Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-19
BASEBALL NOTES,

BrOutnerS, knight ana Oldrlng are
competing for the position of third base
for the Athletics.
Tho veteran George Van Haltren will
have entire control Of the Oakland
Cal, team this year.
Mike Donlins younger brother. Joe.
has signed to play with n club in the
Chicago City League.
The veteran outflelder George Wood.
has been reappointed a New York
state League umpire.
Charley Farrell is now Il hotel pro-
prietor at Marlboro and has apparent
ly shook the ball field for good.
Joe Villa Of the New York Sun, thinks
| that Cnnroy OF the New York Ameri-
| cans will make Il star outfielder.
Iron Man" McGuinnity, has joined
| McGraw's squad In training in Men,
phis. He is in good shape now.
Boston il taking South for a try-out a
young Marlboro catcher named Kenny.
upon recommendation Of Charley Farrell.
Cornelius Danahcr holds his New
Haven franchise at $4,000, but has
been unable to find purchaser at that
price.
Charley Comiskey saws he can not
see here any American League team
has anything on his outfit. He may see
later. though.
Jesse Burkett has not been ordered by
the Boston Americans to go South. which
removes about all doubt as to whether
he will get his release.
Lewis Brockett of Norris City. H..
has signed a contract to pitch for the
Buffalo team of the Eastern League
for the coming season.
The Phillics are having hard luck with
their cntchers. DOOM is laid up. Num-
son has q badly cut face. Donovan a
bad hand nd Crist bad leg.
Normn Gibson will be unable to join
the Boston Americans at Macon for
several days because of the death OF
his father at White Bluff. Tenn.
Manager Ned IIanlon has had to give
up active work in training the Reds ow-
ing to n touch of malarial fever. In tn"
meantime Capt. Joe Kelley is in charge.
Umpire Jack Sherman expresses re-
greet that changes in the rules were
not made TO increase batting. and
thinks the public will tire of low-score
games before the end of another sea-
son.
Dave Fultz did not so with the New
York Americans on the spring training;
trip. nor did Jimmy Callahan go with the
Chicago Americans. which means that
the American League has lost two valua-
BILE players.
Henry Olmstead. the former pitcher of
the Boston Americans is sore over the
fact that he has been sold to the
Louisviilc'S and consequently has gone
out and formed an outlaw league. He
is to manage the Escanaba team in the
Menominee Rnge League.
Charles Kimball. a former sporting
man, and baseball magnatc. was bound
over Saturday at Marinette. Mich. on
TIE charge of wife desertion. His wife
is steadily growing blind and she
claims to be the sole support of their
little Swear daughter. The man was
living in Marinette when arrested.
The Highlanders work has greatly
pleased Manager Griffith. and they way
they are hitting the leather has made
the odd Fox see signs of a few 200 hit
tors. AT present the batting order looks
rs though it will be arranged as follows:
Hahn. Keller. Elberfeld. Williams. Con-
roy. Yeagcr. Chase and then the bat
tcries.
A change has been made in the
schedule to play in Boston on Satur-
day. June 80. This has been changed.
the Boston Club. instead of playing
in New York on May 4. will remain at
home on that day and play in New
York on Saturday. June so. in ex-
change. the New York territory or
iginally being left open on that day.
Manager Prindiville has now conf
pleted his lineup for this seasons Chi
cago Maroons. The veteran has secur-
ed the following well-known men:
Ehslof. Dale and Holmes of last sea-
sons Normals; Egner. Stott and Mer-
ker of last years Maroons: Rottsford,
formerly of Rock Island; Chaser, of
last seasons Edgars: Hallen of the
Northern league. and Frank Connors,
late of the Wesley university team.