Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-05


The gentlemanly cOachcrs arc J,
ready figuring on new lines az a.,
Tersation to bewilder the man ~ n.
slab.
VIII you give up?" is the latest M,
cry Of Heiny PETIT. 1t has taken M
Place Of the old stock yell Of BeckIev
Everybody there
President Pullam Of the National
League, saturday, announced that IN.
Boston club has released Tom McCreerv
and signed II. ]. Breslcr.
1t is said that players have been
slower this year than ever before IN
signing contracts. Nearly ali viii H.
seen in their accustomed places, how.
ever, when the season opens.
Give me Taylor and Thielman and
won't fear any Of the National Leagu.
clubs, says Charlie Nichols. "Of
course, ! am going to have Taylor. but
it looks bad as regards Thielman."
Il never saw Ban johnson but once.
remarked Harry Steinfeldt, land that
was on an occasion after | had been
put out of a game in indianapolis. Il
cost me $25 to speak to him that day"
Fred Knowles, Secretary Of the
Giants, offered to bet Barney Dreyfuss
anything from a necktie to an opara
nat that tn" Pirates would not beat out
the Giants this summer. and Barney
wasn't long about accepting.
In the second inning Of New York
Nashville game at Nashville, Satur-
day, there was warm session
Umpire Mullane called Dahlen out at
third, and the decision aroused Nc
CraW's ire. Mullane stopped the game
and told McGraw to vamoose. Eresna-
han and MatheWson tried to argue with
the umpire, but he would have none Of
it. He showed the two players away
and called on the police to enforce his
orders. Bresnahan. Mathewson and
Mullane We're struggling in the centre
of the diamond when the police ard
several spectators rushed on the field.
Manager Fisher Of the NaShyilles
things out and the game
proceeded without any furthe trouble
McGraw was allowed to stay on the
field
Hans Wagner, the champion bats
man of the National League, is sore at
himself. He refuses to have his picture
taken for Harry Pulliam'S hall Of fame
at league headquarters in New York.
He has been requested to have the
taken several times by
President Pulliam, but has been neg
n,.tirc~ n hn ~
,nce more. and replied: Not me. I
was too bum last year. l was a joke
n that Boston, Pittsbury series. What
1oes it profit man to hammer along
and make n few hits when they are
not needed only to fall down when 1t
comes to 4 pinch? I would be ashamed
to have my picture put up nCW."
President Dreyfuss, however, has pro-
missed to take the big fellow in hand
when the team arrives at Hot Springs
and make him be good. 50 that the
picture will likely be found in the place
assigned to it before the season gets
fairly opened.
The recent sale Of the Washington
baseball club is causing a revival Of
in the national capital and it Is
hoped that the new owners, Thomas
{. Moves of the Evening Star. w. j.
Dwyer of the Bulletin and Columbia
Theatre, Congressman James Wads-
worth and others, with Mr.. Dwyer as
business manager, Patsy Donovan as
playing manager. will give the city the
best ball it has ever seen. Tom LOTUS.
manager of the local club last year. will
in charge of the local team until
| new manager arrives. Mr.. LOTUS
mas been here for n week, and has in
GUIDED 90 per cent. Of the stock in the
sale to the new local owners. There
ire eighteen players now under con-
ract. including seven pitchers ana
.hrec catchers. as follows: Pitchers
1rth. Townsend. Patten. Lee. Doc
the Princeton University
star. Mason and Jacobsen; catchers,
,larka, Kittredge and Drill; infielders,
Tack Stahl. with the Boston Americans
asst year, Mccormick. Moran, Cassidy
md Coughlin: outfielders. Selbarh.
Winters and Homer Hildebrand. with
Patsy Donovan in prospect.
The surplus wheat Of South Australia
,yoilabIa for eyDOrt Is estimated Mt