Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-08
BASEBALL NOTES.

The new baseball park at Jersey City
Is about the largest in the country, 90
by 900 feet.
The Brooklyns and Pittsburgs will
be the last big league teams to begin
their spring training. The Superbas
Will leave for Columbia. S. c.. March
I3. 1nd the Pirates for Hot Springs,
Ark, a day earlier.
The travelling uniforms of the ST.
Louis Americans will consist of white
shirts, black trousers. black stockings
and the st. J.. initials in black on inc
sleeves. This means the finish OF 'he
world famous "Browns'' trademark
almost. as good as that of the Cincin-
natl Reds.
Outficider Orth Collins. who was tried
out by the New York Americans two
years ago and was one of the leading
batsmen of tho Southern League last
year. has signed a. contract with Grand
Rapids. Pitcher Van Anda, last year
with Fort Wayne and Canton. also mas
signed with CAMEL. who bought linn from
Canton for $50.
Chica.o Tribune: manager Nc
Graw has nff'red pitcher Amcs to
give up bowling Leon might get back
by suggesting that the cafe proprietor
cut out billiards. BY the way. to in
sure perfect order in his new billiard
parlor McCiraw should sign Mike Dom
lin as bouncer.
John Camel has his Grand Rapids team
of 1906 practically lined up. He will start
the season off with the following players:
Pitchers. Elss. Miller, Warner. Allovay
Butler and 'Telinde; catchers. Smith and
Hawkins; first base, Kennedy; second,
Morrissey; third. Havel; shortstop
Keuhn: right field. Geyer; center. Rackof.
Manager Grant has practically decided
on his lineup Of the South Bend team for
this season. It will be as follows: Rich
ardson and Fieman. catch"rs; Connors.
first base; Grant. second base: Grocschow.
shortstop: Francis. third base: Anderson
Letcher and johnson. outfieldcrs: Will
liams. Ferrias Cutler and an unknown.
pitchers.
New York Sun: With the decision
Of the National Commission not to
reinstate the players who jumped their
contracts to sign with the outlaw
leagues. those organizations have cut
the salaries of the recalcitrants in half.
as the latter are in n helpless plight.
This should be warning to other ball
players who do not recognize the pow
er of the organized leagues.
Boston Herald: Who wrote Casey at
the Bat" has always been question that
has caused as many arguments as any
subject in baseball. Joseph Cummings
the Baltimore writer. after an exhaustive
investigation says there is not the slight
est doubt in the world that the real au-
thor was Ernest Thayer. q Harvard grad
uate, and that the piece was first pub
1ished in 1855 when Thayer was writing
funny articles for San Francisco paper
The Pittsburg Pirates. champions
with great frequency. and winners of
second position last season, are a prob
Iematical array this year. says w. A.
Phelon, the Chicago baseball expert.
They may prove SO powerful that they
will again best the Cubs on this years
percentages, or they may go rafting
down among the also-rans. The whole
future of the Pirates apparently. de-
ponds upon two men-Joe Nealon and
Vic Willis.
Boston Globe: Now that both
leagues must waive claim to players,
the farming business received practi-
cally death blow, for holding players
in this way is now a losing PROPOSE
ten. The National Commission will