Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-05

stitches have been taken out, but 1t will
be perhaps 10 days before Pat will get In
the game again.
Catcher Warner of St. Louis. struck
tionals. in the face in Wednesdays game
at St. Louis. Both men were ordered
from the field. Warner also had words
with Fred Clarke.
sity association football team is finding
1t hard work to get together an eleven.
and the game scheduled for Saturday
with Harvard may have to be Cancelled.
Only 10 men have been practicing.
Jesse Strobe. % years old. was instantly
lett. Ark. He was at bat and was struck
just above the heart by a pitched ball
He fell to the ground and expired. the
pitcher. Oscar Champion, was warm
friend of StrOde's.
The resignation of William Moran OF
Joliet, as umpire in the Three-I low'
State League has been received by fres
ident Holland. He Immediately appOni.eu
Frank Weston of Pittsburg. formerly an
umpire in the Central League WIN IL
also a noted pool expert.
John II. Conway. umpire in tne Ne t,;
England League. last year, ana now o
ciating in the Eastern, had a IN es w.
extra Providence players pun ark
because the men insisted on Doisterous
coaching from the bench.
MANAGER Ed Barrow of indianapolis has
wheeled out Willie McGec from the dia-
mond and dumped ,, h;m IN ref tns d to stay
trained. In shape he is a good one. Inc
hail nlayer with a crook in ms elDow
cannot hope to remain long IN iast COIL
pany. A.. lii,
re~istered and playing a mighty pretty
game in the center garden. the Detrnit
FANS are not worrying about the erstWhile
Boston National player being his-
been as some of the eastern papers
i've avOwed. Dick is certainly going to
hs a mighty handy man to nave around.
the good work of his ball team: which he
accompanies on all of it's trips. For
years, Mr. Brush paid big money for a
tail-endcr. but finally got wise to the fact
baseball. Since then it has been nothing
but easy money for the Indianapolis man.
Boston Globe.
Dave Prain has been playing shortstop
for the st. Louis Nationals. but Will prob
ably he shifted to his old position at third.
Shay will join the ST. Louis team before
the week is out Burke is slated for soc
ond bases. There is a very general opin-
ion that Magnate Robinson has made a
mistake in deposing Charlie Nichols as
manager of his team.
President Pulliam Of the National Base
ball League, announces the following con-
tracts and releases: COntract-With BOS-
ton, Victor G. Willis. ReleaseS-By Chi
cago, Otto Williams to New Orleans, NJ.
F.. Mitchell to Portland Up. c. Ia. and
Arthur l.. Pennell to Colorado Springs;
by ST. Louis. John Butler to Kansas CITY,
and by Cincinnati, Arthur HOelscotter to
Denver.
The Japanese university baseball nine
made a disappointing showing in its first
game in this country on Saturday. when
it lost to Leland Stanford University by
a score of to l. OF course. not great
deal was expected of the foreigners. but
after sending a nine SO far away from
home Americans wished to see the Japs
make successful showing. There is only
one way to learn any game or sport, how
ever. and that is by experience. Possibly
the japanese will improve greatly during
their trip through this country.
1t is becoming more and more apparent
that Michigan University is one of the
great athletic universities of the world
For the third successive season the VOL
VERNE boys have gone to Phlladelphll
and wrested the chief plum away from
the great Eastern college athletic teams
by taking the four mile relay race. They
also at each meet at Franklin field have
taken more than their share of points in
the other events in which they have met
the Fasteners. All this while they keep
letics in the West. Their football teams
are fairly incompatible; just now they
seem to have a first-claSs college nine
Athletically Yale and michigan seem to
have a slight lead over other American
colleges, and it is too bad that these two
institutions do not meet Cftener in athlet-
ic events.