Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-27

year.
The number Of men in training in
I"HaS with Thea Cincinnati squad>ia g.
which Capt Kelley asserts is not pro
phctic.
Nedlon, MOskiman and Ganley have
joined the Pirates at Hot Springs.
Neaicn is away overweight, according
to reports.
In spite of the fasct that he has been
exercising daily Deacon Philippe IS
taking on weight and looks bigger and
stronger than ever.
As usual Fred Clarke is setting
lively pace for his squad. He is up On
his toes all the time and demands OF
the others that they follow his example.
Lajoie's protege, Mascot Petite Pow
ers, has been arrested in Cleveland for
truancy and disorderly conduct. La
joie has given him up as an incorrisi-
BILE.
Rabbi Glaze is the son Of a Virginian.
who went to California in 40 and later
came East to settle i'll Denver. where
the Dartmouth star :still make his
home.
Ban JohnSon's new umpire, William
Evans, has been taking boxing lessons
and dumb-bell exercises to reduce his
weight. He says he has worked off *
pounds.
The Chicago players are betting $3.50
that the clubs will finish ahead Of the
Req aggregation. The Cincinnati play
ers are rather slow in making their end
Of the bets, though.
John Oliver, president of the Oliver
Iron q Steel Co, once the star of the
Yale baseball team, has promised to
so out and cut up a few merry caperS
on the diamond soon.
Clarke Griffith has challenged Nc
Graw for n spring series of games in
New York. AS yet the Giants leader
has shown no disposition to tackle the
American Leaguers' game.
An exchange says ".Suter Sullivan is
not a sleeper by any means. lie de-
clares that Louisville will win the Am
'cricIn Association title" II won't
s5uter lot Of other people if they 40.
"Rube" Waddell is reported to have
climbed back on the water wagon and
Christy MatheWson to have recovered
from his cold. Philadelphia and New
York fans are taking nourishment
again.
The st. Louis Nationals will not want
for thirG basemen this year. There are
seven candidates for the job at the
third corner Of the diamond, as fol
lows: Arndt. Hoe&Iotter, Bennett,
Perrine. FrantZ. James and Hickman.
II looks IS though the Hughes name
would be a huge factor in baseball this
year. Three Hughes are now training
with teams in the American League
Hughes of Washington, Hughes of BOs-
ton ana Hughes of the New York
Americans. All are pitchers.
No more popular bah player than
| Brother Al Wagner ever goes to Hot
Springs. The fans who assemble to
M9tci. the practice games never fail 10
extend the merry mitt 10 the Carnegie
boy. whose fielding and batting are al
ways features of the battles.
Hub" Knoll, the manager Of the
Dayton baseball aggregation, died of
typhoid fever last week at the Mt.
Carmel hospital in Columbus He
WAS formerly with tht Detroit and
Buffalo clubs of III" Eastern League
and with the Springfield. Mass. team.
"one thing is certain" said Fred
Clarke the other day While discussing
the probable outcome of the league
race, land that is that the New York
club will not again take 16 straight
from the C.ncinnati9. Hanlon will see
to it that the Reds do q few things to
McGraW':, bunch.
q mad Bob Ganlcy on my team at
one time said Joe Cantillon, manager
ol the MilWaukeeS, land 1 am not q bit
surprised to learn that he had made
good with PittSburc. He is not only
great PLAYER in the field. but is one of
the pest insid" performers when his
:.iue is at bat that ever saw"
Fans on the Eastern League circuit
are watching with interest to see what
luck Al BuckenberCer is going to have
with the Rochester aggregation this
year. The BrOnChos have been putting
mp a hard luck game for several seI-
sons. but this is the second year they
have had Al with them and he haa a
reputation for doing Wonders.
DIR. ]. +. Raycroft. the maroon acting
director. has obtained a leave Of ab-
ScnCe from the university for six
months and he will give mp his position
in the athletic department at the end
Of this week. Although he will not be
in residence officially. he intends to re-
main IN charge of the Midway affairs
until Coach Stagg returns next month,
when he will take a trip to Europe He
will return next fall
Squire w. y. Mansfield Of MoIIeps-
port. who officiated in the first game
between the Regulars and Yanigans,
unipircd in a most satisfactory manner.
some Of the players tried 10 get the
| squire in the air, but dill not succeed.
why | once umpired game between
TWO teams composed of members Of the
ElkS, asserted the Tube city magis-
| tratc' and these fellows are tame to
| Nhat That bunch was"
| Il have cut out all my foolishness."
sdys Charlie Case. land all | ask is for
Tue Pittsburg fans to give me fair
| 'haf'ce To prove that | am sincere in
what say. then if | do not make good
,he t3nit viii be mines have been
blamed for good many things I ucv-
| er Glt, but | rp1li1a tho, l-.