Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-29

urgent request to finish the season i'll the
Mound CITY.
Hugh jennings thinks the Eastern
League p-unHnl viii go 10 either Balt-
NOR. or Providence. With Joe Bean back
in lire il would cone pretty near going
To Jersey city.
The Rostons have had q postponemcnts,
this seasUn-2 1T home ana J. abroad.
Two Of the home games have been played
of so thai only ~ now remain To be-
played of at the Boston grounds.
Selec once had George Moriar;y. whom
Griffith Will play on third base next sea
son Selct. turned him over To Doe, and
from New Bedford he went to
Little Rock. This year he was in Toledo.
Says the New York Sun: The New
York Americans played fine and clean bail
in the Western series just finished. Kick
ing has been conspicuous by its infre-
quence at American League park. this
season.
The Cincinnati club has secured Out
fielder Thomas Fogarty Of the Pough-
keersie (Hudson River League team. He
is hard hitter ana fast fielder ana came
two years ago from the Wyoming Semi
nary team.
Cecil Ferguson, the Terre Hautr High
school boy who has been pitching for
Louisville thls season. has an offer from
the New York Giants, and Louisville has
told him he can have $l0o more a month.
next season.
1IoUtiltES, lllt tlllGu DtiStIII!lI VI NV.
Montgomery club. whom thc Phil; drlphit
Americans have landed for next season, is
4 biz. fast young fellow who resembles
Harry Wolvcrton very much in his bear
ing on the field. He can sting the pellet.
George Stone of the S.. Louis Browns,
made % hits IN tie IL games he played on
| the last Eastern trip. He battcd safely
III II consecutive games ana slipped up In
three straight in Philadelphia. He nladt.
more than one hit in every game but one
| In which he hit safely.
| Tho Lynn baseball and Amusement As
! ISOLATION, at meeting held on Friday
evening. decided 10 retain the nssocia ton
| team throughout the season. Mattilf -
McCann has taken the management of
the club. which VIII play away from
| home most of tho time.
| Manager HuEhey Duffy IL the Phiilies
| announced thai no had secured the s,.r-
ton team Of the South Atlantic League.
| Murson is rated as the b"st catcher If
his league nnd comes highly recommend
cd as q good nil-round player.
Rchort koete. the star pitcher OF tn,
champion Tacoma baseball team, has
! been sold % the New York American
League club. II IS presumed that tn
price Is i'll advance Of til" SOD recently
| offered by tie Chicago Nationals. kceft
still remains with the Tacoma club Unit
November.
! By next season Catcher IIcvlen OF
| Washington VIII be talk"J ah"uS lnor,
!
| himself getting The location rf the differ
ent pitchers ana shonld b. all" to BAT
around 20 next summer rs tm"weE
| 10 bAsos and receiver there Is not 4
catcher in the business who has any
thing on the popular Mac"
The New York club has purchased Out
| fielder Hahn from New Orleans, to report
at once and take the place Of Pat Dough
| crty. Hahn is left-handcd batter and
| led the Southern League In batting up to
| tWo weeks ago with all averag. OF .a25.
| II Hahn makes cool he viii play i'll left
permanently. and Doughcrty will be re-
| tained as utility man. Meanwhile Conroy
VIII cover left and leagcr third base.
Clark Griffith isn't takinG any chances
with William Kcclnr, his premier brave.
| Grf has ordered Willie the Wee not 10
make a dash for first unless lie Is pretty
sure Of making ii. and h. must not tear
VI amy grass in right field in his usual
| wild dash after A. balls. There is moth
| ing TO it but that If kccler should become
iucaracitat"d the Yankees wouldn't have
n chance on Il cir natural of winning out.