Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-22
Baseball Notes.


Washington may have an entirely new
outlcld.
Riilnham's team has thus far escaped
the draft.
Charley H"mpkill is boiling out at the
Hot Springs.
Clingman thinks that 20 per cent OF hit
ting is good luck.
Joe Sugdcn is booked for Il $500 raise
from tn" BroWEs in o.
Ed Grillo admits that Lojoir has no
equal in the country. ana is III Il class
by himself as Il balsman.
The greatest ball Of the past season.
and IN my estimation. the greatest ever
is the 'siit ball"
Manager McA!eer says Of Morgan.
whom he bought of Fall River: Morgan
has mastered The spit bail. and he will
b" star ne Nt season.
Secretary Barnard Will look out for the
spring trip of the Cievcland> and will
practically have fun charge 81 the busi-
ness end of the club
The ST. Louis Browns will TN Jim
Smith who once got a tn from the Pos
ton Nationals. and afterward played with
the New England League. He must have
improved lot 10 bt good enough for
! fast company.
President Drcyfuss favors a shorter
season than that OF 1891. He feels thai
the early start. which came when thu
weather was much too colo for the physi-
of harm. and il is assured that he will
vote for 4 schedule consisting of not more
than 40 games.
Ban johnson is quoted as saying
| "tonSidrrahle missionary work is being
don" in roth III" American ana litinnai
i-CagUcS toward the abolition OF The foul
strik" rule. AMI the adoption uf i nost-
season S'.ri"S between the clubs Of the
Nv" organizations. and good progress l.
reported from al directions"
Frank NJ. shuttle, iii" yuuoG left fielder
bought 10y Selec from Syracuse halls
ilom iesterShirc. y. ". and is :. wears
ot ae'. II" tlr:s, played prot ,SsiuralIy i'll
SNacuSe three Yeas ago. and stree then
has been Il over uf strength to tnj. team
az he is "A good. natural hitter. Il great
fielder ard Il fast man
Billy Har.. who umpired The American
Association The past season. and who Of
llciated i'll the rost-scaSnn series hctv cen
the s.; Louis Cardinals and the Browns.
cob in the Mound city was that Manage
Nichols Of the National League team ac-
ruScd him OF cheating ana handing 4
game TO the Americans. So Mick" has
tHllied umpire batter.
The veteran Rankin writes from New
York: Il met OF Sixth avenue the Other
day Johnny Hatfield. famous as The hol,-
"r of the lons77;disI!ancT record for throw
contented. had he appearance Of being
very prosperous. ii stylish clothrs'
court in ones makeup. lie carries his
him 10 he fully Is OF - years younger
than he is.
Harry Gessler. the popular middle field
ct of the Brooklyn National League club
has rc-entcred the Baltimore Me ICal col
lcge Gssler has lost much time from his
medical studies on account of baseball.
and for that reason he Will not be grad
n :n thiS wear. wear bit another year IL
college will find him q fnll-tcdgtd NJ. Il.
While he has not signed. il is probable
that he will again be with Brooklyn. next
seasCn. He was one of the leading hittcrS
on the BROOKLYN team last season.
Detroit will find out Armour; worth
the coming season. and A more popular
man with the players as we'll as the en-
thusiasts could not have been procured by
the City Of the Straits teams owners
cr. He can look after the business OF
the team. as well as the hall-payinc
end. and the Detroit club. to show its
apprt citation of his tact. has selected him
to represent the club at the American
League meeting in Chicago next month
After all is said and done, after all the
critics have passed their wise opinion. the
played right field for any league. last
summer. was Willie Keller the little fell
low who .,. guards that pasture for the
Phelon in the, Chicago Journal. Where.
oh. where. when you look the list OF
claimants through. is there the equal OF
Willie Keller? Take them. one by one.
Comparisons may sting here and there.
but ruth is truth. ard how II does
shine ONT in the case of Wee Bill kec
Ter.
j is now 10 years since Mike Kelly has
passed away. and the Chicago 'I'ribun~ |
well observes that none of the players OF
the present day have approached him IL
the degree of popularity attained. HE |
was generous and a spendthrift. con |
weakness that was more or less &C
countable for his early death. his over
convivial habits. but even in this respect
he served baseball a good turn, for his
example IL this particular became a
warning to other brilliant ball players.
and drinking among professionals of the
diamond has declined to n minimum.
In one way. however baseball has sad
ly deSenerated, observes Carl w. ches-