Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-01
BASEBALL NOTES.

Charley MathsOn rises to rcma rk :
1.-THE spit BALI evidently hasn't filed ex-
pectorations. No theories have been ad-
vanced and it's after New Years too"
Second Base man Fred Raymer wants to
get away from Boston and would like to
play on the Pacific coast. lie is winter
ing at Watts Station, Los Angeles. Cal.
One of the Tri-Statc rules is: No ball
player under contract with either of tie
ma jOr leagues can participate in any Tri-
State games unless signed regularly for
the season by the club which plays him
Pennsylvania Massachusetts and tn,
Eastern states send out the greatest
number of professional ball players. Years
ago Brooklyn was the recruiting point.
Now players from Greater New York are
very scarce owing to the lack of avail
able playing space and the activity of the
police.
A Boston American player threatened
to leave tho club in Chicago because the
sun didn't shine i'm his room in the fore
noon. Il need the sun tn wake me up. -
he said, land | must have it."-Chicago
exchange. The boys were simply takins;
it easy after two glorious seascns.-Bos-
ton Globe.
Cleveland has increased the seating ca
pacity of its grand stand. When the To-
bcaus were running things in the Forest
city they almost extcrminated the inter
est in baseball by their rOwdv tactics
With them out and a splendid team and
management, the interest has grown TO
be more lively than ever.
Norwood Gibson left Boston Tuesday
for Peoria. Ill. where he intends to make
Il short visit and then go to II": Springs
for II three weeks stay before starting
for the training grounds at Macon. Glib
son has been in Boston stree the season
closed. lie looks well and said he felt
sure he would do mis- full share of the
pitching next season and make up for his
poor form of last year.
Alex j. Nadeau, the former Manches
| ter pitcher. will manage baseball nine
| in Lewiston during the season of 1906
| NaGeau, who managed n team in Mar
| chester for two years, has brother il;
| the New Orleans club OF the Southern
| League. The team will be known as the
| Lewiston Grays and the lineup will he as
| follows: Henry TnCtrcault, 2b: Peter
| Nerrcault. SIS (captain); Alfred S. Peter
c: Paul Parads. p: Arthur Bowley. III;
| Joe Pascuet. 3b: Archie Belisle. rf Elmer
Cyr, If; Henry King. cf and Arthur Juno,
sub.
Arthur Irwin announced Tue sdav at
| Altoona, Pa, that in all probability
| Young Cy' Young would wear an AL
toona sweater next summer. According
| to Irwin, Frank V. Dunn bought an on
| ton on the Boston Nationals for $500.
and recently the owners of the club de-
clared the amount forfeited. Dunn. ar
| cordirS to Irwin, personally signed
| Young Cy'' Young. and the latters con-
tract is with Dunn. and not with the Bos-
ton club. Unless Dunn gets his 5000 back
Dunn SAYS he will not permit Young to
play with Boston. Irwin has had con-
| ference with Dunn. the outcome of which
is said to be that Young is to join AL
| TOMAS pitching staff
Seven members of the Holyoke baseball
club Of last season are going to iump tho
team and cast their fortunes with the
outlaw Tri-State League They will play
with the Lancaster, Pa. team, which