Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-17
Baseball Notes.

in batting Washington is last
Hinton. ex-Connecticut Lacquer, has
gone to the Wilmington Del.) club.
kealers batting average so far is .3Gl.
Jimmy Collins has BIZ to his credit
Lajofe is 18th in the list of American
League hatters, his average being $50.
The New York Nationals team won an
other game, Tuesday. Pretty good work.
New Haven and Holyoke played 10
inning tie game. Tuesday. at New Haven.
Hershey. the Boston National pitcher
has been given a 10 days notice of release
It.s a cinch that the Washington pitch
ers are keeping step with the best in the
league
Holvoke.s y assists tell of fast infield
work. and the chances were not all easy
at that.
Rain probably prevented n big shake
M in the American League standing.
Tuesd?y.
"Kitty' Bransfield is certainly playing
a great game, at first base, for the Phila
drlphia Americans.
Manchester defeated Lowell New Eng
land team. Monday. and both are now
tied for first place in the league standing
Philadelphia and Chicago are tied for
second place in the American Lea que
standing, one game behind the Clevelands.
President Ebbets of the Brooklyn club,
has put in Il Claim for Johnny Farrell the
second baseman recently released by St.
Louis.
Shaughnessy has found a good berth
with Montgomery in the Southern
League. The Nationals still have a string
on him.
Jimmy Williams of the Highlanders.
who is not regarded as an especially fast
man, leads the team in base running with
eight steals to his credit.
Willie Kecler has played q games with
out error. He leads the New York Amer
leans with n batting average of .361 and is
the only 800 batter on the team.
Some Of the minor league teams are
playing pretty good ball Rochester ard
Baltimore played an thinning game.
Tuesday, which the latter won. to l..
The Washington Americans are play
| ing i great game in the field. Aa error
| less game with the Chicago team. Mon
| day. being only a REPETITION of previous
performances.
AS the time draws nearer for the Ma
| tionals invasion of St Louis, Jimmy Nc
| Alecr's Browns are trembling. They re-
| member how soft they have been for
Washington.
The arrival Of the Nationals in Cleve-
| land at least woke up the batting eye OF
| Charley Carr who has been tn" best non
hitting first baScman in the league up to
| Il few days ago.
| 1t looks as if the spitball artists are 60
ing to have a lot of sore wings. this year.
Should they peter out. loonout for Di-
ncen ard Young coming up the pike with
| those champions.
| ftt1nc lS.ttu, tk-f1oINph'I. HIS bsttt''i
| o37 for Brooklyn. Some of his games have
| been blanks, but his Old prowcss seems
of late to be returning. Notice yester-
days brooklyn score.
| Camel is called Rip" His brother
attended Tufts College at the same time
| he did and they We're called old Rip
| and young Rip" hence the nickname
| that now clings to him.
| Those urgsterS," Father Chadwick
and A. G. Spalding. are playing extra in
| niugS to decide the origin of baseball.
The general public doesn't seem to o care
| when or how the game originated
| A Kansas Ciey school has expelled one
| of It's female students because she pitch,
ed for the '.Bellcvue-Strcet SluSgerS.
| Connecticut League managers have mere
a chance to secure n strong attraction.
| With Cleveland in first place by Il hair,
| Washington in second. and Ave clubs tied
for third pldc.', on Sunday. Their" VIII Dt
! n grand Shakeup in the changes of posi-
| ton before another Sabbath rolls around
Boston played an errorle5S game with with
| the Detroit Americans. Monday, ana
won out. Fred Parent made up for some
Of his previous errors by making two sen
sational catches that evidently prevented
runs.
| New York is making it n runaway race
| in the National League. Young Young
| pitched the Boston National team To
victory, Monday although ailowlnG
nine hits, they were scattered. ana dld
mot c6Ant in the final score Of the game.
| having been suspended for three days
this year without having been in Il single
| game. Joe talked to Umpire Johnston.
after a Brooklyn game in his usual dulcct
manner and President Pulliam issued his
ukase with n $50 fine. Joe expects to be
back in the game inside of 4 week.
President John r. Brush sent his check
| for $40 for the Rogers testimonial fund
Monday, and Secretary Fred Knowles on,
| OF So President AbbettS of Brooklyn
sent 80 and the brooklyn players $40. 1t
is nov certain that over 5000 Will he rals-
ed. Mrs. Rogers and her son will go to
California ut no distant day and make
her HON" with an aunt near Los Angeles
Louis Ritter and Malcolm E;ason, pitch
or and catcher of the l;ro"5lyn baseb;.
team. were discharged, Monday. by Mag
liStratc Doolry in the Adams street court
BROOKLYN. Both players were arrested
three weeks ago ut Washington park fol
open to the public. Magistrate Doolcy
said in diScharging the men: Il am fol
lowing the decision of the court of special
sessions. which ruled year ago That th'
men wer, not violating the law in Il sim
liar ease. / feel bound tn accept the SUI
perioi courts judgment"
Lewiston Journal; w. r. Stanton ot
Boston, is in Lewiston trying to establish
an independent baseball team for the
looming season. Mr.. Stanton has had ex-
perience in just this kind Of business. A
baseball team is more profitable than the
league team. Their" ar" no tail-enderS t'
play. Every new team is a fresh attrac
| ton. The local enthusiasm is just as
good. Take it against Portland and Other
Maine teams and the game would be just
as hot. Massachusetts is full OF fast in
dependent professional baseball and it is
la growing pastime. Scores of these teams
are coming into Maine this season. Lew
istDn could easily pick UP games enough
for fine schedule, making games OF
| "Wednesday ard Saturdays during the
son. Mr.. stanton is looking at grounds
before coming to any decision.
Mrs l.. SlaiGht. a temperance reformer
| Sunday, announced that she would cal
the attention of federal officers to wha
she termed Il violation of the American
flag when she attempted to stop a Sunday
| game of baseball at Hutchinson. MINI
| clad in rich clothes and with larg,
American flag wrapped about her. Mrs
Slaight entered the Hutchinson baseball
grounds, wherein she had placardS poSte,
hea ring the words, ITO attack the flag %
the United States while it is being uset
in the enforcement of law is. according Il
the statutes. high treason, and tried Il
stop a game of ball When the umpire
called play BALI Mrs. Slaight mtjesti
caIly marched on the diamond and tool
Iup a position between the pitchers DO,
land the home base. The pitcher attempt
ed TO curve the ball around her. but fail
ing in this another battery was placed {
little to one side. The pitchers begar
tnssing the ball alternately. while Mrs
Siaicht skipped from one line of fire t.
the other apparently trying 10 get tn
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