Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-30
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Chicago Cubs will carry three
catchers-kling. Moran and Noonan.
Callahan. Rochester youngster. is
to get trial at shertstop with Wilkes
barre. ...,.:-,.4 "...
George W. There. the brilliant young
Wilkesbarrc catcher, has resigned
with that club.
Frank Piggy') Ward. whom the
scribcs bad dead a month or more ago
has reported for duty to the Scranton
club, very much alive.
Ned Hanlon thinks that Vic Willis. now
member of the Pittsburg club, is the
best pitcher in the National League to.
day for watching bases.
Pitcher Charley Brown is the fastest
Splinter on the Cardinal team He was
at time a track man. He can do 10 yards
in less than II seconds.
Billy Shettsline still adhcres to his early
prediction that the Phillies will fly the 1906
National League pennant. but Manager
Hugh Duffy refuses to predict.
President Hermann of the Cincinnati
club ruptured blood vessel in his eye
during sneezing spell on the ed inst.
The injury is not a serious one
Outflelder Rothgeb, the University of
Illinois player who started last season
with Washington and wound up with
Baltimore. has signed with Chicago.
Second Easeman Harry Pattee. whom
Frooklyn drafted from Jersey City re-
fuses to sign at Brooklyn's terms. He is
busy coaching the Tufts College team
IIenie Peitz expects to join the Pitts
burg team at Hot Springs sometime this
week. The CHEEKY Teuton has almost en-
tirely recovered from his recent illness.
The st. Louis club has seven candi-
dates for third base in Arndt, Hoelskoet-
ter. Bennett. Perrine. Frantz. James and
Hickman. Houtz is being tried in the
outfield
Jake BeckIey. though past 40 years old.
puts more ginger in the game than all
the Cardinals combined Jake and Man
in 1HS6
The Naval Academy nine played the
Washington University tenn the other
day in a snow storm. At the sixth in
ming the snow was so deep that the game
was called off.
The releases by Brooklyn of Charles
Malay to Columbus and of Jerry Hurley
to A. J. G.. and by Pittsburg of Otto
knabe and Edward Kfnsella to Toledo,
have been promulgated.
Dutch Meier. former captain OF the
Princeton team. stands the best chance
of becoming utility infielder on the Pitts
burg team. He has been doing some good
stunts at Hot Springs.
Manager McCIoskey Of st. Louis would
like to get Pitcher Pruitt of the Dallas
club of the Texas League. but Pruitt' s
club refuses to entertain any proposition
looking to his sale.
Pitcher Billy Magee. late of wor-
ccster, has signed with Wilkesbarre
This club now has three former Wor-
cester players in Henry Lynch. Frank
Doran and William Magee.
Chic Cargo is to play in Albany again
the coming season Notwithstanding re-
ports to the contrary. He has affixed
his signature to a contract and will be
on hand when the bell rings.
According to Dallas reports. Mcbride
will he rtained as the Cardinals short
stop. Hostetter. who has been candi-
date for the position. showed in practice
down South that he was too slow.
While the various teams are making
pennant claims, Fred Clarke and his Buc'
cancers are training and saying nothing.
Clarke always was better at accomplish
ing things than telling about them.
O,ar,u has changed his style of MITCH