Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-09
DOTNGS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

Bill Clarke, the catcher of the New
York Nationals has signed a contrOct
to pay with the Toledo Club for the
coming season. Clarke also Will cap
tain tie Toledo Club.
Lou Criger. who had serious i'll
turn at the Hot Springs, Ark. said
Wednesday evening that he felt much
better. He has changed doctors and
hopes to secure permanent relief.
]. =. Coyer. a pittsburg boy, has
been signed by Manager Micky Finn of
the Nashville Club for slab work. II. G..
Wells and William Speas. who played
i'll Toledo's City League, also have been
secured by Finn.
George Tcbeau emphatically denies
that the New York sun" story that he
was a party 10 q conspiracy with Herr
mann and Brush to drive the American
League out Of the field and form a
new third league.
The Southern League has by a vote
of to re-instated the Memphis third
baseman who was bIacklisted two
years for maing false accusation
against the conduct of the Southern
League race in 1868.
Manager Walter W. Burnham of the
Newark Club, will play two games in
Springfield on April 10. Durham will
open the new Waterbury grounds on
Good Friday, April 10, and also play
there on the Saturday following.
Claims Of the indianapolis Club
against players McGee, Hallman and
Allemange for $3.50 have been filed with
the National commission. The money
was advanced for board bills aud
transportation after the players were
released.
A good spring schedule has been ar
ranged by Manager Finn for Nash
vile. Vanderbilt opens with Nashville
March IL, after which will follow New
York. Chicago. Detroit, Cleveland and
number of other big league clubs.
The local team reports March IL.
Terre Haute has signed another
pitcher, James Clarke. a young fellow
who has been pitching for' four years
in Chicago. Pitcher Shaw writes again
that he is going West for his health
and will not play this year in the
Central League. Pitcher Christian has
returned his contract unsigned and
asks for more salary. Mum War
render signed this week for the outfield.
Burkett's lease of his new grounds in
Worcester will run for 10 years. The
grounds are at the corner of Shrews-
bury and CaScO streets and are with
in easy walking distance of the bust
hess center of the city. Burkett will
make no cuts in salaries, so that the
team will easily be as high salaried as
the plum of the opening game in WOr-
cester bids fair to land a berry.
Manager Dunn of the Providence
team of the Eastern League reports
that he has signed for the season Har-
ley, Brodie, Cooper, NOps, Poole, Nc
kenney and Maddox 1t is expected
that Mcfarland. Rock. Cronin, Jack
htsch and Con will sign soon. Poland
and Kruger have also signed. Mcken-
ney and Maddox are pitchers and are
highly recommended. The players are
to report at Washington March &c.
Ralph Glaze called at American
League headqUarter s at Boston
Wednesday to say that he was on his
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friends until the other players arrive
there on their way South. next Sat
urday. Glaze was looking the picture of
health and will prove a fine addition to
professional baseball. Louisville and
Columbus are anxious to get this
young player should he need another
year in slower company.
Since Howard j. Earl entered the
New York State League in June 1898,
he has sold no less than II players at
an 1ggrt gate amount of about $4,000.
The men sold by him We're: Johnny
Dobbs, Pete Childs. William Hallman.
William Gilbert, Willie Mills. Jimmy
Downey. Louis Carr, Billy Scanlon,
Leon AneS. Charley Malay, Jerry Hur-
ley, George Bell, Eddie Frank. Johnny
Segle. Will Hinchman, kid Hershey
and George Nilleman-a pretty good
lot and a splendid tribute tn Earls
managerial ability.
All of the contracts for the Utica
players have been sent out and the
men will be ordered to report April IS.
the spring exhibition games arranged
to date are as follows: April 21-22.
Rochester at Utica: April 24-25. Mon
tIeal at Utica: April 27-2S. Utica at
Gioversville; April 30. New York Ma
tionals at Utica: April 30-May /. Utica
at Syracuse; May 2-3. Syracuse at
Utica; May SO, Utica at Rnghamton:
May 10. opening of the State League
season, Utica at Wilkesbarre or Scran-
ton. April % and &c and May 4, :. 6 and
I ar" open dates.
President Hermann has brought forth
Ittle story that ne has reserved for
himself ever since the worlds series He
said: You remember the to o game
That was the game in which Rresnahan
took my eye. 1 never saw a man work
harder. The last man on the Phillies side
struck out. and Bresnahan stuck the bali
in his pocket and darted across the field.
with the team after him. / undorst TODD
afterward that he gave the ball To Ma
thewson. 1t was u regular schoolboy's
trick, and it impressed me. for it dis
played with what eagerness he was in
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