Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-03

fielder and an aggressive ball player,
| though a rather "streaky" batter.
Third Baseman Harry Clark, who play
| ed fine game for Milwaukee last season
and was drafted by Pittsburg, will prob
| ably be turned over to Louisville.
Manager OPrien of the Fall River
| club has booked the strong Newark club
as his attraction on Friday, April 10. Pa
triots' Day, and for Saturday, April 90.
President Harry Pulliam of the Ma
tinnai League passed Christmas at Nash
vile. Tenn. with his father and sister.
Both are baseball lovers of the first wa
ter.
Pitcher Hall of Cincinnati. who was
recently stricken with paralysis. is com
ing around all right and Rube Vickers
and ne are running Il ball club at Santa
Barbara.
The Lawrence club has come to terms
with Robert Drew. ]. +. Maroney and F.
A. Cadman. Manchester has come to
terms with F. r. Vreeland and NJ. ].
Donovan.
Sim Murch, tho fine first baseman OF
the Manchcstors, is keeping himself busy
these winter days with a job he las over
in South Rost"n. and Will report in SPLEEN
did condition in the spring
The Boston Americans have had al
together too many experiments in the
out1ield, especially last season. and IT,.
patrons are laundering for the real
article, says I, Detroit paper
Although Tom McDermott is ont Of
ha ahal ~,
all surprising if he renaws his activity in
some other field. He may try his fortune
in the New York State League. where
there is an opening.
Ono Of Manager Cantillon's brothers.
w. ID. CantillGn. was a prDf' ssi0nal bali
tosser in Wisconsin and entered th.. en-
plcy Of the Northwestern Railroad rs n
brakeman. He is now general manager
Of that road in the Northwest
Stevene Flanagan has signed Dennis r.
Hurley. an infieldcr and member of the
Cambridge common council Hurley for
merly played with the Irstitutcs Of Cam
bridge. the leading ball club of Cam
bridge, has played second and third base
there. and is said to he a promi.i,-
player.
ITO see real baseball life Won must
travel with q team" says Mickey Cor
coran, the shOrtstop,' last season with
the Buffalos. who will be WITH Dctro;;
next season. Last season was my
irSt with a fast club Gnd nv eyes
Wer opened According IL the Buffalo
courier COrcOran possesses chamnion-
ship timber. In IS games he fieldcd
Tor 800 and batted for .231 in Sc games
According to President Watkins OF
the Indianapolis club the chicago Ma
tlonals have picked up a wonder in
catcher Warren Sec bnugh of Pitts
burg. Kan. "Seabough handles him
self much like Buck Ewing. esnecia1-
~ in the easy way in which he throws
t" bases. Says Watkins. He is fast
enough and is god left hand bats
man. Sedb"ugh has just been appoint
ed to responsible position with the
FRISCO railroad system ar Springfield.
No.
The base runner is bound 70 obey
the instructions of the coaches because
the runner is not supposed 70 lose hi.;
speed by 'rubbering around for the
BAN out IN the field" says Manager
10" 'antillon of the Washington club
>" IN" c"achcrS work cuts a big fig.
uie. and hoT bad a team looks when il
losses off 4 chance for victory nv q
stupid piece Of coaching, Not stupil
work necessarily. but something which
looks stupid to the fans because they
think the c"acher's Judgment ought
to he always perfect
Connie Mack had the greatest morn
ing pitcher | ever saw u rev years
ago. when he was ina mayer at Milwau-
kte. says Joe Cantillon This man.
N"llendnrf by name. had all kinds OF
speed and curves in the morning prac-
TIE" stunts, but in the afternoons he
WIS Il dead one. Finally. however,
COMM" pitched him on Fourth of ,Iuiv
morning, and Nollendorf won. He
;rlcd it again on Labor day morning
an! the German pulled down another
Tictory. What are YOU going to do
with nm now" | asked Connie Save
hlln for next Decoration day morn
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