Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-20

seriously of transferring from the
Spindle City Ia SaIap,

Spindle City to Salem.
Portland defeated Westbrook. to !.
in an interesting game in the Western
Maine League ednesday at Portland.
Simmy Murch comes pretty near be-
ing one OF the most valuable all
around men in the New England
League.
Captain Nate Pulsfer of the Haver-
hills, thinks the present New England
League staff Of umpires the best the
league ever had.
According to the Fall River Globe,
for a catcher, GortOn, of Worcester, is
pretty spry III the Outfield, and has
good eye in travelling after long drives.
In well-played game at Biddeford
Wednesday the Biddefords deated the
recognized Seaside team of Old Or
chard. 2 to 0. The local team played an
erro:lcss game.
Jimmie Canavan has rounded his
New Bedford team into shape until
now it is making bid for first money.
Canavan is a wise boy, with fine rec
ord for winners.
The Holy Name Society team was
defeated by Pawtucket Wednesday at
Portland in a hard hitting, loosely
played game. II. N. S. made five home
runs and Pawtucket one.
Haverhill has one of the most prom
Using youngsters in the league in Right
Fielder Madden. He is a Pennsyl-
vanian. is a left-hander and is very
quick in the field and on the bases.
Phenom Smith picked up a good man
| in Barberich for the Lawrence man
agement He has pitched fine ball so
far and would be a good man when
it comes to the fight at the close of the
season.
Pastors opportune hitting and field
| ing stamp him as the best shortstOp in
| this league. 1t has always been toss
| up as to whether the premier short
| fielder in the league was Tony or
| Moorehead.
| If Worcester continues to be the
success it has been SO far for Messrs.
Burkett and Doe, the latter will give
| Harry Pulliam 4 close race for swell
dressing The Count has engaged a
foreign tailor.
| ~ tOOiIiUS won LOT the fnlllleS
Wednesday at Philadelphia 10 to 5. af-
ter st. Louis had won the first game 4
to 2. "Cy's" record was twice at bat,
two runs, two singles, two putouts and
three assists. Cy comes from Maine,
you know.
Outfielder Frank Carroll, who jump
ed the Haverhill club over a month
ago and joined the Burlington club, of
| the Northern Vermont League, has
been sold by the Haverhill manage
ment to the Providence club, of the
Eastern League.
| Whiting, of the Lawrence. is prob
ably as good an all-around player as
can be found anywhere i'm the New
| England League, while Page. of the
same team, is also superior all
around man, and New Bedford has a
good man i'm Morrissey.
The York Beach baseball team de-
| feated the team from the Wentworth
house Wednesday at York Beach, by
the score of IA to 4. For the local team
good work was done by Richardson
Parks and Smith. For the Wentworth
team Powers and Lynskey played best
The Lynn club has filed an agree
ment for the purchase of player Daum
of Newark N. j., the Newark club
having privilege of repurchasing on
or before Aug. 90 for $500 and upon
failure to exercise option as above
stated the player reverts to the Lynn
club reserve list.
The Lewiston team defeated the Free
ports on the Lisbon street grounds at
Lewiston Wednesday, to 4. The Lew
iston team was strengthened by Leon
ard of Norway behind the bat. Bearce
of Edward Little High at first and Jor-
dan of Bates College at third. Lewis
ton won the game in the second when
four hits for a total of six bases and
five errors, gave them six runs.