Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-06
$1,000 The st. Louis Americans have
also signed Pikcher GLADE.

$1,000. The st. Louis Americans have
also signed PITCHER Glaae.
Malachi Kittr.Gdsg,...~-,he- veteran
catcher. who is to manage Montreal
this year. has secured Third Baseinan
Hunter Hill. formerly Of the Buffalos.
Philippe will pitch for the. Pittsburgs
once more and hopes to get back his
speed, which once made him one of the
most famous twirlers in the United
States.
Providence will in all probability be
the Boston American clubs farm this
year.-Washington Star. Judging by
the activity Of the Hub magnates they
40 not intend to trust too much to
Providence.
Manager Murray and seven Of his
players left Philadelphia Monday for
Savannah, Ga, where II players of the
team who left Friday by steamship ar
rived that Afternoon. The team will
return March 2S.
Brown, the Chicago National League
pitcher. who was the "three-fiuger"
wonder of the National League last
year, has been signed for the coming
season. 1t is reported that Brown re-
ccived a raise in salary.
Charlie Pitinger has changed his
mind about becoming a baseball ban
dit and has signed the contract. minus
the sum Topped off, rendered him by
the Philadelphia club. Mike Doolin,
another kicker, also is in line.
Benjamin r. Lombard of Hillhouse.
Miss. will be captain of the "Middies''
base hall nire at Annapolis this sea-
son. He succeeds Louis F. Thibaut,
VINO graduated Monday. Lombard is
third baseman. lie is on sick leave ut
present, but will be back in another
week.
Carisch, a catcher, who has been
signed by the Athletics for the coming
season, will not play with them.
Connie" Mack has decided that he will
60 to rusticate for another summer in
minor league, and the Newark club will
have the benefit of his services this
season.
Sill Wolf, the former Washington
twirIer, has signed to manage the
Cnarleroi team Of the p. 0. NJ. League.
Wolf is the twirlcr who secured a home
run off Pill Bernhard two years ago,
Rel nhard getting even for that unusual
event by stealing a base off Malachi
kittrcdge.
"Stony" McGlynn, who is 4 policeman
at York. Pa, in the winter time, has
resigned from the force to join the st.
Louis National League team, with
which he will play this year. McGlynn
observed, upon retiring from this Office:
ssI
dubbed in the summer"
The Cantillons have purchased Wills
Manske from Pittsburg. He is a pitch
er and the Cantllons think that ne is 4
conner. He played with Des MOincS
last season until about the last month
or six weeks when he was purchased
by Pittsburg for $1,000. He is left
handed and Mike and Joe have to
many pitchers now, but consider
Manske the best of all.
Washington Star: Connie Mack has
asked for waivers on Jimmy Burke.
This means that the former manager of
the Cardinals will return to Kansas
City. Mack drafted Burke at the close
Of last season. There was good deal
Of talk that Connie secured the in
He evidently thinks that Jimmy is not
Of major league caliber or else lie
would not seek to let him out of tile
American League.
Washington Star: Billy Sunday has
opened the way for disconnected ball
players. Those lads suffering from
exaggerated ego who think they are
worth twice as much as they are
getting ought to go into the evangelis-
tic game The famous old Chicago
player has just about struck a 400 bat
ting streak in the revival game. In
Karkakee, ILL.,, the other day Sunday
was given 5000 by the residents of that
burg as a free-will offering. Sunday
made 5000 people say they We're con-
verted. and they We're all so happy
about it they just showered him with
money. Sunday made more money in
one day than any of his fellow ball
players make for a whole seasons
work. Here's a chance for RED" Don
ahue, Matty Mcintyre. Mike Donlin,
Johnny King. Bill Gilbert, Addie Joss,
Dusty Rhodes and a few other giants
of The diamond who are kicking be
cause they don't like the way their
baseball careers are being shaped. Get