Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-25
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Southern League will m@e: ~
Birmingham, Ala. Dec. %
During the ten years n his pitched
in the National Leagu.. Sam Lever
won 1874 games and lost 81.
The South Atlantic League has been
polled and the membership will remain
SIX clubs as determined at present.
The annual meeting of the Am.ri. an
Association has been changed from
Saturday. Dec. 90. to Sunda". Dec 30
The American and National League
schedule committees ana the National
Commission will meet at cincinnati
Jan. :.
The sale of the Tororl,o baseball
grounds obtained S2sOO6 for the club
The plot six years ago cn-' the ,llb
0,OOC.
McAleer Of the st. Louis Browns has
four Outfielders who We're sent To the
American Association after a trial
with the American LcagGr.
Charley Frank OF New Orleans want
ed to arrange 4 series of games b.-
tween the Chicago Cubs and White SoX
in the spring, but met with rebuff
1t seems that the player claimed by
Augusta Of the South Atlantic League
named Naldois is not the New Bel
fori player. but another of the Valdois
family.
The birmingham club Of the South
ern League has made a proposition
to President Hermann for First Base
man Deal. If the latter is satisfied the
sale will be made.
They might as we'll stop printing
the averages so far as I am concern
ed" says Joe Tinker. Give me the
man who soes after everything. He is
bound to make errors"
Catcher Mike" Grady is very much
in demand after all. Cincinnati, New
York and Cleveland have made bid
for him. and it looks as if the last
named club would get him.
Deacon Jim" Mcclure batted .299 in
the American League last season. 1t
was his 23d year as a professional
player. Arson is the only man who
has as long a record as Mcclure.
krabe will play second base for the
Phillies at the opening of the season.
1t was a sore disappointment for Will
Armour that he was unable to get this
player back for the Toledo team with
which he made a most decioed hit
Chick Fraser is said to be exceeding
ly jubilant over the deal that landed
him in Chicago. Things are breaking
better for Fraser right along-first
Boston, then Cincinnati, and now Chi
| cago. Fraser makes his home in the
Windy city.
Stony" McGlynn. who pitched so
well for the st. Louis Cardinals the
| the latter part of the season, is said
to be flirting with the outlaws again.
He originally came from the bandit
| league. and had to pay a stiff fine be-
fore he could enter good society
The minor league meeting in New
York on Jan. 8 will be the greatest
gat hering ever known in baseball
Forty leagues and all sections of The
country will be represented. The
leagues control nearly 5000 ball Dla yers
and more than $4,OOOOOO worth Of prop
erty.
Take my tip" says Catcher Jack
Ryan, and prepare to see Pat Flah"r-
ty win many a game for Boston next
season. l caught him IN Columbia last
lefthander. He is IA wonder when 1t
comes to holding runners close to the
bases, too.
The big clubs will commence to sign
up the players just after the new year
with very few cuts in sight. for it has
dawned on baseball managers that
when it comes time to cut players
salary that's the time to pass the play
er up to some other club in trade or
back to the minors.
Although the Boston Americans
made more hits than Washington and
Chicago last season, they made fewer
runs than any club-only 462 in 1876
games, or so less runs than the near
est club and POI fewer runs than
Cleveland. The Chicago Champions
We're third in run-getting and last in
batting.
George Bell, the star pitcher of the
Altoona Tri-State team of last season,
| has been signed by Manager Donovan
Of the Brooklyn club, for 1907 Bell was
| Outlawed by the National Commission
| for failure to report. He was sought by
the Washington club at the close of
| last season. Careful students of outlaw
| baseball considered Bell and Starnagle,
| who is anxious to join the Reds, a pre-
mier outlaw battery.
| Hugh Duffy says of Abbaticchio:
THE acquisition of 'Batty' certainly
puts the Pirates in the running for
the championship. He is a fine player
and l am satisfied that his one years
lay-off will prove beneficial. l know
what 'Batty' can do because 1 have
played with him, and if the Pittsburg
fans do not warm up to the I.atrobe
motel keeper before the season is very
old, just put me down as bad pro-
phet."