Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-30


Boston team killed part Of the rumor |
by stating that there would be no |
change in the ownership Of the Boston |
team.
Pitcher McGinnity Of the Giants. got |
into lively scrap with Catcher PETIT
of the Pirates Tuesday at Pittsburg. |
McC;uinity landed III the tolls and had
to put up 80 for bail. Mctiinnity failed
to keep his appointment with the court
and the bail was forfeited.
Somebody has dug into the musty
archives. Of the EOS and brought I"
light the fact that the first triple play
una SISTED was made by John Darmody
Of Marion, Ohio. When the play was
made Darmody was playing second
base for the Marion stars The bases
were filled with opposing base run
ners. and, of course, nobody was out.
Darmody went up in the air for Il lin
er and caught it. He then touched SEQ
ond base, retiring the man who mad
left that bag when the ball was hit.
His next move WAS to chase the man
who mad run down from first and tag
him out a triple play unasSiSted has
been credited to Paul Hines, the old
Providence outfirder, hut evidence has
been produced to disprova the claim
Harry O'Higan, the Eastern Leagu"
first baecman, made Il triple play I'M
assisted a season or two ago, however.
, II looks as though Their" was gone
| thing the matter in Chicago. n dlS-
| patch from the Windy city says tn"
| fans are shaky about the outc"m" of
| this trip East for the CUBS. a Chicago
| correspondent sends out the following:
Some apprehension is felt here as to
| the quality of the trip that the Cubs
| will make on this trip to the East. II
| they should happen to take fumbl"
Chicago enthusiasts would not be sur
prised if they were unable TO recover.
| II is asserted that to appear as PEN
nant winning aggregation the Chicag"
| nine must he out in full. Chance leaves
AN awful gap when he sits on the bench
So do any of the infielders.
| Chance has fallen in hitting and the
| slump comes to the man batting fourth.
| Wednesday he got two hits. ON July 20
| he got one on July Il he got two hits
and another back on July IL. In be
tween those dates he got nothing in
the "birglc" line. That is, he has hit
| safely four timcs in nine games. FIVE
games without Il hit. That is the cx-
tent Of his slump and fans are prob
ably grateful that it comes at this
time.
In the meantime Schultz. after a
slump from June . to July T. when h"
got only five hits in Is games. bs gan
batting the ball regularly with at least
on" hit a day. Apparently his slump is
over.
Jimmy Shcckard bad his falling off
since July 16 w to date without Il hit
for nine games.
With Chance and Sheckard havinI
their slumps in a pal like form, the
fans may figure "the answer
Jimmy" SIacIc had a small slumI
from July Il to II. when he did not get
Il hit for four games. He has worked
the nitcher for 81 bases on balls this
year If bases on balls counted as hits
in the batting averages his mark would
be about $50. He is perhaps the most
consistent of the four leaders.
Meanwhile Harry Stcinfcldt since
June II has hit safely once or oftf n"i
~ times. having in thata time only Ii
litlcSs games.
H. has not hal his slump vet, and
may not have one. His fielding and hit
) ting have been Il wonderful brace fol
the Chicago team.
: While the big fellows. Chance anC
Shcckard, have dropped. Joe" Tinker
has, been hitting regularly and hi:
longest slump since June II has b""l
one of three. days and another of tW'
days.