Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

Scybold of the Athletics made rine hits
in four days last week.
Catcher Tom Leahy will add much to
the strength of Kansas City.
Pitcher George Jcsslyn will add much
to the strength of Providence.
Tommy Gilroy lis i'll at his home i'll
Taunton threatened with pneumonia.
Captain James Clarke who led the Bow
doin nine last season, has been signed by
Portland.
indianapolis has loaned former Athletic
Toronto Player Bruce to Columbus until
the latter secures an Outfielder.
The Portland High school team is to
play with Bangor May 80 at Bangor. A
return game will be played at Portland
June 2.
The Pleasant Valley Grange baseball
team of Rockland has elected Earl Mar
shall again manager and Albert Gard
ncr captain.
Jesse Burk,tt is still on the pay roll of
| the Boston Americans, but has not yet
been ordered to report for duty though
holding himself in readiness so to do.
| John Smith is satisfied that he has q
| speedy aggregation i'm the Lawrence out
| fit, and has made a number of predictions
as to what the team will do to opponents
| President Powers of the Providence
club has announced that Lillian Russell.
| the noted actress, would toss over the
first ball at the opening game of the
| championship season Thursday at Melrosr
| park.
Hereafter students at the Thornton
| Academy who play baseball or. i'm fact
| participate in the school sports as repre-.
| sentativcs OF the Thornton team. must
take three studies. must rank 20 ia each
| and % in department
The Bidde ford baseball team Is under
stood {" he owned now nv q syndicate nf
which Luther r. Moore Of Saco and Jcrn
g. shaw of Biddcford are the largcs;
owners w. J Gilpatric II ARRANGING;
some Of the early details for them.
| Portland is considering hiring Harry
Doe rs first baseman and change pitcher.
II would greatly strengthen the team. for
Doe Is a fine all around player and with
him and Williams as box artists the team
would be particularly well fixed IN that
Il, partmcnt.
| Frank Farrell. owner of the New York
American League baseball team. was
badly injured while returning from thc
Acqucduct race track late Tuesday after
noon in his automobile. With Farrell in
the auto WAS Davy Johnson. the well
known plungcr.
| Because Manager Kelly Of Minrcapolis
| h.a nf
O'Brien OF the American Association and
vacatc the bcrch at Louisville Thursday.
Umpire Owens forfeited the game to
| Louisville by a score of to O. Kelly
claimed he had permission from Garry
| Hermann to remain on the bench
Frank J. Farrell. owner of the Greater
| New York baseball club has announced
| that game will be played next Sunday
at American League park. New York, he
tween the HiGhlanders and the Phiadcl-
| phia Athletics. the entire proceeds Of
which will be devoted to the benefit fund
| for the San Francisco earthquake sur-
| ferers.
The New England League championships
| pennant won SO cleverly last season bv
| the Concord club will be presented to w
| +. Ray, who was president of the club
and will be donated by him to some so
ciai organization in Concord. where low
ers of the game can point with pride to {.
piece of bunting representing all that is
| glorious in the national game
An absolutely unique play stopped the
| Srcoklyns for the time being when pIay-
ing with New York the other day. Nc
Carthy hit high ball that was designed
10 land fair just behind first base. Ne
lam went after the ball. and Gilbert
oacheo him up. The ball struck in Nc
"anh mitt. but did not stay there. The
ae've Gilbert nabbed the ball as it tum
o'eo from McGanns glove. and made the
pu'-out' Maloney meantime was on his
way nome on the supposed muff Gil
"er' whipped the ball to Bresnahan. and
,ne runner was caught easily at the plate
-. s ou'' anyhow. for running on a
.