Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-13

Rurkett 90. Bay 3D. Burkett is the only
BoStonlan in the list. and h. stands pref
ty low in comparison.
Globe: One OF this years baseball sta
tiSticians has ascertaircd that ont OF lcp
times that men have been sent in to bat
for sonc Dody else in the National League
this season. just /. hits have been made.
This would give Il batting average Of
no which Is, no doubt, less than Il mil
jOrltY OF the substituted men nave ordl-
narily According To figures. it does not
look as il the practice were Il paving one.
but as all managers do il. it must be best.
World: joe Kelley has been notified
that he will be tried by President Pull
liam on July IA on the complaint of M
pire Bausewine for using offensive Ian
SuaS" to the umpire after the CINCINNATI
| PittSburg game of July .. y trial Will be
| held in accordance with tn" decision OF
Judge Sheldon of Boston. who decided in
the McGrdw case that 4 player Is entitled
| to 4 hearing before being fined. The cX-
act nature OF Baus. wines charges has
not beer made public. Kelley says that
Fred Clark OF the Pirat,S, was nrElIine
Bausewinc: You're Il policeman. why
| don't YOU go to klcn's ;>siStarce? and
alSc jollcd with him about the change in
political affairs in Philadelphia. saving h,
might lose his jon. If found guilty, KEEL
| ley can be fined us high rs 500.
Boston Journal. \ prominent player *.
plains why pitchers are not good btttcrS
He say-: DO you know Why pitchers
are not good hutters? Simply b"caus.
they ar" not good ball players. | -.
where some Chicago writer has been try
ing to explain that pitchers can't hit II
a game because they are all tired out b!
the eN. rtioa Of their work on the slab
Well. YOU don t see any manager pulling
a pitcher off til" bench and sending him
out to bat il hope Of starting Or keeping
mp Z rally. This. TO my mind. knocks oct
! the tired theory. Bail players crow UP
Those that start pitching 10 - bec,ttls.
they can't play as well as the Other
youngsters. ana turn 10 the box i'll order
to keen II inc s,me; TAX most Of IL,
anywhere else than III tn" box and they
| are lost. That's why | argue that they
are not ball players hut just pitchers
| Scattered through the teams Of the coun-
| try are many players who started in al
| pitC hing. hut switched b"CaIISc they cUuC
hit. Managers found it easier To get
twirlers than mtn who could crack out
the binGics.
| Charles" IF the Kansas City American
| Association team, * Il mystery. This i
what they say Ihout him in Kansas City
The Kansas city second baScInan. know
AZ Charles, is in reality one OF tn.
greatest sprint"rS IN tie country aud /;
| college athlete Of Worldwide reputation
As Il matter OF fact. hr has captured mos
| of the big Eastern events pulled of by
the American Athletic Union. ~ well 4,
! the Eastern Intercollegiate Association
| during the past several years. And thai
| is Why re is Cdll'd Charles. lie SAYS h.
| first name is RuyIncnd. hut there il /;
vague suspicion that Charles is TRYING t,
| cover up his identity h.cau<c the fac
| that he i playing professional bail Wnul,
| injure his standing in amateur circles
and Charles has 4 small trunk full 81
medals and trophies OF various sort.
which he has Won by finishing first in ln.
yard daShcs. IN 10 hurdles. in shot-pu
| ting contests and discus-thrownE Be
sides. Charles next spring. before tn,
baseball season opens. expects to cdptur,
more Of these highly-prlzcd trophies a,
| an amateur in tn" East As Il matter a
fact. only Manager Irwin and Charlie,
| kno~ the real name of the Young mar
and both refuse To tell. II" plays like /.
veteran instead Of a Collcc" man uuf
| from now on the identity of Charles il
going To b" q much monted question
throughout the American Association ely
cleS. This reads we'll but savors OF ex
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