Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-10

McGraw says that Mathewson has
entirely recovered from last years ILL
ness and is fully as good. if not triflc
better. than the year before.
The Washingtons had not played in
Cincinnati for eight years. and then the
rain caused the calling off of the sched-
uled game in that city Saturday.
Connie Mack refused to waive claim t.
Catcher Erwin of Detroit and this makes
it necessary for the latter club to carry
the player instead Of farming him out.
Frank Delalfansy will doubtless join
the New York Americans in Baltimore.
Chase will report in Washington. but may
be una BILE to be on hand in the opening
game.
Catcher Frank Bowerman was most en-
thusiastic in his rating of 1niielder Null
Ion. who came to the Giants from Ralti-
more, Yet he is TO be relegated to tn"
minors.
According to the Chicago Record
Herald the Giants are the only real
rival of the Cubs i'll the coming pen
uant race The Record Herald as
ser!s that the other National League
tenms concede the 1907 pennant to
Chicago.
Boston Herald: The New York Tribune
man says it is NOT a dangerous prophec3-
to make of the BrooklynS that they will
be in the van from the FIRST Down this
! way it strikes Ole that prophecies are al
ways dangerous. There was a world
series last year.
one of the Chicago baseball scribes pre-
diets that Bostons worst in the American
League race this year will be sixth. He
figures this OH the condition of the pitch
ing staff and the new life that will be
put in the team by Criger and by In
glaub and Wagner in the infield.
L5ioie's bunch is up against the
usual run of hard luck. Several of the
players have been injured in spring
practice 50 that their playing abilities
are seriously impaired and some of
them so badly that they will not be
able to take part in the opening series.
il all the young Cincinnati players
develop into the fast aggregation they
aye expected to become, they will GER
tainly do some fancy stunts in the
baseball line What may happen to
the team while they are in the develop
ing process is a matter of conjecture.
According to one of the war CORE
Spordents who has been chasing the New
York Americans in the South, ginger has
been lacking in the practice of the team.
This has been due to the mishaps and
the comparatively easy games. Orth,
HcGg, Doyle and Hughes are in prime
condition.
Hugh Jennings calls attention to the
showing made by Cleveland with all their
hitting, vet losing last season to the
weakest hitters in the American League.
Jennings should make note of the ham
dcaps the Clevelands have had year at
ter year owing to crippled ball players.
That will do more to break up team
than any other thing, outside of bad
management.
Connie Mack says the series between
the Phillies and the Athletics will not
show what his club will do later on. MY
mer are not YET warmed up to their
work. says he. 1T is positively too
early TO make any assertion about any
team. My club will be made up as fol-
lows: Pitchers. Waddell Plank Dygert
Vickers, Bender, Coombs; oatchers,
Schreck, Powers, Berry: baseme1l. Davis.
Murphy, Knight; shortstop, Nichols; out
field, Hartsel, Lord, Seybold; spare, Old
ring"