Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-07
THE DAYS DOINGS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS

five pitchers are All any club can han
die with good results.
Washington made a splendid showing
at home in its last series. but failed
to show winning qualifications in its
first series on the road, not landing a
single game in Chicago
Frank Chance said that the Phillies
were the hardest team in tlyc league for
his club t. beat Now lets see what
the Cubs will do this week against
the New York champions
According to 4 New York dispatch
Providence wants to supplant Detroit
in the American League. The sal'c
dispatch states that the Boston Amer
leans management will use its good
offices to land the franchise in ProNi-
ience.
The spectators at a game at Rich
mond, Va. took exceptions to the UNI
pres decision and surrounded the
players. swarminc from the grandstard
onto the field like lees. The police had
to interfere and beat the crowd back
with their clubs.
Harry Jope of the New Haven club
of the Connecticut League is consid-
cred the SteadieSt catcher in the league.
He has caught in more games than any
backstop in that organization. and il is
largely due to his fine showing that lis
club is so well up i'm the race as is the
case
A book on the American League PEN
nant was made in Cleveland the other
.lft the
players deciding and the horsemen
working out the odds. They are as fol-
lows: Philadelphia. . to ?: New York.
2 to l; Cleveland, 8 to l; Chicago, Il to
|; Detroit, % to |; st. Louis, 100 tC |;
Washington, 500 to /; Boston scratched.
Boston Herald: Hugh Jennings, the
manager Of the Baltimore club. is con-
sidored one of the most eligible men
for Il major league berth. He is far
more capable than some men who are
making bluff Of running Il bali club
Jennings is a fine fellow, and has had
ambition enough to obtain tirstclaSS
education. He would be an ornament
to any club that secured him.
Pitcher George Winter was once of
fered $50 per month by q certain club
in his early career. He knew that he
would get an offer of 1920 from the par
ty, but finally got so disguised that no
told him he would not play for him for
5000 per month, and then proceeded To
take transforming engagements which
did not net him 50 much as if he had
played regularly with the club aforc-
said.
Umpire O'Day is of the opinion that
a manager has a right to recall he
batSnan, even if it has been announced
that another one will bat for him, pro-
Vided that no ball has been pitched to
him. He thinks the case is the same
as if Il battery is announced and the
club determines ID make 2 change be
fore the pitcher announced has pitched
ball The announcement. according
to this umpire. does not put the man
in the game. Some play must first be
made.
AS a result Of the poor showing of
the Cleveland club the last few days.
there promises to be a Shakcup in the
ranks of a team that was picked to
V in The championship. The owners of
the club have just signed Ben Caffyn,
the leftfielder of the Des MoineS club
the contract calling for h1n to report
in Cleveland August 20. The deal was
closed late Saturday afternoon, when
Tom O'Brien, the former manager of
the Montgomery, Ala. team, reached
Cleveland with Canyn's contract
Every effort is to be made to have him
join the team at once. as the outficld
is III sorry shape with Bay absent.