Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-22
WATERVILLE.
BALL PLAYERS ARRIVE.
Aerts Now in the City and Ready for
Business.

The Alert ball team of st. John, which
will wear the Waterville uniform for
the remainder of the season, arrived in
the city on the afternoon express, Tues
day. Phelan came through ahead WITH
Sperry Locke, Monday night, and Nc
DerTnott, one of the pitchers, will come
here from Boston. He has been playing
with the team but is now at the Hub.
''Cy" CoOmbs is the talleSt man in the
bunch, looking fine and as fit as fiddle.
Walsh, catcher, was borrowed of the
Roses and will help Bill Cowing be-
hind the bat. He is comparative
stranger here but is backed by the 9TH
ers and that makes him good all right.
"Bill' was there with the same old jolly
smile, apparently glad to get back home
again. They say he has been smashing
the ball without mercy, over across the
line, and has proved himself a fine
fielder as Well as catcher.
Britt comes to look out for first base
and is one of the new men. He, with
Walsh and McDermott are the only
strangers in the bunch but the other
boys say they are all right and it goes
The last named is a short stop as well
rs pitcher, doing good work in either
position. Corners, Taylor and Goode
are old friends although they played
''agin u.s." last season with Fairfield or
Belfast. So now there are eight men
in town with McDermott coming from
Boston. There are two catchers and
three pitchers, While most any of the
men are able to play two or more posi-
lions well.
And they make as clean q lot of good
looking fellows as you would care to see
and have baseball tracks all over them.
You can find lots of crooked baseball
fingers in the bunch and other signs
that show they know a diamond from
q bayfield,. The men are all in good
condition and fit for a game, today. if
necessary.
They say that Sperry got a new name
on this bunting trip. The good baseball
people in St John wondered quite a bit
Whyhe should suddenly drop in on them
and show so much interest in their
teams. 1t was limited that he was just
over on a friendly visit to some of the
men he knew. But they called him
mysterious Sperry'' Locke and prob
ably know now why he was there.
The boys will be given a chance to
stretch their legs little at the first
opportunity A game will be arranged
for Thursday with Oakland if possible
and it is hoped that q game can be
played with Fairfield. Saturday. Ard
by the way, Fairfield is not sleeping
They may not be so fortunate as to set
a team ready made the way Waterville
has but they are after some pretty good
individual players and will have team
going almost before you know it. JudG-
ing from all reports they are putting
out some pretty tempting bait and in
tend to land some pretF& fast material.
It's going to be a case of guess until
the two teams line up against each 9TH
er few times. Fairfield may be little
slow on the start but she is bound to go
some before the season is over.
1t rather looks now as if there is
some pretty hot baseball in sight when
the teams get settled down to business
again and the first game can't come too
quickly now to please the enthusiasts
for every one wants to see the new
team in action.
The work on the field is being rushed
along just as rapidly as possible and
will be ready for game in short time.
The team can doubtless practice there
all right in day or two and play games
there perhaps inside a week The work
will he completed just as quickly as 1t
can be with a large crew.