Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-08
BASEBALL NOTES.
Pitcher John Powell of the st. Louis
Americans has fallen from grace, and
has been SUSPENDED.

Americans has fallen from grace, and
has been suspended.
Left-handed pitchers are generally
very poor fielders somehow or other.
'Rube" Waddel is a striking example
of this. The New York Nationals have
one of the best in the business in
Wiltse.
Tip" ONeill. the former Boston
American outfielder. who has been
playing right field for the Chicago
White SoX, has made good. 1t looks
as if he would hold down his job for
the entire season.
According to Horace FogeI, the we'll
known Philadelphia writer. Connie
Mack dropped Outfielder Danny Hoff-
man because he does not care to carry
a ball player who kicks over the traces
and becomes surly on account of
private differences.
The best of judges of ball tossers go
wrong in their estimates. Pat"
Tebeau. one of the best managers of
his day, once declared that Bill"
Bradley. now of the Clevelands. would
not make good. and he turned out to
be one of the best
The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
accordS great praise to Joe NealOn the
fine young first baseman of the Pitts
burg. who has made a decided hit in
| that city by his batting and fielding
and seems easily to be worth all the
money that he is to draw this season.
Catcher Killing is of the opinion that
the PIT tShyfrfpc vii uivo
more trouble than the New York cham
piOns. He may change his tune by and
by. The game the Giants have been
PLAYING here is far and away beyond
anything that Pittsburg or Chicago has
shown in past visits.
Manager John T. McGraw of the New
York National baseball team accom-
panied his team to Newburgh, n. Y.
Sunday to see the champions play the
Newburgh team. He made the trip
with a party of friends in an automo-
bile. On the way tire came off one Of
the wheels and the machine crashed in
to tree. No one was hurt. The dam
aged car was repaired and carried the
party home.
Boston Herald: 1t may he news to
some to know that Fred Doe could not
reinstate Pitcher klobedanz if he felt
50 inclined. A player once on the
blacklist is there to stay, especially if
he is backslider. Fred Doe is
good hearted chap. and would con-
sent to the reinstatement of "Kloby" in
a minute. as that playe would make a
nice drawing card in Worcester. but
L.,
than "klcby" himself.
Edward Abbaticchio. who quit the
Boston Nationals to run his fathers
hotel at LatrObe. Pa, may get back
into the game He has been i'm Pitts
burg every day that the local team
has been at home. and Saturday he
showed some of the local players
letter which he had received from Nc
Graw. The letter said in part: Il
have been granted permission by the
Boston club to enter into negotiations
with you. and should be pleased to
meet with you in regard to signing a
contract with New York" "Batty"
admits that he is considering the pro-
position.
Percy Skillin is without doubt the
best pitcher that Dartmouth has ever
had He was born in Portland. Me.
and lived there until his 14th year.
when his family moved to Chicago,
ILL., He gained a reputation as a pitch
er for Oak Park High school This
High school held the championship of
the Cook County League during the
four years that Skillin attended. While
he was in Prep" school he defeated
many of the strong independent teams
in and around Chicago, including
Northwestern University. Since he
entered college he has been just as
difficult proposition for the college
teams. He has defeated Harvard
twice and Holy Cross and Brown once.
His most remarka BILE game was that
against Brown two weeks ago. Not a
hit or run was made off him and but
one man reached first base. Holy
Cross. which has one of the best. if
not the best hitting team i'm the col
lege world. got but two hits. and both
these We're decidedly of the Texas
League" order. Skillin is s feet tall
and built on the Tom Hughes plan.