Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20
Baseball Notes.

Manager STAN paSSCu Ills twenty III III
milestone last week.
The first ball pitched at the cleveland
opening was Il SNOWFALL
Jim Mcclure thinks Washington has a
great shortstOp in Joe Cassidy.
Wonderful. marvellous" said Bill Ca
hill of Young's pitching. Bill knows.
Stricklett, the alleged originator of the
spitball, is pitching for Brooklyn TINS sea
son.
Those Phillies are having lot of fun
with Hamlons human intelligence
team.
The pitchers have formed a spitball
trust And the batters are the common
people. rr1.
1t is said that Manager Griffith will
have FIRST pick of the Indianapolis play
ers hext fall
Fred Clarke. of the Pirates, was the
first maj manager TO get Hreu OUT Vi d
championship game.
Billy Lush. of the Cleveland club. wants
to buy the New Haven club and keep 1t
in the Connecticut League
Windy City fans declare Lee Tannehlli
will reach the eminence OF Collins ana
Rradley this year as a third-sacker
Umpire Jack Sheridan says the sptoali
is going to revolutiOniZe baseball. ana
the batter who hits it will be in luck
Boston Nationals will greatly miss jim
Delehanty in left field. His broken ankle
will keep him in the hospital many weeks
As recognition of six years of faithful
work, the Buffalo club has reappolnted
Jake Gettman captain Tor another sea
son.
George Helmund, Il Cincinnati boy with
the Syracuse club, was married to MISS
Lillian Tucker, in Cincinnati Mohda!
night.
McGraw has eight old Orioles on his
team of Giants now. They are: McGraW'
McC1innity McCiann. Bresnahan, Donlln'
Bowerman, Clarke. and Gilbert.
Delahanty expects to have the N-ray
NIT on his leg He was around on crutch-
es, Tuesday, at Boston. and ch;t1cs over
his enforced retirement from the game
Kip Setback is earning his salary on on
the coaching lines, but Buck freeman VII!
have to tear off IL few hits soon or the
German fielder will get into the real
show.
Norman Elberfcld the little Tennessee
shortstop of the Highlanders. is an ldeai
infielder-full Of ginger always, ara sonie-
times almost pugnaclous, Out 'hdl heip@
win many games.
Lake Reckley has laid aside the black
snake whip as assistant starter at
California race track. and has nned up az
the barrier with the st. Louis Carolhais
for another long race.
At the opening game ut Phiiadeiph!a'
L,rad Parent of the BOStonS, was pre-
sented with "A toilet set This inspired
Charley Dreyien to say that Fred played
a clean game aiterWafd
Col. Wendelschacfer Of the Providence
team. has secured Catcher Jackhtsch
who has been with the BrookiSnS. ~
nin Ball and Poole are eNpecteu W JUN
Providence in few days
Both New York and Philadelphia teams
are at the top of the heap. whlie ooth
Boston clubs are lingering at the pottom
Those Giants probably will not occupy a
lower position this year
American League pitchers seem to nave
taken the measure of Slugger George
stone already The American Associa ton
4O0 hitter will be lucky to get half that
percentage in the big league.
Jimmy Callahan is warming the pench
for the Chicago White Sox ana hoi iaHaId
Jones and Green are doing the outheld
stunts. What valua BILE player Gaia
han is to sit idle and look on.
In signed statements, NUMBER OF mum
ayers have said what they are gong 10
do this summer. we are III, liilNiitS az ~"
complish something worth the troupie.
Danny Hoffman is clouting the ball for
tho Athletics. That lick he got in the
eve from Jesse Tannehills WILD snoot ias.
spring has not left him short on nerNS
and he stands up at the bat without iear'
The Chicago Record. Herald says; me
st. Louis Browns, with all us young
blood. puts up a much more gingery artl-
Gle of ball than it did last year, when me
old-timers were holding the process'oh
back"
Cincinnati has been trying for a year or
two to get some other club to take Ewing
off her hands and now the tail one gives
promise of developing into the team
winning pitcher.
Jack O'Conpor could not bear to sit
in the grand stand and watch tne game
and called on the st. Louis uH . american N
a compromise. and the next day found
him out at the park with uniform on.
Several players are being dropped by
Manager Watkins of Minneapolis. to
''Three-T" League teams. Bloomington
Monday, landed Fleming. an infelder:
Springfield got Scharnweoer. an infieider;
and Peoria secured Elton. first base
man.
First Baseman Spangler. turned back by
Louisville to South Bend. has been sold to
Wheeling. Cogswell will go to Evansville.
TIe ietlathe Central League in batting. last
year. Manager Grant of South Bend, has