Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

ana has released Andrew l.awIenc;. 1"
H"lyoFc.
Catcher Walter Ahearn and Pitcher
Pat Connolly have returned their
signed contracts TO Manager :iayer Of
HaLe'rlIill.
Lefty IIontz, the Cardinals n,w out
fielder. is not Il youngSter by any means.
lie received trial in Cincinnati six
years AGO.
All the Ilichlanders are under Clarke
G.ifi'th'* wings at birmingham except
Eiharfeld ANA kl-nGw. who are still in
Hot Springs.
New EedlOrd ana Fan River will be
the cards on holidays and 1her" will be
The extra series Of four games between
these. TWO cities.
Casey, The diminutivr third baseman.
will act us field captain Of the Brook
Iyns in any games in which Donovan
does not take part.
Manager Leonard of Lynn announces
the engagement of two new catchcr@.
namely, Clark Of the Iowa League, and
Leavitt, yOungster.
The Worcester club to date has
SbSINu !. u. w. '9It'tt:o, -. d. Iuot,-''
$. Fro;.k, a =. Kane. #. Henry, &. ii.
Hickman, j. Knots.
Pitcher Leo Hafford has seven sweat
crS that he earned as Il member of va
riots football. baseball and other aih-
ictic teams in college.
Arthur IIorlskctter n candidate last
season for III" Cincinnati team. is be
ing tried in the box py Manager Me-
Closkey of the Cardinals.
Manager McGraw is reported as de
claring that Pitcher Ferguson and
Catcher Fitzgerald VIII surely qualify
for major league company.
Chick StlIl says that he does not be-
li"vt in morning practice. If Ii" did he
would not have been 20 pounds over
weight in the last few seasons.
The Williansport outlaw clnh IS said
to lave vauly tempted Second Base
man Billy Gilbert. Of the New York
team, with Il $500 Per month offer.
The new Interstate League will hold
its E,.hrdnii. meeting al Taunt0 on, March
IS. Tile season is to open May ~. The
TnlpircS are 10 receive s5 per game.
Manager canaVaii of New Bedford Is
trying ia arrange exhibition games
with college iinrS. and las written to
Harvard Grown. Tufts ana Holy Cross.
Mcbride will Il" retained as the Car
diais' short%top. Ii"St,tter. who hlS
been a canGiiat.- for t.- position. %hOHth
in practice. down Sonth that ne was too
slow.
Harry ArDdt viii likely land as reg
ular third ,I>cGlIn for the 81. Louis
Nationals the coming season. The ex-
Red is making line showing at Ious-
ton, Tex.
The Brooklyn club il making extcn-
SiVe ground improvements. There is he
ing built u niw entrance. alterations
III The club house, n new tank and new
shower baths.
18Th. bong called IL the bedside Of ms
dying mother in Chicago. II" still re-
fuses to sign with Boston 4, the S;ii:tIy
ten.:"rcd hiin.
The contracts nf ~. kiorh. S y.
Mur,'h. j. Stevenson. &. l.. Weaver and
G. r. Eaton with Lawrence are an
nouic"h. Frank l.nst&rrs terms have
been accepted.
Clarke Griffith has challenged McGrim
for spring series "f games in New York.
As Vet the Giants header h.s shown ~
disposition &" tackle Tie American
LeaGtt"rs' game.
Catcher Ii"ine PETE is rapidly rerov
crin3 from his recent illness aud is
taking daily walks on Walnut Hills He
may join tn" PittSh,lrGs bcfor.. they
leave Hot Springs.
indianapolis has purchased Ontficld- =
rr ID. r.. Miller from the Wichita club.
han N. ~ Whitney, drafted from
YOUNGSTOWN, tn Kansas city.
Pr sd.ut Hedges of ST. Louis states
most -mpha,icaIly that his club has not
been indulsin% in covering up" prac-
,icra. All "f lis purchases ami release;
he Claims have been bona Iide.
Manager McClo.i, has made a switch
in the Cardinals lineup. lie has put
DunIcivy n left Shanncn in center and
Smoot III right. III" new order is S.,iG tn
be IN improvement over III" ola.
Manager Collins is anXiouSly looking for
n good catcher Boston may well afford
to pay any l,rir" for a good man. as il
seems doubtful if Crg'r will be in
shape before Ia" middl. of the season.
IauSWine, the Philadelphia cop it is,
said, was not rCannointcd a National
Lca.;ue umpire because of IL tendency
To get h"mcsirk. Few umrires there are
who a som" time or other have not felt
Keen desire 10 Sct home quick.
IIportc wants $3.50 Of the money New
York paid Huifalo for him; and ID, lohantv
claims Harry Vaughan of the Eirmin.,-
ham team promised him S.of Of the pur-
chase money laid for Him. ANA H. wants
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