Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-15
There are 1G men batting in the 800 class

There are 1G men batting in the 800 ella SIS
in the National League.
Newton is with the New York Amcri-
cans. but has vet to pitch his first game.
Dusty Rhoades of the Clcvelands.
still tops the team in batting. lie has /,
percentage of .34l.
| There are now but seven 200 men in the
| American League. and of those but two
have played in more than 80 games.
| Tom Leahy of New Haven. who has
been playing on the Pacific slope for Scv-
eral seasons. has joined the st. Louis Ma
| tionals.
Billy Hamilton turned down an offer
| to play in major league company. this
| season. He said he liked it i'll Harris
| burg all right.
| kid Nichols will remtin with the st
Louis Cardinals until July il. when tn"
| 10 days notice of release expires. He
has received an offer from Philadelphia,
which he will likely accept.
| Otto Williams, with Chicago last year.
recently accomplished the feat at New
Orleans of sterling second third Dr.: and
| lively work for the Southern League.
Fred Tenncy says that the spit bill in
iured Wilhclm's delivery to such an cX-
teri that he has requested the pitcher to
omit it from his baseball rcpertory. Will
helm has won only two out of l. games
pitched.
Pat Hyncs is not only pitching good
ball for Minneapolis. but is hitting so well
when he plays the Outfield that he is al
NEST certain to be recalled by st. Louis
ut the close of the American Association
season.
Fittsburg Dispatch: Miller Huggins
PLAYED ANOTHER star engagement for Gin
cinnati Tuesday. At the present stage
of the game the Rabbit is performing the
prettiost of any second bascman in the
country.
Col p,rpc1- Drayfus ,,,c :, S+ropu,,, dc
vclopcd idea that the Pirates will yet
beat out the New YorkS for the pcnnnnt.
| and is accompanying the team on thu,
present trip for the purpose of cncourag
ing his pets.
The following men have been in the
American League ever since the birth of
the organization six years ago; Sugd"n,
Schreck. Powers. II. Davis. Hartscl, Scy-
bold. Isbcll, Patterson. Patten. Fultz. An
dcrson. Coughln. Flbcrfcld.
! Brooklyn has won five games out of II
| from New York this year. Last season
the series stood 10 to > in favor of the
| er again until Sept 3. when they will
wind up their series at the Polo grounds.
| At last the umpire has had an inning.
At Rock Island. Texas. Umpire George
Reed was knocked down and cut across
| the stomach. While lying on the ground
he shot Ernest Doty three times, inflict
| ing fatal wounds. Reed WIS admitted to
| bond
I
Gently released Nv til" st. Louis Nation
al League club. has accepted the terms of
tho Philadelphia National League club.
| He will report To Manager Duffy ut Phil
adelphia. Monday.
Bucksport beat r.stnc. to 0. Thurs
day. at Castine. The feature of the game
Was the battery work of Robinson and
| Montgomery. the fielding of Snowman
and Littlefeld. The umpirIng of w. A.
Walker was very satisfactory to all.
Capt. a. T.. IIirtcr. first baseman of
the Altoona. Pa, baseball team. died sud
denly on first base from aroplexy in the
Interurban League game between Altoona
and Mitchellville. Sunday. The tragedy
broke up the game and the 100 fans scat
| tered hurricdly.
While shaving. Thursday morning:
Freddie Parent picked up the business end
of his razor and cut a deep cash in the
thumb of his throwing hand. and he play
| cd in the BOSton-Chicago game in the
afternoon. with the injured member don"
| up in a channels finger cover.
| The Buffalo-Jcrscy City baseball gahe
at Buffalo n. Y. Thursday. ended in the
second inning. Mattress. Buffalo'S short
stop, attacked Umpire Hassett. claiming
that the latter had wrongfullN called a
strike on him. IfaSSctt was roughly han
died by Buffalo players. He save the
| game to Jersey City.
"Doc" Hillcbrand. tn" former Princeton
pitcher. twirled his first game 1cr Pitts.
burg, Thursday. His showing Indicated
| that Drcvfus made no mistak" in signing
him. ErsidcS holding BROOKLYN down Ia
four scattered hits in the seven innings
he pitched. he made one good hit ana
iicld"d his position perfectly.
Fred Trnncv's Bnstonns are not as
weak as their low standing would make
them appear They put up as good ~ field
Ing game as any club around the circuit
They need two more twirlcrS to aid Will
lis and Young Cy'' Young. The latter
is the great box find of the season.
Billy Page. third bascman and change
1 NIL
League baseball team. has notified the
officers OF the club that he WAS to quit
the team. and had accepted the terms OF
Senator Whitney and would play in Yer
mont The loss of Page will greatly Grip
pie tho Manchesters.
Hall Chase. the first baSeman of the
Highlandcrs, was hit in the eye win !,
batted ball while at practic" at Detroit.
that he was unabl" to take part in the
game. Jack Doyle was sent in to cover
first base, and gave poor exhibition,
making two costly errors.
President George Wheatley of the Cot
ton States League. has fully determined
to carry the Hattlesburg team. which
franchise has been forfeited by the direc-
tors. to the finish of the season. President
Wheatley- says he has received REQUESTS
from Hot Springs. Pensacola and Selma.
Ala, for place in the Cotton States
circuit.
Ned Hanlon will &c landed in some good
berth, next season. + lrSt ne WIS 10 iif'i
age Cincinnati replacing Toe Kelley. and
then to take hold of Pittsbure. succeed
ing Fred Clarke. Now the Brooklyn man
agcr is slated to go to st. Louis TO man
age the Cardinals He was also offered
berth in Altoona. Pa. short time
ago.
Charley Moran. turned down by Man
ager McAlcer and now with indianapolis
made nine hits i'll his first !? times at bat
in the American Association. and hit Tor
"a Frantz of Kansas City. hit for .i05;
CLAY of Louisville. for $50; Charley DcN-
ter ::,s3a; Pickering. So; Phil Ger. 81;
Tip O'Ncill .312: Gene Demont, .2'%,
and Jack Ryan. M.
washington Post: Washington will not
find in Hickman "A sure fielder or a clever
base runner He is prone to fall over
himself in turning the bases and scram-
bling after fielding chances. his lnrtc IS
h;ttinp the ball on the nose and therein
he is a valuable man for the Nationals
and worth the big price paid for him
Hartford Courant: Chicago is always