Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-09

ting. and fourth in fielding. 1t ranks fifth
III runs scored and last in stolen bases.
The wet. cold season up to date all
over the country means a loss of at least
500 600 to the 1Gd clubs playing under I'll"
national agreement
The Boston Nationals are still looking
for good material and have asked Pres
ilent Hermann of the American Assoc
citation. for the release oil street, The
catcher.
Stewart, the Macon twirler who made
an cnviablc reputation in the Southern
League. las; year has been signed by
the Evansville Central Lca9u" team,
Evansville, ind.
land League say that the teams are more
evenly matched ANA stronger than ever.
Tn" major league clubs are now turning
to tins league for rising young talent.
Hnt the clever catcher OF the George
town club. viii make baseball Il profess
sion after his graduation this month. He
is fast enough for major lcasie company,
being good Stickcr us well as Il fine
throwing catcher
President Kavanagh of the Southern
League, has Instructed his umrircS to
bour.cc from the game amy player throw
Ing down his glove or cap when diSplcaSed
with a decision. That goes III the Ma
tiOnal League. too.
The big lcagtlcrS lost n chance to make
$1,000 wien they refused t. let Provi-
dcncc have Anderson at the beginning OF
the season. Col. Wcndclschacfcr offered
that sum. ana now his release has been
made without price.
The management of the WoonSocket
Comets has received word from Napoleon
La juit stating that he does not care to
play exhibition games with his team on
Sundays. ard that he Will not play ut
Waterford, next Sunday.
New York Sun: Speaking Of teams that
want everything in the way of decisions,
theS,. COLI gians are not ut i'll backward.
says AN unpir" who has officiated at col
leg, games this season. "All they want
from you is everything.
Barney Drcvfuss' bluff about quitting
the National League, President Ban John
SON SAYS: II nder the national agree
mcnt. prcEfuss cannot get into the Amer
icln League. TIL" agreement is the
strongest thing in baseball
Manager Fred Doe Of the New Bedford
club. says that Fred klobcdanz is pitch
ing just as ,ood ball, today. as ever in his
lie. This is his 18th season out. What
makes Klohys performance remarkable
is tn" fact that lcft-handers are short
lived as pitchers.
George Wright. the most famous ball
player i'll America from '6S to -. and
VIII" clptaincd the Worlds Champions
eight times during his baseball career,
will spend III" summer in Europe. visit
ing old cricket grounds, famous tennis
courts and IL small army of friends.
Herman Longs Dies MONIES team took Il
IDIDie-Hc;Idpr At Denver. on SalUlu.tN
last, to 8 and to /. Herman accepted
eight chances without an error, and in
eight times at bat made five hits. one
double. and stole 4 base i'll each game.
Donald Wnitmore of Dayton, o.. the
Miami student who created Il sensation
some time ago with the story of his sup
posed hazing by other students, broke his
arm. Wednesday, while pitching for the
Miami team against the Seven Mile team
in Hamilton. o. His arm WAS snapped
above tn. elbow.
In its gam" with Harvard, Wednesday.
TIL. Bowdon nine sadly missed the regular
nrst has"nan, Greene, who was kept in
Brunswick by an examination in On" of
his courses. His substitute. Piper WHO
came in from right field to play til" base,
hal four crrurs which contributed largely
to the loss of the game.
"IInrvar! administered its second
white wash Of tn, season to Eowdnin yes
t.r,laV the score. being , to o. The BOWdOin
men lost an otherwise good game by tn.
errors of their first and third basement"
TIL" Herald is mistaken rs tn" game Of
"Wednesday is the only Tim" This season
that tn" Harvard ana HoNdon mines have
met.
Boston Journal: Two seasons is the
limit for Il champion team to keep mp
top speed. THIS is pretty sur" to b.. the
c.'sr whrr" clubs have to fight for any
pons, this season. are finding it much
more difficult to get under fun Roadway
tl!lu they did in the two previous sea-
sons.
noston, says the Washington Post. is
climbing, ana il will continue to climb
1t nily not reach the top and stick there,
hut tn" team that crlwls over that az
gr"gItion of veterans will have the. hard
est task cut out for it that it ever did
Boston is team OF "stay"rs" They may
i" SloW to got along. but when in tn, ir
strid" nothing can beat them.
Springfield Union: Manager Morley of
tn" Los Angeles club. has put forward
the idea of having boxes Xix" pitchers
boxes. for the outfieldors. which they
could not leave until the bah was pitched
l'r SAYS it would increase the number of
sri" hits and help tho game. Players in
Los Angeles and San Francisco have Civ
"m III" schcn,' their approval. How the
pitchers would howl if by any chance the
notion WAS hardened int" a rule
Chicago Tribune: One Of the inficlderS
man at her side 'Gcorgc." she said.
George instinctively braced himself to
meet the question he forcS;tw as 10 what
had happened and what all the fuss was
about. ''Well?" he said "Whv don't
they put wooden Indian cigar sign on
third in place Of that moon-faced duffer
the glass arm' That fellow couldn't stop
A toy balloon if it was lobbed right into
his f.ipncrs.
The Kent's Hill nine took a rest. Mon
day night and uid not practice The
heaviest part of tn" schedule being over.
and the result being 50 good. CAPTAIN
Grc"n is well pleased with the showing of
his team. One more game is Vet to be
played. that with l.eavitt. June 10. at
Rents Hill. The Edward Little game
has been cancelled. The team was saluted
by a shower of fire-rocketS and works
when it returned from Lewiston after
winning tn" banner. An immense hon
fire was built. horns were blown and one |
of the biggest celebrations that Kcnt's |
Hill ever saw was held On Monday
morning; in the chapel, under the direc-
ton the school gave yells for the foam
captain and manager.
Alameda. Cal. is trying the eyperi-