Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29
BASEBALL NOTES.

Blues champions
Faulkner is reported rs having re
signed with Rochester.
| Shortst0p Ray Murphy Of Rochester
goes to Newark on trial.
Cleveland carried Is mHn last season
ana expects to carry more This year.
The Pittsbure Nationals have released
James Archer 10 Atlanta of the Southern
| League.
| The Boston Americans offered Tnglaub
| a 500" salary. He VIII go the outlaws.
it is said, for 500.
| Johnnie Dobbs will play with Lolisvll"
| this year. He ought 10 strengthen the
| Colnnels materially.
The Providence team of the Eastern
| League began its spring training At
Washington this week.
| Ollie Pickering was the first Columbus
player to report. ollie is generally frs:
| on the scene every year.
MathcwGon, the popular pitcher for the
| Giants, has recovered from his illness and
has come out for practice.
Outfeldcr Billy Hallman has not yet re-
ported to Louisville and SAYS he will not
unless there is n salary increase.
LaPorte is showing up in great style
with the IIghlanders and he is said to
| have third base cinchod for fair.
Hugh Duffy is pinnng great faith in
Pitcher Harry Kane. SO far Kane has
shown best OF the Quaker pitchers.
Cincinnati has n record. Overall is said
| to be the biggest man in the ma ior lea gII.
company. and Miller higgins the small
est
There is n possibility that Washington
may buy Gene DcmOnt from Toledo. as
| the player is anxions to hook mp with the
Nationals
Casey. the diminutve third haseman,
Nili act as field captain Of TIE Brookiyns
in any games in which Donovan does nor
lake part.
Manager McCraw Is reported as declar
ing that Pitcher Ferguson ana Catcher
Fitzgerald VIII surely qualify for major
league company.
The South Bend Central League team
has signed Pitcher Theodore Nelson of
l'rookingS. S. H., and Roy Gilbert of Co
lumbia, ". Va.
Joseph Sugden. the catcher. has arrived
in st. Paul and signed a contract with
President Lennon to play with the St.
faul baseball team.
Arthur Hoelskettcr. a candidate last
season FOR the Cincinnati team. is being
| tried in the box by Manager McCloskey
| Of the Cardinals.
T"tlow Of the New York state League
has signed with the Atlantic independents
Tor III" coming season. III. is one of the
crack Glass ID twirleIS
Manager Stallines is, il IS reported. mt
ing forth strenuous efforts to sccur..
L"lls Leroy, the lndian tnirler, who is
with the New York Americans.
1t is said that Bobby WalIace's contract,
with the st. Louis Browns calls for scIAD
Tor the season. Looks as though the
f'ro%ns gave all the money to one man.
Harry Arndt will likely land as regular
third baseman for the st. Louis Nation
ais the coming season. The ex-Red is
making fine showing at Houston. Tex.
The Brooklyn club is making extensive
ground improvements. There is being
huiit new entrance. alterations in the
clubhouse. n new tank and new shower
baths
Morarty and LaPorto are having :,
struggle 10 secure ;he position on third
DIG Ior the iighlandcrs. Both men arc
good and il is even up which one lands
the job
i-Shch' IN" fnfielder from Cambridge.
WI" 'aSt season did much good work fo~
i'al'imore until the time he broke his leo
ll"S signed for the coming season with
Baltimore.
Nu'r'f' VINO is valuable man, has becn
s'cured by the Toronto team. Ed. Par
rows OIL the Toronto team is rather mar
'ai l" e1t-handers. he having six under
contract this season.
James Barton, the well I-y,nown N...
bail player has signed a contract r. r,a,.
WIN fiushey Jennings at baltimore Par
w '''Ve cincinnati the latter mart
VI 'ie month to join the team
resident Taylor has completed his LIST
VI o'hpires and those who will can ~
''''s ana strikes this season arc. Ed-
Marh >. Conahan, Charles Campau Tom
e'S' august Moran and Jack KERN.
i"o more Indians have followed 1, ~
'"o'Steps of Chief Bender of the .th.
,e.ics. Frank Judge has signed with ~
,eoo and Lloyd Nephew with Little Roo,,
hoth are graduates of the Car,;S1o rat.
school, 'o i"ui',h
nihager Mike Kelley and his Minneon-
"s team OF the American Association ar.
, neu at Burlington. Ia. Tuesday for
'"e'r spring practice season. They wi,,
l's q number of exhibition games there
~ a. o'her points in the Iowa League
'ohn Niernan has signed a Fall R;v.r
.naract Tor the coming season. Monopar
nclOermott received it Monday. Kiarn,n
mas peen at his home in Ieomnistor 81,
WINTER. He will he PLAYED IN tbo omtean,
ms year. as last. :"
ne turning back OF Jennings. Rivers