Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-19
Baseball Notes.

Cleveland made it three straight with
the Senators.
Lynn won two games in succession,
Saturday. Wonders will never cease
Clarke Griffith has signed Il left handed
pitcher named Duquette, of the Paterson
cluD.
Washington lost another game. Satur.
day. 1t will not be long now before they
will be tailendcrs again.
Donovan, the Detroit pitcher. allowed
Boston players but tire" hits. in the first
game. in Boston, Saturday afternoon.
Chance of Chicago leads the National
| League in batting with .:s5. Chicago, has
no ether man among the first Is b;.tters.
IIarvard's defeat at the hands of the
.,"ly Cross baseball teams. was Rne or
| me many surprises. on the baseball Held
| Saturday.
Ad Gumbert who pitched for. the Bos-
ton Association champions in 81. is now
Pit asb"a'e He is' sn@@ssd by the
Republican machte OF 't1latcit
hE sGhn v,ne fs to re aS5
Saturday, and the only. cthiciusion reach
Cd by the club officials 10 that he has
jumped the team for q position on one
of the ri-Statc teams.
| Amherst and. Williams college teams,
played an 1l-innialg game at Williams
| town. Saturday. WATSON. first bascman
| for WflIifms: lowered himself with glo-
ry, making two home runs. scoring his
| teams only rufus and making four hits
and is putoutS. Amherst won, to ).
Holyoke's proposed post-scason scrie.
| with TriState League teams Is blocked
somewhat in the announcement that no
| team in the national agreement can con-
test with clubs harborinE Ill"Gihie players.
| However. Chester. Pa. Wilmington. Pa,
| and Lebanon. Pa, have not been officially
| black htllcd.
No hits had been made off Mike
7 .E..t, trnnI IA
| in the first inning of Wednesday, Pitts
| burg Boston game. R't the fiolyok.
| youth hit man and made Il dumb throw.
| which. combined with two h'nglcS behind
| him. filed the bases and finally gave Bos-
| ton two runs.
james C. Hart of Georgetown Tniver-
| sity has been signed by the Chicago
| Americans. Hart. in addition to his base
| ball qualifications. is an excellent foot
| ball player. One of his feats was loo
yards run in the PrncetOn-Gcorgetowr
game, last TALL. but the run did not result!
| in a touchdown.
The New York Giants have beer
beaten five out of the last seven games
| played ut Pittsburg and Chicago. show
ing that they are not the invincible team
| that the Polo ground fans believe then
to he What made this most clInchlnG
| was tina: they used their star pitchers il,
most of the games.
The best form usually shown by col
| lece pla yers is at the prep schools. Five
| tlntS out OF SIX tlle HioSl BIOHllSllIsS VI
these players are spoiled after they reach
| college. The universities should at least
| have their first and second teams. ~
| they do in football. and in other ways
| encourage all promising talent from Inc
| institutions.
| With an army of good baseball talent
| to draw from, Pennsylvania University
is proving the biggest failure in this
| line of sport. since the clever Arthur
Irwin was turned loose from that insti-
| tuition. 1t pays to have an expert at the
head of baseball clubs. whether amateur
| or professional. Jack Monkeys work a!
| Cornell also proves this to be Il fact
| The Havcrhli-Fall River game at Fall
| River. Saturday, was stopped during the
| latter part of the second inning owing to
II heavy thunder shower. Neither side
| two men on bases and no one out. The
| contest was marked with continual
wranglins ani at one time u polio" officer
| was called to escort Moorcand of the
| Fail River team off the field
| Columbia forfeited the game with
| Brown, Saturday, by leaving the field af-
ter u decision by Umpire McAlc"r i'll Co
| lumbia's half of the eighth inning. The
| who threw to second, throwing, the run
| ncr out. The latter. however, ran into
the second bascman. knocking him off the
| base causing him to drop tho ball The
umpire cllIrd the man out. The visitors
made considerable argument and the
game WIS forfeited to Brown. > to 0.
| The biggest kick of the season in a big
| league ball game. WAS made. Saturday.
| on the American League grounds in Pos
| ton. where the Boston and Detroit teams
| were playing the final game in their re-
! cent series. 1t all happened in the ninth
inning. in the last half. with the score
a tie and both teams PLAYING the game
| for all there was in it. Freddie Parent
WAS the first man up and lined the ball
deep in the right center garden, while
| Cooley. Detroit's right fielder made Il
| most sensational play He dropped his
cIovcd hand to the ground and captured
| tho ball while on the dead run. SILK
O'Laughlin. the umpire. declared the ball
| "a pickup and the Detroit players. men
| on the bench and the large sympathetic
holiday crowd swarlred on to the field
and loudly protested. Parent, the batter
seemed in doubt but made first. SILK
stood for no protests. making his decision
final. and ordered the men to their posi-
tinxs. Drill, the catcher. Pitcher KilIjan
and Manager Armour We're ordered from
the grounds and finally order was restored
and Boston won out their only game in
the Detroit series.
Cricket Games, Saturday,
Close matches and strong finishes r,are
the rule in Massachusetts cricket match