Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-14

Frank ]. Eustace has been awarded to
Manchester. The Haverhill Club was
also negotiating for the services of the
player, but Manchester was the first
to file acceptance of terms.
Charley thinner VOWS that he never
ina gined Indian girls were so good look
ing until he paid trip to the Carlisle.
Pa, school and signed LLOYD Mclean.
first baseman. AS thinner ran across
Charley Pittirger there, one of the Office
gang asked him if he had any troubl..
picking out ''HandsGme Charley" Not
me. | know that face said thinner.
Then he smiled.
| The fact that Jimmy Collins is ac-
sociated with Jesse Burkett in th,.
| Worcester team recalls to mind that
| Frank Sclee was once connected whit
= Worcester venture. Walter Burn
ham, Malachi kittredgc Jim Cudwurti.
| now prospering in Lowell, and Frank
Leonard. now III Lynn. have AL man
aged clubs in Worcester; also c. \.
Marston of Fall River.
| Is there a gamer man in the business
than Albert Wagner SO dead set was
the old-timer on going t. the Springs.
| that he went to the Pittsburg' club offic,
and said: NC to the Springs and ha,p
| to fix up the grounds if YOU blow tin
| way for me- The management rclurt-
| antly declined the tender. feeling sur.
Albert would forget his good resolve I'll,
moment he saw baseball
| President Grillo of Toledo reports that
Chairman Hermann OF The national COM
mission has ruled that under the nation
| al agreement tho American Association
must throw out the Victor ban ana play
| with either the Spalding or Reach ball
President Ifavenor of Milwaukee saws
that he,will fight any commission attempt
| to coerce the American Association in
| this ball matter This question ihus adds
| fuel to the faction fight.
| Pat Flaherty was at the PittSburg head.
| quarters one day last week. He t0II
| the boys Of q serious wreck which hap
pened near his home. RcinG = faiIrnadnr
once =. ]. was able to render a fascinat-
| ing description Of the sInash-up. Frost
on tho wheel fangcs prcvcniet the air
brakes from working. a train slid down
lakewood Hill, tearing into the engine of
| coal train just crossing the main track
The engineer and fireman were kiIIeI.
| The watch Of the former was smashed fiat
against his chest.
| J. {. Mors" Of Boston i'm Sporting
Life: Thor" is ncthH:; particularly
striking from TIE National LraEu.
camp. Frvd Tcnncy SAYS he has heard
| from Abbaticclio ard that worthy SAWS
| he Will give a definite Hn5wcr by Aprii
| what he will do next season. This.
take II, will be very much in the
| style of an ultimatum. Tie club will
nave TO dance mis- way, or this Wav
he will not come. I'll wager that Ten
| ney would rather lose "A finger than
| lose this inticldrr. With Abbaticchlo
ne has one of the best inficlds in the
country Without him it will be great
| iy weakened indeed. Billy Hamilton
cld a very nice act in the case of young
| Brown. the catcher secured from
ooiumbGs, vii ClevcinEd. Hamilton
could have had this player. but when
nc found that Tenney needed him
would not stand in the way of his for
iner com2de and withdrew from the
bidding. y hear that Bill has secured
catcher Lucia, VINO is on the reserve
list of tn" Denver Club, and once
again Tebeau's corns are pjnched.
| Lucia is wintcring in his home in
Dover and has insisted all along that
| ne would not so back to Denver He
raS sickened of the West Hamilton
thinks change of scene will do Lucia
good and therefore made him an offer.