Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-05
Runor That Boston Amer
leans May Change Hands.
All But Is Of So Purchased
Players Have Been Released.
Pointers About the Men and Their Teams
Picked Up From Everywhere.


Harry Murch. the 6-font-two player
from Maine, will go South with the
team next week.
1t is limited in New York that the
BOSTON Americans will change hands
Eefor" the end of the season.
The Southern League has adopted Il
schedule of 14O games. Play will begin
on Anril II and close Sept. l..
Eill Cougnlin has gone to Detroit to
get the Tigers ready for their trip to
Augusta, Ga, where they will train.
Ii Will COST s. for every glass of beer
that II Dayton player drinks before Il
game this year. After game they will
cost , cents.
Lou Criger is rapidly improving at
Ii't Springs. Ark, and has gained SeV-
eral pounds. lie hopes TO join the squad
in Il few days.
Twenty-Five men represented the
rittehurg National squad which left
for Arkansas Hot Springs Monday
evening to train.
The Three Eye League has adopted
4 uniform method of scoring. Now they
need only eyes that will see plays in
The same light.
The Boston Americans have asked
f3r waivers Ia the following players:
Armbruster. luSslyn. Omstead. Rising.
Parry. Hughes and Murch.
Patsy Donovan is A. years old, but
play; the game like Il sprightly young
sucr. Temperate living is the secret of
Donovan'S long carer on the diamond.
Jimmy Eurke. at Kansas City. Dick
Paddcn at st. Paul and Bill Clarke at
Toledo three nf last years major
lcaglIers, are now in the American AS
SOciatiOr.
\ team Of star Cuban players from
Santiago de Cuba will arrive in this
country April a and will play HE en-
tire season with the best Independent
clubs in he East.
Manager "Hub'' Knoll, of Dayton. is
i'll with typhoid fever at columbus.
ohio. Hub is d brother of 'Punch'
Knoll. last years substitute catcher for
the Washington Club.
Manager HanlOn. now with Cincnna
ii. has a. clam of Il months salary
against the Brooklyn club, which he
says was not paid to him when his
contract expired last fall.
The New York sun says Leon Martell
a former Georgetown catcher. will like
ly be signed by the Boston Americans.
Martell was one of the regular MEM
berS of the Blue and Cray nine last
season.
What nf l;co-,.IIntI.t ~ nj.
ers the Tri-State League will be this
season. Drawing minor league crowds
ana paying minor league sclaries. the
question is how long will they last ,?
Viu Murnane.
y Western writer has already picked
;hr WHITE SoX /" win the prnnant this
y"ar, and says Washington and St.
Louis "ili be second division teams
onre Inore unless All signs in baseball
will d" revolutionizcI.
Pat Moran, the West Fitrhburg base
bail catcher, who was traded by the
I'ost III Nationals to Chicago. will leave
for Chicago today. Moran has been do
his light work at the Y. NJ. c. A. gym
ntsium for several weeks.
outieider LumI"y wants to get away
from Erooklyn So that"hc can accept
the management Of the Colorado
SplinGs club but it is doubtful if Man
agcr Donovan would consent to his re-
lease from the Trolley Dodgers.
Billy Clay, who played last season
with York and Louisville. has signed
again with the York Outlaw Club. The
hoston Americans drafted him from
Louisville last fan. but her prefers to
Hay in minor company, where he fits
Wen.
The National baseball Commission
may pass all the laws il wants To pen-
alizing clubs for covering PLAYERS for
minor leagues. but so long as friend
Ships last and men can talk. these
lays will be observed in the breach
mainly.
Manager Scbring Of Williamsport
claims to have signed Catcher Street
Oh the Cincinnati Nationals. Pitcher
Corridor of the Phillies and IniieIler
thEtaub of the ioSton Americans. I,c
is also on the luuliut for other first
class men.
Fred ORrien failed to receive a con-
''''' 'iop' tft ItStoll CIuD Dy Mdfcn
| ana is therefore free to go where he
likes. O'Bricn holds an agreement with
IT." Boston club whereby he is to be
given a trial the coming season. A
trial is 50 indefinite that O'Brien
VIII hardly waste time with it,
tn" annual schedul meeting of the
Now England League of Professional
baseball Clubs Will take place at the
Parker House in Boston Tuesday
morning. March s. according to an an
houncement made today by J. G..
morse, secretary of the league. At this
meeting each club will be required to
make a deposit of $500 to be in good
standing. Each club is entitled to two
delegates.
The H. major league clubs will be
scattered all over the South for the
next six weeks. The two Chicago clubs
VIII represent tile extremes, as the
White SoX go as far South as New Or
leans. While the Nationals will do their
training in Illinois and Indiana. Beside
these locations. Texas will heve three
clups' Georgia three, Alabama two and
tennessee. Arkansas, Florida, South
CafOllna and Virginia one each.