Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-22

when I was leading the league, said
Stone. "a crowd of fans gave me a gold
watch. My hitting promptly slumped.
and the fans said things about me and
my watch. I'll buy my own watches here
after and keep the batting eye
Frank G. selee. the former manager of
the Chicago Cubs. who is staying in New
Mexico. is reported IS intending to or
ganize a new baseball league. Realizing
that he must stay in the Southwest. Sele"
plans to organize baseball league which
will embrace Santa Fe. Albuquerque and
other leading New Mexican towns, and
FL Paso, Tex. He has received assur-
ances of support from influential men.
The Chicago Nationals will start their
training season or March 6 or { with Il
short stay at West Baden, Ind. after
which they will cross over into Illinois to
complete their conditioning at Cham
paign. following up with short series
of practice games in Ohio. Indiana. Mich
igan and Illinois cities. President Murphy
who has returned from the National
League meeting in New York. outlined
his spring training plans in that general
form.
The Montreal franchise in the Eastern
League has been purchased by three
prominent New Workers, who are prcsum-
cd to be Frank Farrell. Clark Griffith and
Joseph B. Gordon, all of the Highland
ers. Griffith already has secured Huels-
man to play for Montreal md it is prob
able that Joe Yeager and Moriarity of the
Highlanders will be shipped to the Cana
~, 1.af A
new man Will take Lachance's place on
first base.
Tom LOTUS. who made n fizzlc of man
aging the Washington club. is said to be
negotiating for the purchase of the Kan
sas City franchise In the American Asso-
citation. George Tebcau who owns the
franchise. has placed n stiff figure on the
team and that may block the deal Tc-
beau wants to sell tail-end club for Il
1-2-3 price. Baseball is so dead in Kansas
City it will take several years to revive
it, because of the cheesc-paring policy
pursued by Tebeau.
Manager McGraw shot a broadsde into
Mike DOnln, the rowdy outfclder of the
Giants, who was arrested for starting Il
disturbance on a New York Central train
last week. McGraw says: "Well. if Don
lin thinks the New York club will stand
for any such nonsense as that he is mis-
taken. / will go out and play center
field myself before I will tolerate it. Such
actions are not only an injustice to the
club but also a blot on the game" And
yet We all remember what a good littl"
boy Muggsy was when he played third
ha en- for tho RuItip,orn clr1l
Earl Moore. Clcvcland's star twirlcr.
who led the American League pitchers
several years ago. will probably not be
able to play ball for several months The
management is not figuring on his ser
vices until the middle of the summer at
the earliest. Moore was hit on the in
step by ball last summer and the old
injury is causing him much trouble and
pain. Moore's inability to begin the sea-
son with the club will he 4 serious blow.
as he has always shown his best form
early. He says that he will sign his con-
tract next week. it being satisfactory.
"Young Cy'' Young. the Boston Nation
ais slab wonder. does not want to he
outlaw. but he may have no choice in
the matter He is the victim of Shrnwd
move by Frank Dunn in signing him
when Dunn lad an option on the Boston
club Dunn signed Young to a personal
contract to pitch for himself and not tp
Boston contract. Young thinking tho
latter was the case. Now Dunn hasn't
any interest in the Boston team and says
lie will make Young twrl for Altoona
unless the Boston club owners pay bach,
5000 that Dunn paid for his Boston op-
tion.
President Johnson OF the American
League believes Boston has Il good chance
to again win the championship this year.
"It all depends" says he, con the con
dition and determination Of the boys un
der Capt Collins. 1t is almost the sam"
team that electrified the baseball world
two and three years ago. and has the
advantage of passing through two inter
csting campaigns to the highest honor+.
showing they had the staying powers to
go the full distance when properly NOV
ing. I know that every club in the Amer
lean League has a very great respect for
Collins boys. and never count them out
Of the running
Jiggs Donahue. first baseman of the
Chicago White SoX Is the head of q fam
lily of ball players that threatens to rank
as rivals to the famous Delchanty fam
lily. of which tho late Ed. ''rhc only
Del" was the first to become famous.
What Jicgs can do is well known. He
is considered by many to be one of the
hest fielding first basem"n in the game.
Tho second Donahue is Pat. who caught
for the Utica club of the New York STATE
League for the last three seasons. This
year Pat will play with the Portland CLUB
Of the Pacific Coast League at an in
creased salary. Frank is the baby of thu
family. He played professionally last
season with the Springfield. Ohio, club Of
the Central League George. another
brother. broke his arm while playing ball
and is at present out of the game. The
Donahue brothers we're born in Spring
field. Ohio. and had their first experience
on the lots of their native town.
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