Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-11
BASEBALL. NOTES.

Mike Ipnlin says he has boarded the
water wagon for good.
Outficl,Icr Clay. VIII, wouldn't JOIN the
Boston Americans will go back with
Louisville next season
In two :.asor.s Dies Mpires ha,; disnos
ell of nine PLAYERS to major leagues
That's where tn" money lies.
Roy Thomas Of the Quak.rs has given
up the dry goods business and now runs
a cigar store in Norris;uwn. Pa.
One of the knowing ones has it that
Hoey will play left for the Boston Amer
leans. Barrett in center and Stahl in
right.
The PittSburg club is thinking seriously
of annexing Catcher Jack O'Neill. recent
~ released by Boston, for u trial in the
spring.
Harry Gcssler Of The Chicago Cubs
says he has retired from baseball Tor
good. He will practice medicine in or
near Pittsburg.
Owner Frank Farrell Of tho New York
Americans stands ready to buy a first
class pitcher. and says ii hT ran lan,i
the man there will be no haE;' in, .s;out
the price.
Pitcher Doyle, who WORK. ii III Il few
games for the New York Americans after
being purchased from Wheeling last fall.
saws his lame arm is entirely well. Man
agcr Gilffiths expects 10 use him rrSu-
/ larly next season.
St Louis Star: Cantil! n. whr takes
| Jake" Stahrs place III WASHINGTON, is
as thorough a baseball man a. there is
in the land. He Will find a lot % slow
thinkers in that team. but h" can DC re-
lied on to make a lot Of changes and
eventually will be the owner "l Il winning
nine.
WASHINGTON Star: How the mighty
| have fallen! Up in Conway. in the w"s.-
c,n part Of Massachusetts,. lives Jack
! Chcsbro. If he reads tlIr payers at al
/ it must make him sad To- read how h
is "all in" and how Gri1th il ready t.
tin-can him. Only two years ago CHESHIRE
was tho greatest OF them all.
Ball players. as a rule, do not incline
| 10 sea trips. and will make strong OBJ
| jcctions to any plan to carry them tc
! training camps that way. but President
Charley Ebbetts says that his club will
go to jacksonville by boat, leaving
New York on or about March 10. Eb-
belts will attend the meeting Of tn,
national commission in Cincinnati mex
week. AMI will then go on an extended
tour to round up his players.
There is big difference Of opinion
among baseball players as to the effect
that bowling has on the arm. Al Sci
bach attributes his downfall to bowl
ing. and his opinion is backed by Err
nest Courtney of the Phillies. On the
other hand Kid Nichols has resumed
work on the allies to restore his arm
jos. Mc'iinnity and Joe Kelley. WhC
have good AIMS. think bowling has
| helped them. 50 does Harry Howell
who has one Of the best pitching wings
in the country.
fd Barrows Of Toronto was "A fighter
! for fair. but a man to put against til.
world when it comes to being a hard
loser AMI playing the game is Watkin.
Of Indianapolis. If there ever was a
man who wanted to win games. he il
the. one He played scientific ball. too
| None of your just gct-up-and-takc-
chance with him. He played the game
|
~rcrs play chess. Twice a week H.
had the team gu out to the park. when
the team was at horne and have signal
practice
Pitcher Tat" Crowley Of the Indian
apuliS team says that baseball has beer
Il help 20 him in his study Of law. He
says: My trips with the baseball team
have brought me into contact with
some Of tho best attorneys in every
| town in the American Association cir
cult This has been q great help t.
me in many ways. They have talEc.l
to mo AMI advised me ami loaned ms
! books that | would not have had 9th
crwiSe. Tho courts in six states have
been open to me almost every day ct
the summer. What | do will do it.
won't know what ! Will do until
! March. W hen spring comes and | get
the fever i'll my bones. | cant sit still
! I guess will he back on the slap, but II
will he a real farewell and no return
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