Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-10
DOINGS in THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

time on Monday. Seven members of the
freshman class have been retained for the
Varsity nine, among whom are several
stars.
First Raseman Arthur Brown, who
played with the Will1esbarre team of the
New York State League last season. has
signed with Johnstown of the Trl-State
League. He was drafted by Newark az
the close OF last season, but as Newark
would not pay him as high salary rs
Jchn.toMn offered lie decided to play with
the latter club He led the first basemen
of the New York State League in hit
ting and fielding. although it was his first
professional season.
Arrangements have been completed for
the Brooklyn National League baseball
club to leave for the training grounds at
Columbia, S. c.. on Monday. The follow
ing players will start from Washington
park at noon: Batch, Bergen. Butler, Ea-
son, Hurley, Jordan, Lewis. Lumley, Ma
lay, Maloney, Pattee and Scanlon. Alf"r
nan, HummeI, Pastorius. Bell GcsSlcr
and Ritter have been notified to join the
team at Washington. OF the other play
| ers Casey will go from Detroit, Briggs
from Cleveland. Mccarthy from Chicago.
Stricklett from California and Mclntire
| from Memphis. Practice games he
ing arranged at SpartansburG. Asheville
and Salisbury on April =, ) and 4. respec-
| lively.
President Hermann received a let
i ter from Jim Dclchanty. stating that
! he was out of the hospital, but not
read enough to endure the long trip to
,rlit Et,N,.; nj AI,
| Hermann when he left Cleveland
which would be in i day or two. Sey-
nour will wait for Delehanty and go
| South with him. In speaking of the
players Mr.. Hermann said Judging
| from what ] hear OF Delehanty, he j.
in fairly good physical condition and l
know that Seymour is. so that there
is really 10 hurry about sending them
South. They will probably leave Thurs
day or Friday. however, and | certain
~ expect to get them to Marlin Springs
tn start in to training by next Monday.
Umpire Hank O'Day swcars by the
| foul-atrikc rule. He says: II never
have heard an umpire nor Il good play
| cr object to the four-strikc rule. 1t is
OH" of the great reforms in baseball
| that accomplished What it was intend
ed to accomplish. II has eliminated
| much kicking, shortened the game, has
made for nor, intcrt st in the sport and
can not be unfair when it works alike
| toward every team. 1 know battcrs
WHO us"I to practice every day fouing
off pitoh ned balls. Any major league
player who could not foul off a ball
ought to quit play. Suppose an UNI
pre- without he foul-Strikc ru,t.
should give these experts at foulinC
off full latitude? What would become
Of the game"
The Brooklyn club is having some
trouble with Pitcher Scanlon, who has
returned his contract to the officials
with tho statement that he will retire
fiom the diamond before he will accept
the ridiculously small salary that has
| been offered to him. President Ebbetts,
OH the other hand. says that he has
raised Scanlons pay $500 over that Of
last season, but he declines to make
public just what those figures were.
Scanlon says thai he would be ashamed
to make known his 1905 salary, and
that when the season was at an end
he WAS Informed that this season he
could make out his own contract But
|
| officials. who say that no player ever
received such lecway.
Now that have quit baseball. a queer
| feeling comes over me as see the players
| making ready to 60 SOUTH said Charley
| Farrell. as he sat back in chair at TIE
| American headquarters at Boston Thurs
day. I'm afraid that >poor Criger is III
a bad way" continued the Duke. ''and
that would mean a great loss to tho BoS-
ton club CrEer has been aling scvcr1I
years. and q game fellow like he is never
groans until he is up against it good and
| strong" The Beaudreau hotel Proprie-
tors Leary and Farrell. Marlboro. Mass,
will he the Dukes address from this out
| MIR. Farrell accepted "a complimentary
season ticket from the Boston manage
mcnt and will he at the HUNTINGTON ave
| nue. grounds ut the opening game. AMI
as often thereafter as business will per
NIT. II cant SEQ where anyone has any
thing on Collins boys when in shane to
go the distance" he said. land it looks
very much IS if they were ont for the
money this year