Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-24
Baseball Notes.


Fred Doe says that he has second
Fred Clarke in young KavanauSn, an out
fielder.
Fred Clarke says that Bob Ewing is
almost invincible. when he has the speed
he had against Pittsburg.
The New England players were delight
ed to hear of McGovern's good work. He
is great faVOrite with the boys. y
Both Boston teams offer Il 800 dress
suit to the player who makes the long
est home run on the respective home
grounds.
The Lowell management was after Ar
thus McGOvern, but hearing of his style
of work i'm his first game. will look after
another catcher.
There are persistent rumors around
New Bedford to the effect that the Ed
carton battery will not make the New
England League. this season.
George Browne of the Giants. hold the
record for getting down to first; but Gen.
kuropatkin has him skinned sprinting
back of the base of supplies.
For winning the intcr!eague series
Manager McAleer Of the St. Louis Amcri-
cans presented each man with $50 Fred
Glade and Howell were given an extra
so for their grand work.
A fine of $40 goes with every player
put out of game for kicking in the Ma
tional League. this year. Players put out
for three days are fined $40 day. so
That Will cost them SlU All tClu IL
three days sentence
All clubs operating under the National
agreement have been notified that open
betting on games will not be tolerated
by the national commission and steps
are being taken in nearly every city to
stop the gambling practice.
The Boston Am. won her first game of
the season from Philadelphia, at Boston,
Saturday. 3 to 0. The visitors errors
proved very costly. all three entering into
the run making of the home team. The
fielding of Ferris ard Parent We're The
features.
IL the presence of the largest crowd
Of the year at Washington. Georgetown.
Saturday lost its first game Of the sea
sor to Princeton. The feature of the
game was the pitching of Ryram. who
held Georgetown to ii lone hit and struck
out Is men.
Mccain of New York ut Philadelphia.
Saturday. after being thrown out DELHI
erately hit Abbott. who retaliated. Both
we're put ont of the game A New York
player hit lemonade boy and the crowd
mobbed the players on leaving the
grounds. One arrest and several sore
heads
The Brooklvns played up to champion
ship FORM Saturday, at Brooklyn and
shut out Boston. The game wills fast AID
marked by snappy work throughout.
Shcckard made two very clever running
catches and Lewis played his position ut
lightning double plays.
There was no charge made for adms-
sion to the New y ork- ashingtOn Amer
lean game. Saturday, owing to the fact
that the management failed to supply
rain checks to the disappointed patrons
Friday. Ground rules had To be estab-
iished, owing to the big crowd which fill
cd the greater part of the Outheld. There
were occasional outbursts of enthusiasm
when any of the visiting players accom-
plished Il good bit of play, but there WAS
no disturbance.
Thornton expects to have a consider
ably stronger baseball team. this year.
than last, and the players are showing
up we'll in the early practice. Roberts
and Seaman will do the pitching and
they are both strong and speedy. Speed
and control is enough in amateur base
ball. Gould. who will do the most of the
catching, is 4 lew man and valuable
acquisition to the team. and Pray. the
shOrtstop is also new strength to the
team. The first game will be with West
brook High. April -. and the first league
game will be with Turner.
The funeral of the late William ]. Rog-
ers. business manager of the Boston Ma
tional League Baseball Club. was held.
Saturday. at his former residence. 80 st.
BOtOlph street, Boston. The simple ser
vice for the dead WAS read by Rev. r.
Perry Flush of the First tniverSaliSt
church. Chelsea. There We're many beau
tiful floral offerings. including a large
11tcS .AJdT lTOH tllt BDStoh ->htioii'ii
League Baseball Club. The following act
cd as pail bearers. President H. c. Pull
liam of the National League, o. Chand-
Ter. Fl. Thomas. G. A. Gerish. Lester
Long and James Bean. Among Mr.. Ros
crs former associates who We're present
were: j. Il. Billings. Charles Soden, W.
II. CCnant. John T. Haggerty, George
Appleton. Jean Hester. John p. Turner.
Wallace Fl. Goldsmith, Jacob c. Morse
and John Chapman.
Now that the remarkable effectiveness
of the spit ball has been proven. and the
fact is patent with nine -tcnthS OF the
pitchrs in both leagues, as well as ev"rH
minor organization of any pretcnSions.
the managers are scheming to devise
able to cope with the new terror Ac-
cording to those who have batted against
the Spitball it is unhttable and there are
some who advocate a rule which would
prevent the pitcher from wettins the ball,
says Il special from Brooklyn. Manager
JIanlon of the RrooklynS. who has Il habit
Of carefully diagnosing every new feat
urc of the game. believes that there IS
way to overcome the effectiveness OF the
spitball. and he is advocating its use by
his PLAYERS. According to most batters.
and my own observations. SAID Foxy
Ned. 1.-THE Spitball takes downward
course as it approaches the plate IN otner
words, it has some of the feature OF the
drop ] think. therefore. the only way
to hit that little joker is to cricket the
bat that is. hold the bat the way crlck-
tterS do and swat the ball with an up |
ward sweep. BY holding the bat down IN
stead of up. one ought to be able to pun |