Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-25
BASEBALL NOTES.

Charley Hickman is ill with fever at
the Garfield hospital in Washington.
Jimmie Cox has signed with Man
agcr Tom Dowd Of the Holyoke out
fit.
The Chicago clubs think well Of
Catcher Walsh. their recruit from Kan
Sas.
Hanlon has improved the work of the
Cincinnati team by letting out Scy-
mour and Barry.
The Boston Americans will he away
from home just three weeks on the
next Western trip.
McCabe, the former Dartmouth
catcher, has quit the Northern League
ard Joined Attlcboro.
IIogcrty, the Holy Cross player. has
been released by Rutland and will
play with Waterbury.
The Lowell New England League
team has open dates July 81, Aug. 1
and 10 for outside games.
The Boston Americans are thinking
Of letting big Joe Harris 60 to the Low
ell Club for the balance of the season.
Pitcher Withcrup, now working for
Lowell is only 10 years of age, and
promises to help the Spindle city team
out of d poor position in the race.
The Boston Nationals have but one
man above the $50 mark in batting,
while the local Americans pride them
selves on seven men above that mark.
Toronto has signed IS men this sea
son ana the end is not yet. Barrow
is said to have had 50 men in Indian
apois last season and Walter Burn
ham 81 in 1902.
Frank Leonard was after u pitcher
last week. and though well of Harris
of the Boston Americans. but the young
man will go West with the team
Wednesday evening.
The selection of John Erwin to coach
the Bowdoin baseball team next year
was announced by Manager Arthur l..
Robinson Tuesday. Erwin has coach
cd for several years.
Fred Tcnncy and his Boston National
League team will return to Boston
grounds Thursday to play with the
Chicago leaders and will start a CAM
paigr to get out of last place.
Leo Hafford. the Bowdoin boy, is
going back to the Northern League
and will pitch for Ottawa. Hacord
went to indianapolis from Cine nnaii
but jumped because of some disagrcc-
mcnt.
Capt. A. c. Arson Of Chicago is acting.
as treasurer for a fund to help out til"
veteran player Cal. McNcy. who lost
his all in San Francisco. Mr.. A. q.
SrauldinG started the fund with a lib
eral subscription.
West, the cx-Walkover pitcher. is
pitching fine ball for Rockville. Hart
ford and Waterbury of the Connecticut
League are after him. West, when III
Portland last year was one Of the hest
s"nli-pro pitchers appearing i'll that
city.
With both the Boston teams winning
their games on Monday and the Boston
Americans taking a doublchcadcr from
Cleveland ON Tuesday. while the Ma
tionrlS flourish the whitcwash brush at
st. Louis. it certainly looks as there
was some life left for the Hub aSGrc-
CATIONS. Ban Johnson is in Boston to
help out the Americans and seems to
be a success as a mascot.
Capt. Dick Harley Of tn" Providence
Eastern League team was Tuesday at
Buffalo, y. ", convicted on a charge
Of liSorderly conduct, but was allowed
to 80 on a suspended sentence. Follow
ing the game with Buffalo Monday
evening in which the decision Of n new
umpire worked up the feelings of both
teams to a high pitch, Il free fight &C.
CURED an Ferry street, just outside the
bah grounds. Stung by the taunts of
the crowd a number of the Providence
players jumped from their automobiles
and struck right and left. For time
Ferry street was the scene of a small
sized riot. The police rushed in and ar
rc,tcd several of the bcliccrcnts. in
Guiding Captain Harley. one man in
the crowd was hit on the head by
spiked shoe. His injury is not serious.
Portland Press: The Seaside team of
old Orchard dishanfed Monday. the
men were paid in full and allowed to
go wherever their fancy may dictate.
The game has not been a great success
at the beach in either of the two sea-
sons that it has been tried and In"
chances are it will be sometime before
it will be tried again There are lots
of people at Old Orchard summers
but it is quite apparent that they are
not ball cranks. The withdrawal of
Old Orchard necessitates a change in
the schedule and the following games
have been arranged: Wednesday,
Portland at Biddeford: Thursday-B
deford at Portland: Friday-Westbroo
al Portland; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. az
Bidcdford; Lewiston at Portland One
of the stockholders Of the Pine Tree As
ISOLATION said Monday night that 4
new league was 10 be formed which
would admit H. n. S. and Lewiston be-
just how seriously this statement IS 70
be taken may be a question.