Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-28
Naloney of Chicago, made 50 hits in N

Naloney of Chicago, made 50 hits in "
games.
DuTy's Quakers are second in batting
and third in fielding.
The slump of the Philles was due to the
falling off in hitting.
Dundon of Chicago. has made but six
misplays in 20 games.
Pittinger has administered three shut
outs in the last six games.
Hans Wagner now leads the National
League in batting with .35i
But II runs have been made off big ICY"
in the last seven games played.
Fred Mitchell has thus far performed in
five different positions for Brooklyn.
Dick Cooley of the Boston Nationals,
has made but one error in Al games.
The New York Giants. as a team. are
first in batting :tnd second in fielding.
For "A innings recently the Minneapolis
team in the American Association failed
to score Il run.
The champion Bostons have no one
among the first IS batsmen, while the
Athletics have live.
Joe Corbett has decided to quit the
baseball arena and engage in the livery
stable business in San Francisco.
The Boston National League team has
no one among the first 30 batsmcn. while
the New York Giants have eight.
The American League has nine men
batting as high as 300. while the Ma
tional has IS men in the high class.
TannehilI of Chicago. made but one err
rOr in ii games. Three times this season
he has had seven assists in games.
Boston Herald: George S. Patterson
Iilllowell. Me. mas an opening for {; few
good pitchers in the Trolley League.
Stone has batted safely for st. Louis
in 2S games out of 90. He has made five
doubles, eight triples and three home
runs
Evans, playing second for st. Paul in
the American Association, has played in
II games and made two hits. \ batting
average of .O11.
Schreck mad" 50 hits in .: games. bat
ting at the rate of so. His stick work
has been IL decided factor in the victo-
rieS of his team.
Previous to his single and double at
Boston. Friday. Sullivan of Chicago made
but one hit in six games preceding. This
player has played crrorlcss ball in % out
OF "A games this season.
Frantz of the Kansas CITY team. playing
in the American Association. has played
in y games and has Il batting average of
IA, Feline OF Toledo stands second in
the lists with an average OF .42i.
The Young men to break into fast COM
pany and succeed at the bat. this season.
are Howard of PittsburG with 80. Clymcr
with the same club .3S52!. Van Iant of St.
louis with .3li. and Stone of the same
club With 80.
Boston Journal: Griffith contends that
the fans do not like to see bad umrir-
ing any more than they do kicking by the
players. and that an umpire c;iI spoil IL
bail game. This is true. but. fortunately
it does not often happen.
Philadelphia Press: Philadelphia cranks
are inclined to think that Turner is about
the smOothcst shOrtstOp out this season.
His stop and throw on Lave in the second
wis cor<ing good piece of fielding and
deserved the applause which it evoked.
Baseball is more than a hobby down
Harrisburg way-it'S Il passion. Half the
leading men OF the town arc fans of the
most fanatic;,l sort. A good club they arr.
resolved to have. and, short of breaking
their country's laws, they don't care :,
whole lot how they get one. There IRE
about 100 prcsps rOuS merchants and pro-
fessiOnal men i'm Harrisburg who think
nothing of digging into their jeans when
ever the home team needs the sincws of
war. If the treasury is shy Il mcagr,.
thousand they raise the money It's cs-
timatcd by those in the know that the
hundred men put up at least 800 each in
the course OF a season, and they wOuldn' t
hesitate to contribute two Or three times
as much.