Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-20
BASEBALL NJ res.

Ciu;iunati has sold~i;cck"r and Bill
ly' Dyer to Atlanta.
The veteran former umuire Tom
Lynch expects to visit Boston early in
| January.
Trenton has an opening for Frank
C"niEtughtpr, who was with the Haver-
| hill club last season
Hal Chase led the Yankees in batting
and was Just below LajOie Pretty fair
for q boys second year in a big league.
Manager Griffith will doubtless ask
| that I'll" batting averages be revised.
ii"gg beats him out in the official
count. -
Scc"nd 1as"nan Shcan's fielding rec
ord last fail VIII h the Athletics of $50.
was z most remarkable folding per
formancc.
"Fonni"" Mack will stand pat on his
"uffic!d Of last scaSon-Ilart+..l. Lord
and S"ybold All Mack wants is an
other trSt-class pitcher
Fred Clark" will manage the Pitts
burg club from the bench this seaSnn.
claiming that u bench manager. has an
advantage Of one iayiIl, on the team
Tho Tri-Statc League will meet at
Harrisburg To-Day. Plans for the com
ing season will he discussed and the
| matter of protection" will BE- again
gone over
Charlie Murphy is out with plan tn
may" the PLAYERS tickcied with num-
| berS. The %ch"nc meets the approval
| at other managers and may be general
| ~ adopted.
| 1t is a"t often a pitcher leads his
! team in batting. but Frank Smith OF
| th" White Soy. did the trick this year.
| II "nY Il great season Tor the White
SuX tUirlcrs.
| Doc Hillcbrand ana Walter Clarks"n.
| two famous college pitchers, would
look good on Clark GrtFitfs pitching
staff. Both are fine all-rnund players
as well IS high-class box men.
! Four Yanllces-Chasc Flberfcld,
| I\c"l"r and Yeager-battcd over 300 last
| season. Jim Mcclure just failed to get
| there Dy an "yolash. and the veteran
| MAS leading the league at one time
Washington Star: With Stone leading
| tho American League in batting, the
| trade of that prize package for Bur-
| k,tt must ranklc a bit in Boston fans
| minds. 1t is indeed a bitter recollection.
Barney Dreyfuss mourns the fact
that h" did not land Pitcher Berger
and Outielder Minchman of Columbus,
but the latter folk say it was simply
matter Of money and Cleveland made
til" best bid.
Pres. johnson Of the American
League expects to accompany the Chi
caSo American League bail club ana
Pres. C"miskey on tn" training trip
of the worlds champions to Mexico
| next spring.
Dannie Hoffman and Ira Thomas of
the Yankees are spending the winter i'll
New York. and have daily flaming
bees" with Malachi Kittrcdge and See
rotary Abe Mahon. And Malachi can
| go back few
John Mc';raw prefers the seasoned
players to the green youngsters break
ing into the game. 1t will be interest
ing to note the work of Hanlon's Gin
rinnati youngsters and McGraws vet
Grams next season.
Both Cincinnati and the New YOrks
We're after the veteran Mike" Grady
Both clubs offered $1,000 for that play
En- but New York offered Il young
player besides. 1t looks as if New
York would land him.
Cantillon of WASHINGTON had a deal
ali framed by which he was to give
DOC Hillebrand to Pittsburg for Out
ileider Ganley. but Frank Farrell in
ter-posed and refused to waive claim
on the Washington man.
The idea prevalent in spots that the
Americans are better hittarS than the
Nationals is hardly cin-.liei BY the bat
ting averages. The Americans have one