Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-31

centagc of a year ago. and so arc the
FitteburgS.
Dctr0it's new first baseman. Lindsay. is
hitting close to 800, ana looks like IA tx
| tune on the Tiger team.
The Chicago National League club man
agemcnt will give the proceeds Of ball
game next months, To Frank Selce.
Otis Clvmcr and Del Howard are the
| only fedglings in the National League
| that are batting better than 300 per cent
Manager Dunn of the Providence base
| ball team. has signed Dick Harley, the
| former manager OF the Torontos, t" play
| right field.
Petty al he Browns, ana Moore and
| Hess of Cleveland, are the only Ameri-
can pitchers who have not been taken
our OF the box.
| Iron Man McGinnity the Giants main.
| stay in the box last season, has applied
for the position OF manager OF the St.
| Louis National team.
J Otto Jordan. who was released by the
| Brooklyn club to act as manager Of the
Atlanta team in the Southern League,
| has been purchased by Cleveland.
| Boston Journal: It looks as il Christy
| Mathcwson would give any team in the
! country u tussle 20 land from him, ludg-
ing from the way he is now pitching.
Fan Johnson and Harry Fulliam will
ca each assign an ar, umpire TO the world 5
Tim Hurst end Hank O'Day will be
| chosen.
Emmett Heldrick will rejoin the st.
| Louis Browns fl 4 few days, having dc
cided to accede 10 Manager McAIeer's
urgent request 10 iNiiSh The season III the
Mound city.
Bobby Wallace leads the Browns in
doubles. har!na made IS. George Stone
leads the nine IN triples, home runs and
stolen bases with II three baggers, seven
homers and 20 steals.
Nearly all of the new men will join the
New York team early in September, AMI
Griffith will thus be able to get a lire on
their respective abilities without waiting
lor the spring practice next year.
Brooklyn hopcs to secure CIylnnr. tho
| fast outiielder Of the Pirates for next
| season. Pittsburg' wants to get lid Of the
player 10 SOM minor loaGue club, but
| President EbbettS refuses to waive claim.
J President Comiskcy announces that he
| has secured Vi!soa. recently with Cleve-
| land. and also that he has bought The fast
| third baScman and captain. Itohr. of fin"
New Orleans club. Rui." is one Of the
| biggest men playing baseball
| The Chicago Americans have rapurchas-
| ed Pitcher Louis Ficne from the Toledo
American Association club. paying 5000
for him, the same price IS was given by
| the MudhonS for his release last spring
| liene has been doing good work for some
| time.
Il IS rumorcd tliat Joe Cantillon, now
| managing the milwaukee, team OF the
| ~
| the same capacity for either Cleveland or
| Washington. next Year. He is also spoken
| of as MANAGER of the st. Louis Cardinals
| for next season.
George Davis comes near being the
whole thing with the White SoX. having
made - doubles. % stolen bases and IS
sacrifice hits. Fielder Jones leads in
| triples with seven. and DonOhue, Sulli-
| var. Smith and ISbcll are tied in horne
runs with one cach.
Globe: Amos Rusie, tho once famous
| pitcher OF the New York club Of the Ma
| tinnal League, has been working rs Il
| lumber hand i'll the southern part Of In.
| diana at $l.50 Il day. He has recently Sc
cured better place at Cairo, ILL.,. at 81 Il
day. He received 5000 q year while with
the New York club
Sam Crawford leads the Tigers In two
base hits with Il. Dick Cooley tops the
| list i'll triples with nine. and Crawford
comes to the front again in home runs
| and stolen bases, leading the team in the
| former with five ana being tied with
Schaefcr in the latter with Is. Schaefer
| leads in sacrifices With q
| Providence Bulletin Frank Farrell of
| the New York Americans. says that in
| stead OF waiting for the drafting season
| the club officials decided TO secure the
| pick of talent by purchase This has
| been dore nj considerable outlay IF mon
| -. 10 PLAYERS having boon caught in the
| New York dragnet. Besides Thomas of
| | rovidenCc, and tho other new men an
| iUun"cd several days ago, the club has
| Messenger. Catcher Lew McAliistrr and
| Second Baern1n In Porte If the Ruffn-
70 club. and Pitchers MEGA cthy and lie
Roy OF the Montreal club