Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-16
BASEBALL NOTES

Fred Merkle. the Giants new first
baseman. looks good.
Cleveland will send its boXmen South
as early as the first week in February.
Lajoie says the report that Bill Bern
hard would be released 10y Cleveland Is
without foundation
Pitcher Harry EelS. who was shot
while hunting in Wisconsin. is rapidly
recovering in Il Chicago hospital
Billy Dyer of Worcester ranked high
among the third basemen of the South
ern League He was with Atlanta.
Detroit scribes believe that the offer
Of bonuses for pitchers is an injustice
to the other members of the team.
In the revised averages of the Ameri-
can League. Grimshaw is given field
ing percentage of .973 instead of $3.50
Lou Criger. Boston's backstop. is far
from well and is to remain in st. Louis
this winter and undergo medical treat
ment.
Arthur H. Bader, boss batSman of tic
Western League. is a son of Badcr who
plaved the outtield in washington some
years ago.
ingston the Indianapolis catcher, who
was one of the stars of the American
Association last season.
Lawrence wants Charley Girard. =
pitcher of prominence who signed with
Haverhill last year. but who jumped
the team to play independent ball.
Dan Mocller. d Junior at the James
Millikcn University. has signed to play
with Pittsburg. He played the outteld
in the New York State League in
19O6-O7
Pitcher Red Donohue. who is on the
Detroit list, will get back into the gam"
next year. His idleneSs in 1907 may
result in the loss of his skill. just as
Rusie did but Donohue believes other
wise.
There will be three Cy Young5 in the
big leagues next season-Cy / OF the
Boston Americans Cy III of the BoS-
ton Nationals. and Cy III of Pitts
burg The last named is from Wichita.
and once was tried by Jim McAlecr.
Charles ODeacom Philippi. the vet
eran pitcher of the Pittsburg Nation
ais. will retire from the diamond next
season. according to statements of his
friends He has been one of the star
twirlerS of the Pirates ever since the
consolidation with the Louisville club
at the close of the season of 1899.
The manner in which that deal be
tween the New York Giants and the
Boston Nationals shows that Manager
Kelley has a mind of his own and not
only knows what he wants, but is not
going to let even the man higher
up prevent him from getting it That's
the kind of stuff championship mana
gers are made of.
McGraw thinks Billy Keller will
come back next season and hit 300
BILLY did a great stunt against Wash
ington once said MCCiraw. making
the round of the circuit on a single [
was on first base at the time. and
scored from that station. no one eX-
pecting me to pass third. But | kept
Oh. too, and while the deacon was ar
guing with the umpire he slid home. |
guess that was bad base running.
Several typographical and clerical er-
rors discovered in the American
Leagues fielding averages as promul-
out list of corrections. In team field
ing the Washington club was found to
be seventh instead of eighth. with a
team average of $50 instead of 9S5 The
Philadelphia club was deprived of an
even 500 assists. its club total being 1899
instead of 1899. as the official list indi
Gated. The Athletics team average was
correct, however. Other mistakes COR
rected follow: Among the first base
men, Anderson of Washington ranks
sixth instead of 18th. his average heinz
.sS3 instead of 1861. Grmshaw of Bos-
ton has a percentage of 1913 instead of
800 Bradley of Cleveland should he
placed third among the third basemen
instead of fifth. his average being .9SS.
THOMAS of New York ranks 21st among
Inc catchers with an average of 953 in
stead of .S9S. Harris of Boston has a
pitchers fielding average of $50 instead
OF $50, as published.