Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-29
BASEBALL NOTES.

Lush and Eason are the only Pitchers,
who did not allow a hit during nine
innings in the season Of 1876.
Lindsay Of Detroit wants his release.
The Detroit club owners propose to sell
him to st. Paul or Baltimore.
Jimmy Callahan is busy boy. He
has just flooded his bail park III Chi
cago to he used for a skating rink.
College baseball teams will start in
door work as soon as the students re-
turn from their Christmas vacations.
Mig Clarke, the hard-hitting Cleve-
land catcher. has started South to play
with n professional team during the
winter.
Big league managers are quietly dick
cring. and at the spring meetings sew
eral important deals will likely be put
through.
Vice President Charles w. Somers of
Cleveland was married last week to
Hiss Elsie ]. Hubbard, former clcak
model in Cleveland.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer man
says that the moke who started the
story that Bradley is all in should take
ii look at him these days.
Montreal still continues to gather in
the players. This time Arthur Brown,
drafted by Detroit from Newark. has
been turned over to Frank Farrells an
mex.
Tom CorcOran had a talk with Nc
Graw in New York. He says he expects
to play second base, and that Damien
" ill be back in his former place at
short.
Joe Cantillon says there is no chance
Of CAS-. Patten being sold or traded. It's
Il cinch he won't be released. which
means that lie will be with Washington
another year.
According to reports from Elkhardt.
Criger has gained 90 pounds since the
season ended, which sounds mighty
good and indicates that Criger will be
o. X. next year.
Jimmy Barrett is certain that he will
make good with the Boston Americans
next season. He says he was at his
worst during the short time that he
played with the Reds last season.
The talk Of a spring series between
the White Sox and Nationals is, o:
course, only a joke. The world cham
pions hardly would imperil their sea-
sons prestige by this sort Of n series.
The San Francisco club has made Of
fer: to En- Sue and Barney JOY, two
Chinese players who were the best men
on the Honolulu Athletic Clubs team.
The offers have been accepted-WaSh-
ington Star-Let US hope JOY will en-
sue.
1t may not he generally known. but
Paul Armstrong. who made such a hit
with his Heir to the Hoorah," was once
a baseball writer SO was George Aue.
and another was George V. Hobart.
who introduced his "DinklespieT' into
baseball with great success.
Shorter training trips will most prob
ably be the rule in the spring. The
latest converts to the idea are the Rob
lnsons of St. Louis, who point To the
fact that with only two weeks spring
training the Cubs had an easy time in
the National League last season.
In a fit of rage one day, when his
team was losing regularly, Joe Can
tillOn was told that the worst thing
that could befall him was to smash Il
mirror. When he heard it he grabbed
a bat and broke the only looking glas:,
in the room. His team won the next
seven games, so he says.
Jack Dunn speaks glOwingly of the
of Storkes, the Amherst third
baseman secured by Pittsburg from
Providence. In style and build he re-
sembles Devlin and Bradley. Another
collegian to keep an eye on is Grant,
whom Billy Murray takes from Jersey
City to Philadelphia. Grant is a Har-
ward man.
Chick" Stahl has a very promising
assortment OF new talent for use in
patching up the Boston Americans next
spring. The newcomers on his staff
are as follows: Chester Chadbourne,
outiield; Joseph w. Knots. catcher:
Harry Lord, third base, OF Worcester:
Charles Pruitt, pitcher. ST. Paul; Dem
ny Sullivan, outfield, Minneapolis: Jim
Barrett. outfield, Rochester; Floyd
kroh. pitcher. Albany: Frank Oberlin,
J itcfer. Milwaukee: George pitcher. Ia
Crosse. Wis: John Killian, shortston
Newark: Al Shaw, catcher, Louisville