Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-22
bett and Harry c. Clinton of Troy, and
John J. OBrien Of Watervliet.

Dubuque team of the Three l League,
was married at Decatur, ILL.,. to Miss
Maude SwantZ. The wedding was
surprise to the friends and relatives OIL
the young woman. Mcfarland was
manager Of the Decatur team for three
years.
II develops now that Ebbetts Of Brook |
1yn still has a large-siZed string to ln-
fielder Malay AS matter of fact, the
Columbus club pays Ebbetts for the priv
iiege of looking Malay over until May L..
II he turns out to oe satisfactory Colum
bus can keep him by putting up more
money. At the end of the season he re-
verts to Brooklyn.
Frank Jude, the Indian left fielder, last
year with the Washington, Pa, Indepen-
dents and signed to play with the Toledo
club Of the American Association this
season, has written Manager Seaman OF
the Washington club of the POW. Va.
League, that he may play in Washington
again this year. Jude will graduate from
the Carlisle Indian school this month.
Coaches Warner and Jennings have
selected the men who are to go South
on the trip of the Cornell baseball
team. which begins Friday. The follow
ing men constitute the squad: Capt.
WEIGH and Browne. catchers; Umstead,
Deshon. Bradley and Lovejoy. pitch
ers; Preston. Brown, Holman, Bra
man and Hollands. inficldcrs: Cham
paign and Bigelow, outfielders.
| An exchange says: The entrance
to the hotel where the Cincinnati team
is stopping in Marlin. Tex. bears the
street number 81. After gazing at it
Il minute ICY" Seymour remarked how
considerable it was of the hotel people
to hang out his last years batting av-
cragc." This is all right. except that
Seymour has not joined the Reds and
there is no street in Marlin long
enough to run the numbers up to 81.
Cincinnati fans arc worrying lest the
sickness Of Manager HanlOn may prove
more serious than is announced. The
Red manager was obliged to leave
Marlin, Tex. last Wednesday at the
advice Of physicians. who told him the
climate did not agree with him and if
ne remained nc might be in for a long
run of sickness. Hanlon has gone to
his home in Baltimore. leaving the
club in charge of Joe Kelley. but OK
poets to rejoin it when it starts north.
According to George Mullin of Toledo.
Dctroit's star pitcher, this will be his last
season in the spanglcs. Mullin asserts
that he is going into business in Indian :
apolis at the close of the baseball year.
and for this reason he is determined to
make his exit from the national game in
a blaze of glory. Mulin is said to have Il
friend with Goodies Of dough- who lives
in Wabash, Ind, and this individual is
supposed to be the man behind the bust
ness. George intends to start i'll when he
pulls off his Tiger uniform next October.
Otto Williams. the young baseball
; player formerly with the Chicago and
r st. Louis National League clubs, but
who played with New Orleans last
year. having been drafted by Connie
Mack and farmed out to the Crescent
City club. has signed life contract
with Miss Pearl Perry of Chilicothe.
Mo-. and is now d benedict. Otto re-
fused to accept a cut i'm salary by New
Orleans and signed 10 play with the
Altoona outlaw team. When Jake Stahl
of Washington asked MIN to sign for
the season 1906 with the Senators Otto
broke with the outlaws and will here
after play with American League
teams.
President Pulism of the National
League of Baseball Clubs has an
nounccd the following contracts and
releases: Contracts-With Chicago.
Edward NJ. Reulbach. Harry Steinfeld.
Robert Wicker John J. Evcrs, Charles
A. Miller. Carl l.. Lundgren. John F..
Mccormick. l.. o. smith. Peter J. Moo
nan. Fred l.. Beebe. Oscar Il. Knobs.
William Dodge and Claude J. Rothgeb
with Brooklyn. Fl. Doscher. II. II.
Gessler and John J. Mccarthy: with
ittsbIrg-Samuel Lever Releases:
BY Pittsburg to Toledo-Otto +. Knabc
and Edward kinsela: by Brooklyn to
A. J. & G.. of Gloversville-Jerry j.
Hurley.
Billy Clingman. shortstop of the Toledo
team. has announced his permanent re-
tircmcnt from the diamond He will en-
ter the engraving business at Louisville.
Ky. he says. Fans will be sorry 10 learn
of this announcement, and until it is act
ually seen that the veteran is not on the
Toledo roster they will be skeptical OF
the fulfillment of the statement Cling
man is one of the veterans of the DIAMOND
| and is still one OF the leading infieldcrs
| Ill tic game nc was IL member oil inc OH
Louisville National League team. and for
, years was regarded as without fielding
, peer. His one weakness was at the bal.
and although his batting average was
never high. he was feared as a pinch
! hitter.
The Northern and the Copper Coun-
, try Leagues were consolidated at a
[ meeting at Duluth. Mimi, Of the club
, owners of the two organizations. The
I name Of the consolidated league will
be the NOrthern-Copper Country
League. w. j. Price Of Fargo was
elected president, DR.. George w. Orr
:, OF Lake Linden is vice president, Percy
a X. Glass of Calumet is secretary and
A. w. kuehnow of Duluth is treasur-
Ell. The new league will be a strong or
Sanization. with q class G salary limit
ana the circuit viii embrace eight
: clubs. as follows: Winnepeg, Fargo,
: Grand Forks. Duluth. Calumet, Lake
Linden. Houghton and Hancock. The
season will open May II and close La
II Dor Gay. "A schedule committee was an
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