Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-07
BASEBALL NOTES.

Stone, the leader last season, had a bat
ting average in Il games Of 10.
Wagner of Pittsburs. Steinfcldt of Chi
cago and Magec of the PhiIlics are the
real leaders in batting for the National
League.
Clarke of Cleveland Hoffman of New
York and Jones Of Chicago are having a
fire race for the batting honors iE the
American League.
The New England League teams are
remarkably evenly matched this season.
which is the real science in running
baseball organization.
Tho Canlillion brothers Minneapolis
team is carrying the target in the Ameri-
can Association, while Eilly Clymer has
the champion Columbus boys well in the
lead as usual.
Joe Bean. now the manager and cap
tain of the Jersey City team of the
Eastern League. is doing some sensa-
tional fielding this season. In n game
against Providence last Thursday he
accepted Is chances at short field with
out IN error.
Manager Thompson and Capt. Bck-
ford have gathered together a fast
team to represent the Norway High
school on the diamond this year. The
team lost its first game, which was
played April -. owing to lack Of team
work there having been no Opportu-
nifty Tor outdoor practice.
Rickcrs' baseball team defeated the
Island FANS High school nine at Houl-
ton Friday by a score OF IS to >. in a
rather loosely played game. Coach
Allen had but one night with the Rick
or boys. ana was well pleased with
THEN showing Friday. Kicker tried out
three pitchers and they all showed up
well.
The Mohawk club team will play
Fort Mckinley. az Portland Saturday
NJ Xt when tn" clubs own grounds Will
he opened officially for the season. y
new score board has been added to the
grounds. Ham will pitch for the
Indians and he will be pitteG against
FucsscI for the soldier boys i5icknell
Will play with tie MohaWl;s until hc
signs with some scmi-prcfcsSional clul,.
1t is runnred that BicknclI may sign
with Lewiston.
4 baseball organization has been
started at Pennington. y. H., with
Samuel Ferguson as manager. Ii il
tho intention to have Il firSt-CldsS semi
professional team to represent the
town this season. \ new ban field is 70
ne laid out on land admirably adapted
epr the purpose. 1t is near the business
section and conveniently reached from
the railroad station. At present. it
looks as if Pennington would have :;
al, H.
team will seek games with the strong
est teams in that part of New Eng
land.
There seems to he little doubt but
what Catcher Carrigan made a mistake
in holding the Boston team up in the
signing his contract this season. Old
and successful players can sometimes
do this with impunty. but it rarely
operates to the welfare Of newcomer
in big league circles. Carrigan is a
very promising young catcher. In the
opinion Of many critics he is the Supe-
rior Of -Armbvuster in this position. but
inasmuch as the latter had made no
kick about signing his contract he was
given the preference when it came to
choice between the two for a pcrma-
nent place upon the team. The fact
that the other big league teams We're
willing To waive claim to Carrigan
would indicate that his failure to come
IL time promptly with Boston. had
given him the reputation of being an
intracticable player. With Criger
Shaw and Armbruster all in good con-
ditior, and playing a strong game no
team in the American League is better
fixed for catchers than Boston.