between go and 300, Nc
Lean also leads the team in fielding with
| $50. Tommy Dowd has made bur one hit
| in four games and has an average of is,
the lowest of the team.
Happy jack lott, the heavy hitter of
I
stolen II bases and has hit for 3lS with
446 total. His long hits included IA dou-
bleS three singles and three home runs
In the field he has made only one error
and played his last AZ games without a
imiSplay, accepting sc chances out of 81
Il percentage of 1881, the best in the league
| New Bedford Standard: While in Bos-
ton, Manager Doe offered Jimmy Collins
a guarantee of $500 if he would bring his
club here to play the New Bedfords on
Sept. 4th. 1t is more than likely that the
offer will be accepted. In order to do this.
Manager Doe has made arrangements to
play two games with Haverhil on Sat
urday, the 9Th, one of which is sched-
uled for the 4th.
Lowell Citizen: Lowell. Lawrence.
Nashua and Haverhill would gladly see
McCloud out of the league for keeps Ash
enbach says it's almost impossible to win
from Manchester with McCloud umpiring
Lowell people know it. McCloud lives in
Manchester and he, therefore, gives that
team all the better of the hand-out when
he has the opportunity. Secretary Morse
will confer q favor on all baseball fans
outside of Manchester by keeping Nc.
Cloud away from that team.
; Fall River Globe: The Manchester
players hunt up the newspaper Offices al
home and tell a tale of woe lust as SooI
as they get back from Fall River, where
they usually get it plumb in the neck
That champion bunch is pretty good wheI
it comes to covering the scientific point!
, OF the game. Dul OlHtIWlSF lncN Hidhe
: crowd feel as il what they really needed
; was a stick apiece of lemon candy, few
. baby rattleS and rubber rings It's prett!
. hard lines when Fall River has to StanC
. for such advertising from a champion
: team simply because the Fan River!
make them look like SnoWballs on an Au
gust day every time they meet here.
Manchester Union: John Smith of tn,
Manchester club, said. today, that he haC
sold SWander, left fielder of his club, tt
the ST Louis American League club, bu
he would not tell the price. i got q gooC
/ sum for him was all he would say. Swan
/ der will finish the season with the Man
chester club, Manager Smith sat on thu
bench during todaY's game and watched
Howden play right field. He wants to try
out a few men for SWander'S place, thi!
season, so he will not have to make an!
experiments at the beginning of next sea
SON. While it has been known for Ions
} time that Swander was approaching The
3 point where he was sure to be taken b.
3 the major leagues, it will be a source o
> much disappointment to have him leave
6 the local team. although every fan il
Z Manchester knows he is well fitted TO
1 faster company. Such players as he ar
scarce in the New England League, ant
when one gets hold of such a player it il
a matter of regret when he has to b,
given up. However, he will go into tn
!. big league with the best wishes of ever,
fan in the Queen city, and wherever els
/ he is known He has made many friend
here and throughout the circuit, and n,
one questions but that he will make good
Eddie Swander is the baby OF tn,
Manchesters in point of experience. H
is % years old, and played his first profes
sional ball two years ago with Capt. VIII
/; Clark down on the Portsmouth, Va.
team, finishing out the season with Char
: lOtte. W. Va