Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-06

Amcs and Taylor of the New York Ma
tionals have each pitched seven games
and as yet, have to meet their hrs' ue-
feat.
]. W. Knibbs Dartmouths football
ciptain last fall will coach the University
of California eleven. He will go to Berkc-
ley about Aug. Il.
Jake Stahl. the manager of the Wash
inStons is slated for the position OF as
sistant football coach ut the nlNcrSlty
of Illinois. next fall.
Jimmy Collins says he has no fears
for the success of his team when IT gets
going. Young and Dinecn are not go
ing at their proper pace as yet
Chicago fans have no particular cause
for encouragement. Their teams In either
league are both high in the race. lhosc
foxy White SoX are now leading.
Willis of Boston National League team,
once was one of the foremost ball tos-
sers in the country. has lost seven
straight games, thus far, this year.
Jesse Burkett is of the opinion that the
spit ball will hurt the pitchers using IL
NOR" than the batting In me lnnS run
Pitcher Winter does not agree with him.
1t is reported that Red Owens, the
second baSemdn of the Br0oklyns, mas
jumped the team and now is in York: Ia.
He left. ii is said without d Woru Oh eA-
PLANTATION to Uanlon.
before the game in Chicago Monday The
charge against the suspended player was
insulting Umpire SILK y LOuSniln III the
| game the day previous.
| Bostons errors and New Iork's hitting
ut critical times was a costly c0mbln;-
| ton for Boston. Monday. and as Il result
| Boston drops another notch in the Ma
| tional League standing.
| milwaukee, displaced Columbus for first
place in the American Association race
| last week. In game the other day, SeV-
| en- out of the nine Milwaukee players had
seen ma jor league service.
| LaChance who was secured by Jimmie
| Bannon for the Canada team. is not hit
ting the ball any better than he dld Tor
| Collins Bostonians 1t seems as II this
fellow has gonr back for good.
Since Sam Crawford has been brought
in from the Outficld to play first base
for Detroit. the American League has
three handed guardians of the in
itial sack They are Crawford, Dono-
hue and Chase.
| Chesbro says the spit ball had moth
that he will continue to use it: Happy
Jack says his poor condition is due solely
to severe cold he caught in the open
ing game in New York.
The New York Nationals have not been
shut out as yet. and are the Only team
in thei- league that has not fallen INTO
the calcimine. The New York Ameri-
cans were the last team to be white
| washed in their league.
The Boston Americans certainly have
had their share of hard luck. this season,
in losing well played games. Yesterday,
the team was defeated by the New York
| team by q score of > to :, and Boston
played an srrorleSS game.
The American League players are ask
ing. What has this Young got: Good
command. speed and a jump ball thrown
left handed. all backed up by a fine pair
of shoulders. The Concord. y. H., boy
has become famous in Il short time.
Only two stolen bases and not one sac
rihce in the records of the Boston Ma
| tionals for tie eight games played last
| week The lack of sacrifices WAS due
TO the fact that they trailed in all games
except che
The two American League games, Mon
day. drew IN attendance of 500 people:
while the two games in the National
were attended b. ;S1S. The difference in
lattendarce just about tells the story of
1.-THE difference in the playing ability Of the
two leagues.
Arlic Latham is accused by Manager
Demontrevills of Charleston, Of betting
money on a game which he Iimprcd. Nv"
things should be done: II D"montrcviil''
can prov, his case latham should b.
| good he should be blacklisted for bring
ing such Il charge.
kittrcdge is Il favorit" with Detroit
fans, who regard him as one Of the best
haCkStOpS in, the league. lie tried nara
| to get in with the Tiger outfit last spring
and even went so far as to threaten N.
| Washington manag cement that he would
| lump his contract If not released. Ever
| since the season opened. however he has
| been playing the game of his life.
Chase a recent acquisition of the New
| York Americans. has undoubtedly made
| good: for while his fielding has not been
| perfect, it will figure faVor1bly with some
| members of the team. and in addition to
that h" is making go"d with ! vrmg"n1 a.
| with the hors-hidc for home run.
| There is no doubt but that lot of the
| animuS shared by the fans against Me
| Graw is because of Mctiraw's bad rcpi-
tatiOn. McGrHw'S friends claim that Ne
| has reformed since bccumirg manager.
and they claim that Puliarn congratulate
| cd McGraw several times last season be
| cause he had been polt" to the umpires.
| Jimmy Collins SAYS there is no truth in
| the statement of Sporting LIES Wash
ington correspondent that Ferris had been
| offered the Washington club. He adds;
''Why, there is only one second baSeman
| in the business that is his superior. and
| that is La ioie | would sell myself as
| soon as | would sell Ferris. Someone
| who wants to create diSsensiOn in the
Boston team has started this yarn"
| Jimmy Collins says that one of the
| strongest factors of his teams chances
| for the pcnnant is the fact that on the
| bench he has about good men as are in
| the gane. If any of his regulars get in
| jured orr sick, there is someone lust AS
good to take his place. AZ an illustra,
| ton the present slight indisposition Of
| Chick Stahl may be cited His substitute
is Setback. and surely kiT played the
| game in Boston as we'll Stahl could.
| en- in the first game. Tuesday, Manager
| Collins pulled out a weak hating catcher
and pitcher and sent up to the plate bet
| ter men. who turned defeat into victory.
| And that's one of the things that will get
Boston many games.
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