Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-07


has two strong rivals for backstop su-
premacy with the Cincinnati Reds. Phelps
and Livingston are the two other canli-
dates.
The splendid pitching Of Cy Young
Thursday at New Orleans was too
much for the New Orleans boys and
the Boston Americans won. s 10 3 III Il
| canter
Pitcher Ed Hughes will be sold by the
Boston Americans as soon as 4 buyer can
be found. lie lacks control lie is d
brother of Tom Hughes of the Washing
ton club.
A nephew of Jack Chesbro Of the
New York Americans is a student at
Kansas University, but has not shown
any Of his distinguished unclo'G pitch
| ing ability.
Manager McCloskey Of St Louis uould
| like to get Pitcher Pruitt of the Dallas
| club of the Texas League bur Pruitt s
| club refuses to entertain any proposition
| looking to his sale
| a glance at the roster of the st.
| Paul team suggests a big league or
| Sanization. There are Manager Pad
den, F'risk. Drill. Sugden, Stoyal,
| Disch and Van Zadt.
| President Eugene Bert Of tie Pacific,
| Coast League has appointed Fred PerIn~
James Mcdonald and Phil Kncll as his
| umpires for the season. Coast fans con.
slider the trio a weak one.
| Overall has changed his style of pitch
ing. 50 it is claimed Those bases un hnll,
which played havoc with several of hi.
50 lac .yIiIl
be far less frequent this year.
Roy Hartzell, the Browns dashnE new
| third baseman. is real cowboy, though
he does not look much like the st, ,reotpy.,i
cowpuncher of fiction. Hartzell come.
from the ranges around Denver.
Congalton and Shipke are two old West.
ern Leaguers with Laioie's Cleveland ag-
Eregation this spring. Congalton il
working in right field ANA Sl3rls- ~
third base. in the practic" gamc:; at At
lanta.
| The rain that fell ON the American
League teams i'll their training camps
WAS not as wet as that which descend
ed on the National Leaguers. judging;
from the results of Inter-lcague games
so far this spring.
the Washington Americans and is battin.
strong in practice this spring. DOrnn ana
IOLeary, two other former WrSterner-,
now with Detroit have not been show
| ing up we'll to date
American League umpires have
been summoned to appear before Ban
johnson on April to receive inStruc-
l"ns regarding Uniform Interpretation
Of the playing rules. While ne is
about it Johnson might ten his staff
how 10 give decisions uniformly pleas
ing To all teams.
| The No. = company Of Comiakev's
Chicago Tourists played a matinee in
Topeka last Saturday and We're beaten
> to ]. Dick Cooley covered first ba+..
for the Topeka team. The White Sox
were robbed 10y the umpire" They
kicked on decision at the plate
which shut them of from 4 run.
After holding out for more money.
Outiielder Coy" Dolan of the Boston
Nationals Thursday signed a contract
to play with Tenney's team again tins
year. He signed for the figures called
for III his original contract sent him a
long time ago, and left for Washing
| ton, where he joined the Bostons Fri
day.
The wave Of athletic reform at Yal. In +,
| resulted in several members Of the fac
ulty returning to the Yal" Baseball A..
sociation the baseball passes which were.
sent them by the association The base.
ball association always sends every mem-
Der Of the faculty a pass which is good
for the member and his family to all ex-
crpt IN" championship games.
| Louis Richie, recently declared a free
agent by the National Commission. has
signed contract with the Phiilirs
Last summer, when his superb pitch
ing for Williamsport attracted maiur
league managers attention, President
Shottsline obtained an agreement from
Richie to sign with the Phillies for this
seaS"h. Richie very honOrably gave Mr.
HhettSlne the first option on his ser
NIces as soon as he was notified by the.
National Commission that hc was free
- sish with whom he pleased, with the
result that he signed a contract win
'he Thiladelphia club Wednesday and
WIS practicing On the Athletes
grounds prior to the game in tb, ,ft,,,.-
| noon. II h''''
<Ni Is not serene in the American, ,eso-
citation, despite the alleged I.rr,..,t,....
( meeting held last weel, Eo,,r
clubs, Columbus, Toledo NIinrx.,S,.
!, ana Indianapolis. have apnoolad - ,''
. national baseball commission IN .a,,I. -
dispute over what ball shall he r,o,, s..
the championship games of that laas,,.,
The board of directors decided ,b,t :, ..
tain ball should be used. after tho l..,an
had split with n four and four vote q, ~,
2 proposition. Now the folIr clubs wbic,
" We're ruled against in the decision of H..
4 directors. have asked the commission =,
stralshten out the tanglc The commits.
9 sioh' however. will refuse TO mix un in In,
It matter. which Concerns only one Iea.-u..
ID and Will let the association fight its ov,,
battles