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

~ a violation Of the National agree
nient, and yet all offenders nave gone
unpublished. Ii is an expensive puSi-
ness and cost one major league ciuo
that we know of at least $4,000 EtSl
year, and il never strengthened ltH
team one iOta, simply because tile
players picked up lacked Inc eSseitiii
points Of greatness.
SIGNALS are everything in fast com
PAM. The catcher handles most Oh
them, but all the infielderS and out
feeders talk with signs ana the pltcher
can spell his name with foot and mn
gers. The Giants, from being compelled
to palaver with Dummy" Taylor, all
speak his language. Many quick play
has been pulled off thereby. The Boston
Americans play with fewer signals
than any other team IN faSt company.
Collins does not believe in them. But
all the other clubs use about - each.
Griffith and McGraw depend on them
extensively. That's one reason why
they lik'. a player with brains.
Interest is already developing at st.
Louis in the spring clash between the
Cardinals and Browns, and i Will not
| be long until the fans viii he holding
! red-hOt discussions as to tn" merits of
| the particular team fancicd. The sea-
sons clash should prove just as inter-
esting as those in the past though
| baseball is so closely allied 10 luck that
| one team may get q chaucc 10 Win four
| straight games. Last spring The series
was interesting from start To finish and
when the windup came it produced
l L.. - 1 "a.
| on any other series during TIM: season
| until the clubs clashed again i'll the
| fail.
Christy MatthcWson hands his broth
| CT Harry the following bouquet: II
| have watched my brothers work close
| ~ and have had him pitch to me dur
! iag the winter. | feel sure That he will
make good in fast company. | know
| the Giants speed and when | recon-
nlenIed him TO Manager McGraw /
knew what | was doing" When Chris
ty recommended his brother to Nc
Graw the latter said: your word and
judgment are good enough for me. /
will send your brother a contract at
once" And he did. There We're several
managers Of major league clubs who
| were anxious to secure Harry. as he
made quite a reputation in Pennsylva
MIA. He is nearly as large as his ia
! nous brother.
| Pitchers who arc complaining Of their
unhappy lot should glance over John
Clarkson's record i'll 1889. The $1,000
beauty twirled - out Of 40 games for
Boston. yet he did not whine about be
ing overworked. Nor did he ask the
club for an increase of salary EecausC
called uron to otficiate at more than
half tt- games. Now if n pitcher goes
into tin. box fifts times III a season h
thinks he is a martyr. Many good
baseball men say that three pitchers in
good working order are enough for amy
Tub. OF cOurSe, it is necessary t. carry
A coul,ic nt extra men on account 81
double headcrs ana injuries, bat tn.
opinion is quite general that a box man
who keeps himself in shape cannot do
his best unless he WORK; twice Wet.b
| TiGhballS and baseball do not mix
Close your bar or give up ball" Man
aE"r McAIccr's order to Pitcher Powell
and Catcher o'ConnOr il echuinG am
re-echoinE around the baseball world
CONSERVATION is in The ranks If players
y
fear that tie 81. Louis managers ON
mani to his lnvn will hccume a gt.ncr-
al cdct. ii BAN players are not allow
| eli t. operate saloons there viii b. q
lare" number who will have to 20 i'll
to some other kind Of business. Me
Aierr iutimatcI that the temptation il
too strong for players to sample iieil
own goods. VT this isn't always true
Catcher Jim Mcclure. for 20 years one
of til" big league stars is the proP'ictoi
of Il saloon in Albion. Mich. There are
some others. but many become faacin-
atcd learning how to mix fancy drinks
| North American: The Obstinacy OF
the National lea que has preserved the
IfOul-Strikc rule for another season
The committee on rules did reach Il
point where il agreed that something
might be done if the National League
would permit. But as soon as the
three representatives, Of the older body
made their report they We're told that
under no conditions would the National
League permit any curtailment of its
pet measure. $" the pitchers had their
victory won for them. Both sides are
to blame. the American, perhaps, NOR.
than the National for yielding 50
readily. If Ban JOhnSon'S associates
had been wise they would have stood
out to the point of playing without
the foul strike. whether the National
liked it or not. With the National
using the rule and the American ignOr-
ing ii. the great American baseball
public could have decided for itself
which style Of baseball it preferred.