Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-04
Managers Slowly Picking
Out Their Men
To Do Pennant Chasing Stunt
During Season Of 1906.
phiIlies Will Train in Sayannah--.Contfacts
and Reieases.-Notes.

President e;hettsline CT the Philadel-
phia National League Club has an
nounced that the phillies would do
their spring training at Savannah. This
Iii be the third time bhat Manager
D2Ty has taken his team to that place.
hich Is considered an ideal location.
About q players will make the trip.
Starting about March /. The journey
from Philadelphia to Savannah will
probably be made by steamship. Upon
the return of the Phillies to Philadel-
phia a series Of nine games will be
played with the Philadelphia Athletics.
the champions OF the American League.
for the local championship.
Rube Waddell will take special treat
ment for his arm in Philadelphia. where
Connie Mack ran watch him.
Harry Davis, conceded to lie the best
first basema in the country. has been
elected to succeed Cross as captain OF
the Athletics IN 1906.
The signad contract for the season Of
1906 has be,.n received from Pitcher Jes-
Sc TannAhiil " President John l. Tay-
Tor Of the Boston Americans.
Pres Hedges Of the st. Louis Browns.
havfn- failed TO secure Elberfeld and
other Eishllndt rs. is now putting in
the winter trying to induce Emmct
HelGr,ck to anain don tire spangles.
That New Years joke about Waddcll
for the Boston Americans should have
been ] IL back until April 1. Ruhe is
practically 4 dead one, after his slump
last fan, when the time came to make
.,ood.
Wi!,,a.i Murray Of the Jersey City
Club was IL Ti"ston sterday paying
his resar. to old friends. He will leave
for Jersey CITY this morning and next
Saturcia viii start for the big baseball
meeting in Chicago Eext week.
Ban JohrsOn: 1.-THE coming season
gives promise Of events quite as eXri.-
ing as marked the race of 1905. The St
Louis, WASHINGTON, DetrOi. and New
York teams have been strengthened
materiaiiy and he eight clubs are
nearer an eu.'3lity than at any time
since the formation Of the organza-
ton
Old Joe Quinn, who used do stunts
around second base Cor Il couple OF de-
cadcs, Is qt.i,, a useful citizen out il
st. Louis. besides singing in a churcl
and owning an interest III an undertake
ing establishment Joe is the father 81
nine children. Joe has profitable bust
ness and takes almost as much interest
in baseball az he did In the days whei
ne used to do active service.
Boston Journal: Frank Selee will not
get chance to manage the st. Loui.
Cardinals after all. John J. McClosltey
who, an manager of the Louisville Club
made so much trouble for the I5ostO
Nationals when they tried to pull tn.
string they had on Jimmy Collins back
in rs. has secured the berth McClos-
key has quite record for landing pen
nants in minor leagues. but he has new
or held down any one job very long
Down I'm Louisville some people say h
developed Jimmy Collins and Fred
Clarke. Natural ball players come
along in spite of managers.
Boston Globe: Arthur Irwin gave It
out In Cleveland that he will get to-
geth for Altoona Of the outlaw league
one OF the greatest baseball teams in
the country before he is through with
this trip He admitted that 1t Is his In
tentiOn to raid the Boston teams and
left here for Syracuse where he will
hold conference with pitcher Bill D-
neen. Irwin says he is after jim Dele
hanty of the BostoI. Nationals 1t is his
purpose to get all the Daehantys, ex-
cept Willie to sign with Altoona-Jinl
Of BOSTON. Frank of New York Ameri-
cans, Joe Of Buffalo and Tommy OF
Pueblo.