Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-13

Billy Phyle is trying to make George
Tebeau reimburse him in the sum OF
1886. Phyle having paid that amount TO
escape arrest for accepting 800 from
the outlaws and then failing to report
nreicrring to play with Tebeau's Nan
sas CITY team. AS yet Tabeau mas NOT
ioosened up.
lilly Lauder. the former Brown
inlNerslty crack third baseman' VIII
coach at Williams College next season
He is still on the reserve list OF thc
New York National League CLUB de-
spite the fact that he is through Wi'h
professional ball.
Bid McPhce has not been forgotten
by the followers of baseball. In IL re-
cent controversy. started by Il Pnlia-
6"lphEa writer through his claim tiia'
suck Ewing came nearer being the
ideal ball player than any man tfat
ever wore the spikes. McPhec WAS held
up by Il number of correspondents DIS
the model player.
Of the Chicago American outfield OF
previous seasons. Holmes did we'll with
the Lincoln. Neb.. club. Callahan made
Il success Of Independent ball, and
Green showed he was still i'm good
form by his good work with the Mil
waukce club. where he was power in
helping to land the club in second
place.
Five baseball records were made
last season, which will probably re
main for some time. Here they are:
Boston and Athletics 24-inning game
Shortstop Altizer making five runs IN
sevcn-inning game; Chicago Nh
tional winning 116 games. 10 more
than the record; Chicago Cubs ana
Brooklyn playing a full game in 60
minutes; the loss of 20 straight by the
Boston Americans.
There is lively row on in the Ma
tional League over the playing of
games with American League clubs i'll
the spring. The president of the Chi
cago club has openly scored the Gin
cinnati club for arranging several eX-
hibition games with Comiskcy's
worlds champions in yorktown. but
Garry Hermann has gone on record
not be Cancelled. If the Chicago Ma
ship the chances are that no such
squabble would have arisen.
9TH" American League experienced
the most successful season in it's his
tory during this year, and from every
point of view" says Ban Johnson
Every club made money, several
showing mammoth financial improve
ment over any previous year. In New
York, for instance, every visiting club
received for it's share of the receipts
three times as much as in any season
before. and nearly every other club
showed big gains in attendance Even
| III Boston. with Il tail-end club the
attendance showed very little falling
off. | am emincntly satisfied with last
seasons results, and the future pros
poets of the league
There are some very poor historians
| breaking into the game as baseball
writer's. as TIE following extract from
Il Western exchange will show: Ball
players who were in the thick of thu
fight between the National League and
the Brotherhood clubs of 1890. and who
are still identitioc with one or the 9TH
er of the two major leagues of today
! are talking of holding an nld-fashioned
| reunion. There are only about Il iozer
| left: Mcclure. Gleason. Cross. Beck
| ley. Davis. Young. Donovan. McAleer
OConnor. Lowe and CorcOran. They
are getting as scarce as veterans oi
the grand old army. OF the II Nance
| as PLAYERS who took part in Tho
| brotherhood movement in 1890 Their,
| were only three who did So THESE
were Mcclure of Cleveland. Lave Cros:
of the Philadelphia Athletics. ant
Beckley of Pittsburg. Kid Gleason
jumped back to the league and the 9th.
ers broke into fast company later
| E,oSt of them taking positions left va.
cant by the boys who went with tbs
Players League.