Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-18
Baseball Notes.

Cincinnati is about ready to hang Tom
DAILY up as being overripe
Bresnahan has again taken the batting
lead in the National League
Elmer Smith, the veteran outfelder. has
become a member of the Columbus club.
They call the Butte team 1.-THE Mary
MacLanes" out in the Pacific Northwest.
Out of p games decided by one-run
margin the New York Americans have
won II.
Danny Friend, the ex-leaguer. is pitch
ing swell ball for PEORIA in the Western
League.
The growth of amateur baseball, this
year, has been phenomenal, far exceeding
that of all former years.
Cy Seymour has stopped hitting high
balls, but is waiting for them to come
over the plate waist high.
Sudhoff appears to be about the only
member of jimmy McAleer's staff of
pitchers who is worth his salt.
Henry Kililea. principal owner of the
Boston Americans. has returned from
Japan. He was not looking for ball play
erS.
| The Pittshurgs have done the fastest
Unfolding in the country, having "a double
plays, against IS by the Boston Ameri-
cans.
Pitcher Courncen of the New England
League, is to be tried out by the Cleye~
lands after the New England season
closes.
The Cincinnati Reds have secured new
catcher named Foil from the Des Moines
team. He leads the Western League III
| hitting.
| McGinnity has pitched 81 games for the
Giants and MathewSon y. There is, in
decd, iron in the constitution of each of
| these gents.
| The "Elberffeld crouch is the latest
thing in metropolitan baseball The kids
position in trying to work the pitcher for
a base on balls is what earned the new
name.
drop between $4,000 and so 600, but if the
second half of the season is as good as
| the first, the team will finish several
thousand dollars ahead
Philadelphia North American: The Ath.
| letcs arc now looking at the despised
| tailenders with increased respect. Wash
ington lost only one game to Boston in
the last series. If Mack could get the
| Senators to play out his schedule with the
Beaneaters the champions might have a
| better chance of retaining the champion
ship.
| The National League clubs in Chicago
and New York certainly did show up tho
Americans in their conflicting dates. The
| Giants drew nearly $1,000 people TO their
two games. while the Americans had a
| few more than 1000. In Chicago. Comis-
| kys team had to be satisfied with 100,
while the Nationals took care OF 10000
| The two Chicago teams conflicted again,
Sunday, and the Nationals outdrew their
rivals by 10000 people.
y rumor was circulated and printed in
| st. Louis, last week, that four of the
| Brown players had made overtures to the
| Cincinnati club for berths with the Reds,
next season. Heidrick, Sudhof Wallace
and Powell are said to be the discontents.
| While there may be some truth in the
runor, yet there is no chance for the
| Reds to do business with them under the
reservation clause of the peace treaty, and
Manager Kelley said there was nothing
doing. The Cincinnati management haa
| had quite fill of alleged star players,
and the new policy of the club will be to
| develop men and not to be bothered with
| alleged stars who do not produce the
goods.