Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-06

NAIL NJ more interesting.
SA ~dmDN 1t is many seasons
0RSNXGllHMS since there has
SK@AE been SO pretty
race for pennant Eonors as this years
struggle in the New England League.
Lynn, Worcester and Lawrence are
PLAYING a see-saw game for the top
position, and New Bedford. which was
puttisg up a hot race for the tail end
at the beginning has been strengthened
and crept up towards the top until Iol'
several weeks the team has now held
onto the fourth place and IT would not
he surprising if the Whalers went up
even higher before the schedule is
closed.
In the Trolley League is another OK
ample of a poor beginning having ev-
cry prospect of good ending. The
Waterville and Fairfield Twins" start
ed out by playing a steady losing game.
but they have been picking up in good
shape and although the team is stiil
at the bottom of the list it has shown
decided gains on Hallowell. in the next
place above, during the past week.
Gardiner the leading team of the
Trolley League. and Augusta have in
creased their percentages during the
week Hallowell shows the greatest
falling off in percentage of any of the
teams.
Augusta has strengthened the team
in the last few days by securing "A
number of new players who are doing
decidedly good work. The league
schedule has about another month to
run and during these closing weeks it
is expected that the game Will wax
even warmer than it has heretofore.
The rivalry is intense between the
teams composing the league.
Considerable indignation was felt ali
along the Trolley League circuit last
week on account of the untOunded -
sertion of "A Rddeford paper that some
of last seasons players had not re
Ceived their salaries at the close of the
season. AS a matter of fact all the
players received all that was due them
and there is no fear among the players
this season but what they will receive
every cent that is coming to them.
The raids which were talked of by the
management of teams in other Maine
cities have not panned out and players
of local teams have asserted that they
were satisfied with their positions and
would remain on the Trolley League
teams.
In other leagues the umpire question
has been one of the matters of Ne
week. several cases of trouble having
received the attention of the magnatcs
The filming Of Umpire ODay by Presi-
dent PuIliam on account of the trouble
of the week before at PittSburg has at
tracted considerable attention and not
only many of the fans. but newSpa
pers as well as have expressed their
disapproval of the course of the presi-
dent Of the National League in this
matter.
The umpire was understood to have
been fined for not preventing a collision
between players. although he asserts
that he could not have done SO and his
EXPLANATION seems very reasonable
His course in resigning his position
rather than submit to the fine is very
generally approved.
President Pulliam gave out the fol-
lowing statement Saturday:
ITO begin with. Hank O'Day was the
best paid umpire in the league. bar
none. When / took up the professional
reins three wears ago he was receiving
more pay than the other umpireS and
since I started as the head of the or
ganiza ton I have doubled his salary:
yes. sir doubled it. In addition he was
given our end of the worlds cham
pionShip series which meant a whole
lot in the pecuniary line. That's
what o Day has received from the Ma
8 tional League. So that you can get 4
fair estimate of just what he has had
to thank the National League for.
Regarding the fine and suspension
matter the general public's intcrprc-
ration Of the reason why | fined him
mas been ridiculous. AS I understand
IT the fans have thought that I fined
ODay because he did not prevent Nc
Ginnity and Petz from fighting. That
Is wholly, wrong: no person could not
keep two men from fighting when they
break for each other. l fined and stlS-
pended oDay because of his action or
lack or action before the melee began
upon the aftidaviits of GanIey and
other players II became evident 10 mo
that in the first place Pietz went \ ont
on that coaching line TO nut McGinnitv
up In the air. and he succeeded hut
his action when far and above the
limit allowed coach and McGinnity
turned to O'Day and asked protection
against Pietz's vocal onslaught. Roth
the men admitted that they called
each other pet names. This protcc-
ton O'Day did not give. and that is
the reason I took action against him."
Another matter wheer an umpire
seems to have had the rough end of
the deal for awhile. although he was
finally vindidat ted. has caused a burst
of indignation in the American Associ-
ation Week before last affidavits
were presented to the management of
the Minneapolis club that certain de-
cisions in a series of games between
Minneapolis and charges We're prefer
red against Umpire Owens of having
made certain decisions because of bets