Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-26

AfOnl III tItt. ASNoohN'
Joe Cantilion, one of the owners of the
Des MoiEes team of the Western League.
has traded the veteran shortstop. Herman
Long, to the Toronto Eastern League
club for George Magoon, who played sec
ond base for the White Sox part OF the
season Of 1909. Long captained the Des
Noines team last year and his success in
the Western League tempted Manager
Ed Barrow of the Toronto Eastern
Leaguers to go after the former Boston
Wonder.
That was an extensive SWOp indeed
made by Jack Carney, the manager OF
the Sioux, who traded Pitchers Bartos
and Jake Volz. Catcher Baerwald and
Outfielders Pulsifsf and Wilkes to Hol-
yoke in return for Rementer. McCabe
and Hodges of Holyoke. 1t is doubtful
il Carney will realize much on his
trade, for it looks as if the players al
lotted TO him would play with the Tr-
State. Perhaps he thinks he can get
them later on.
A Butte, Mont, writer says Of the new
manager Of the St Louis National
League club, John J. McClOskey: Per
sonally popular with the players who
have ever worked under him. always at
tentive to their comforts both on the
road and at home, it is no wonder that lie
has Won 50 many pennants ard has been
50 near the top in every race in The
Northwest. No manager viii call a
player any quicker than he will if tho
player does not DO right, and nobody is
faster to forgive"
Boston Globe: Coy" D.lan received
yesterday Il contract from the Boston
National League club requesting his sis;
nature. Mr. Dolan looked the documen:
over and cast il unsigned into the cor
ner Of his mahogany desk at his hone
in Allston. "SkidOo with such a stipend
for playing sun field on a National
League team murmurCd the old Cam
bridge favOrite. Dolan is already down
to weight. and few have anything on this
modest player, who put up game at the
South End grounds last season seldom
equaled.
"When | think of\the cinch that
playing the outfield was compared to
the work at third. kind of wish that
| Y ere going back to the outfeld
again says little Tommy Leach Of the
Pittsburgs. When asked what he
thought Of the trades made by Pitts
burg, Tommy said he guessed they
were al right if Fred Clark said SO. "A
year ago" he remarked. Il thought
Fred WAS crazy to let Br2nSficld go,
but 'yc managed to finish second again
Ia spite Of injuries. so | am through
making criticisms
Writing Of the once famous pitcher,
Amos Ruaie. a st. Louis reporter says:
Practically all his work is outdoors
and his principal occupation is piling
timber Ills color is OF the bt st, he has
not known a sick day in almost two
years and i'll the last year he has lost
but two days work, one of these being
for 10 purpose of witnessing 4 base
ball %lQe between the Chicago Nation
ais and the Eincennes team. Had it not
been that he was observing his birth
day on that day il is almost a certain
~ that he would not have attended the
game, as il was his only appearance at
the bali park during the season.
Boston Herald: Tim Keefc, the vet
eran pitcher of the Metropolitans and the
New York giants" in the days Of the
ciSHtNS, Witll JOHN IL. LAY was pftSl-
dent of the New York club and Jim"
Mutrie The manager. is living very quietly
in Cambridge, the city in which he was
born. He is i'll excellent health and oc-
casionally visits this city and during the
ball season often takes in Il game. H."
says there is not the favor to baseball
there was IN his day, and lie finds that
there are not the batsmen or the catchers.
Time has dealt gently with kceie, ami
he looks like the same old Tim who used
to mystify the best batsmcn in the
country.
Globe: William Dinecn, Roston's IA
nous pitcher, has not yet signed the con-
tract mailed him by the club. On his
way back to Buffalo Manager Collins
called on DIneen i'll Syracuse ana found
that he was not ready to decide Just
what he would do about playing ball the
coming season. Collins tel"Graphcd Il
friend in Boston, Saying that while d
nesn had not signed h had every reason
to believe that William would JOIN tn"
party at hot Springs and get down u
work in few days Manager Collins
may give Leon MartcH, Georgetown
University catcher. Il try out, as he has
been adludged a professional by George
town after being selected to captain the
team this season. Marfeil IS six feet in
height. weighs 1S5 pounds, and is said to
be a good man.
"onc play is sufficient to designate a
promising youngster," says John Nc
tloSIkey. the new manager of the st.
Louis Cardinals. in the st. Louis Re-
public. fake the case of Jimmy Col
Inns. whom | developed with the old
Louisville National League club Col
Inns played i'll several positions for
Louisville, hut failed 10 impress me ia
Norably until one day our regular
tnlrd baSeman could not play the bag.
and Collins was stationed there. The
louisville team was playing Philadel-
aphia that day. Hamilton laid hunt
rcoUn toward third. Hamilton was as
fast rs the wind and could hunt to beat
tie band. lie never placed a prettier
one. Collins scooped the ball up with
ms throwing arm and whipped il
cross the diamond in time to catch
Hamilton by fully Il yard That play