Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

The New York Giants arc hanging or
to the leaders in good style.
Jimmie Collins is hanging on to Sell
bach, with Young Hoey pulling at the
bit.
With Umpire Hastings in the lire
the New England has three of its corps
of 1905.
Joe Harris has yet to win n game
this season. Harris looked al to the
good last fall.
About all the class A minor league
teams are hustling1 for talent, among
them Providence and Baltimore.
According to the Worcester Gazette.
Swanson, Fall Rivers pitcher. is re-
plica of Addie Jones, of the ClevelandS.
The most interesting race today in
baseball is the one going on in the New
England League with five clubs fight
ing for the lead.
Worcester has third baseman in
Lord a Portland boy, it will pay to
watch. Lord is very fast and very
strong in all-around work.
Charles Dyer, who has been in Colby
College two years, both of which he has
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elected captain OF next years team.
Evans, the new American League
umpire says a man takes Il chance Cf
losing his life when unpirinS a game
at the American League park in Chi
cago.
President Rolley of the Lawrence club
has good reason to be we'll satisfied
with his first season in baseball. Law
renee is certainly on the may this
year.
Manager Donovan says there is no
truth in the story to the effect ne would
add Terry McGovern to his present az
gregation. Il have trouble enough al
ready" says Pat.
Carl Lee Fall Rivers promising
pitcher, has jumped his contract and
gone to join forces with his former col
leagues, Happy lott and Catcher KEEL
ley, on the Fitchburg team.
Eavanaugh, the Harvard student on
the New Bedford team. has a superior
knowledge of the game as we'll as the
classics. He and Mullaney converse in
Greek while playing the outfield.
One hears little about Ralph Glaze
these days. but Ralph has his nice lit
tie contract safely slowed away and
with a cinch in that respect is enjoy
ing life at the best hotels and is taking
in the sights of the big cities.
AS the Louisville players have made
affidavits that Umpires owen and Kane
apolis club to their batsmen, Manager
all 40
placed himself in a decidedly bad light.
Tommy Dowd says he considers Skill
len of Dartmouth the best of nh college
pitchers. Washington has offered big
money for him. hut tits said the player
has pledged himself to the Boston
Americans when he plays ball profess
sionally.
At Jersey City last Wednesday.
Thoney of the Torontos and formerly Of
the Clevelands pushed Umpire Coma
ham who retaliated by hitting the play
er in the face with his mask. The po-
lice then took a hand and stopped fur
Their hostilities.
In his first game with Toronto Flynn.
formerly of Holy Cross, had % put
outs, two assists and one error in an
thinning game, and in the second game
II putouts and no errors. He had made
two hits in the first game and one OF
the three made in the second game off
Foxen of Jersey City.
Morris O'Neil. president of the West
ern League. says he believes in rowdy
baseball. This should be a tip for the
men who have their money in the bus
mess. The Clevelands, under Tebeau,
and the Baltimores under Hanlon. won'
but they killed the town as far as draw
ing anyone to the parks wen'.
Sporting Life: Says Joe jack
son in the Detroit Free
Press on the loan of Third Baseman
Morgan to Boston by Detroit: "When
team that has won 10 out of IA games
cannot draw 1000 people on an ideal
day and with a possible pennant VIM
ner as it's opponent, there isn't much
chance to get the money to pay salar-
les for players who are not apsoiu'c
ly necessary" True for you, an,
there are cities who would MAKE soou
if they had the chance.