Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-28

in three successive games in New Beds
ford
Manchester has secured Hickman, the
with Worcester earlier in the
season.
Jim Kennedy has been released by
Haverhill. He goes to the Northern
League.
Eulfalo has settled Los Angeles claim
Oh Pitcher Tozier by paying $1,000 70:
that player.
Pittsburg is coming fast, and has an
army Of followers i'll her efforts for
first place this year.
The Toronto management has turned
down an offer Of $500 from Boston for
First Baseman Flynn.
ScheiZel, the new Manchester catcher,
has been for several seasons backstop
of the Ashland, N. H., team.
The Toronto Club has been n great
drawing card on the road. They've
done great business all over the circuit.
One claim that Jimmy Bannon makes
for his Montreal team is that all the
players can fill in at any pace on the
team.
Lon Wiltse, who jumped Baltimore
for the Tri State League last season.
has quit pitching. and is playing first
base for JohnstoWn.
Fred Burchcl. Del Mason and Doctor
Adkins are doing the bulk of the box
work for Baltimore, as Harley McNeal
has yec to recover form.
Pitcher Mccarthy, formerly with Con-
cord. n. H., ana last season with Mon
treal. has beea suspended By Toronto,
owing TO lack of condition.
Frank Carroll still refuses to report
with Providence. He is playing with the
burlington club and continues his good
work, getting two hits in about every
game.
Pitcher keefe of the Montreals, who
was recently operated on for appendi-
citS is improving steadily, but he is
not expected to pitch again for at least
a month.
Barberich, the Lawrence pitcher,
played in cuba the winter before last.
He won his first four games. Barberich
says in Havana il was nothing to get
10000 people ON a fair day.
The directors of the Lawrence and
HaVerhill clubs of the New England
League have Wagered with each other
a supper on the standing of their or
ganiZatiOn at the close of the season.
There is a well defined rumor thai
this is Hugh Jennings last year at
Baltimore. 1t is said that he is to re
tire from baseball altogether and de
vote his time to the practice of law.
Charles Murphy the present presi-
dent of the Chicago club, was a can
didate once for the office now held
by Harry Pulliam. Murphy has shown
marked ability as a hustler and as a
good story teller.
Boston Globe-SpectatOrS at ball
games have no more right to use
abusive language to ball players on
the field than they have TO loudly
abuse actors on the stage. Good order
both on and off the field is absolutely
necessary for the success OF baseball
or any other legitimate sport
The case Of Umpire O'Rrien of the
New England League, who was chara-
"a with assault ANA battery on Catcher
Coveny of the New Bedford team dur
ing the progress of a game in Lowell
several days ago came up on con
tinuance in the police court Friday
After a conference with the court il
was announced that the case had been
settled out of court, both parties be-
ing satisfied
Portland Express: Exc Johnson, the
Rates pitcher, has resigned his position
as twirlcr for the Bidieford baseball
team and has gone to the Barre Montpe-
Hcr team of the Northern League 1t
is understood he is to receive $50 4
month and expenses. AS his salary was
$50 4 week without expenses in Biddeford
il can be seen that the Vermont prOpo-
Sition was too tempting to be rejected.
Johnson pitched his last game against
Portland in Bddeford Wednesday and
wen it.
The Houlton ball team defeated
Pressure Isle at HoultOn Thursday af-
tcrnOon by a score of : to ., in one
Of the hottest games of the season.
Both teams We're out to win ana the
toWnspeople We're much Interested in
the game. Hall was in the box for
IioultOn and the score shows the re
suit of his work. circuit pitched for
Pressure Isle ana did very good work
but could not compare with Hall. who
has allowed the visitors to get only
four hits in the last two games in
which a total of SO innings were play