Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-20
BASEBALL NOTES.

Corniskey may make an outficlder of
Hart, his third catcher.
Catcher Raub and Infcldcr Pcrrinc
have at last signed with st. Louis.
President Hermann has given up
the idea of joining the Reds in Texas.
The rccalctrant outficlder. Ernest
Vinson, went South with the White
Sox.
| Detroit players regret that the club
has sold George Disch to the st. Paul
Club.
Clark Griffith was the manager who
re fused to waive claim TO Southpaw
Ed. SicvCr.
| Pitcher Kargcr. who is TO be given Il
trial by the Pittsburg club. spent the
winter in Mexico.
| Next Fourth of July will mark the
thirteenth year Of major league play
ing of Bobby Wallace.
| Catcher Jack Hayden of Washington
has been at Hot Springs for I'll" past
three weeks and is in splendid shape.
The St. Louis captaincy will fall to
either Bobby Wallace or Jack O'Con-
ncr. The latter has the call if he can
get into condition TO play.
Manager McCloskcy has given up
hopc of inducing Danny Shay to play
with the Cardinals. The infieldcr will
remain out on the Pacific coast.
Pitcher OBrien, who passed part of
1905 with Tols do. has been released
outright by Boston. Grille has no in
tention Of trying to get him back
either.
Ban JOhnsOnS new umpire, William
; Evans. has been taking boxing lessons
and dumbbell exercise to reduce his
weight. lie says he has worked off Is
pounds.
Tho New York correspondents with
the Giants at Memphis have gone in
to ccstaclcs over Fitzgerald. the young
catcher. He Is well educated and was
recently married to an Albany girl.
Reports from the Texas training
camp of the ST. Louis Browns have il
that Louis Nordyke. MCAleerS new
first baseman from the Pacific Coast
1t ague, has it OH Tom Jones in every
way.
: Pitcher Carl Druhot's style Of batting
|
has decided to play tho new man III
the outfield at Waco. Tex. In tho box
he seems to have a good delivery but
his size is against him.
1t has developed that Shortstop
Cassidy of Washington is only just re-
covering from long siege of typhoid
fever, and that at ono time for 10 days
his life was despaired Of. He will be
out In about two weeks.
1t may be two or three weeks before
: G, orge Browne will be able to join the
Giants for practice work. He wa.
about to leave California for the East
when his wife became i'll and a slow
/, recovery is predicted by tho physi-
cans.
A party of fans fell To talking about
tn" best ali-roupd man playing in tho
association today. The verdict was
. that Jack Ryan of the Columbus club
is that player. says the Dispatch of that
city. He can catch and do everything
else but pitch said one of his admir-
lers. whats moro he can do all these
things right. too. In addition. he car
: clout the ball. which makes him tbs
hiorc valuable" The fan was about
right. too. RNans value to Il club IL
utility roles and III developing young
pitchers is as great as his ability as d
catcher.
Little hope is given by the physicians
4 at Chester. Pa. for the recovery OF
$ Jos Cassidy, the shortstop of the
o Washington American League club
Cassidy is suffering with peculiar
V disease brought on by malarial feve
= AMI specialists have been in consulta
;. ton with physicians i'm the hope
: of saving his life. The disease is termed
. rurpura hemorrhage. Clots form in TIL
IS smaller blood vessels and burst. Cas-
Il sidy has been ailing ever since the clost
OF last playing season and has beer
confined to his bed for some time. EveI
D. should he recover it will he impossible
J. Tor him to play ball this season.