Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29

Brooklyn has relieved a great deal ~ gnq-
pense in Baltimore among the fans there
| jordan. the first bas.mau, who was draft.
| "a has been retained by ErnnkIyn. how
| ever.
Manager Sayer Of The Haverhiis h.q
| signed Myer Field. n catcher, who has i,
reputation. Fields WAS lest year WIN
the Youngstown club, champions nf thr
| Ohio and Pennsylvania Lragne He ha5
also pfnyed IN the Connecticut League
| Lou Crie"r's hobby is diamonds. Most
| han players have fnlrdn"ss f,,r Inye.t-
| inr thea earnings in ia" 8iittcring gems.
| b,tt there is none among them who knows
50 well what h- is getting when he buys
stone as does the Boston catcher.
| Il have done a lot Of strenuous training
work I'm my time, . said Tom COrcoran, the
clever shorts:op of the Cincinnati team,
but the work We are doing under Ned
| Hanlon In Texas tins spring beats any
| thing that I've ever been called upon to
| do"
Curt Weigand has fixed up matters
with Williamsport ana has signed a York
| contract The WillamspOrt hated to re-
players last season, ana was the captajn
Of their team. HrcKert purchased Ills re-
| lease and WIcgand will again captain
! the York team.
| There is n strong sentiment at Brown
University in favor Of disbanding the cob
! lcge baseball team on account Of me
rules ual,r which the team Is expected tu
play. II all the players who have played
| Sunday I'm fer money are dropped under
the rules, the team will be hopeless
| ly weakened and there Will be little use
of having a team in tie field.
Catcher Stanaglc has jumped from Lin
| coin. NCb., to Altoona. Starnaele was
tried by the ST. Louis Cardinals in 1901
| but found wanting. lie played with Sioux
| City, Ia. last year and was sold To Lin
coin. When informed Lincoln intended
selling him he demanded and was MED
the privilege OF picking his team
| Ruhe Waddell gave n demonstration Of
His eccentricity at Memphis Saturday. II"
was pitching for Philadelphia against the
Memphis club. and he ordered all play
| ors except the first basrman and the
catcher from the field with one out in tn.
| ninth inning and the score > to g. Then
IN !llI9lItii5 tIl'' SdiIlf Will HIS iIll-cl.
| rig. striking out the last two batsmcn.
| President Roosevelt will have a special
box for himself and family al the Wash
| ineton American League park this sum-
| mer. The President does not often attend
| baseball games but the members Of his
| family do and his son-in-law Mick" is a
rootrr Of the deepest dye. A special pass,
| bound in leather with gold initials. has
|
Congressman LOngworth.
Manager McGIew has announced that
the South Bond team Of the Central
League viii not TRAN at Notre Dame this
year or play a series f early eamer. The
reason given Is that the university can
not accommodate the players 1t is un-
dorstoOd that South Bend will train at
Wabash College ana play carly season
games with the cOllegans there.
Masnates of the Interstate League have
adopted the constitution Of the South At
lantic League. which provides 10 Der cent
reserve fund. The schedule is agreed
upon, but its formal adoption awaits the
disposition Of Kalamazoo. which is claim
| ed by the Southern Michigan League A
committee Of G. w. Fickell, kalamazoo.
and E'rt I.ichtenxalter. Fort WaNne has
| been selected TO go to Albany, n. y, and
| lay the facts before Secretary Farrell of
the National Association Of Minor
Leagues.
Manager Burnham OF the Newark Fast
ern League team has recently signed ont
fielder Kirby j. Brennan. formerly Of the
Northwestern League. and has completed
the makeup of his team. He has: Pitch
l f.arfor
| Fertsch, McLane, Carrick, Tonkm and
Rronhe: catcEers, Shea and Daum: first
| base O1iagan and Brown: second base,
Mailing, Wagner Engle. Gatns and Con-
| nors: shcrtstop Gatins: third base, Cock
| man and Ford: ontfielders, Jones, Swan
| der. brennan and Bockstahlcr. The latter
| hailing from Oswego n. V This is on
The whole team of fast men ana Shorlt
make good showing in the Eastern
League this season.
John ii. Conway, the new member Of
| PulliamS staff of National Baseball
League umpires. is native Of Dudley
| us baseball career began as captain
manager of the Nichols Academy team or
dudley In 1889 he menaged the Web
Ster baseball team, which included Hick-
| man. now of the WaShingtons: CARNEY
formerly OF the BoStonS; Dyer Of Mont
real; James Stafford. retired; Merritt of
Lowell and many college stars In 1901
| ne rmpired in the Connecticut Leacue
and ho made good. Last year he worked
| IN the Eastern League. where he attract
| ed the attention of Pulliam. He Is
prominent member of Webster Council
| Knights Of Columbus.