Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-06
Baseball. Notes.

The Chicago Club has released Outfield-
er Billy Mailman to the Louisville club.
Cincinnati has given up trying to secure
Infielder Burke of the Pittsburg clul
since Woodruff has made good.
Charley Irwin. the Reds old third
fornia. He expressed himself as being
glad that he was no longer IN the Ma
tional League.
George Tebeau who was well known in
the National League, IS part owner of
four clubs in the American Associa ton
and Western League and gets 100000 TO
$4,000 in profits each year.
One ball player says that with a % per
cent. cut in their salaries the Sena tors
should not find it hard to carry their
money around the bases, and they expect
some fast base running the coming sea-
son.
The New York National Baseball team
arrived, Sunday, at Montgomery. Ala, Is
Graw. Business Manager Josephs. Gus
Guerrero, trainer, and several neWSpa-
permen. There was no game as the new
anti-Sunday baseball law has gone into
effect and it will not be tested until the
Southern League opens. The Nationals
will play three games there before going
home.
The Boston Post. Friday. said: Joe
Bean. former captain of the Jersey CITY
club and aSpirant for ma jor league hon
ors. will play ball this season with the
Boston Nationals or in no club under
the national agreement. Secretary Bill
ingS said SO. yesterday morning, ADDING
that Dreyfuss drafted Bean from Jersey
CITY and finding out that he did not need
him in SmoketCwn. turned him over TO
the Boston Nationals. Bean has mani
tested his desire to get away from the
team. and it is understood Manager Muir
ray of jersey City would like to see him
back. President Pulliam however has
notified various clubs that Bean belongs
to Boston and to no one else. Secfetar!
Billings wrote letter today to Henry
BreSsler the Williamsport southpaw. lie
expects il speedy reply.
John T. Brush of the New York Nation
ais says this seasons race will be close
and hot: The prospects for the coming
season in baseball are very bright: Salo
Mr.. Brush Il think the race in the Ma
tional League will be one of the closest
and keenest ever witnessed All the
teams have been more or less changed
and most of these changes. so FAR as one
can Judge now, seem to have been for the
better. Most of the clubs are stronger
now than they were at this time last
year" In speaking about the Reds,
prospects. he said: The Reds look good
to me | see no reason why they should
not make an excellent showing. believe.
of course. the New Yorks have been con-
siderably strengthened. However. | am
not making any predictions or claims TOR
nv team" When he was asked about the
general sentiment in regard to Chairman
Herrmann's decision in the Ridgewood
case he said: 1t is most unfortunate
that the details of the case nave not Deen
thoroughly spread abroad and understood.
lust before the decision was to be official
~ announced several newspapers exposed
the whole story in advance, but not IN De
tail This had the effect of causing 50
much criticism and bitter feeling from the
American League supporters that the de
cision in detail has never really been
given the publicity it should have had