Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-03
BASEBALL NOTES.

Wilson succeeds Weddige as captain
at Lawrence.
Portland beat Biddcford to 2
Wednesday at Portland.
O'Ncil, of the Lynn Association club.
has been signed t. play short for Law
renee.
Fall River has released and New Bed
ford has signed First Baseman Rob
ert Drew.
The Lynn team is to be strengthened
in the box. Vail has not been giving
his best services.
Dennis OHara, the bad boy of Fall
River. has been reinstated again by
Manager McDcrmott.
IIaverhill has won II games by one
run and Worcester has lost 10 games
by that narrow margin.
Frank Shannon has fixed up his lit
tie trouble with the Lowell club and
will be found at his old position.
Deacon Morriascy is pitching as
good ball as when he led the league in
pitC hing honors several years ago.
Jim O'Rourkc of the Bridgeport team
is fairly hcartbroken because ODell.
his crack third baseman, hoped to the
outlaws.
President RoIcy of the Lawrence
club announces that he has signed Ia
nes, the crack inficlder of the Holy
Cross nine.
Wcddigc, who WAS released by Law
renee recently. will not be able To
play ball for few weeks on account
of an injured ankle.
"Phenon" John Smith, the old ball
player. is now Il full-!ledced policeman
in Manchester. AS q winter manager
Smiths latest success was at Law
renee.
Jimmie Cox who is now pitching
great ball for Holyokc in the Connec-
ticut League, shut out Bridgeport to
Wednesday, allowing his opponents
but two hits.
O'Bricn, who once played second
base for Montreal. has earned the so
briquet of THE Fighting Umpire.' in
the New England League, where he Is
working this season
Chadbnurne has played many pnsi-
tions for Worcester and has showed
remarkable ability in all his assign
mcnts He is Il fine wielder of the will
low and fast on the sacks.
There were two shutouts in the New
England League Thursday, out of
three games played. Lawrence took
| the lead from Lynn. They are playing
great BALI in the New England League.
Woodward. the new outfielder who
broke into the game 50 strong for Fall
River, is a Taunton boy. He was a
member of the University of Vermont
team and since college closed has been
with AttleborO.
Leo Groom has been released hy
IIaverlill ana in the future the club
will worry along the course with three
regulars. viz: IIaslem. Mcfarland and
Connolly. Groom broke his rib last
winter and his work has suffered in
consequence.
Tho Boston Americans once in z
while get in some good work. AS
| though it was not enough to beat Chi
cago 3 to on Wednesday they grab
| bed the whitcwash brush Thursday
and spread a liberal coat over the
Windy City team.
Holy Name defeated Wcstbrook in q
10-inning game Wednesday at Port
| land by a score of 8 to >. Henry Rop-
or Was the star performer. II" made
| four hits. including a double. had three
put"uts ana five assists, playing his
| position without an error.
| cy Coon.bs pitched Philadelphia to
| victory again Thursday. when the Ath-
| lctiCS beat Cleveland 3 to ;. six hits
| were made off his delivery t" four off
| that Of bernhard. the opposing tWirl-
or, but Cy. kept the hits well scattered
and prevented them from counting
| Philadelphia made three errors to
| Clcvclands one.
Danny Shay is not playing in the big
league this year, as he refused to play
in St. Louis. He is playing out IN Ca'l-
| fornia. McGraw will not use him this
season. but will have him ready to get
| into the game regularly next year,
| probably at second base. where Gil
bcrt's work has fallen short Of what
| McGraw expects.
| Boston has no contract with Young
| that is not antedatcd by mine. says
| Frank V. Dunn. IF tn" New York
club wants to purchase his services for
$4,000. as reported. they will have 10
see me. | have not interfercd with the
youngstor playing because ne IS a
splendid chap. When it comes to sell
ing him this year, however, l Will have
to be consulted.
Boothbay Harbor defeated squirrel
Island in an exciting and closely con-
tested game at Squirrel Island W"dheS-
day to 4. Squirrel Island lost the
| game in the first inning by allowing
| Boothbay three runs on errors Stew
cnson pitched good ball for Squirrel
Island but weakened in the eighth ana
was replaced by Stanwood in the ninth
who allowed one rum.