Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-10
Baseball Notes.

comiskcy will go to Little Rock, next
season.
Bobby Wheelock will umpire in the
New York State League.
Alec Smith tore the nail off his middle
finger. Sunday, and will be out of base
ball for q month.
The Connecticut League has decided to
discard the foul strike rule and go back
to the rule used by the American League,
last season.
Hughes struck out six of the Louisville
hatterS. He is n star pitcher, without q
doubt. The Boston players arc certainly
in fine como ZION and are ready for the
playing season to open.
Washington Star: Gene Demontrevil,c
who has been acting the part of captain
over the Senators in their early games
has. demonstrated that he is a splendid
leader and got the boys to work at their
best during the games against the George
towns and the PhillieS.
Pres. Pulliam has added Bug Holli-
day to his staff of umpircs. Holiday was
fine PLAYER a few. years ago lie played
with Cincinnati. Alex Jones' the Home
stead pitcher, has agreed to terms with
Detroit. Manager McDermott has ordered
his Fall River players to report for bust
ness, next Monday.
The Philadelphia Ledger says of Fred
Mitchell's pitching, Monday: In the
third. sixth, seventh. ninth and 10th the
Athletics had men on second base, but
mllcnplI 5 Il0c 1lICHlHS WAS 100 great u
handicap for the champions to overcome
and they failed to complete the circuit,
much to the credit of Mitchell and his
associates.
The West Point baseball management
has apparently concluded that there is
no chance of an agreement for some time
on the question of eligibility rules with
the Naval Cadets, for in the schedule
card of the baseball team issued the game
for May 16 which was scheduled to be
played at Annapolis, has been abandoned
and the date given to Amherst to play
at West Point.
At Albany, New York, last Tuesday, the
court of appeals awarded Michael J.
Griffin the sum of $500 from the Brook
lyn baseball club. In 1899 Griffin was
transferred from Brooklyn to Cleveland,
but he declined the assignment. His suit
was for salary due him from Brooklyn
for the term of his contract. John M
Ward was Griffin'S first lawyer, and then
transferred his services to the Brooklyn
club.
Bangor Commercial Bangor is to have
a baseball team and all Indications now
point to an Eastern Maine baseball league
with the Queen City as one of the star
| q professional baseball team and there arr
to be a number of games here. this sum
mer That is an assured fact Plans art
on foot for a league to be formed of pro
| fessional teams representing Bangor. Mil
| ltnocket Old Town. Belfast and Brewer
| The plans are well under way and every,
tnlnS now poliltS to IL successAul organ
! ization.
| Following the announcement Of the sale
| of the ST. Joseph Western League fran
| chiSe. a few days ago, comes a story t.
| the effect that the Kansas City. Western
| League team has passed into the hand:
! of Rurns and Packard. owners of the
| Denver and Colorado Springs teams. w
| T. Van Brunt. who owned a controllins
| interest in both the Kansas City and st
| Joseph teams. Is now resident of New
| York, and the report that he would dis
| pose of his holdings in both cities ha.
been current for some time. Manage
| with the team at his present salary o
$500 Il year Nichols was offered two
year contract by Detroit at 5000 per an
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