Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-23

land 2 number Of them on the bench dur
ing the season and cause the team 10 be
at they win games by such tactics Nc
Graw will not worry
The New York Telegram expert in
Sang up the American League teams
hits 1t about right when he says OF Cicvr-
land: perhaps the heaviest batting club,
but one that has Yet to show any SyS-
tcmatic team work that will be available
TO win the pennant."
Detroit has put in claim for Pitcher
Faulkner, who signed for TWO years ana
then did not join the team. Rochester
has signed him, but Detroit wants the
young man who pitched seventy-seven
consecutive innings last year without a
run scoring against him
Manager Barrow of the Detroit club,
wired President Havenor Of the Milwau-
kee club, offering to buy the release OF
catcher Bob Wood or trade a man for
him. HaVenor declined to waive claim
to Wood, although Wood has not yet ac-
cepted Milwaukee's terms.
The Indiana Michigan Baseball League
is in process of formation at Mishawakl,
fy and Edward w. Forstbaucr. The
cities to be incorporated i'll this league
are NIishawaka, South Bend. E,lkhart.
Goshen, Michigan City, Ind. and Niles.
Mich. A number of other cities in Michi
gan and Indiana will be asked to join
the league. The teams to compose the
league will be represented by Semi-profeS-
SIGNALS and the StrOngerS amateur players;
OF that locality.
A Milwaukee special to the Indianapo-
lis News says: "A first division team or
nothing" is the cry of the baseball fans,
this spring; in fact. they will not listen
to any thought of worse than third place
Tor the Brewers. If the club is unfortu-
nate enough to go below the first division
notch it will he costly to the management.
Manager Hughey Duffy set a fast Pace in
and Manager Cantilon had to follow it
closely, 50 that the fans have had Il taste
of the top-notch teams and they want
more of them.
Benjamin Fuller. known all his life as
shorty" and once the famous shurtStop
of the New York baseball team. died last
week at his residence in Cincinnati, after
a long struggle with consumpti"n- He
had been in bad health for several years
Fuller was 4 graduate of the old West
End bottom fields in Cincinnati lie was
picked up by the New York team ana
PLAYED with them until his arm gave out,
then remained a star in mirror leagues UNI
til failing health drove him from the
diamond He was Il marvel ut shortstop,
and was an idol Of the fans.
Cincinnati Inquirer: Kellum has the
goods. There is no doubt about that. His
inaugural, yesterday, was attended with
several annoying punk plays. OF which
the authors would not be guilty once III
a thousand years, and n game that ought
clearly TO nave been MS went 10 IL uldN
for lack of adequate support. Then the
fear of having more balkS called ON him
made him more cautious than usual, and
he was afraid to let himself out in his
accustomed manner. If he does as well
throughout the season as he did. yeSter-
dav there is one recruit from lndianapo-
lis who has n sure berth and many plaud-
its coming to him in a smoky city on the
banks of the beautiful river.
President Pulliam. Of the National
League has addressed circular letter
10 the managers of the several clubs. in
which he calls attention to his lnStruc-
lions to umpire in which he reiterateS
previous statements that the latter Will he
upheld in all efforts to enforce rules.
President Pulliam suggests that managers
will do well to call the attention OF new
corners to the fact that not the slightest
degree of rowdySm will be tolerated ON
National League diamonds during, the
coming season. Players who are ordered
from the game must have the 1leld nj
once; in cases of suspension players Will
not be permitted on the field or on the
bench during n game. Empires are m
str1Icted TO fine and remove from IN"
game players who attempt to Sell 4 new
ball The head of the league makes II
very plain that he intends standing ny ms
umpire through thick and thin. ana mat
any player who suggests to make trouble
will be- severely dealt with.