Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-02-22
Baseball Notes.

IL
| tract.
The American Association season will
! heSin. April ~. "-''
Eiil cannon will play first base for The
Schenectady club "
Sheckard is the hignest-saIaried man
on the Brooklyn list.
Jack Carney is anxious 10 get Pastor
i'acK TO fortiiy his inteld
nln!re Carpcntcr is working for a s!l-
N"f company in Rochester. ~ V
I Jay Andrews is to manage tho Sio,,,.
'liy club OF the Western League.
For the .;rst time since ISSs 1;orr,.,,
Long Is full-fedged minor Lacquer.
Washington will lie the ONLY ma ior
le"Eut team To train on its own grounds
II I,esidcAt Puiliam says that Empire
hHnl'',t"hr i;,,, ~, iet the game get away from
/ MN the latter part of laSt season
Boston Herald There is li,,Io ch,,o.
OF the New England League franchise
gong from Lawrence to Worcester
Prank Robson of the St Loui; club.
Cil'inS tn;'t re IS spending more money
Tor players than any league president.
Camel, the Tufts player. is to receive
S25h per month from the Boston Na1iur
| ais, and an additional S3G0 if ne makes
good
The Rohisons, are actually picking M
SioliS team Tor st. Louis. and already
nave IN" American League team of that
| city guessing.
! Capt. Cunningham of Norfolk. i sstill
pushing his cll,m against the New No.i.
! National League club for the safe OF
! Pitcher NattheWSOn.
| Tommy Connolly will be on Han John
| son - staff again, this season. Th, w
W!ii meet at til" schedule meeting IN New
| orh to close th,. deal.
| When Jack Ryan heard that Detroit
| had offered $:tr'p Ter Jim Burke Of tie
s.. Louis club he nearly collapsed Ryan
| ~ not the only one who is on to Burke
| Boston Herald: The laugh is on Han
| ioii. lie traded Dahlcn for Iialah and a
! wad OF cash and then BaGb refused to be
| b"und by ihc bargain and Went To Ca!-
/ ifOrnia.
| Hugh Duffy made Il bigger offer to Can
nell, thr former Tufts player than ala
| red Tcnn"y. who acted i'll behalf Of The
| l:nston Nationals. but F'rrds eloquenc1
! prevailed.
| 1t looks as If Pitcher Brcsslcr would
| not be with Boston. this year lie can
ct more money pitching indcrcndrnt ',al
than the Irston National league Iolk
i care to pay lin.
! The brooklyn club has come t, time
and sent contlact to Jack Doyle, VINO
was The brains Of the BrooilNn team on
| the field. last season. Jack makes
handy man for Uncle Ned.
Director Billings Of the Boston club.
said tile iirst he knew OF TIE signing; OF
y. '. Cannvll was when he read cf it in
tn" papers. and Yet Pres. Ptlliam pro-
, Inu2ateI the fact the day before.
John Smith Of Manchester. thinks the
New England League ante of $iDl is too
| hlsh, and se'k KS 10 !!dve it reduced. and
! has approached other managers to tnat
end. 10 do that will take unanimous;
consent
! The veteran jim O'Rourle wio has
been s,u active professional bali PLAYER
Tor oVc.' - Years, will again he III the
ring this season. and hopes to have Il
club in Bridgeport that will make Il show
s,N.A4l tl1,4 l,.4Gs n ,i-.
PLAYED in E0ston in 1879.
The Philies Will leave fer Savannah
Ga. on March II. ly the water rou:c.
They viii remain South unit! April |, re-
series win The Athletics ON -hp.il :. Con
! nic Mac!l'S braves and il'IsIry DuiIy
s'aiwarts will clash 10 times weather
permitting.
Lob Wood is considered the best
catcher in the American Association. lie
has Il littic difference with the milwaukee,
l.,.opl" on the salary question, and ha.,
nlad" Il Dluif about retiring. biIt he vii!
be on deck. Strange how many of the
r'-tirin" kind there are among baseball
men, bu: they show up again Ike plimi
donna after IN announcement Of the lJS,
farewell
~ Johnson. who played four seasons
at second base for the Montreal team OF
the Eastern League and who w;tS with
Augusta. Me. il open Tor an engaS smcnt.
Johnson played On the coast. last season.
!
league. but the damp. climate in II"
spring didn't agree with him. lie came
back East ard finished with the Rochcs-
ter club. His address is - Marion street.
North Tonawanda, \. Y.
The New York World says: Frank
Fare ell and his associates must have good
irsinde information as to how Garry
case, because. the Greater New York base
hail club already has closed Il deal where
i.y it can play Sunday games in Long
Island City. The park that the High
landers expect to occupy is close to the
old Puritan Athletic Club. and only IA
short ride from the ferry. 1t will require
much labor and capital to place the
ground in condition.
II think if it were left to a vote of
| baseball lovers OF Boston today. they
would want two clubs" said Henry Kill
lilea. the other dag. and il they wanted
. There is TO obligation for people to stay
in the business who think there is room
! for but one club. No organization has
any mortgage on the game in any city
or section. and if another organiza ton
desired to take a chance to form anoth-
er league there is nothing to prevent IT,
The pubic will always natroniza The best
and the way To hold the public is to give
it the goods.
Manager Fred Clarke of the PittshurG
Pirates is clearing away his surplus play
: ers in readiness for the coming cam
naign. Four players were let go Sa.ur-
day night: Joe Bean. utility infieldcr
:, was transferred to the Boston Nation
ais: Weaver. catcher, to the Chicago Ma
tionals. and Pitcher Bill Kennels. and
, Outfeldei' MARSHALL outright. This prob
/ ably means the passing of wild Biz
. Kennedy from the ranks of ma jor league
dom. lie took good care of himself. last
, year. and did great work hut ne pitched
only a few games. and Clarke decided
that he would not need the veteran in
1904.
Manager Clarke Griffith Or the New
York American League team. has signed
Tom Hughes. last season. one of The star
pitcners for the Boston Americans
, Worlds champions. In return for the SER
. vices OF Hughes. Griffith will lei Jesse
Tanrehill go to the Ecstons. Manager
Collins of the Plymouth Rocks. has need
cal the services of a soutnpaw on his
team and rannchill has been discontanted
: in New York. complaining, last summer
, that he was unable to do good work bo-
cause Of the raw winds thai sweep over
the American League park in Gotham.
, Hughes signs ut an advanced salary over
, what he was getting. last season. with
the Boston club Il had no desire tn
make the change said Hughes, who is
Chicago boy. but. of course. | am
willing to 90 where there is more money
! l:r.