Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-21
Baseball Notes.


1t is rumored that Elmer Smith will
play for lion in the New York State
League.
Bostonians find fault with Lachance be-
cause he failed to hit in Is times at bat
OIL the spring trip
Ulmstead of Cornell. wears glasses in
the pitchers box The fact recalls memo
ries of Will White.
Tommy DCwd will go to Sioux City this
year with Jack Carney. who has charge
of the Western League team.
Danny Shay will not stay in Stockton.
Cal, to play independent ball, but will
soon join the St. Louis 'Cardinals.' 1t is
said.
Elmer Stricklett is n sturdy little fell
low and acts very much like a natural
hall player. He got one of the few clean
hits of his game.
President Soden concluded, Wednesday
afternoon the deal by which Dick Cooley
is released to Detroit. 1t looks as If DICK
bought his own release.
Ever since Bob Emslie said that Buffalo
should be in the National League the de-
lighted citizens of that town have been
trying to induce him to run for mayor.
The annual game of baseball between
Boston and New York Stock Exchanges
will be held in New York. May 13. on the
grounds of the American League club.
Mullin, the Detroit pitcher. lost his first
opening game in three years. He need
a few during the remainder of the season.
William Woodruff Hay, 1906. of Ensle-
wood, has been elected captain of the
Princeton gymnastic team for next year,
and Henry Babcock Walker, 1906 of Ev-
ansville. Ind, manager.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club.
sent Stricllett and McCiamwen back to
Brooklyn, Tuesday afternoon. McGamWeil
had Il firger very badly split oren when
he muffed a throw at first. Tuesday.
The following contracts were approved.
Wednesday, by Pres. Pulliam of the Ma
tional League: New York. John j. Nc
Graw; Boston. J. p. Volz Brooklyn,
James r Shcckard, +. Mitchell. +. C..
Keisling.
a fine of $40 goes with every player put
out of a game for kicking in the Ma
tional League this year Players put out
for three days are fined $40 4 day, so that
it will cost them $40 all told for Il three
days sentence
As neither Governor Douglas nor Lieu
tenant Governor Guild will be able to at
tend the grand opening of the Boston
American League season at boston, to-
day. President Ban Johnson Will throw
out the first ball.
The sum of $500 was raised for Umpire
Jim Mcdonald for whose benefit games
Were recently. played in San francisco
mountain resort near Los Angeles, where
he hopes to recover his health.
This sounds familiar: 'I.ajoie drove the
ball to deep center in the seventh for
three bases. Barrett played nearly to the
fence or it would have been a home run
Cannot La oie be induced to pay more at
tention to managing the Clcvelands and
less to destroying the regulations Of
pitchers?
Boston journal: With the Boston Ma
tionals in new hands it will be the proper
thing to strengthen the team. In Tenney
the team has a capable first baseman. All
that Frank Dunn has to do is to secure
good men for the other eight positions on
the field, in addition to half a dozen pitch
erS and three good cat"hers-
Boston Journal: The Brooklyn club may
be stronger this year than last, as PreSi-
dent Ebbets claims. but they certainly
They not only have been showing some
very ragged fielding in the games they
have played here, but they put no ginger
in their playing and there seems to b.
no leader to spur them on. They even
forget to do any talking.
Victor Willis can now return to the
Boston club at the salary he demanded.
Pres. Soden. Wednesday, sent word to
Willis at the Gravesend race track say
ing that his terms We're accepted by BOs-
ton. AS Willis has said he was through
with Boston and had signed with Altoona
it will be interesting to see what he will
now do. The Boston club can make good
use of the pitcher and should leave no
stone unturned to get him into line, but
not if he must break signed contract.
The Monmouth Academy baseball team
defeated the local nine. Wednesday. by n
score of s to g. The town team started
the game with five runs in the first and
one in the second inning. and it looked as
though the academy players would be
showed under: but in the third inning
they took brace and by good all around
PLAYING were able to prevent their oppOn-
ents from scoring again while they piled
up a score of eight. The features of tht
game were the batting of F'urbush and 4
running catch by Moody.