Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-18

season. playing on the New York Ameri-
cans.
Catcher Gibson. the new acquisition of
the PittsburEs. has been nursing IL bad
hand.
Pitcher Rcrnhrrd is acting manager of
the Cleveland club during Laloie'S alb
scnCe.
President Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club
has been in Vermont looking up Pitcher
Wigs.
The Houston team leads in the South
Texas League. Out of 6. games Al were
Victories.
Jope, the New Haven catcher. has
jumped his club He has not been Iocat-
ed up to date.
Handsome Pitt" added one more vic
tory to Duffy's string, Saturday. by
downing Cincinnati
Some consider kanavaush of New Bed
ford. the most promising outiieldcr i'll the
New England League.
Jack Warner is on the market for what
st. Louis and New York paid tor him.
$3.50. Brooklyn may take him.
outtclder ROthgeb. the University OF
Illinois hoy, signed by Washington, has
been turned over to Baltimore.
Billy RCidy who was turned loose by
Brooklyn, last year. is doing good work in
the box for the indianapolis team in the
American Association.
Lajoic saw the Highlander Cleveland
game, Saturday. seated in a wheel chair
in II corner of the field The crowd gave
Larry Il great ovation.
First Baseman Chase impressed Wash
lnSton people us FAR improved over his
first appearances He made eight hits in
the four games in that city.
BILLY" Malnncy of the Chicago Nation
/ ais, promises to leave far behind all base
running records of several seasons past
this year. He is nearing his jOth stolen
base.
President Freeman of Manchester. re
fused to put Il price upon Oulficldcr Arm
bruster the other day, although he could
have disposed of him for stiff, round
figure.
Last season Brooklyn landed only three
games from New York. as against five
this season, with six more games to play.
The two teams do not meet against until
Sept ..
Charley Snyder says Il needle in II str W
stack is Just easy to find ma jor
league ball player IN the minor leagues.
Finding 4 coed one is great game of
chance.
Cincinnati has in Overall ard IIugEins
the talleSt and smallest and the heaviest
and highest players in th" National
League. Overall weighs 10J and HuGginS
weighs 40
Clarke. the recent acquisition to the
one game but started oft with It battine;
record of 800, having secured two hits i'll
four times up
Umpire Ccnnor of the American League,
secured trcm the 1ri-State.. made i hit
upon his first appearance in Cleveland.
| lie must be the goods If he mdde~:t sue
cess in Cleveland
Chicago Rccnrd-ILcrald There is an
impression among the players of both
| Pittsburg ard Chicago that Umpire
Bausewine is not long for the league He
is too gentlcmanly and wants to explain
things.
Charley Nichols. the veteran pitcher, re-
Gently released by the st. Louis Cirii-
Il Il ,.,t,
the Phillics the early part of ncXt week
Manager Hugh Duffy has accepted his
terms.
Danny Friend, who jumped Fred Doc,
TriStatc League. and lost his first game
to Altoona. to >. Charley Moss who
jumped Ilavcrhill. is playing third for
Wilmington.
The American League pitchers IRE out
chasing the work done in tn" National
The averages show that ut present there
arc only five .'N bat$men III that orIani-
zation. The National has l.. or just three
times as many.
Umpire O'Jpay is wc;lrir" one Of thos"
new extension masks that protect the
cars from foul tips. Mr.. ODay says. how
ever. that nothing can stop that ting
ling of til" auriculariS caused by unkind
remarks on the ball field
resident Hart of the Chicago Cabs. at
ter a long session with the stylus. has
figured out that his club loses from 500
away in spectators pockets. They don't
hand 'cm back iE Chicago.
Dave Brain has hit 50 well since he
Joined PittSburg that he may bc ~ rma-
nent1y assigned to The short field. and big
Hans Wagner shifted to the outer garden,
where he can snow Just how wonderful
his throwing arm really is.
The Cincinnati club is said to have pur-
chased Inheldcrs Mullarey. BROTHERS and
Schwartz of the Montgomery Southern
League team, for delivery at tn" close Of
the season. Garry Hermann is getting in
ahead Of the draft season.
Olmstcad leads the Champs staff Of
pitchers IN percentage of games won, hay
ing played and Won one. Tannohill is
second with 10 wins and four games lost
Young is at the first round of the ladder
having won six ana lost l. games.
Boston Journal: Frank Sclce is build
ing for the future as wisely rs any man
ager in the business Of baseball He is
getting together II speedy and good hit
ting team that is coming while his Mitch
Ing staff has great possibilities Tor some
years to come.
At the end of three months play in the
National and American Leagues. Cy Scy-
mour of the Cincinnati Reds. ard Willie
keeler OF the Highlands lead their re-
spective leagues in batting. The former
has taken part in % games and has an
average of $50.
New Haven Register: The spectacle of
a baseball manager sitting on the bench
and goading his players into abuse of the
umpire. when that official makes some de
cision which the aforesaid manage does
not think * right. is seen by New Ha-
veners now at nearly every game.
Glade is certainly entitled to the cham
pion belt as hard-luck twirler of the
American League this season. He pitched
his 18th game. last Tuesday, and ont Of
that humber he has won just two. This
in spite of the fact that he has pitched
but few bad games
The Boston Nationals will double up in
Cincinnati on Sunday, Aug. Is. instead OF
playing the following day. This will cna-
HE the teams to make better connections
for the East. the Cincinuatis playing in
New Bedford the 18th. while the i3ostous
will play in Erie on the 18th.
Jimmy Burke says that Jack Warner
must mako his peace with the st. Louis
club or quit the league game. The breach
between the catcher and manager has not