Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-01

one-r,In margins with so little hitting.
Opcu betting is gradually being done
away with in Pittsburg. finkertons are |
used in the stands to stop speculation.
Knight. of the Athletes. made eight hits
in the first Is turns at bat. He'll soon be '
known as the knight of the Big Stick.
AL Selbach has been hitting well that
he gets IA hand about every time he comes
to bat nowadays. Get together, boys, ana
do likewise!
If Hub Hart, Georgetown's famous
catcher, cares to play professional ball
after he graduates he will not find it dif-
tcult to catch on
Tate Cromlcy, formerly with George
town. has signed with indianapolis. He
baked on going to Detroit for 500. and
is now getting less from tn" HOLSTERS.
Silk O'Loughln, the American League
arbitrator, is to be married soon, accord
ing TO Il Philadelphia report. silk cyi-
IDENTIFY favors the double umpire system
Nine members of the Giants were with
the Champion Baltimore Orioles in the
SOS. That probably az counts for the riot
they melted at Philadelphia. last Satur-
day.
Chief" thinner says that in - years
behind the bat he never had To retire
from game with an injured finger. 1t
is :: remarkable record but Chief ought
to know.
There will be 4 reduction of the Boston
American squad in a day or two. A num-
| per oil clubs after some OF the young
pitchers, and waivers have been asked
| but the tim" is not yet up.
The Oakland Cal, nine played As in
ninGs, last week. without being scored
| upon. Our old friend, George Van Hal
trcn, is playing center for the team and
leading off in batting.
| Jim Deehantv, who thought he had
| broken an ankle recently in Il collision
with Il fence at Newark, has Had his dam
aged silt examined by 4 Boston specialist
| who says that no bones are broken.
| Mccarthy has b"cn playing baseball
| ever since the days al Itancsus, there
| abouts. and he Will play many years more
| before he is LUCKY enough to have three
| OF his throws bound directly into the
| hands of the catcher.
John Y. Brush is anxious for his Giants
| to play worlds championship series in
| the fall with III" Boston Americans. 1t
| may not b" UP to the Bos;ons to accept.
| but if they win TIL" American flag again
| Brush Will be accommodated.
G. Dougherty Kcttcrman and mis- twin
| brother. Daniel kettcrm;n, oi York, Pa.
| have signed to play with Kingston in the
| Hudson River League. this season. They
| will play first and third base. rtspcctive-
~. rs they did at SusIuohdnna Universe
| ty several years ago.
Manager McCrecdle of the Portland
Ore, baseball club. has released pitcher
St. Nra!n. First Baseman Clark and
Catcher Swindclis. Portland will depend
| Gates to win its games. Mitchell takes
the place Of Clark ut first base.
Billy Lush who has been engaged to
coach the Yale team until July !. de-
clarcS ne will not return to the. Cleveland
club for the salary Manager I.ajoie has
offered him. In the nj animc The blond
| fielder will not VERY as 10 where he will
hang up his hat after the college league
| willis.
1t is incXplicablc that defeat should 50
constantly attend the Boston Americans,
even Though the cause thereof is plain.
ThH boys are not hitting the ball cons"c-
utlN"lI. bat tn" other fellows are fire.
q lcntlN in the same box, and Vet Dame
Fortune for som" reason or other pulls
them through. We refuse to give up
faith. but it is little uncomfortable to
try to explain the state of affairs to some
people who lose their courage early
Boston Journal: Three double PLAYS
from center field is something unusual
Il have been in baseball more than seven
wears. said Umpire Emslc Thursday
night. "hut never before have | seen an
oitlelder engineer three doubles. as did
Mccarthy this afternoon. Had one Of his
J throws gone wide of the mark the game
, might have resulted differently. Pitts
burg base runners would have been fool
ish not to have taken chances. 1t was n
good bet that Mccarthy would not make
all his throws accurately, but he did, il
most remarkable performance"
Washington Post: Many of the spc.ta-
tors found fault with the Pirates for tax
ing chances of scoring on short flies TO
Mccarthy. but in justice to the locals it
must he said that from baseball stand
nciht they played the game. and only
the hardest kind Of luck Kept them from
scoring. Every one of McCarthv's three
throws had to be perfect in order to get
the runners at the plate Had one of
them taken bad bound and gone n foot
or two wide Pittsburg would have won
the game The chances Were worth taxi
ing. That they did not pan out as de-
Tn lIla1- I,
good management on the part of the Chi
cuoO Olltiit