Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-16
Baseball Notes.

York has made it 10 straight in the Tri-
State.
Donlin of the Boston Nationals. is bat
ting at the $50 pace.
I.ouisvlle's third baseman. Montgomery,
broke an ankle sliding into base.
The Little Rock baseball team is cred
tied with losing II out of the last IA
games played.
"Slasha way Mclean. formerly Of the
Boston Nationals. is playing with Port
land (Ore.) team.
Ducky Holmes of the White SOx. has
been called home on account oil the serl-
Gus illness of his wife.
Josh Clarke. who is making good with
the St. Louis Cardinals. is a brother OF
Fred Clarke of Pittesburs.
Mcclellan. who got a trial from the
Toronto To join Hamiltons team.
Pitcher Dresser says that Ruelbach. the
new pitching acquisition OF Selee. is the
hest cole &c pitcher he ever saw.
Brown. the Chicago pitcher. has no in
dex finger on his right hand. He can
make the ball talk" just the same.
indianapolis wants John Farrell releas-
ed by st. Louis. but It's said that Pitts
burg refuses to waive claim to him.
Gus Dundon of the Chicago Americans.
has had an attack of appendicitis. but
has deferred being operated on until next
fall
NO WOntleT tlflSOn WIS btflcfleu ny
iOie. His batting average was only -6
when the Cleveland manager substituted
Jackson.
The American League race is so tight
now that the bottom team may go to the
top and the top one to the bottom in a
few games.
The minor leaguers always hail with de-
light the passing of n ma jOr Lacquer. 1t
usually means n good player for the
small fry club.
Jam pelchanty's injured foot is well
enough now to permit him to do light
batting practice. but it will be some time
yet before he can play with the Boston
Nationals.
Jimmy Collins and Jesse Burkett are
the leading run-getters for the Boston
Americans, while Tenncy and Camel
rank first and second. respectively, for
the Nationals.
a tumor was cut out of "Rube" Wad-
dell's neck three days after he struck out
Il of the Washington batters. What
would he have done to them without the
aid of the tumOrP
A lot Of the spit-ball singers are suffer
ing from sore arms. The evil will work
out its own salvation. 1t has got Ches
bro on the pan all right, and others will
go in the same way.
The runs a player may send over the
plate for his side by timely stick work
are rot always remembered. but the runs
he allows the other fellows through an
tiiVi ait iitN'i Ioi S'ttFi.
President Puliam says the obnoxious
spit ball is just at legitimate as any ordi-
nary curve used by pitchers. and that it
| cannot be stopped as long as the boxmen
can produce the necessary saliva.
Hero is one ball player who made good
| chdRl Joyce O'Neill. the ''southpaw'
pitcher. said he was going into business.
and he made good. He is conducting a
| grocery in Scranton, Pa.
A dispatch from Wheeling says: "John
CANCEL. first baSeman and principal own
| or of the Grand Rapids team. has decided
] to give up his fight against Clark Griffith.
| manager of the New York Americans.
and report to that club in a few days
| Herald: Last season Washington won
| son that club should make a similar rec
ord this year. The Boston Americans
went ahead with rush last season. but
| didn't this. Now go on and dope it out
Johnny Edwards. the Chicago National
second baseman. who was knocked into
| dreamland for half an hour by thrown
ball. has recovered and gone to his home
| in Troy. n. V, to spend few days with
| his folks and try to forget about the
| WALTON.
| St Louis has scheme to Offset Ar
mour's licorice which has now been put
into use by Cleveland and other cities to
put the spit ball out of the running. The
| Browns are using benzine to clean off the
sticky stuff. 1t is said to work like n
| charm.
Think of making six steals in one in
ming and all of them clean. And yet that
is what Chicago did in that finish. Satur-
day. The Colts" stole Is bases in Their
| four games at Boston. The wonder is
that they did not win everything in sight
| with such a record.
| Clarke Griffith: This pennant race is
| f,ercer than ever now. On account of the
Washington teams weakness last season
| team could get Il breathing spell once in
n while when games were scheduled with
| the Senator's but now the strain never
| reiaSes. and every time we play 4 game
| it Is with 4 crackerjack team. and every
body has to be up on the edge all the
while
Boston Herald: The second week of the
New England League season finds Lowell