Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-27


son in giving Cincinnati a winner.
Well posted baseball men are inclin-
cd to believe that the pennant Strug
gle in the American League is already
decided. This is the way the clubs will
finish: Chicago, Athletics. cleveland.
New York, St. Louis, Detroit, Wash
inrton and Boston.
Chicago ought to win the pennant
now. The team is going at a fast clip
on the road, and thereby clinrhing their
hold. as the home games are expected
to be an easy proposition.
Cleveland is showing a brace. but it
is not thought that the Maps Will prove
dangerous again. They had their op-
portunity and lost out
This would have been an easy year
for Detroit to have sncaked in and
carted away the flag The team had
the players, but the batting slump ana
the disSenSions in the ranks nut tn,
club to the bad
Earlier in the season the done widely
considered the best had the teams lined
up as follows at the finish: Cleveland.
Athletics. Detroit. Chicago, New York.
Boston, st. Louis and Washington.
N
Lajoe broke a leg or an ear drum in
todays game Of ball. OF in anywise dis
mantled himself so that his second-basinr
days were over he would not need to
worry about whether the neighbors would
bring in something to eat The big
Frenchman has about 1880 cold. metallic
| simoleons slowed away in various safe
places where they could be rounded IN
|
| le0nic latchString. And you can't hand
him that old politician policeman query
Where did You get it," without getting
| the swift and straight come back:
| IT earned it," is the reply of the shay
gy haired bearer of baseball burdens
| And it's the solid. symmetrical truth
I.aioie has earned his little fortune. if
ever man did. He has drawn hundreds
of thousands of lovers of the national
game through the turnstiles to see "thc
greatest player in the world" and nine
days out Of ten has made good
| Larry did not draw n cent Of his salary
last year. His checks We're made out to
his employer. Charles w Somers who
borrows the money of Laioie, using it in
! his coal business. and pays tie Mans
manager per cent. instead Of the four
|
| If La jnfe draws no more money This
| season about $1,000 will go to the strong
box. for "thc king is getting about SO
OO9 year under his new contract as play
or and manager. Last years The account
| was about $500
| In the four years, 1902-1aO5 inclusive
| Larry received about $4,000 from tho
! Cleveland club altogether ana saved a
| |,
| Dick Cooley. who played center field
for Detroit last year and who is now
| manager of the Topeka club in the West
ern Association is the target for Wichita
| papers. The Topeka press is standing by
| him
| Tho Topeka Daily State Journal SAYS:
What is probably the rankcst town in
the world to play ball in is Wichita. The
fans there have not yet learned to an
preciatc good playing. The watchword
all along the line with Wichita is to beat
the opposing team by any means. foul or
| fair. Topeka is accused of trying to bluff
tho umpire. The trouble with Wichita is
| that they have losing team and Tope-
| ka. the rival Kansas town. is going to
| win the pennant. This accounts for the
| statement that appeared in a Wichita
| evening paper to the effect that Cooley
| was Missed on his own grounds. Dick
| has never been Missed and has more
friends than there are people in Wichita"
| There Is a lot Of money wrapped M in
some crack hall players. Frequently q
| small fortune is nettcd by the sale of ono
player who ranks head and shoulders
above his mates.
"Hrnc" BERGER Of Columbus. sold to
Cleveland for $500. is one Of the select
few Besides costing the Cleveland club
| q hiGh purchase price, he will draw
$1,000 year salary.
| This all but puts him in the class with
the $4,000 baseball beauties. made famous
| by Kelley. Clarkson. Brcitcnstein and
Shannon ard Seymour Of recent date
| Suppose Berger proves an exploded
prenom next year? The experiment IS
| costly.
Pitcher FL Walsh is the wonder Of the
| American League. lie is twring sensl-
ti"nal bah for the White Sox
| In the Inst r innings that he has pitch
| Cd only on" run has been made off him.
| He has had five shut outs in 4 row ana
has landed his last seven Eames
| lHllN HulllNdn, tnP W illle ChE catcher.
says this regarding Walsh; II don't 81"
| how anybody ever scored against him.
| That spit ball Of Eds beats anything
ever saw. It's almost laurhahle to stand
| behind the plate and see the star hatters
miss it by Il foot."-petrnit Journal Cy
| Coombs comes in with the American
| League wonders. too. Cy jumped into
| fast company straight from college and
| made good from the start.
"The MCt;innity- PETIT incident ut Pitts
| burg when tho players fought on tn"
diamond and the barring Of Umpire John
| son from the Polo grounds We're tho final
| Straws which broke Inc back Of the
Brush McGraw combination" S1ys the
Philadelphia Press. Brush. as president
and McGraw. as manager. Of the Giants
carried things r little too far. and tn"
crash. which had been impending for q
long time but which they would not se"
came. Now they have woke UP. but it
is too late for them to redeem them
selves New York At last secs NcGraw
and his Giants as the other cities have
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