Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-20
BASEBALL NOTES.

above the 300 mark. while the National
League has Il.
Lave Cross was never put out of Il
game of ball until Umpire Evars did
so in Chicago last Tuesday.
Jersey City was the first Eastern
League club to attain - victories. and
Toronto was the first to reach > de-
feats.
Connie Mack of the Athletics believes
that all teams should have at least
five first-class pitchers ready at all
times.
Chicago leads the National League in
fielding. while Boston comes last. In
team batting Chicago is second and
Boston last.
Nate Pulsifer has proved to be a
great adjunct to the Haverhill team.
having caught the town by his bril-
liant fielding.
Doc" Reisling, once with the Brook
lyns and now with the York team. Tri-
State League. famed Jim" Sebring
three times last Friday.
The Washington Chicago game of
Friday has the record for time this
season, l hour and II minutes. Walsh
and Patten were the pitchers.
In the American League New York is
first in batting and Cleveland first in
fielding, with Boston sixth in batting
and the same position in fielding.
Jim Sebring struck Umpire Tom
Brown on the chest in York the other
day. but the players separated the two
men before much damage vas done.
The New York World says that Carl
Druhot, the ST. Louis National League
pitcher resembles Charles Nichols ana
Kid" Carsey when they We're kids"
Pitcher Doc" White of the White
Sox has had some very hard luck. He
has been pitching very good ball. but
there is very little hitting behind him.
| Manager Meckcrt of the York Tri-
State Club has been cunning after
| Providence and Baltimore players. Offa
Neal. late with Providence. has gore
| to Columbus.
Manager Tenney of the Boston Ma
| tionals says that he has swell young
out and infielder named Howard he
| would like to land in some New Eng
| land League team.
Des Moines. champions last season,
again lead in the Western race and
stand very good chance of again
| landing the pennant. Carneys team
| is fourth out of six clubs.
Capt Michael O'Brien of Dartmouth
| is to play with Rochester of the East
ern League O'Blien made the unique
record Of stealing more bases than the
entire Dartmouth team combined,
The Boston Americans have no man
| in the first "A batsmen, while the Ma
tionals have none in the first 80.
Grimshaw and Bates having the honor
Of leading the Boston target bearers.
Chicago has five men in the first
| seven league batsmen in Schultz,
Scheckard, Steinfeldt. King and
Chance. Donlin and Wagner alone
| share the hOnors with the Chicago five.
Manager Dick Padden of the st. Paul
| club has necn fined $50 and suspended
| for seven days by President O'Brien Of
| the American Association for engaging
| in fistic combat with President
| George Tebeau of the Louisville club.
Terry McGovern has agreed to play
| ball with the Dalton. Mass. team. He
| will play second base and will make
| his first appearance July 4. He has
| taken up baseball to keen himself in
condition for an expected bout with
Jimmy Britt.
Bath has at last acquired the baseball
| fever and a strong nine is 20 be organ
| lied to play during the summer.
| Grounds have been secured IT the
corner of North and Lincoln streets.
| and it is said the opening game will be
| PLAYED on July 4.
Third BaSeman BceCher and Pitcher
Shields have jumped the Altoona Tri-
State team. of which "Artie" Irwin is
the manager 1t is said that gun.
shoe agents of clubs under protection
are working among the Tri-Staiers I"
secure their best players.
Pittsburg made a clean sweep in
New York and the team of that city
failed to make any kind of 4 stand
against the Chcagos. dropping three
games out of four. making six defeats
in seven games. oCcasionod the talk
that the club needed fielderS and pitch
ers.
The race in the New England League
is Ii great one The teams are evenly
their players too much license in their
conduct toward umpires These players
will be marked and il they keep up their
abuse will be counted as not fit for the
company of good sportsmen. and asked
to withdraw. Absolute order and decen-
cy on the ball field must be maintained.
Princeton did not score double fig
ures in a single game this year. but ran
I'D nine once against Lafayette. eight
once against Harvard. seven once
against Fordham and six once against
Exeter. Sixteen victories were made on
five runs or under and IS on four runs
or less. and 10 on three runs or less.
In the last six games but eight runs
were made off the Princeton pitchers.
In five games the opposing team fail
ed to make hit. and in nine games but
one run was scored.