Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-07
Joe Yeager has never been rated as a

among ball players his worth is appre-
ciated. Were it not for him the New
York Americans would never have re-
manned so well up in the race as was
the case last summer when Elberfield
was out of the game.
1t appears quite likely that kid"
Gleason will not be with the Phillies
next season. 1t is believed that he will
go to Providence with Hugh Duffy to
fill the vacancy at second base caused
by Jack Dunn's departure. knabe, an
infelder, who played at Toledo last
season, has been transferred by Pitts
burg to Philadelphia.
Sunday ball playing was an issue in
the recent election at Mansfield, Ohio,
and Prosecutor Charles Huston, Dem
ocrat. who prevented Sunday ball, was
defeated by Samuel Marriott, Republi
can. Minister; took up Illusions cause,
but The city, usually Democratic by
bout 200 or 800. gave Marriott 800 plu-
rality.
1t was no pipe dream that Fred Clarke
offered the Boston club twenty-One play
iers for Young Cy" Young. Clarke would
have carried out his end of the prOpo-
sition, too, had George Dovey accepted
it. Wonder if Young Cyl has signed
yet. A player that knows that he is
worth that many players could hardly
be blamed for swelling up.
Sam Crane, the veteran player and
baseball writer. says that the White
Sox We're ALTERED lucky to win the
American League pc nnant, considering
he fact that the Maps and Highland
erS made far more runs. but also re-
marks: II would rater have a lucky
team than one of the stars that is on
the outs with the tickle old dame. But
the old saying that it's runs that count
does not go with me any more"
81 am perfectly satisfied with remain
| ing with the Boston club. If | wasn't
/ wouldn't have consented to go there
again. Every one knows the friendship
which exists between Stahl and myself.
My knee has mended entirely. Every
thing has been fixed up, and the Boston
fans can rest assured that / will play
| the best game I am capable of next sea-
son. 1 am not sore at any one. and l feel
sure that Manager Stahl will snow re-
ults."-Jimmy Collins.
I'm the mining towns there is little
| to do in the afternoon says Hugh
Jennings. Everybody plays baseball.
| Pennsylvania town teams in the min
( ing district afford about all the amuse-
| ment there is in that region. And it's
| a good thing too. l know when / was
working in the mines we used to work
like everything to get through early
so that we could get out and play.
When We had a big game on a Sal
urday we would get about half our
work off the day before
| The Pittsburg club trades Claude Rtch-
ey to Boston without any conjunction at
| all. And the little second baseman has
been a pirate standby ever since Drey-
fuss took him to Pittsburg. Surely all
the old-time sentiment there used 10 be
| in the game has been killed. 1t is now
purely Il business proposition, and tho
question arises, is the game any better
off for it: Richey may refuse TO go to
| Boston. He has an income of $40 a day
from oil wells, and can afford to throw
1 over baseball.
| That shOrtstOp is the key to the in
field is shown by the number Of
|
last season. The Cotton Top of the
cleveland club accepted ST. chances out
of possible 1893, a truly marvellous
record. and the only one who came
close to his work was Bobby" Wal
lace. with S11 chances. Turner had an
average of 11147 for each game.
while Wallace's average per game Was
5 12l-13S. Lajoie gave these two a hard
fight at second base. the king hav-
ing 100 chances during the season, for
an average of 1910 per game. La
jOie and Turner as team mates had
1888 chances accepting 1926.
Jake Beckiey wants to be a magnate.
The big ex-Red has Il bunch of coin
| that he would invest in baseball
franchise. St. Joseph, in the Western
League. looks about right to Jake. and
in conjunction with Charlie Nichols,
the former big league pitcher. Jake is
| making efforts to land the Missouri
town franchise. The fact that Jake still
| is on the reserve list of the st. Louis
| Cardinals does not bar him from be-
| coming an owner. as there is little pros
| pect that Jake will be retained by Man
| ager McClOskey after the spring train
| ing trip. With Jake and Nichols as a
nucleus. st. Joseph ought to develop a
team that would be more than Ordina-
rily strong and attractive.
1.-The queerest accident that ever hap
pened to me took place in Pittsburg last
season. said Fred Tcnrcy Il was
making for third. and Tommy Shcean was
playing the bag. | noticed that he was
playing rather far back. and so l ran
into the Lag toward the diamond. First
thing I knew I felt q singing sensation
on my left hand, and, looking around for
the ball. I found it hit Sheehan in the
throat. My hand swelled way up. and |
| called for some water. Young Cy'
drought M" some, thinking I wanted it for
lSheehan. hut I wanted it for myself
and by applications of water / sue
lceeded III reducing the swelling. I work
ed my fingers and found myself able to
| play the game out"
BETTER UNDERSTANDING
! WITH THE TRl STATE.