Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-10
BASEBALL NOTES.

Lajcie'a homer last week was his
first since 1903.
Fancy Bradley If Cleveland is bat
ting around the 10 mark.
Flick has done the hardest hitting
Of any American League player.
Big Cy Y"unt; has won more games
than three pitchers Of his own club.
Doe Newton landed 10 out of IA
games while with the Montreal club.
Chicago left Mike kanoe ana Pitcher
Durbin at HON" to watch the grass
grow in the ball park.
John Hocy made two hits off Barger.
the former New York American League
pitcher, Saturday.
The ST Louis Nationals find it
most difficult matter to win more
games than the Cubs lose.
Moore, t:lherfcId and Orth are the
800 batSm.n of tn" New York Amerl-
cans ard Lumlcy Of the BroolSlyns.
The .'hicag" Cubs won - games.
lost seven uour {" Pittsburg) and tied
one game during their long stay at
home.
Montreal now has clear title to
last place in the Eastern League. with
no prospects at all of finishing any
better.
Evansville and Tcrre Haute failed to
score in Is innings at Terre Haute
July L. The latter made two runs in
the 10Th inning.
McCIoskey has kind things to say
about both Konetchv and Burnett.
''They look good. very good. to me-
said John l.. in his letter to Robson.
The Chicago Cubs had hard work to
down Utica. the New York State
League leaders. Sunday. winning. to
=. in II innings. Taylor and Lundgren
worked for the victors.
Detroit News: The famous white
soap is .? 44-1o0 pure. and it seems that
VIC r""all that is the percentage of
strength added to the Phlamadels by
the acquisition of Collins.
The obscrvant Billy Phclon of the
Chicago Journal says the Boston
Americans are playing the sort Of
game that doesn't win half the time.
hut always Tops the top-notchers when
il is least expected.
At present the hatters' box is six
feet long and four feet wide. half of
il being in front Of the plate and half
bcnnl McAleer and OConnor of the
st Louis Browns think that an extern
sion If two or three feet on the front
end Of the box would help the batter
along a lot. without i'm anyway inter
ferinE with the present arrangement Of
tho game. This would give the batter
chance {" run up on the bill and hit
either spit ball. curve or break be-
fore the latter had chance to deviate
from q straight line. Under the pres
ent rules if batter hits ball while
out Of the batters' box he is called out.
Roston Herald: Ran Johnson's UNI
pires nre not doing their full duty this
year. says the New York Press. While
Hurst and Stafford were giving the
decisions at American League park
last week neither referee thought it
important to announce any changes in
the personnel of the teams during the
games. t1mpireS are not expected to
tell the spectators of alterations from
tho sroreboard when announcing the
batteries. but they are rcuuired--at
least nv the National League-to in
form the press stand of any substitu-
lions that take place during the con-
test. Hurst and Stafford may have
been suffering from colds. but they GER
tainly saved their voices when
pitcher was changed or a batSman
substituted. Their percentage i'm put
ting the spectators wise to the altera-
tions was not far above the 100 mark.