Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-28
EASTERN LEAGUE
BE- sebaII Notes,

Meriden has added Thomas Toner of
/ Vicksburg, Miss. i third baseman, to its
staff.
Comiskey is after Cant:llon. manager Of
the Milwaukee team to handle the White
SoX, next season.
"Widdie" Conroy has PLAYED every po-
sitior for the New York Highlanders. this
season. the battery excepted, and played
them well.
Jim Mcclure New York's able catcher
has confessed that he is Il years old. He
has played ball for g seasons and is still
able to make good.
Higgins, the diminutivc second base
man of Cincinnati. has q baseball record
to his credit this year. He has scored five
runs in nine-inning game
Washington has won seven games since
It left home. last week. Hughes has won
four of these, oil within week. Hughes
has now won 1S out of q games.
The Boston National League players do
not warm to the proposition of series
with the Americans unless they receive
benefit outside of their regular salary.
Cmpires tombstone and Sheridan say
they will give up the indicator after this
business at Newark, and Sheridan to re-
turn to his home in Frisco after 20 years
of umpfring.
Young Wallace, who showed up So we'll
In his initial game for Pittsburg. Friday
played with the Haverhil team of the
New England League all year He has Il
remarkable record with the stick iii the
New England division.
Ninson. the Cleveland player who was
suspended for the rest of the season.
Monday. is now with Harrisburg of the
Tri-State League. His stickworll was SO
Inferior Wednesday. that Billy Hamilton
sent in man to bat for him.
The entire proceeds of the ChiCa go Bos-
ton National game at Chicago. Sept. 2S
are to b, given to Frank r. Selcc. man
ager of the Chicago National League
team. Mr.. Selee is critically i'll and his
best friends wish him to go to another
climate in the hope that it will prolonS
his life.
W. H, Lucas. former president or the
Pacific National League. has been re-
elected president of TIL" Northwest
League. from which position he resigned
because of an injunction against him.
The Injunction has been dissolved. Mi
Lucas is til. whole show in that part OF
the country.
Boston Globe: II have not said that VIC
Wrq s play rrpeated MG,aTaw ate tc;
the hest team in the American League
If we win the pennant. What | did say
and ! repeat IT once Inore-iS that the
mon who will take part in thes" games
are not getting an even deal In the mat
ter of receipts.
Springfield Union: Ritche the pitcher
sold BY Holyokn to Brooklyn, pitched for
Willamsport Pa. Wednesday. where y"
HIS ptttl all SsdSCU. re WIS uu' III
Brooklyn, Tuesday Evidently there is
going to be trouble over the player. Hol-
yoke says Brooklyn understood the con
ditions at the time of the sale and was
willing to take 4, chance on him.
Boston Journal: Umpire tombstone will
retire at the end of the season. tombstone
says: Il have practically decided to quit
umpiring ball games after this season
is over and go into the hardware business
at my home III Newark. | have grown
tired Of tho abuse an umpire gets from
both the spectators and players. Then
again j am sick of travelling on the road
and would sooner be at home"
Boston Journal: The eight PittaburG
players who were OH Aug. Q cleared from
the bench at Pittsburg by Umpire Klein
-Phillppi. Case, Gibson. Smith, Rober-
been fined $40 each by President Pulliam.
This was the first time that Phllippi was
ever put off the field by an umpire. Five
of the eight players claim to have been
innocent. 1t is admitted that three Of the
players on the bench were shouting
Dan Mctiann' at Klein.
Boston Globe: A peculiar fact is that
Washington has caused more pitchers to
other clubs no less than 81 twirlers hav-
ing been withdrawn from the game Phil
adelphia has chased - to the woods, but
that was to he expected. Boston has
driven q slab artists to the tall timbers.
while Cleveland. St. Louis and Detroit
have finished up II each. New York has
sent is to the bench. while Chicago has
been the cause of the retirement of only
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