Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-19

the fact that he was booming along In
rare form prior to his being disabled,
the value of a game outside the regu-
lar schedule seems to be of a decidedly
negative character.
Either Jesse c. Burkett Is great
manager or the Champs have for
tunatc collection of hOrseshoes. says
the Lowell Mail. No matter how the
team is changed about, whether or not
Burkett is in the game. Worcester still
manages to forge in .ahead, of the OPP
posing clubs.
Thoney hit for 1850 in 60 games, Carri-
gan .272, Hoey .375 in nine games, KEEL
ley .341, Loudenschlager .329, Shean
.252, Mcconnell of Providence 1926. Nc
Council of Buffalo .295, Lord .31S, Duffy
.2S0. Chadbourne 1868. Abstein .253. Joe
Bean .227, Jim Bannon .2f1, Jack Dunn
.205, Zacher .1SS.
The Cincinnati ial-Tribune
says: Hanlon has a three-year contract
that does not expire until the end Of
next season. But he can be told things,
and it is to be hoped that he win profit
by the intelligence. OF course, he may
say that the knockers are working;
but this is no knock. 1t is a straight
tip, based on facts.
Is player less of professional be-
cause he does not play with a club
operating under the national agree
mont? Capt. Parry of Holy Cross Is
quoted as saving that playing on a
team outside Of the national agree
ment will not bar n man from playing
for Holy Cross. The player is a pro
just the same, as he plays in profess
siOnal league.
They have lively times in the Con-
necticut League. At Hartford on Mon
day, Dan Daimler was ordered from
the bench by the umpire, but he re-
fused to go. In the fifth inning Roth
fuss of the Hartford team called down
Pitcher Cunningham for poor coaching
and fight ensued, several blows be-
ing exchanged. Cunningham was or
dered from the grounds
Green Bay and Lacrosse can now be
added to the long distance performers.
They played % innings at Green Bay
last Sunday and the locals won, 2 to
l. Lacrosse tied in the ninth. The ]
game lasted hours 5 minutes. The ]
game was Won by single, steal and
a double. Each side made IL hits. The
losers made six errors to, two.. Jones
OF the losers famed 10. hurt his hand
by lire drive in the 18th and had to
retire.
Charley Keith. the Little Rock pitch
er who has won 4 Rhodes scholarship,
and who will leave soon for Oxford to
take up his new studies, is anxious to
get permission to show his throwing
qualities in London. Keith has lust
won wager by tossing a baseball
over lofty tower in Little Rock. He
says he will try to throw a ball over
the tower of st. Paurs church when
he reaches London if he can get per
mission from the lord mayor.
Otis Clymcr Of the Washingtons saws
he Is out of the game owing to a bad
leg and not owing To poor fielding. He
IS at home, where he will rest until the
WAshlnstons come hack East. He says:
am perfectly satisfied with nv
perth, and hope to stay with Wash
lngt"n. Cantillon is 4 fine fellow to
work for, and am having no trouble
with him or any member of the foam
Bob Ganley is playing good ball and
all that is needed 10 put Washington
right up in the race is a couple of good
intielders"
An admirer of the Pittsburgs wrote
this letter to President Rarnoy D,a,,
i"SS' Looking over your men. 1 might
say that' IN my opinion. you have n
very poor specimen Of first baseman
Ills slowness and observation-disclosures
gave Brooklyn the start in the fret
game AT bat he never failed ia str;ka
out or pop up little fly when he had
cnances to bat in runs. Your second
paseman and shotstop are o. X. Third
oase 1s weak. but Storke is irving hard
:" Narn' and Will undoubtedly suc-
'e'"' Al present he is slow about mt
tihg the ball on the runner"
Houlton handed a lemon To tho ho,,s
q, rort FAIRFIELD Wednesday by win
i''hs one OF the best games Of the seq
son pv the score of to 0. Ralph Good
WIS In the box for Houlton and dur;pr
the past few DAYS Ralph has been nre-
pairing a few twists that would he ont
u me ordinary ana he passed them nm
"i'h the result that not a man got a.
~ H"od has been pitching great ball
'"iS season, but just how gilt edge
one would hardly realize until thew
saw his record so far and realized that
IN the past q innings that he has
pitched no man has made . safo III.
THIS WEEx,c GAMES