Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-15
Baseball NJ otes.

Providence is going TO give Jerry Nops
formerly one of the Oriole star slabmen, a
chance to dazzle the Eastern League.
Al Orth. who has been plowinG tur-
nips down in Indiana says the weight
won't bother him amy. "Al' weighs 2Os
just now.
Bill Clymcr and Mike Kelley, of St
Paul, formerly of Augusta, will be the
only playing managers IN the American
association next season
joe Kelly is considering Tebcau'S adj
vice 10 play Odwell in centre ticld. Te-
beau thinks he will he one of the best out
clders i'll the big leagues this season.
Dave Fritz announces that his running
gear is in good working order for the 1905
race His misfortune of the las two sea-
SONS had a lot to do with keeping the
fIighland"rs from winning the pcnnant.
Patsy Donovan and "Skel" Roach asked
the national commission to compel club
owners To pay them money that it owed
them. but the commission told them to so
to the courts. When ban player owes
a magnatc he is told by the commission
that he must pay. That's different.
'Rubc" WaGdell has a new curve that
he says he will turn loose this season.
lie calls il the .Oberlin curve and says
that he delivers it with q fountain pen
movement. when it leaves my hand |
know not when or whore or what it will
break. | can borrow money on it when |
get it under control, says the facetious
kuhc,
"Kitty" Bransfcld, Pitcher Pittinger
and Catcher Abbott, recently secured by
the Phillcs, lave turned in their signed
contracts Harry Wolvcrton. who figured
in the trade to Boston for the big pitcher
threatens tu play with an Independent
club if things don't como his WAY in his
negotiations with the Boston triumVir
But Harry will buckle on the harness
when time comes for the Bcane&rcrs to
assemble, even though he does not get all
he asks.
Abncr Powell has sold the Atlanta club
to local capitalists: The change inspired
Gene DE Montrevile to seek the manage
ment of the club and he has been in the
Georgia metropolis several days trying to
land the job The Atlanta fans would be
pleased to have him return. for last year
he brought the Crackers from next to last
place to near the top of the column, and
not only handled the team well. but
played "A fine game himself. He is under
American Association, but the Atlanta
owners have agreed to give him the man
aGement of their team, provided he can
owe of Detroit. and Joe Bean of Jersey
City, also seek the position,
The two Tannehill brothers. Lee and
Jesse, noted bali players, who both with
in the past week suffered mlShapS. the
former from breaking through the Ohio
river ice while skating and the latter from
fall on the ice. We're reported last night
by their physician. DIR. Scholhcid OF Belle
Vuc, NY. as not serious sufferers.
Leo has recovered entirely from the
cold he caught from his accidental duck
ing" said the doctor. 'and jesse will he
all right in a few days Jesse dsocated
his hight shoulder which is not the one
ne uses in pitching, anyway; lie has
often dislocated the same shoulder. as
that member has tendency that way. 1t
was an almost trivial hurt, which the
newspapers seem to have enlarged upon.
1t cannot possibly affect his work as a
pitcher the coming season. He Will. III
fact. be as good ever inside of zen days
and ready for practice if he wants to COM
menCc then