Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-06
DOINGS in THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

Dick Hyland will meet in San Francis
co Feb. 26.
Ba timore has signed a young catcher
named McCabe, who is recommended
by John Ward.
Keller. Kleinow. Hogg. Elberfield
and keefe have signed contracts with
the New York Americans.
Kid Gleason and Jimmy Bonner have
been matched for Tommie Quigleys
club in Wilkesbarre Feb. IA.
Grant, the new infielder of the Phil
lies, had fielding average of POI in
IS games for Jersey City last season.
kittredge will lake his Montreal team
down South for spring training and
will leave New York with his bunch
about March 20.
INK Russell of Philadelphia and Jack
Dougherty of Milwaukee have again
been matched, this time for the Mil
waukee A. c. for Feb. Is.
The ST. Louis Brown have secured a
third Texas catcher in a player name i
Stephens, who is pronounced even bet
ter than Spencer or Hickey.
Nov it is reported that McGinnity,
"the iron man." will remain in Nc
Alister. I. T, to conduct the business
of his father, who died recently.
William Cly1ner. the manager of the
Columbus Club Of the American Asso-
citation, has SO payers on his list. o:
these 16 are pitchers and 10 infielders
| Charlie Nearys next fight VII h.
| with George AIemsic at the Badger a
c., Milwaukee. March T. 3ierSi1, Is tn
boy who knocked Near cut II los IN
| 5cleS this winter.
| Frank Mantell. the welterweight, VINO
wants to meet any one of the weight in
the country. is training at Pawtucket
and is in pretty good shap2, ready u
70 on at a short notice.
| Kid Scaler. who was in 81 @ton for Il
| while and who promises to com" back
| in the spring, has been matched IL
| meet Kid Ogilsby in a finish fight IL
| Wallawalla in the near future.
Tom Browns friends &C working
hard to secure for him ali american
League berth, and Presi lent johnson
has received many requt St. 70 find an
opening for the veteran Ton is row
| coated in Washington.
Mike Fisher wants TO form n league
in Nevada embracing the towns OF
| TonOpah, Goldfie!d, Rhyo,itc and Man
haitian. Fisher claims to nave back
ing and will so to Nevada in a few
days to look over the ground.
The Anril date at the Badger A. c.
CT Milwaukee has been promised tC
Charlie Neary and Dave Deshler, pro-
vding the two do not get whipped IN
the meantime. Both have tough fights
on for next month, however.
steve Kenncy and Packie Mcfarland
nave been matched for 15-round hat
tie for Davenport for next Monday
right. Jimmy Briggs was offered the
chance of meeting Mcfarland, but the
purse was not of sufficient size for hin
to make the trip to Davenport.
Tommy West, a little 110-pound box
er, came East with Joe Thomas Vnt
Harry Foley West is said to be a goot
boxer. and will probably be given {
chance to show just how good he IS /!
La six-round bout in Philadelphia
lagainst one Of the little fellows there
Young Corbett is back at his hom'
in Denver telling people how he has
improved and what he will do to kit
Herman when they meet. 1t took Cor
batt quite a while to tell it, but those
who follow fighting could tell the same
story in a very few words.
| Manager Fred Clarke of the Pitts
lburg team came near giving Barney
lDreyfuss heart isease Monday. a let
tier was received from Clarke in Kan
lsas ordering Dreyfuss to dispose of al
players on the Pittsburg team. save -
Whom Clarke names. This will NEAR
the disposal of about II players noA
Ion the roster.
Frank Burke and Jack Hannifin, Wh'
llcft the Connecticut League last sea
son, have been ordered by Manage
McGraw to report for the Southern
"trip Of the Giants. West, who went t.
| New Haven from Rockville, is to b'
tried out by McGraw and he will &c
company the team on the trip. He los
one and won two games for New Ha
ven.
| President Mike Cantillon OF the Min
lapoliS club announces the completion O.
a deal with the Boston American!
whereby the latter club gets Denny
Sullivan in exchange for Outfeldel
Goodwin and some compensation. Sui
Ivan has signed with Boston and God
win was released to the Minneapoli!
team last Friday.