Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-14
Trolley League Notes.

Several releases would be no surprise tC
the local fans. in view of some recent
pla ying by members of the Augusta team
Augusta has lost four straight. this
a bright outlook and it is the uncertainty
that makes baseball the interesting Sport
that it is.
BY losing the game with Hallowell
yesterday. Augusta lands at the foot OF
the ladder in the league standing. There
will be difference before long, boys
Cheer up.
Augusta has been going down hill OF
late, but she has a good team and will 81
the other way sOOn.-Gardiner Reporter
Journal. Thankee, neighbor. thankee
very kindly.
Reportcr-JournaI: If the Trolley League
makes practice of putting up the kind ol
Wednesday. at ouimby field. they will moi
lack for support
That was Il great catch of Ahhott's in
left field. He is playing 4 great game and
If the rest of the team would follow his
lead there would be little need of an er-
ror column in the score book.
Winthrop and Gardiner will fight it out
at Gardiner this afternoon, and the gen
eral verdict Of the local fans is that
in view of her recent exploits on the dia-
mond.
The management of the Augusta team
are not ready to say definitely what the
personnel of the Augusta team will be in
the game, Saturday. but it is an assured
fact that the teams lineup will be ma
ferially changed for the better, especial
ly in one or two positions.
Wiley's error may have been responsible
for the loss of the game yesterday. that
is what some of the fans think, but new
erthelcss to give him credit he is play
ing the game for all it is worth since his
lay-on. and the error was certainly ex-
cusable.
COvan of wateryiIIe c,ugbt +, rood
game for Augusta, yesterday, and will
probably he behind the bat in the game
with Gardiner Saturday. He will. how
ever. not play with the local team reg
ularly as he has an offer to play on his
home team. Waterville.
The chances of Waterville entering a
team In the Trolley League. which were
never very brilliant are growing dim
mer. Winthrop has decided to conform
to the decision of the league board of an
peal and with no prospect of trouble on
the horizon the four teams will continue
to fight it out alone.
After reaching what was intended to be
permanent salary limit for Trolley
League players. several of the managers
have seen fit to break over and are
gradually increasing the efficiency OF
their teams by investing Larger amount
OF collateral Augusta has not as vet
passed the limit but when they do and
me world heaters put in an appearance.
other teams to solve.
Rearce. who has been catching for Gar
diner during Stones inability, has re-
turned to his home. being under a con
tract with Blyant's Pond He is a good
man and although he got no hits here.
he is called a fine batter. He may be
needed again and il he comes the Card
ner fans may look for some hits from
him. Hc is in the game all the time and
the way he went after the ball made a
favorable impression with the audience.
ReporterJournal: Chadbourne. the
new Gardiner third baseman, halls from
Dexter and he is fast man. To be sure.
he made one costly error but he more
than redeemed himself i'm the 10th. He
would rot have been to blame il he had
failed to accept a chance. being dronneJ
as 1T were almost from the sky right
on strange field and among strange
PLAYERS. He has the reputation of being
"a fast man and the MANAGEMENT expecf
great things of him.