Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-16

on Monday. April %. ut II y. NJ, 10
receive instructions for the season.
Harry Ball has signed with the Nor
wich team in the Connecticut League
He was Formerly with Fan River and
NOR" recently with the Providence
team.
Manager III Anderson of the Dor
chesterS viii start in to reduce rs soon
as the weather gets real hot. His as
sociate. sam Mildram, is in the pink of
condition.
BoSton's giant. Harry Murch. has about
made up his mind to give up basel ball and
80 back to his boat building with
chance to spend the warm summer days
in the shadows along the shores of Sc
baso lake.
The Boston club has let out Ouetielder
Rising and Pitcher Jossyn. Both 20 t.
Montgomery, Ala. the former hciHG re
leased outright. while the pitcher has 4
string attached to HIM.
Charles Nichols has patched up his
salary troubles with the Phillies. The
veteran was in a position to dictate.
He says the spring series last season
almost put him out of the game.
| Manager Fred Clarke of the Pitts
burgS draws the very pretty salary of
$500 per amman. The best paid of any
player in the country is Honus Wagner
of the PittSburgs. who draws $4,000 a
year.
Noodles Hahn continues to call forth
praise from Manager Griffith. Griffith
says Hahn was too long with the Reds
.
cinnati team. and that the change has
done him good.
The management Of the Lynn New
England League team has decided to
put iE an independent team to fill the
demand for baseball on Saturdays and
noliiaye when the league team is play
ing away from home.
Willie Keeler is 4 wonder In II years
he has not ranked lower than sixth in
the batting list. In that time he led his
league twice was second once and wa.
! third four times. In 13 years he las Il
grand batting average of .S02.
Manager John McGraw of the New
York Nationals is said to be the OBJ
stacle to the return of Infielder Rohe
to New Orleans, and is trying to use
his refusal to waive claim to Robe AS
4 means to bring this about.
The Lawrence Telegram says the
team of that city is an all star agerc-
cation and intimatcs that it has Il lead
Lipe cinch on the New England League
pennant There are several magni-
tudrS of stars as well as kind called
falling stars.
1n lief, =
signed to date in addition to the old
Guard-Tlnsey. Flanagan. Dillon. Rob
arge. Fitzpatrick ana .Hess-comprisc:;
Pitcher Fredil Catcher FAx, Third Base
man Huehn. Third Baseman r. T.. Demp-
scy and Harry Taylor
1t is very likely that the New Eng
land will follow the example of the
American and Southern leagues and
require each club to furnish the UNI
pre-. prior to each game. two new balls
and enough old ones for the contest
This will d" away with the introduce
tiom of punk" balls. q
Tho fact that Chicago stood twice as
high as New York at the end Of the !
second day of the National League
r"nndnt struggle must wranklc in the
BOSOM Of all good Gothamitcs. If
there is anything a New Yorker does
not like it is to have the Windy City
take the lead III anything.
Either the Washington Americans
have not yet got into form for pcnnant
winning or else Princeton is getting too
strong for Il college team. The Tigers
met the Washington team on it's own
grounds Friday and at The finish the
score was only to in favor of the big
leagues. Thai's going some for Il
college team.
Will" tho Boston Americans werc
il Macon, Lew Dockstadcr. who was
playing in that city. entered tn" hotel
and noticed this card on the clerks
desk: Lost-A diamond crescent
brooch: $50 will be paid upon return to
the clerk" Dockstader took out his pen
and added: will pay $50 if returned to
Lew DockStHdcr."
University of Pennsylvania tried to ar
rlnGc game with Dartmouth ColIcc.,
Friday but the deal fell throurh TIL,
New Engla had an off day and fh
Pennsylvania manager asked them to
play. offering them 80 guarantee. BART
mouths manager said II" WAS willing to
play. but he thought it was worth 81
Pennsylvania would not guarantee this |
amount
John Hannif"n. the young inficldcr who
was drafted by Connie Mack. manager of
the Philadelphia American L"agiir club
from the Norwich club Of tn" Connccticut
League. has been sold to tn" indianapolis
club. where. 1t is reported from PhiIadeI
phia he will receive 4 salary Of 500 Il
month, Hannifen received y good try-out
in tho South. hut showed that he needed
at least one more year in 4 minor l"dGtI"
According to all reports the intensity
of the baseball fever in Worcester
Mass. iustitics all the improvements
for which Jesse i2urkctt has been
spending good money in large quanti-
tics. The grounds have been rcfitted
and some good men have been secured
for the team. The Worcester team
should give a good account Of itself in
the race for the New England League
penndnt.