Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-24
ON THE DIAMOND.
Augustus Prospects for a Winning
Team Look Bright in Practice.

The Augusta team will play the
WestbrOok team. this afternoon, on
the Driving Park grounds. The game
will commence at o'clock. sharp.
Files and Abbott, the battery Of the
champion BowdOin College team, will
report to Manager Purinton this morn
ing, and thus complete the personnel
of the Augusta Trolley League team.
TIE entire team, with the exception
of Abbott and Files. were out for prac
tice on the Driving Park grounds, yes
terday afternoon. A large delegation of
local enthusiastics were present to see
the practice, and claim that the men
have shown a marked improvement
since their advent in the city. The work
OF the KennisOn brothers is still the
star feature Of the practice. Both are
capable catchers and the way that they
line the ball to second is a revelation
to the fans, and is something seldom
seen outside of the big leagues. Stew
els, who has already made good" in
the hearts Of the fans, and is designat-
ed as 'the little fellow on second"
showed that he has had considerable
baseball experience and a large amount
VI dDlIlly. II WIS really plCdSult "
see him scoop in the grounders, and
he is also there when it comes to TAX
ing q throw. With the Remission BROTH
ers as back stops, and Stevens at sec
ond 1t is an assured fact that there
will be little stealing second during the
Trolley League games.
O'Hallron in center garden, a man
secured from the University of YER
mont team, showed the earmarks of
sure catcher and good ground coverer.
Moody, too, played exceptionally well,
making many sensational stops during
the practice, but his throwing to first
was wild at times, being to strong in
the wing. Craig and Wiley of Colby.
played well, upholding their previous
record of the season. Taken man for
man, Augusta has as good material
as any team in the Trolley League,
and if they only come up to the stand
ard in team work, the championship
of the league will certainly land in Au-
gusta.
Ellery Cook, the genial porter at Ho-
tel North. has offered box of eli
CARS 10 the first man who scores 4
home run an the Driving park grounds.
1t was noticeable feature, that when
this fact was announced to the men
at practice, yesterday. that long hlts
began to follow in rapid succession, and
the first financial loss of the season
was scored-one bat being broken by
f. Remission.
The uniforms have arrived, and the
team will present a natty appearance
on the field, with red blouse and pants.
blue caps with belt to match and black
stockings.
1t is rather to be regretted by all
lovers of the game that few or the
local business men have refused TO ac-
coed to the polite request of the man.
agement of the Augusta Trolley League
baseball team to close their places OF
business between the hours OF and
o'clock, Monday afternoon. This prac-
tically puts a block i'm the wheels, 1or
almost all of the merchants had agreed
TO close their doors on the condition
that the others did and consequently
the stores Will be open, unless OF course
all merchants agree to close. This Will
have a tendency to somewhat lower the
attendance at the opening game OF the
seas on, but nevertheless the manage
raent can feel gratified that they nave
the support of the baseball loving pup
lie. and that the failure to secure the
closing of the stores in no way deters
from the interest manifested IN the
success of the Augusta team.
In the game, this afternoon, all OF me
Augusta players will have work-
out, the three batteries will propaois
play three inning each. Hall and "hlt-
ney will start the ball rolling ana II.
the fourth will be replaced by Flies ana
Abbott, while the kenniston brothers
will "wind up" The remainder OF the
lineup will be: Wiley. h.; stevens
3D.; Craig. 3d.; Moody S.. Whey H.
OHallron, CT; and Abbott. ri.
The Augusta team has FIVE left-hahd-
ed batterS.