Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-08


Standard. the old Holy Cross player. is
now with the MontpelierBarre team.
Washington lost one and tied the second
game Friday. with the New York team
The Gritfiths case has been once more
postponed. this time to July ~ at Cleve-
land
AL Buckenbergers new first hassman.
HOuser, is banging the ball hard Tor
Rochester.
Catcher Edward Spencer of the Waco.
Texas, team has been sold to the st.
Louis Browns.
The BOSTON Nationals have taken only
three of the Ii games played against the
QuakerS so far.
Byers. the Raltimor. catcher, leads the
Eastern League in batting. with Il per
centage Of HOS in 80 games.
Detroit is said to be doing = hot foot
for George LachanCe of Montreal to fill
the place vacated by Charley Hickman.
The spit ball does not seem to he
proving such n havoc to batting records
as had been predicted early in the sea
son.
The Champs are playing good ball. but
seem to be i'll hard luck. They lost an
other extra inning game TO the Athletes,
friday. to /.
FIRST Bascman Jordan of the Baltimore
ciut has been promised II bonus of $1,000
ana Il salary of 500 per month TO jump
to tie outlaw league.
%dttheWS or harvard. mace t1fc" mus
for Burlington in the two games on the
Fourth. Cote of Yale did not get hit
in his two with PlattSburg.
Abbatcchio played the whole game 70"
Boston on the trip just ended. batting for
233 in 10 games. and fielding close to ."n.
He does better on the road than at home.
Boston Herald: Washington is scurry
ing around after talent. when the general
opinion is that it would b" better to
make the most Of the material on hand.
land lost. and the former team now
stands at the head of the American
League standing, Il few points to the
good.
Holyoke has Il third bascman named
Hummel who is bound to make fast com
pany. next season. 1t IS said that Brook
lyn has string on this man. 1t is known
| that 500 would not secure him, this
| year.
| Outficldcr Frisbie once with the Pos
| tons and New Works of the National
| League. and afterward with the COLORADO"
Springs and DcS MONIES Clubs. has been
made manager OF the burlington, Iowa,
team.
| \ Western syndicate recently ORDER d q
story from Boston on 'Th" decline of Cy
Young as Il pitcher. They w"r" notified
| if they would wait about I'VE years tn"
order might bt filed.
Chairman Garry Herman. of III" Ma
tional commission. announced. Thursday.
| that the Hobok"n club has withdrawn
| from the ptDts ctlpn bl the NaIf'iltl dSt'c-
ment, receiving back its deposit Of 500
Fred A. Klobodanz. one of the New
| England League pitchers, has jumped the
team and l"ft the city After We'n -
days game he asked Manager Doe tor i
| release Tor two weeks. he Jailed 10 get
what he wanted. and quit.
| Umpire Silk OLoughlin is to be mar
ried the latter part of this month. H.
| says he will not take his bride around
the American League circuit. She thinks
| I am pretty good fellow" says Silk
| ''apd | don't want her to hear any re-
marks to the contrary
Detroit has sold Charley Hickmans re
lease to the Washington club Hickman
recently jumped the Tigers bccause- Of a
disagreement with Manager Armour. who
traded Hickman to Detroit. while Armour
was managing the Cleveland club. HiCk
will play second for Washington.
There is fine race for the Eastern
League pennant. Jersey City defeated
Providence. Thursday. and the SkecterS
land Huehey Jennings Orioles are tied for
first place. Jack Dunns Providence Clam
Dicgcrs are only Il game behind the lead
erS. and the Buralos are in striking dis
lance.
/ Cleveland Plain Dealer: 1t seems to b"
the universal opinion of the western man
ayers of the American League that Grim
shaw. the Boston first baSeman. will not
do. Collins made a great mistake when
he let George Lachance 60. remarked Il
| visiting player at Cleveland within the
last week.
Pitcher louis Witse and outtieldcr
Jack Hayden will not hay" to Z" back
back, back to Baltimore. unless they
| wish to. Judge Weiss Of the Dauphin
county. Pa. court, Thursday. dissolved
the temporary Injunction; which hnd been
! granted IL" Baltimore Club. restraining
Wiltsc and Hayden from playing with the
York Tri-Stdtc League Club.
Jack Warner his jumped the St Louis
Cardinals. and is on his wlv to New
York CITY. Jack WAS fined 800 and suS
pended for fly" DAYS for failing t" accom-
pany the Cardinals to Pttshurs. last
Thursday. 1t is understood that Warner
will figure in a trade with Cincinnati or
lPhiIac c phia. and Warner says it the deal
suits him he will switch teams. Other
wise he Will retire.
Sharpe, the Boston National outfi"lder
and change catcher. has been released.
He came to Manager Tenney on the road
and told him that he had an excellent of
fer to play with Gainesville and that he
lhad no intention of jumping. He request
ed his release, however. on the ground
that he would lose all chance ~ got the
place if nc did not accept before July 4.
For this reason Manager Tenney gave
him his release.
Jerry Donovan. catcher for the Will
Transport baseball team, early Thursday
morning. effected the rescue of two Of his
fellow players. Mccarthy and Hinchman,
who were sleeping in an upstairs room
LOT the Hotel Savoy. Boston, whore th"y
boarded when the building caught fire.
| Donovan made his way up to their room
Through smoke so dense that he had to
feel his way. awakened and led them.
Scantilv clad. to safety. The hotel WAS
lpartially destroyed. Several guests and
some of the help also had narrow es-
capes.
Boston Globe: Manager Bill Armour of
the Detroit Tigers hands out this hot
lroast of Charley Hickman: Hickman
was primarily a baby. always complain
ling. Then he always had an excuse. He
was not a winning bali player and did
not have the ability to become one. He
md a no
hall to the fence his usefulness is gone.
lust as an Illustration: If the play comes
that it is the duty of the batter to put >.
man on first down to second and Hickman
goes M and makes a fizzle of bunting,
his ever ready excuse when he comes back
to the bench is Il could have hit that
rid of him: that's all ! have to say"
| Montreal Star: 1t has. of course hcen