Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-13
OLD SPORT
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villain of the deepest dye. 1t was the
one discordant note in the very gener-
al appreciation of Umpire Parker's
good work. fer good it was i'm spite of
these sonorous but ill-judged criti-
cisms What beat Hallowell in that
game: Certainly it was not Umpire
Parker who performed his thank,ess
task so faithfully and well. We will
therefore, have to look further. The
score shows that Gardiner made IL
with a total of II hits and only err
rors in that game while Halloweil made
but with total OF Z hits and
errors huff said.
The man who depends upon base
on balls to put him on the initial sack,
will find 1t hard shedding in the Troll
ley League. Most of the pitchers are
showing excellent command of the
ball. Kane, Sparks, Remission and
"Gramp' Morse being notably strong
in this respect while a number of the
others are not Ear behind them. No
gentleman of the willow. this is no
gift enterprise. The pitchers are dis
tinctly faster than they were year
a go. and IL is a clear and unmistak-
able case Of bat or bust with the leath-
or whackors who face them.
A little more care in marking off
the foul lines would add to the pubic
interest in the games in the cases OF
several of the Trolley League cities In
fact It would seem to the unprecedented
observer that all of them have been
more or less lax in this respect.
The story is told of n well-knowh
Kennebcc business man that upon one
occasion he escorted his wife and iao"
who was visiting her to ball game.
IIc noticed that his wife seemed some
what rctiCent upon the return nome;
but was not prepared for the Walls OF
wrath that descended uPOn him when
the door of thei: domicile closed up
on them, and his better half faced him
with flashing eyes. Don't you ever
dare to ask me to go to a ball game
with YOU again" She cried. "Oh-oh
was ashamed o! you. | was mortlhed
almost to death
"Why-why what did do cXpostu-
lated the astonishcd husband.
Tears of INDIGNATION flied the lady's
eyes.
you called the umpire IA stink
or" she said. yelled right out so every
one heard you and looked at you as if
sou were IL lunatic. Oh. | felt as If /
could sink right through the floor Of
that Grandstand.'
In vain the contritc man protested
that he mad no recollection whatever
of applying such coarse and dis
courteous cpithet to the knight
of the Indicator. The good lady refused
to be appeaScd and it is said that
while sire finally rclcnted SO far as to
GO To othcr ball games with him it was
.nly upon the condition that he Shoui
go with her in a carriage and take MS
station in the suburbs of tho outfi"ld
wher, his cxuberant Spontnneity c"ulti
not nv any possibility offend the cars
Of the multitude.
No less than seven Of the New Eng
land colleges are represented in the
Trolley League as follows:
observation-disclosures, Munro. Files.
White. Stanwooh and Abbott.
Colby-CraiC. wiley. Pugslcy. New
tnham and keenc.
Eatcs-J nilnson. Douglass. Clason,
and Messenger.
University Of Maine-Noody.
hml"rSt-Karc.
Holy Cross-Carrigan.
EroWn-PcnlCy.
In addition to the above college
players the champion Somervilic High
school has three representatives in the
Trolley League. viz Higgins. Blair, and
Driscoll. all good men. The Brighton
High school has a representative in
the person of WoOdlock of the Win
thropS Il promising young pitcher who
only needs little more work to round
him into winning form. Leavitt Insti-
tute and kcnt's Hill are represented
l'y Irish ard Car!'. Lcavitt is also rep
resented by Hall and Stevens. The
Auburn High school has Il representa- =
tive in Norwood of Winthrop, and
Hebron and the BowiOinham High
school are represented in the person
of Sparks, the fine young pitcher of
thu Hallowclls. There may be other
institutions of learning represented in
the League; hut the fore going u men
ar" all phHt occur to me at the pres
ent time. OLD SPORT.