Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-10

Word has been received at Milwaukee
of the death of Pete Downing. the one
time famous lett-hand pitcher, at La
Granada. Ore. Bowling was killed by be
ing run over 10y train. He was well
known in baseball circles.
Connolly and L.abelle were in superb
forIn. Saturday. 1T Haverhill Haverhill
scoring the only run of the game in the
sixth inning on a hit. sacrifice hit and
an inhed out. A sensational catch by
Wallace in the NTH inning. resulting in
a double play. shut out runs for Lynn.
The meeting of the national commission
| to consider the case of President John
son of the American League against
| Howard Grffiths. the eXpresident of tn"
| Jersey CITY club. has beer postponed un
til July ~ the meeting to be held at
Cleveland.
| Lowell Won a double header from Nash
VA. Saturday. 1T Lowell, by timely hit
ting. The scores were to | and l. to 1.
The te lding of Eicbie and Grant and tn"
| general work Of the Lowell iniield were
| the features. KrrinS WAS late i'll arriving.
and two players took his place in the first
game.
| An offer was male to the Harrisburg
club of the Tri-State LeaGue for the fran
chise OF tho AIontreais of tho Eastern
LcaEllc. Harrisburg, 1t is believed would
he allowed to keep players now on the
team and have the pick Of the Montrcals.
! or any surplus material in the Eastern
| League
The Montpelier team was crippled. Sat
urday. for the game with Barre at Mont
| y. Her in tSmuCh rs Apperio,IS left field
CT. refused to play because Matthews. the
| former Harvard player. of the burlington
| team. is 4 negro. ApperiouS is from Ala
| tama, and his rae" prejudice is strong.
| Barre won. to ..
Two good extra inning games were play
cd in the American League. Saturday.
| The New York Americans and the Semi
tors PLAYED IA innings to a tie. a-5. after
the former had won the first game ) to 4.
Detroit and the White SoN ais" PLAYED
good extra inning contest, playing Is in
niugS to II tie, 80.
In a pitchers battle. New Bedford beat
| Mauohcstor. Saturday. y: New Pcdford
by Il seer" Of :; to o. Leigh held The homn
team down to- two hits and Manchester
made only three off Kcho"s delivery. An
errorl"Ss game nv th,. New Bedford play
"rs. who took @dvantac" OF Manchester 8
msplayS. gave tn" victory t. the home
team.
Pres. Harry e. Pulliam Of the National
League, Saturday, announced til" approx
Al of tn" contract of PittShuig with
GeorC" Gibson ana approval OF the fol-
lowin" releases. BY IIttshurg. G"orcc F.
Mcbride to st. Louis: by ST Louis. David
brain to PittstIlrg: by ST. Louis. Charles
A. Nichols. unconditionIllH.
Ere" hitting, in which each team used
two pitchers. WIS the fc,:ture Of Sdtur-
River won. II to $. from Concord Con
cord came mp even N TN" seventh inning
but Fan River htt"d hard and often in
her the game. Iacher's heavy hitting was
the hest individual work.
Jack Warner has jumped the St
Louis Cardinals. and is on his way to
pended for five DAYS for failng to accom-
pany the cardinals" to I'ittSburg last
Thursday. 1t is understood that Warmer
Will figure in q trade with Cincinnati or
IPhiladclphia. and Warner SAYS if the deal
suits him he will switch teams. Other
wise he will retire.
Pres Drcyfuss Of the Pittshurg club
and First Baseman Clancy hay" cla:;hed
IN earnest. The big Eastern Le3Gu" star
has. been told that he can 60 and that he
VIII never again appear in a Pittshtrs
uniform Clancy refused to go t" Column
bus after Dreyfuss had made a deal
Clancy told Dreyfuss Il few things. and
Dreyfuss said Clancy cannot plav b3II
any more with the PIttsburs team He
wanted to sell him to Columbus. but he
would not go. Yes the Pittsburg club
still owns him. but as TO-. IA wing MIN sal
airy any morc-thatS different"
| Lefty" Caldwell of tie PhiIIics. went
on strikc. Friday. Dick Harley, manager
Of the Toronto club Of the Eastern
League. secured the consent of the Phila-
dclphia clubs officials to engage the for
mer coll"Gi1n for the remainder Of th"
| season. 1t looked like a good chance to
hay" Caldwell get some experience. which
ior league Caldwell was. Saturday.
handed transportation to Toronto and re
qucstcd to report to Manager Harley
there. This he declined to do as he would
prefer his r"lelSc outright This has been
refused. Nothing will probably be- done
until ManHc.r Dufty's return.
Manage I.Hjoie's condition is improving
| daily, and he may BE- able to W. IN i'm
about one week. DR.. Castle. who is at
tending tn" Cleveland manager. 81 tied
Saturday night. at Cleveland, that his pa
| tent Is improving fast. The fever has
entirely subsidized. and the swelling is dis
appearing. but it will take time for the
cuts TO neal IN. No unfIvorabIo symp-
| toms have shown mp. and if he keeps or
improving during the next 4S hours as he
has done in the last 81. all danger VIII
! have passed There wern several rtimors
aflOat that 3mputation WAS necessary to
save his life. causing a mild sensation in
baseball quarters until it was found to
be only canaTd.
| Manager Frank Selce of the Cubs. will
not accompany the team on the Eastern
| trip. He has been at the PRESBYTERIAN hos
pital 1T Chicago, since Friday. where he
VIII remain for few days to give the
| doctors n chance to diagnose his case to
| better advantage. The strict dict has
kept him from complete recovery. and the
| advice of his physicians is that he re-
main away from his duties on the bcnr,
until his strength returns, and when the
| Will not he strain for him Selee will
| Join the Cubs in the East later on if he
| is feeling able to resume his duties before
they return. Capt. Frank Chance will be
in charge meanwhile.
| Manager Jake Stahl of the Washington
| American League team, has been in
| StruCted by the owners of the team tn
apply strengthening plaSters to his club
| without regard to the cost. As "a result
| Charley Hickman. recently with the De
| troits. has been bought. and is now on
rout. to Washington. 1t is the intention
of Manager Stahl to station Hickman at
second base. rs neither Mullin nor Mil
appear to be fast enough to keep com
pany with Hill. Cassidy and Stahl. Knoll
| has replaced Huelsman as regular left
fielder and the big fellow will do bench
duty until he can be let out Pres. Moves
says he has Charley Snyder swinging
around the minor league circuits h,ntin-
ND talent to be developed Moves savs
Washington must have a winning team if
money will get it.