Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09

trial with the Highlanders at the close
| of last season.
| There is now and then some favor
able comment about baseball ana
there is no doubt whatever but that
HallOwell will organize a good team
early in the season.
Detroit wants First Baseman Jones
of the Browns. Lindsay did excellent
work for the Tigers last season. but
he is a youngSter and ii is feared that
he may slump next season.
Jimmy McAleer is one of the sponsors
of Evans. the new American League
umpire. He will make good or I'll eat
my hat" says "Jeems." He knows the
game and has the requisite nerve
Dick Cooley is compelling all the
players that sign with him for his
Topeka team TO take n temperance
Pledge. Funny thing for Dick to do.
as he owns a saloon and has quite
capacity himself.
The Boston Americans are loath to
lose such a consistent sticker as Bill
Clay. who Topped to the York team.
The detection Of Clay means that Sell
care of the Outfield positions.
President Shettsline Of the Phillies
has wired to Charles thinner the re-
lease of the former Phillies' catcher
and First Baseman, Bill Douglass, and
the latter may now sign to play with
Zimmer's Little Rock team
President PuIliam has promulgated
the outright releases of Catcher Stroh
and Pitcher Wilhelm by Boston: ana
the transfers of Catcher Street by
Cincinnati TO San Francisco. and
Catcher Bill Clarke by New York to
Toledo.
The Browns new catcher. Branch
Hickey. is hard and willing worker.
but viii not play Sunday ball. nor will
ne go TO a ball park on the Sabbath
IL is armatter of conscience with him
ana he will not give a contract witbout
peilg exempt from service on Sundays.
The employees of a number of ChIca-
go banke have petitioned President
Murphy TO set the date for raising III,
locai championship pennant OH the first
saturday OF the season. April q. so that
,helT half holiday would enable them
10 attend the ceremonies. The matter
mas Deen referred to the National Com
MISSION which has jurisdiction.
IL was big surprise to the post,n
rams Wednesday when they read ,h,t
Hobe Ferris had reached the Hot Snr;,a,
Hobo expressed a desire to 90 r. ~
poiiinS out place early in the winter ,,,h.,,,
II was reported that Manager Co,,in. J.,
tended taking several of the men +, u.
springs. Hobe was not included j., ~,
makeup, bur was bound that Eraaa;
rent would not have anything IN hin,
ne packed his grip and Joined tn. son.,
All were glod to see Hobe
Boston Globe: The reno,t ,,
MSS aS 10 Lou Criger's condition bas
'' i.he Il wet blanket on the lovers n,
go u, 'nis part of the country. Tn.
wen hXed however. for catchers
."e fingers IN baseball are few ana
De'"teh' Graham. the Pacific coast
,d.cher. is grand good performer VIII
ootn Armoruster and Peterson should Do
Hpou work next season. Manaser CoI,,n.
WIN also Keep an eye on the c,ayar
youngsters all over the country
charles Radbourn never h.a
pioher 10 approach him in skiu..
writes the veteran Ted Sullivan "Iia
had any delivery that the nitchar, -
.oday possess and he had mora 49,.
'ney doft possess. Beside being Ii
W pi'ciers' ne was batter. fielder an1
pase runner. He alternated VIII 1 aiu
Ward in right field while plavins ' ,'.;,,.
providence. TO compare this rat,~ ~,e"
i.eS. ihatchlesS and incomnorah.
pitcher, pho possessed in tho b;asn
degree strength. stamina ana nen
ness. with the present day ,w sa'l'e
would be like sizing up a. sturdv " na,e
a pine sapling. reiterate that o 1n,, !"
II Mike Kelly. Ewing. Comiska, ouo.
Radbourne will ever have no', ana
parts in baseball. They NAV no " maoa!
biy duplicated in mechanicai sneoI p'ssi-
never In genuine magnetism"Npn'out
lier'id. He was never a polisbal, s.oh
!eider' lie never had the snea, Jul
Mathewson, he never fielded nc OF
ton any better than Mathewso POSI-
ne never set the baseball world on I nra
running bases. He was the w ~ On hre
his day, his fame never will S;n a.. OF
baseball world. but baseba,I III me
IKE other mundane affairs~Nau ,''Uves
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