Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-13
BASEBALL NOTES.


Toledo.
Outfc!dNr Charley Hcmrhill has signed
with st Louis at an advance over his St.
Paul salary.
Manager Allen of Norwich declares pos
ltlvely that his salary list last season did
not exceed 5000 per month.
The indianapolis club has signed Catch
er Dan j. Howley of West Weymouth
Mass. late of the New Bedford club.
Charles Carr. who was sold to Cipcin-
natl by Cleveland, has signed q contract
to play first base for the Reds this sea-
son.
President Comiskey announces the en-
Eagercnt for trial of the SOuthpaw
pitcher. Earl Kruger, of the Cedar RAPIDS
team.
The Detroit team and party numbering
about = persons will this spring travel
ahout 2s-6 miles at a total cost of over
ssDO.
The Waterbury club has signed Third
Rascman Louis a. Litschic. a Reading
Pa amateur. and Ed. Meehan, Il Camden
n. j.. Outllpder.
=, The new players signed by President
OF Baltimore. Pitcher McCord. Pitcher
carnes and First Baseman Meyers. = To-
cal player
The bad leg which caused Mcintyre Of
Detroit to start the last two seasons in
POOR share has at last yielded to trcat-
ment. and he will Join Detroit in a few
weeks in the very best Of shape
One Of the Lynn delegates to the New
England League meeting last week was
authority for tie statement that that club
Cleared $1,000 in 1904. and in one game
paid The Chicago Americans amost $500
Mike Kelley of Minneapolis has givcn
out his spring schedule of games it in
clud"s games with several Western
League clubs. The training work will he
started at Leavenworth early in March.
The veteran Jim O'Rourke saws that
anyone whose health is good and who is
temperate and takes an interest in his
work can remain in the game as long
az he-@ years. His ambition is to play
80 years.
lack Suthof, the former pitcher of the
Philadelphia National League team. has
signed with Toledo. SuthCff was sold t.
Columbus by the Phillcs. and repurchas-
cd, ana his release was purchased by the
Toledo club.
There was talk that Bill Dinccn might
he traded to some other American League
team. but there would be nothing to that
sort of thing. Fill would not stand for Il
trade. and would go t. the Iri-Statc
League rather than consent to il.
New England is very well represented in
the major managerial field Fred Penney
Ned Hanlon. Frank Sclcc Patsy Donu-
van. Joe Kelley. Hugh DUFFY und Napo-
leon LaJofc hailed from this section Of the
country, and tiv" of these are now in com
mani Of clubs 4
&. J. Danaher of Meriden. owner of the
New Haven baseball club franchise. SAYS
that negotiations for the purchase Of the
club by New Haven people are still on.
The would-be purchasers are said to bn
Thomas +. f'itZsimmons and r. j. Cor
bett.
In practically one season New Hamp-
shire has dropped completely out of New
England baseball. Manchester shifted tn
Lawrence. Concord has given wav To
Worcester, while Nashua is to got out.
q NJ s~n tn NI.lNs
lem is also a competitor.
Jack Sheridan has decided to ,mn;re in
the American League again this wear
He announced his retirement last fan -
go into the undertaking business. but he
says the outlook Is not SO rosy as he eX-
reCted ii would he and therefore will
take another chance with the indicator.
1t is said that Edward Hanlon has a
claim against the Brooklyn club for sal
airy due for the last month of his recent
~ severed engagement. Hanlon has not
decided whether to take the matter before
the National League directors or hiring
legal proceedings against c. II. Ehbets
and II. w. Mcdicus fer the money.
Clark Griffith and President Moves Of
the Washington club. two of the mem
bers of the American League rules COM
rittee. had meeting in Washington on
Wednesday. and are agreed on a modifcq-
ton of the foul strike rule calling n foul
only on "any hatted bali that drops on
the fly out of bounds into or over any
stand OF fence Ill foui grOufC.
Announcement was made ut Exeter. Y.
H.. Monday that the Phillips Exeter base
ball team will have professional coach
next spring; Walter Williams, Familiarity
known "Pop'' of Portland. former
pitched and coach OF the Bowdo'n College
baseball team. and at one time member
of the New England. Eastern. National
and many minor league teams. has been
= appointed.
George Winter was second in batting Of
the Boston Americans last season, but
failed to make anything better than sin
giles. This is the best tribute imaginabA
to the style of his batting. He does not
try to hit the bSlls hard. but it is his aim
to bat them so they will go safely. He is
one Of the few pitchers who bat scicntifi-
cally. 1t shows what can be done by a
pitcher who makes batting a study.
Jimmy Scbrine says that when he was
sold to the Chicago Nationals President
Murphy of !hnt club visited Wiliismsport:
tnat ne signed a three-year contract, with
the verbal understanding that lie was to
oe permitted to manage the Willlamsport