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

ri - HallowelI put
~SI'Nf+.- team in d posi-
~ ton where it's
show for landing the. pennant is more
than good.
While the most ardent Of the Angus
ia fans cannot hope. with the limited
number of games to be played. That
the Augusta team Will meet with VIC
tory and the Gardiner team with de-
feat on the same dav a great many
times, it will not require great many
such happenings to make victory for
Augusta an assured success.
The defeat of the Biddaford team by
Na:ervi!Ie ard Fairfield during the
past week has caused no end Of talk
among the fans of Maine. The Bidd"-
ford team will come to Augusta today
and it is expected a large contingent
of Bidteford Cans and rootors will he
here to watch the game. great deal
of interest is manifested in the game
and 1t is expected that the outcome
will lie Il very pronounced victory for
the local team. Much has been said in
Riddt ford about the speed Of IN" Troll
ley Leagu" teams and as RidGctord
has been defeated by the tIil"nh"rS of
the Trolley League Without any serious
trouble il Is regarded as an assured
fact that if tn" regular Augusta tenn
~ put against IN" visitors they will
lose to Augusta by a handsome maj n
ity.
Although the officials Of the Wish
ington baseball club have been some
what backward in giving out The
names of the players signed for next
season from the minor leagues, they
have not been idle and hay" occurred
several players who have been tipped
off to them by people who pose as
good Judges Of young players. Pr"si-
don't Moves has received word from
American League headquarters that
the deal has been completed whereby
Cliff Hlaukenship of the Seattle team
of the Pacific Coast League becomes y
member of the Washington team and
will report next spring. BiankenShip Is
q catcher and has been touted as the
best player on the Pacific coast. tie IS
able to play the outtield in case OF ne
cessity and Is very fast on the bases.
Last season Blankenship led tn" Pa
cific Coast League in batting With IN
average of .31l. He took part in 1o6
games. was at the bat 400 times, made
127 base hits. had AZ stolen bases and
Is sacrifice hits. something of record
to say the least. Blankenship Is tai.
rawbone fellow and his throwing to
bases Glasses up with his ability with
the bat and in base stealing, his record
behind the bat being .97S
Ernie Diehl, a successful young bus
iness man connected with one of the
Heading firms of distillerS in Cincinnati.
and who Is worth $500. 900 at least, has
been an enthusiastic amateur ballpiay-
err from the time he was tower of
strength on his High school and col
lege teams When the crippled Boston
team was at Cincinnati playing the re-
cent series with the Reds. Dich was Of
fered a chance to display his poWesS
on the diamond in professional com
pany in bolstering up that Screly dis
rtesscd and depleted team. and hc
promptly accepted. He was in fairly
good condition through PLAYING occa
sionaI games with local amateur teams.
and as his hobby is constant physical
culture he played three games rs Il
member of the Boston aggregation. As
a result he leads the National League
in batting today and will keep his lead
no more professional games.
In these games Diehl made five hits
In IL times at bat. which gives him
batting average of .464 more than 100
over the percentage of Harry Steinfeldt
Of the Chicagos Dehl would have been
offered a regular engagement on the
Boston team if it had rot been known
that he would refuse. az he could not
afford to play ball for the highest sal
airy paid in the league on account OF
his private interests. He simply want
ed the fast company" experience as
a fan and got it,
Put 1t right down that Billy Muir
ray will not be the manager Of the Bos-
ton Americans next season. says the
Washington Star. "Thev will have to
look elsewhere for manager Murray
would not come to Boston. not for $40
Qo0 per annum." In that case Murray
may go elsewhere IL he has not been
already secured. He will not lack for
offers. He has been mentioned in con-
nection with the Philadelphia Club for
the National League. If the Cincinnati
writer's had their own way Murray
would manage in that city next season.
The gentlement who chronicle baseball
events in that city have not the high
est opinion in the world of the ability
of Ned Hanlon. They feel sore. too.
because Murray was thrown down by
Garry Hermann when the Cincinnati
club was cunning for manager. TheE
think that Hanlon has Hermann mes
merized. and in that event will secure
q arrangement for 1907 without any