Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-21

the Providence Club, joining the York
outlaw club.
Phil Nadeau, Brockton's old fielder
has gone from the New Orleans team
to Memphis.
George Smith seems to have rev
lease of batting life. playing seo"N
base for buffalo.
1t looks as if Worcester had secuio GU
good successor to first pa7ei'''-''
Teinplin in Bradley.
MCKINLEY. formerly n t"irler ioi
tIa,erhiu in the New England League
is doing some fins work for Ioroh'o'
"Chummy" Gray, pitchel
known i'm the Eastern League VIII
wear Scranton uniform TINS season.
Jersev CITY has signed pitcher Frank
Turner of Newton, Pa, cousin OF
Terry Turner. the Cleveland shortstop.
,,a,a,er RolIey, of the Lawrence
800, annonnces that he has released
Doharts Hurley. Dobbin. Hirst and
German.
corn,uehton, who is considered one
of the best shortstops IN the New f'hs-
land League, has been secured by
Lawrence
The Philadelphia National League
Saturday, released Pitcher Nichols and
sent Pitcher Kane back to the sSavan-
nah club.
The Jersey CITY Club has purchased
Catcher Butler from the Brooklyn CluD.
and Shortstop Raidy from the Bing-
hamton Club.
Pitcher Tonkins, the Baltimore Medi-
cal College student signed by the New
club last week.
The Newark team in the first week
of the season made eight home runs
about as many as last years team
made all season.
Paul Radford, the veteran who play-
ed with the Boston champions in 1889,
is playing right field for the Lynn
team this season.
Nate Pulsifer the old Bates player,
who is now an instructor at Dean
Academy, will play with the Fitch
burgs this season.
The Worcester Club has released in
fielder Tom Devine. catcher sullivan
and H. r. Needham and Pitcher Gideon
Brown, to reduce the team number.
Cliff Latimer catcher of the Montreal
Club has asked the club to release him
that he may sign with some Western
Club in order to be near his sick wife.
Owner Davis, of the Jersey City Club,
has invested $50 900 in baseball there.
The opposition to Sunday ball is there
fore not pleasing 10 the political leader.
Catcher Brown, of the Haverhills,
will graduate from the Boston Uni
ver9ity School Of Law this month and
will take up the practice Of law i'll the
fall
Portland has signed Harry Murch to
play first base. Harry fury recovered
FROM his attack of malaria. He will
make his initial appearance WedneS
| day.
Outfielder Hickman Of the Cincinnati
| National League team wa" Saturday
sold to the Columbus Bail Club of the
| American Association, and will join
that club today
The Providence Club has signed
Pitcher Hardy, of Washington. and
Catcher Beckcndorf, formerly Of the
Hudson River League; ana has re-
leased Pitcher Maddox.
Owing to the crippled condition Of
the Montreal team, Joe connor and
cliff Latmer. the two backstOpS
formerly With Newark. are compelled
to alternate behind the bat and in right
field
Pan Johnson says the. recent mi&for-
tunes OF the Boston Americans go to
prove what he said last fail, that III.
aggregation needs a new outfield II"
yet has faith in the box artists of the
team.
The Boston Americans are said to be
after Bill Carrigdn of Lew iston. Eli
has developed Il speedy article in the
way Of ball since going to Holy Cross
and by many is termed the best college
catcher in the country.
Two runs. two singles, a three bag
ger, two putouts and two assists is the
single game record Harry Lord made
the other day when darkness put an
end to the 13-inning tie game between
Worcester and Fan River
Twenty persons We're injured at
Rochester, y. r.. Saturday at the
Rochesttr-JerScy city baseball game
when a section Of the bleacherS col
lapsed and as many more We're scratch
| cd and bruised. The blearherS held
1900 persons. All the hospital am
balances We're summoned and autOmO-
biles We're also pressed into service to
convey the patients to the hospitals.
While a dozen persons were taken to
| the hospitals many of whom had
| fractured limbs or bad cuts no one was
| fatally hurt.