Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-27
Baseball Notes.

Lynn will have its opening. Friday, May
j, with Lowell as its antagonist.
Files, who won his game for Bow9oii
against Boston College, last oatu iuas
twirled for the Peaks Island teai'' last
summer.
Fred Lake had 300 paid admissions at
his opening on Patriots day in Lynn
Looks as if they rather wanted HIS hih"
OF ball in Lynn.
Pen Milford of Cincinnati. rises to re-
mark: Washington's cleanup OF :. VI
Inns &. Co. three straight. VIII rank Us
one of the greatest surprises u A'0''
was Bostcns Port arthur.
The Rostons and BroOklyns have yet
to show any ball of major league ca!lbfc;
| though better, playing may De eI Siecte'
Willis will help and encourage Boston.
but the Hub teams needs Strengthening
greatly in the outfield. There are minor
league ouIfelds that have the Boston out
field beaten conslderaDiy.-Ne" 10TH
Press.
II have to laugh every time think OF
Jack Harper's debut against LaJole, says
Dick Padden. Harper wits with us the
FIRST year We lined up at Sportsman $
park The day it came his turn to pitch
against Cleveland he said to me: Dick,
do you know that l don't know LaJoie?
He'll introduce himself to you SAYS l.
That was in the game when three of the
ClevelandS, one after the other. smashed
tut Udli litO Tie iCil ii0iu iShSo- "oS
sore at No. ]. raving mad at No. =, but
when Lajoie followed Hickman and Brad
ley with another fOur-base soak in pre-
cisely the same spot / had to laugh
That's Larry l shouted over to Harper.
He introduced himself to you, didn't he?
Yes, and he had IL couple of advance
agents working for him, was Harper's
happy rejoinder.'
Harold Chase, the new first baseman of
the Highlanders. is one of the most talked
of in, ha. ahal
New York Press. He was drafted from
the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast
League. in which organization last year
he made wonderful record. His style
ut first base resembles that of Tenney of
the Boston Nationals. He is fleet of foot.
covers a large territory. and belongs to
that class of players who are always in
the game. Aside from his ability as ii
fielder, Chase under Griffiths tutelage is
developing into a skilful batsman. EN-
perts have pronounced him to be the find
of the year, and ii he keeps up the fast
pace set in the early conflicts of the
American League Long John" Came!
the fortunes of the Highlanders.
The New York Giants were beaten by
Newark at Newark, Sunday. before the
biggest crowd that ever witnessed base
ball gaiRc in that city. The score was
to 3. The victory was practically cinched
by Burnham'S men in the first inning,
when they scored four runs. chiefly
through hitting. although errors aided
somewhat. This big lead would have been
overcome by the champions in the eighth
inning had ElliCtte siZZler along the third
base line. which the Giants claimed was
fair, been allowed. Umpire Bradley de-
clared the hit foul, however, and Derlin.
who had raced across the plate with what
would have been the tieing run. was
forced to go back to second. where he
was left. as Elliott subsequently struck
ont. Marager McGritw was white with
rage over the decision and went over to
the Newarks' bench. where he told Nam
ager Burnham some hard things. Me-
GIbw was guyed by the crowd. The
game could not be called brilliant as the
fielding was at times ragged and the hit
ting of the champions was lamentably
weak. They were unable to do anything
with Hesterfer. who had them at his
mercy at nearly all stages.