Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-19
Baseball Notes.

The Chicago National have purchased
the release of Pitcher Pfeistcr of Omaha.
AZ Fandiboe Is holding up the repu
tation OF the family and Is pitching sooN
ball
The Brooklyn team has corralcd Paste
rous. left-handcd pitcher Of the Albany
team.
Fred Terney won't play ball Sundays,
but he goes TO the games and sits by the
stiIe taking tickets.
Hughey Duffy has been in eight games.
this year and has made a batting average
OF 35S, his seven hits being all timely.
lack O'Erien. formerly with the Boston
Americans, and now with Milwaukee.
has settled his suit against the Albany
Traction Co. Jack stepped off a car back
ward during q snow storm, last winter.
| Latest figures give Seymour n batting
average OF .31i, With which he leads tn
| league. Barry is the only other Red who
| Is above the 800 mark, he having hit 81
| IN 100 games. Kelley has reached as hiEl
a. 90.
y number of applications have been re-
| C'iTcd already by the officials OF the New
York club tor Reserved seats for the post
| season series OF games between tho win
ming teams OF the National and American
| Leagues.
Erouthcrns. the third baseman Of tn
| Montgomery club. whom the Philadelphia
| Americans have landed for next season
| Is q big. fast young fellow wh" rrSrm-
| Dies Harry " DiN'Ilbn very mI'll III HIS
| bearing on the field
| Boston Journal: Secretary Free
Knowles Of the New York Nationals. says
| that the recent trip of the Champions
was one OF the best financially i'll thu
| history Of the club. tn" attendance al
| the Il games was ll6,0t1. on more than 700
| persons 10 the game.
Pres. Shcttsln" of the Phillics. has
| driven Il large nail through the story
that Hugh Duffy might go to the Bos-
wear contract with the Quakers. which
expires. this fall. but he has already
como to terms for next season.
Uselton has been dubbed the "RubC
Waddtll OF the League" and to say that
his rrratic work has Justified this action
would y" speaking truly. lie ma tho
bases filled no less than three times with
no ono ont. and then pulled out of the
hole by mailing runners At the plat"
Bob Dunbar in Boston Journal; ono OF
the quecrest baseball decisions evel
heard was made by Billy Annis. IN old
Boston player. II seems that q player
running home from third was struck IL
he back by the ball thrown to the catch
or to head him off. but he was declared
out for interference.
1t is more than likely that Charley
Hemphill, the Browns CAmericam right
fielder, now of St. Paul, will lind his way
back into major league company after
this year. Last year while with the
Browns, he was ill, but his great work
this year indicates that he has fully re-
gained his health. He has batted over .315
The Montreal Herald thus describes a
play by Georgia Lachance: 'Lachance
made q beautiful onc-handed catch OF
Hartmau's throw of Miller's hit in the
first inning Candy, extended at full
length, could Just reach the ball with his
Elov"d hand. but ne frozc to 1t and re-
tired Miller. The fans were silent Tor =
moment. scarcely realizing that i.achanrl
had caught the sphere. but when they
did get wise to his star play they cheered
him to the echo