Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-14

in this section Of the country than it
has been before in years and an un-
usually prosperous(beason is predict
cd for the New England League.
Tilt, of Columbia, who pitched in
the game at Annapolis Thursday tilt
ed the plans of the naval boys for
winning the game so far they We're all
upset. The sailors put up a goou
game, though at that.
Lowell will report April Is Or l6. on
April 10 the fast Walkover team ol
Brockton will play two games III
Lowell. Last year this team defeated
the champion Concord team ana the
second place Fall River aggregation
Mallory's bad break in the game al
Washington Thursday does not neces-
sariy carry the implication that oii
Els recruit is not up 10 the standard
Many new man has suffered an at
tack of stage fright and then more
than made good in his effort to square
himself
Henry G. Paschall, a wealthy bach
elor. died of heart disease at -. Louis
Mo, Thursday night as the result Of
excitement while watching the 10 IN
ming baseball game Thursday afternoon
between the National League clubs of
St. Louis and Pittsburg. He was d
baseball enthusiast.
SILVER" Braun will be enlisted with
the New Bedford Club, although hte
present owners of the Albany Club
think they have a string on MIN. Man
ager Canavan has found that last year
Braun signed u contract with q nom
reserve clause, and he is convinced thai
Albany has no claim to the player.
Manager Burnham of Newark is not
carrying all the stock he recently
bought in the Newark Club. He has
turned the balance of power over to
business man of that city who has
avowed an intention of seeing that
Burnham has a free hand i'll the man
agement Of the affairs of the club
Manager John McGraw, of the New
York National League Baseball Club
says that an investigation Of the re
cent trouble iii the South between
Harry Tuthill trainer Of the club. ana
Jeffries, cOlored rubber, has resulted
in the reinstatement Of Tuthlll and the
dismissal of Jeffries. TuthIll Is now
with the club in Philadelphia.
A handsome gold mounted pass to
all American League baseball games
was presented to President Roosevelt
Friday by President Fan Johnson Ol
the American League. The TWO prcsi-
dents had a pleasant chat about out
of-dOor sports i'll general and baseball
i'm ngTtipIIlar president Innca;..lt
promised to avail himself if possible of
the opportunity to witness one or mere
If the games played by tn American
League in WASHINGTON.
The faculty of the University of Yer
mont has definitely decided that Pill"
Higgins, former captain Of the Brown
University nine. cannot play with the
Vermont team. They basc their de
cision nn the grounds that lr is d pro-
fessional now being under contract to
play summer ball. and that he did not
register in the medical department
in time to he eligible to the team. This
decision by the faculty has caused in
tense dissatisfaction among the stu
dents and alumni, the latter having
hell several meetings ana aduptcc
Higgins play.
Harry q. FulIiam, President of the
National Baseball League, has an
nOunceI thu following contracts ana
'eleases: Contra ts-With Boston, A. II
Rridwell, ". r. Mccarthy, Frank
Pfeffer. Harry Dulan. Thomas J. Need
ham, A. |. Etrobel. V A. Lindaman.
John J. o'Neill Fred Tenncy. Irving NJ
Young. With Brooklyn Elmer Strimk-
lett. With Philadelphia w. II: RranS-
field William Gleason. Louis Richie. +
+. Courtney. j. G. Lush, Charles Roy.
Charles :. Doom, :. K. Mager Paul
Sentell, j. y Donovan. l.. H. Murcn
Roy y. Thomas. w. j. Duggleby, J. j.
McCluskey, John Titus. With St Louis
}. J.. Becklcy, j. Il. Bennett. j. a.
McDOugal, J. q. Thompson. Ky accept
ance of terms: With Boston (Condi-
tionaD John Bates and Eugene j. Good.
Releases: BY Philadelphia-T SaVan-
nah, y. Hnff; To Troy, charles John
son. BY Pittsburg-To Atlanta, James
r. Archer uncunditiOnallV Harry