Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-28
BASEBALL NOTES.

Comisicy may make an outfieldcr out cf
Hart. his third catcher
Bill Dinccn has set the Boston fans AZ
rest by announcing that he will sign that
contract.
Harry Murch. the giant first baseman Of
the Boston Americans. has been labeled
failure.
Pitcher Lee IIollinsSwor;h has signed
with Joplin. Mo. and Charles Lacey with
Beaumont. Texas.
hickey, the new catcher of tile St. Louis
Browns. is a Sunday tcetotaler. That is
he doesn't play on Sundays.
Billy ClinEman has announced his re-
tircment from baseball He will enter the
engraving business at Louisville.
The st. Louis Nationals have sold
Catcher Hausen to Birmingham. lie WA
drafted from the Salt Lake club.
"Tacky Tom" PARROT and Henry Rcitx.
two well-known old timers. are members
of the San Antonio team this year
Cy Young, Ill. lacks expericnc" snd
Jimmy McAleer will turn him over to
some minor league club to learn the
ropes.
''i:iIl Clark" is . very rich man" says
Dick Meade. but still lie docs MOI feel too
naughty to minels with the Toledo play
crs.
Al r,hur 'Hubcl he Croft. who is tryiu,,
for a position on the st. Louis Nationals
outtlcld, is a comedian of the Latham
stripe.
tn" st. Louis Nationals have sold
Catcher Hansen to Montgomery in the
Southern League. He was secured from
salt Lake City.
Jimmy Collins declines to waive claim
on Lew Drill Tho Detroit backstop saws
he has retired to practice law in ST. Paul.
Boston needs him.
iId Abbattichio. who refuses to play
with the Boston Nationals has been
made captain and coach of the I.atrobc
Pa. Independent team
Connie Mack'S combined forces will
meet AT Knoxville. Tenn. March 29 and
Immediately following the exhibition
game will start for home.
J. Emmett Hcidrick has finally decided
that he is through with professional base
ball. lie is in the lumber business with
iiiS piolneT at CLARION, Pa.
De Haas and Stanley Robson do not
IKE southpaws. believing they are ,,nre-
llable. McCloskey. the new st. Louis
manager. holds a contrary view.
Nordyke. Nelson. Murch ami Ross
man are four new candidates for fret
base in the big leagues having a fair
chance of landing permanent jobs.
catcher Wakefield. the Des Moines re-
cruit. is said to be certain OF q place on
the Cleveland team. Fred Buelow may
get The axe when it falls next month
fltchcr Kane. the only Jewish player
IN the big league. is doing good work
ior the Phillies in practice. He is a left
handler and his right name is Cohen.
Charley Shields. once a PITCHER for the
baltimore and st. Louis Americans. has
jumped his contract with the Seattle
Club and has signed with Altoona.
Kip Selbach is hitting the ball for
Keeps at Macon. The war correspond
ent says that the Collins outfieId will
consist of Selbach. Freeman and StahI.
branch Hickey, McAleer's new catcher,
Is in the same class with Dave FuItz,
Fred Tenney and Christy Mathewson H.
refuses to even think about baseball on
Sunday.
Pitcher Ed Hughes will be sold by the
Boston Americans as soon as a buyer
can be found. He lacks coptrol. He is a
brother of Tom Hughes of the Wash
ington club
Jimmy Collins says that in Peterson AMI
Graham he has two backstops who will
keen his catching departmept. I'm to the