Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03

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e's"~~ she meet defeat in
| both the games to
be played today, which is not likely
would still come out with colors flying
and that pennant grasped with a hold
so firm that it could not be wrested
from her.
The pennant has been won by hard
fighting on the diamond and the fans
here have 4 right to rejoice at the we'll
earned victory of the Augusta team
1t is true that two games have been
lost to Biddeford by the local players,
but they We're not championship games
and did not count in the Trolley League
race. The Augusta team was organized
for the express purpose Of capturing
that pennant and that purpose has been
accomplished, therefore the local fans
are happy and filled with just pride in
their ball team.
The victory has not been an easy one
and the pennant has not been Won in Il
| walkover. 1t has been captured afIc:
a lively struggle and is the reward Of
well-directed endeavor on the part of
the players collected together to repre-
sent Augusta. The race has been Il
close one and has been followed with
| great deal of interest.
That New England League race is
yet very pretty one, although there
does not, at this stage Of the race,
seem to be much doubt about where the
| teams will finish There is little doubt
but that they viii end the season where
they stand noW. although it would not
be at al surprising if New Bedford
pulled up another notch and finished
ahead of Lawrence. The work of the
| WlaleIS has been good from the time
they took their brace, several weeks
before the first half of the season was
over. and started their uphill fight to
get somewhere near the top before the.
season closed. The team has held the
fourth place for "A long time and is now
50 near Lawrence that it would not be
at all su1pli Using if they finished in third
place.
Another thing that would not be sur
prsing would be the finish of Fail
River in her present place. The Man.
chester team during the last few weeks
has been doing some good work and
viii probably not go any further down
the list than it is now. The only prob
able change in the way the clubs now
stand and the way they finish at the
end of the season is Il change of posi-
tions between Lawrence and New Bed
| ford
1T would not be in the least surpris-
| ing" says the Boston Herald. 'if, after
all, President Pull.am We're to conduct
the affairs of the local National League
club next season. one who is in a posi-
ton to talk with some authority says
| hat Nr Dull ms. 81
city accomplished what he was after
He did not care to take hold Of the
club this season. and all he wanted
was to make arrangements to take
hold as soon as the championship sea-
son is over For manifest reasons it
was deemed desirable to say nothing
about this matter at the present time.
when President Pulliam is serving his
term as president of the National
League.
1T is well known that the present
owners Of the Boston club are anxious
to dispose of their holdings. and what
lends strength to the story is the fact
that nothing is done to strengthen the
club, which is in bad straits. and moth
ing is done in the way of the purchase
of players and if there is anything be-
ing done III tnc drafting llne.
is known about it.
| president Pulliam has long had
very favorable opinion of the Boston
franchise. His path in the National
League has not been one of roses and
there. is no doubt he would welcome the
opportunity to have a club Of his own,
where he would not be subject to the
annoyances rhat have followed him IL
| l.: &c. h.
least doubt that he would be in posi-
ton to finance the proposition.
| A contemporary asserts that all IN
dications point to the deposing of Cap
tain Collins as manager, captain and
| third baseman of the Boston Americans
| for next season. The team has long
been a laughing stock it is added be
cause of the poor work of the players.
The same paper adds that it is report
ed that it is on Ban JOhnson's advice
| that a change is to be made.
One of the events of this year in the
| baseball world is the success which has
greeted the movement TO Introduce
Americas great national game into
Great Britain. There have been fire.
| uuent reports from the other side re-
garding the progress of the work and
all Of these reports seem to indicate
that it needs but little effort to edu-
cate the Britisher up to a full appre-
citation of the game of baseball.
A number of games have been played
in different parts of England and every
tine one has been reported on this side
it has been noted that the spectators
| nr1th rt-t
are quite a number of American stu
dents in various British educational in
stitutions and there are many Ameri-
cans in the United Kingdom who do
not attend colleges, and it is not sur
| rric;nu ,bat these have infused mo