Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-17
BASEBALL.
ICY" Young Again Signs
a Boston Contract.
Boston, AM, Also Lands Joe
Harris, MeIrose Pitcher.
Other Doings in Big, Mlaof and
College Baseball Circles.

The signed contract OF Denton Te-
cumseh Young, better known as "Cy'
Young, was received at American
league headquarters Monday. With
the contract came a letter to Pres. John
1. Taylor, saying: Il am pleased to be
with the Boston Americans once more
and hope to be in shape to do my full
share Of the work necessary to land
another pennant for Boston"
Joe Harris, the young Giant pitcher
of Melrose, Mass, has affixed his
signature to Boston American League
contract for the season. Harris came
fl ON the Fall River club of the New
England League last fall and proved the
pitching sensation of the year in the
American League.
Pres. Ban johnson says the American
League will not waive claim to First
Baseman GrimShaw of the Boston
Americans. Last August Pres. John l.
Taylor made trade with tie owners of
the Minneapolis Club. Freeman, a
| rangy first baseman, looked good to the
Boston Club, and Grimshaw. Perry Ses-
sions, a pitcher, and 500 in cash in
duced Pres. Watkins to part with him.
Grimshaw was out of the game most
of the time, and as it was feared he
would not make good, it was thought
best to secure a good man in his place
Later in the season Grimshaw took a
brace and finished so strong that sever
al clubs in the American League want
ed him in case Boston should pass him
up. Watkins is still the holder of the
$1,000. while Boston viii probably cling
| to Grimshaw.
Thomas B. Fleming of Windsor
Locks Conn, who had charge of the
Colorado Springs baseball team in the
Western League last season. was Mon
, day appointed manager Of the Holyoke
| team for the coming season. There
There We're 30 applicants for the posi-
| ton
Manager Donovan of the Brooklyns
| 1t is said. has been instrumental in
having the salaries of number Of
players increased over the amounts
| they received year ago. One of these
| men is Pitcher Mcintyre whose pay
has been raised TO the extent of $500.
Catcher j. Donovan, for three years
member of the Wiliamsport baseball
team, has signed a contract to play
| with the Philadelphia Nationals during
| the coming season.
1T is reported that the Cleveland Club
has asked for waivers on Rolly Lush
| IN order to sell that player his release,
the former left fielder desiring to be-
| come EaSnate in the Connecticut
league
Connie Mack says he has no intention
! of letting Eube Waddell go to the Bos-
ton Americans. Mack says that the
Boston team has nothing to offer him
| IN exchange for the big sOuthpaw, who
| is expected to be In just as good shape
| next season as he was until his arm be-
came lame
Coach Coburn made the first cut in
| the Varsity baseball squad at Harvard
| Monday dropping about a dozen men
| from the fielding division. The men
now at work are men from the three
upper classes who were not on the
Varsity squad last year. and several
other men who have not before been
candidates for the nine Except for the
battery candidates there are no fresh
men on the squad as yet. The men re-
naming in the squad are: Brennan.
Bowles. Bush. Clark, Smith, Taylor.
ware. Carlisle, Currier. Kelley. Moss,
Powers, Pounds, Prichett, Siblav.
Waters. Beebee. Forchheimer. Nash,
Palmer. Russell. Thomas, Wadsworth,
Campbell, Evarts. Gleason. Murphy.
Wendell Cravis. Slater, Smith. Stevens,
Usher. Weston.