Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-21
Baseball Notes.

Most of the Idit1lt VI tIi' i1'i N4AN-'NS'
club this year, will be local.
sam Lever of the Pittsburgs. says that
his arm Is in first-clasS shape.
Charley Dexter says he is sure to man
age the Louisville club, this year.
.-TannehiIl will strengthen us and do
great work for the team says Buck
freeman.
Toe Bean Of the Boston Nationals, has
been working with the New York Amcri-
cans in Atlanta.
Charley Nichols feels confident that his
team will have the call with the fans in
St. Louis, this year.
1.-THE New England League plays snap
py ball and produces much good talent,
says the Sporting News.
Mike Finn of Little Rock, retain sen
Of his team of last season and mas j.
men from which to fill vacancies.
Jake Volz formerly with the ManChrs-
tiers, is expected to do successful work
for the Indianapolis team, this year.
Utica has secured Second 5aseman
Johnson, a former New England Lacquer.
and for several seasons with the Montreal
club.
The early opening Of the National
League season has caused the cancellation
of the exhibition games Manager Buck
cnberger had arranged for Dayton and
indianapolis.
The Boston American League team a.
feated the Mercer University nine at Ma
con. Ga, Saturday afternoon. by Sc"r"
of IL to o. The new men on the Boston
team showed up finely.
The figure for which Pitcher Powell
was turned over to the New York Amer
leans was given out as 5000 y mic sum
10 give for n player nowadays, but Pro
prietor Farrell stops at nothing to secure
Il winner.
Jim Hart thinks il would be moro con-
ducive to harmony if the National and
American Leagues held their meetings. in
different cities There was altogether too
much bad feeling ut the recent meeting
in New York.
A little surprise may be furnished to the
PittSburg players who are of til" opinion
that the exchange of Hughes Tor Tame
hill was move simply to help New York,
and that the latter IS not desirable man
for a team. Jimmy Collins generally
generally knows what h. is about. and II"
one need be at all fearful about any move
he makes.
A correspondent writes to the New York
Sun: John Morrill,. to my notion, WAS
the greatest figure in professional base
ball-th, - It all around player who ever
lived. tn SQuareSt sportsman, the perfect
gentemai. After long and sp"tless ca
reer on the diamond h. retired with the
esteem of thousands in every city Of the
league
Says H. G. Merrill Of Wilkcsbarrc:
''Some time rext season when things have.
adjusted themselves, and the National
League teams are working with good Ct
feet, just recall my observation that Joe
Jake Beckley up to tn" st. Louis tam
Kelley has taken too large a stunt for
himself in essaying to play the bag.
Manager Reed of the Yale baseball
about 10 days before the squad can get
cut doors. The Trinity game before Tho
Southern trip may be cancelled. From
present appearance the makeup of tn"
team will be somewhat as follows: Catch
or. Capt Winslow. with Erwin substi-
tute: Bowman, probably first base; Mot
calf, second: Brien. shortstop; il"is
kamp, probably third base The nuiirld
positions will be filled by Barnes and '"j'
Of last years nine. ana Miller Shnrt.top
of the '02 team. with Gre n and Hamilton
substitutes.
There = probably no depaI mcnt Of
newspap : where more careless work is
done--espcCialIy in the cas- ~ som" Of
the big city diilie< than ~ ~ h"ldug
up of baseball rtports. II q rcry fire.
1ucnt thing to find the heading totally
Mt variance with the text ana 4. N" and
time again the general Writ I'D NJ the
game will not be borne out w tn" tahu-
lated score. Editors should insist that
desk workers tax" time to read their copy
before they undertake. to head il M.
Before us is Boston paper which. in its
report of Saturdays game ut Macon. says
in headline: Wolfe catches and there
are no stolen bases" The text shows
that Doran caught and Wolfe wasn't in
the game at all.
The new pitchers of the Chicago Amer
leans are Walsh from the Newark club of
the Eastern League. for whom Manage
Burnham made hot fight before the ma
tional commission; DouSherty, Chicago
product, who was success in tho Attain
Ia club. last season. and Stricklctt. who
comes from the Northwest. Patterson
and Flaherty are more OF less doubtful
quantities. Patterscn's work towards tn"
end of last season was fur below his old
standard. but he was sick a part Of the
time, and consequently not in perfect con
dition. Manager Griffith is authority iOr
the prediction that PattCrSon's arm has
been weakened by too constant USr Of
the drop ball. while Comiskcy and Gala
han differ with him.