Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-21
Trolley League Notes.

Trolley League Notes.
roday's game at the Driving PARK
grounds will be called ut o'clock.
Winthrop will be the attraction ut the
driving park grounds, this afternoon.
Augusta and Gardiner fans are Just be-
ginning to realize the delights ana lahta-
sizes of neck and neck race.
Ready is a big addition To the Augusta
team and adds much to the efficiency OF
the men by his continual coaching.
Two shut-outs in the Trolley League
games, Saturday. shows that some OF the
teams are playing pretty last DILL
Only two weeks to the end Of the Troll
lev League season and the interest in the
race has only just begun 10 get at the
concert pitch.
Two men reached second and non" third
on the Hallowcll side during Saturdays
gam. That comes pretty hear being 4
league record for the season.
Sullivan redeemed himself for some OF
his past errors by his work. Saturday AT
ternoon. Til, fans are all willing to nd-'
init that he played ";. corking game
The boys in red are playing the game
now, and if they only keep the pace and
win ont at the end of the season there
will be q crowd Of happy fans here In
Augusta.
as much interested in having Augusta dc
feuted az in having its own team win.
The two teams keep about as closely To-
gether as they can.
From now out it is case Of hard work
by both the Augusta and Gardiner teams
for supremacy In the Trolley League. ana
of course the Augusta fans look for the
home team TO come out on top.
Winthrop budget: If the Gardin'rs
keep on lanming the ball into the bushes
back Of the Methodist horse sheds per
laps the Winthrop management Will con-
cludc 10 buy q bush scythe before snow
flies.
peulcv left for his home in Auburn.
Saturday. having been Ill for nearly Il
week. His loss will be felt by the team
and 1t is possible that he may not don Il
red uniform during the remainder Of the
season.
The Augusta and Winthrop baseball
teams will play q postponed game in Win
thror. tomorrow aft. rnoon, IN Winthrop
II enough signify their intention OF at.
tending the game Manager Purlnton VIII
charter a special car.
Reports from IIallowcll say that Pres
colt and Aljrich have been released from
the team and that Allen and Cowing have
been signed In their places. With these
two men the efficiency of the Hallcwell
team will come up several points.
Patsy sullivan Of Lewiston, who played
second base on the Augusta Trolley
League team. last summer, and who has
been working in Augusta for the past
month, finished his duties. Friday end re-
turned TO his home in Lewiston, Saturday
morning.
Irish and Taylor were the only mem
berS Of the Winthrop team who did not
| contribute to the error column IN Satur-
days game with the Gardiner team. But
| 10 the credit Of the other members Of the
| team ii might be added that they only
mad" Z single error each.
Dickinson is slated 10 pitch for the Au
guSta team i'll the game with Winthrop,
| this; afternoon. The lineup of the re-
| maindcr of the team viii be somewhat
l,,y,
| though what the changes will be IS L
| matter for consideration, today.
Those cigars offered for a home run by
| a HON" player on the Driving park
grounds continue 10 rcpoSc peacefully in
! the cigar case ut the Augusta Social and
| Athletic club rooms. and n; present 1t
! looks as though they would continue 20
! stay there until the end Of the season.
The league managers at their last meet
| Ing in the Arrangement OF the Trolley
| League schedule changed the date OF one
| OF the Augusta Winthrop games, SO that
a game VIII be played here. today. Many
of the leaftet schedules tina, have been
distributed have this change therein.
others have not, so don't forget that An
susta and Winthrop play, this afternoon.
In Saturdays issue of the Gardiner Re-
pOrtcr-JoulEal we find the following In
regard 10 the actions of Captain CarrigGn
and empire Parker during the Winthrop
Gardiner game. Friday: The umpirlns of
Parker was questioned :. great deal by
Willie Carrigan. the leader of the VIM
| throp team, especially when the play
showed poor work and Judgment on tho
part Of Willie. The umpirng on the
whole vas very good and Parker must
have nerves of iron to stand the flood OF
oratory which flowed from the mouth of
Capt Demosthenes without having been
moved to tears.
Pitcher Sparks of the Hallowell team IS
suffering from Il felon on the thumb OF
his right hand. which Will proba bly, re-
tire him from the game for 4 week at
least This in part accounts for Sparks
inability to control the ball in The. first
inning Of tn" game with Augusta, Satur-
day. and without doubt made Il material
difference i'll the final score. Sparks is 4
good man and has pitched several fine
games. this season. and his loss ut this
time will be almost irrcparablc by the
Halluwell team.