Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-27
BASEBALL NOTES.

WagnHr's hatting eye seems TO be IN fine
shape this spring.
Meier has mrested the billiard cham
rionship from Rtchcy.
Yonng Ohrrln is the only twirlcr who
has thus far rcsortcd to the spit ball
Eitrhcy is showing more ginger than he
has put on exhibition in several years.
Harry Houston. tho boy picked up IL
the West by Fred Clarke. will play with
I'll" 1.eavenworth team this season.
il is now Captain Clymrr. if vou please
Otis IS chief Of the TaniGan tribe ana an
the players on that team hook t. him FOR
orders.
MosiSiman is a clean cut, good look
ing young fellow, who greatly resem-
bl"S Jack Dunn when in action on the
diamond.
Boston's mayor. John +. Fitzgerald. has
accepted an invitation /" start the bah
rolling at the opening championship game
o. Collins team. 80
Squire Mansfield and Mayor Coleman
work out every day. and will hc in fine
fcttle To wrt stlr with McIIeespor, politics
when they return.
old Cy Young says hc feels Younger
than ever this spring ana that his right
whip has lost none OF its time -honGred
cunning and strength
OF the two new ST. Louis catcherr,
Hickey. whose home il IN lurasville. ~
IS Il p' dag"SHe near ptIshurts. Spencer
- also we'll educated.
Pitcher Charles Lacy, who has been
looked on hy Western League magnateS
h% rapid conner. has gone 10 the Tex
as i."1gne This year.
Th Nincenne& team of the Kitty
League hIs let Catcher Matty Mattison
60 for cood. without any conditions at
tacnad to his release.
The Giant'S management is not say
Ing ~ much about dividing up the
work Of handling the team since Don
lin promised To be good
Billy Hamilton has been trying tn grt
Jimmy Collins to sign Outfielder clav 50
that Harrisburg will have n hetter chance
"i defeating the York team.
George Gibson is showing ~ III grand
style and Manager Clarke is iuietly
tipping him oil to lead the National
League hackStopS this summer.
Manager Connie Mack Of the Athletics
thinks that Knight is showing even better
form than he did last season. The lad
ought (" improve with experience.
Jimmy Collins has sent word to In
G>anh. Clay ana Barry. his three mutt
nrtrS, I" report ~ once or suffer tho pen
atty of being fined and suspended.
Pat honovan will be a playing man.
ascr. lie has made up his nina to nl,v
right field for Ero"klyn ana should pui
q httle ginger into his team mates
Harry Arndt will likely Iand as regular
Third bdseman for the St Louis Nationals
the coming season. Tho eX-Red is max
ing line showing at Houston. Tex.
The st. Louis Americans are beginning
where they stopped last fail. They were
waii"red three straight by the Dallas.
Texas, team, a Glass d organization.
McGirnty, who distinguished himself
with the Giants last season, is in fine
shape now and expects to repeat some
of the stunts which won him fame last
year.
Michael Scarlon one Of the Stockholders
of the Washington club is elated over the
fact that Otto Williams has been secured
He says Williams is a Conner and will
surely make good
Ninson is doing some fancy preIim-
mary work for the White Sox. Comisky
is congratulating himself on Sc
curing the release of the player from
the Cleveland delegation.
The Evansville team Of the Central
League has been ordered to report To-
day. After getting IA few days of prac- !