Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-25

Knight of the Athletics. made eight hits
in his first IL times at bat.
Mike Lynch of the PitIshurg, saws that
Peitz is a great coach for young pitchers.
Henry Peitz is playing for PittsburG.
He made five hits, J. times at bat. in MS
first four games.
Larry I.ajoie says that Harry Howell
and Jack Powell are the two pitchers in
the American League that trouble him
most.
Outftelder named kavanaugh, and thinks
the chap will be one Of the best players
ever produced.
"Lauterborn is the best player who has
COM. to my notice for long time. said
President Pulliam of the National League
the other day.
The baseball season in Portland will
open Fast day when the strong Holy
Name team will cross bats with the new
ly organized Westbrooks.
I've the best team l ever had in my
life said Fred Doe the other day. Il
never knew the people in my city to be
SO baseball hungry as they are, this
year"
Lewis, the Brooklyn's new shortstop. is
hitting the ball with some degree of frr,
ouency. and also is fielding in sensational
style. Evidently Manager Hanlon has
find in him.
Frank Connaughton will go into bust
ness in Pittsburg and conduct an indie
pendent team in that city. He ought to
give the sport a decided boom there. as
he Knows the ropes.
Sex Seybod. the heavy hitter of the
Athletics. plunked the ball safely eight
times 20 times at bat, just 400. Pat
Dougherty has done the trick nine times
20 times at bat, percentage of $50.
Springfield Union: The Nashua New
England League club gets a clever team
worker. a fast outfielder and better than
the average minor league swatsman in
I{an MIA aV 10 n in
friends in the New England circuit"
Jimmy Gardner, the former National
League pitcher, is seriously i'll in the Pas
savant hospital at Pttsburg and may
not recover from an operation. He suf-
fered from an abcesS which formed in
brain.
A Cincinnati paper asks: What will
become of Boston when the New York
Eighla nders are turned loose upon the
champions That is an easy question
to answer: Sidestep the first punch,
smash the left into the short ribs. and
throw the right across to the jaw-and
take the money.
Connie Mack. Friday. released Catcher
Pete NOOnan, who was secured from Holy
Cross College. last season. and Noonan
has signed to play with the St. Paul
team of the Western League This means
that Powers. Schreck and Barton will do
the backstop work for the Athletics. this
year.
Brooklyn Eagle: McGamwell is making
! good impression i'll his early season
lwork in BROOKLYN The trouble however.
about odd boys is that they are young
Brooklyn team has possibilities. Hanlon
, may have made his own reputation or
! had 1t made for him. as some Insinuate
The present season ought to tell.
According to a bulletin issued by Presi-
dent Pulliam of the National League. Fri
day. the New York Club has released w.
X. Marshall to Minneapolis: c. Holmes
Of Pjttsburg has gone to Cedar Rapids
Iowa; CLYDE Goodwin of Pittsburg. to In
dianapols. and Boston has released Cool
ey Internationally. The terms OF Pitcher
Willis have been accepted by Boston.
Washington Star: With the BOSTON Ma
tional in new hands it will be the proper
thing to strengthen the team. In Tenney
the team has capable first baseman.
All that Frank Dunn has to do is to
secure good men for the other eight po-
sitions on the field. in addition to half a
dozen pitchers, and three good catchers.
different method of disciplning row.
dy ball players will obtain in the Amer
lean Association. this year, as President
, O'Brien. realizing the futility of fines. has
decided that unruly players shall be put
an: Of the game instead 1t is the opin-
ion that when owners and manasersrell-
ize that their teams are being weakened
by having men benched, they will use
their influence to make them behave
themselves.
Portland Sunday Telegram: Jim Has
SOFT has received new instructions from
President Powers of the Eastern League.
and will report at Providence for the
first game there. Wednesday. the 18th. in
stead Of at Baltimore. as his original or
ders read. This is nearer home and moro
Convenient for Mr.. Hassett. There
are some pretty long jumps be
tween Eastern League cities, and the
umpires will have to put in many miles
on the sleeping cars. Providence to To-
ronto, about 800 miles, is the longest
Jim Hassett is considered by many ex
merits to be one of the best. If not the best.
umpire III the business, today. Certain