Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-29

of the sensations of the year. This man
led the Western League in batting
with a percentage of 1851.
Manager McGraw once said that he
considered Bill Carrick the best pitcher
in the National League next to McGin-
nifty. This pitcher finished the season
of 1897 with New York and was on the
payroll the three seasons following.
Fred j. Lake Saturday Incorporated
the Lowell Baseball Club under the
name of the Lowell Baseball and
Amusement Co, with a capital of $4,000.
The directors Of the club are Fred j.
Lake, Charles ii. Webster and William
Griffin.
Jimmy Ryan says that Buck" Con-
nors. who is to play first base for St.
Paul, is one of the best he ever saw,
and Jimmy ought to know. Connors
was once rumOred as sold to the Bos-
ton Americans, but the deal fell
through.
Il never pitched in a no-hit game in
my life" says Manager Clark Griffith.
I'm not a nO-hit pitcher. My men
have got to help me out, for what's the
use OF going in and throwing your arm
off when you've got eight men to help
you? That's the way l figure it,
Speaking of the retirement of Out
| fielder David Fultz Of the New York
Americans, the New York Sun says:
''Fultz is Christian who practices
| what he breaches, and to make adj
dresses OH the subjects of clean and up
| right living is with him labor of
| love"
Join Camel can buy his release from
the New York Americans for $500 and
if he can clear $1,000, as he.did last sea-
| son, il would seem that he could afford
to do so. Mike Kelley of Minneapolis
and Eily Lush of New Haven would
| also doubtless like 10 get their heads
out of the moose.
| McGraws policy is to pick up only
youngsters of whom he is we'll in
| formed, says the New York Globe. He
does not expect them to jump in the
first year and be stars. He keeps a few
of them around for emergencies and if
they are brainy i'm addition to being
god natural ball players. a season on
the bench absorbing the higher rud-
| ments of baseball is a course that Will
| fit them for fast company.
| The signed contract of Buck Fres-
| man was received at the Boston Ameri-
| can League headquarters Saturday.
This makes eight of the old players in
line for next season, which with six
new men who have signed, makes IA
| under contract. The old players sign
ed are Criger Young, Collins and Free
man. No club has more men under
| contract at the present time than has
the Boston Americans. and Capt. Col
Inns is having little or no trouble in
signing up his star performers.
Manager Connie Mack of the Athlet-
ice favorS the taking the pitcher out of
the batting ORDER. He thinks that the
pitcher is SO weak q batsman that the
game would gain in interest if he were
eliminated from the batting altogether.
| Perhaps some clubs would not regis
ter a kick at that sort of thing. De-
troit has one of the best batting pitch
/ ers in the country in George Mulin.
, Plank, of Mack's own team, is not Il
poor hitter by any means. Brooklyn
has a fine hitter in Young Mcintyre.
and would enter decided protest if
!, any such rule were attempted.
: President Johnson announces that his
schedule is complete and ready for
adoption. but that the Nationals, by
t new rule this year, must be submitted
, by President Pulliam to the club own
:, ers for possible revision before its
!. adoption. Il do not see what the Ma
tional League expects to gain by that
. process" said Ban, for if they start
revising Mr. Pulliam's dates they may
produce mess Of conflicting dates. in
which ease | shall. Of course. reserve
the right to revise our schedule. 1t was
my understanding originally that when
the playing schedules have been finally
agreed upon by Mr.. Pulliam and my
self. they We're to be adopted without
change. Both leagues will hold their
schedule meetings in New York on
Feb. H."
| by the recent decision of the National
| Commission in the case of Ralph Glaze,
the Dartmouth pitcher who had sigh
ed with the Boston American after ac-
cepting terms with the Savannah Club
last spring. Glaze was awarded to Sa-
vannah. making Boston's position
stronger than ever Finding that Sa-
vannah had a strong claim on the man,
Pres. John l. Taylor called on Pres.
Boyer of the 5th avenue hotel during
the minor league convention in New
York about six weeks ago and closed
4 deal for the player. contingent
upon the boards deciding in favor Of
Savannah. In other words the Boston
: club could not lose no matter how the
! commission decided the case Before
leaving for Europe last Friday Pres.
John I. Taylor had Glaze notified that
he can now tie up with the Boston
!: Americans.