Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-13
BASEBALL NOTES.


| Mcclure.
Buck Freeman batted Tor 81 tor
Minneapolis in 81 games
Atlanta and Memphis are making the
running in the Southern League.
Lowell plays Pitcher Cameron reGu-
| larly in the field when he is not pitch
| ing
"BilI' Carrick shut out Rochester
and allowed but four hits in Sundays
game.
Collins is the fifth man tried on third
since the departure of Lave Cross from
the Athletics.
Tiemcycr, the Cincinnati boy. who
| was touted by some as conner and
| was farmcd by Cincinnati to ST Paul,
will be turned adrift.
Joe Kelley leads the Eastern League
batsmen with 1884. Thoney second. $50;
Gettmanman, 1924; Loudenschlager.
800; Murray, .3O1; Anstein, .299; Jack
Ryan .27S.
The Philadelphia North American
man claims that of the somewhat less
than $1,000 people who turned out to see
the game in thar city Saturday fully
one-third turned out to see Collins per-
form. At that rate it will not take Mack
long TO earn "Jimmy's" $500 salary.
The Boston brand Of baseball Is too
St"reotyped, says the Philadelphia
Ledger There is not enough speed in
the team to make IL formidable. In
3laub is not Of the type Of manager to
reconstruct the team. and while the
men formally accepted him as manager
tIey lid not regard him as qualified for
the position"
This little item from the Chicarro TT
bun" is commended 10 those who thinl,
protest can be entered on an crrnr of
Judgment of the umpire: "a protest
against an error Of Judgment has M
place in baseball" The Tribune goes ~
10 say; There should be equal penaItv
for the magnates who m,ostian ~
honesty Of bail players"
Cy Sanborn Of Chicago e.v,. err,
'eat trade of jacobson of st. Louis
Vi Queen OF Boston. has inspired in
~ hearts OF Jones and CantiIIDn the
n'Pe liieN might get z slice nr the Pos
ION watermelon if it is to be cut m
anu distributed generally. Both Wash
- ION ana 'hIcag" could figure in the
Ii"oe oi ne Coliins-Knght type if
John L. Taylor would consent
Harry Bay would like to play with
Boston II didn't understand or anna
clate the terrors Of the idle horrs IN tbe
pcnltentiary until | came to sit On the
bench,' says Bay. MAY be there ran
De torture more acute to an anbitio,,.
pail player than sitting stock stiIl while
ms teammates are out there hustIinp
Tor victory. but I've vet ia learn what
IT can be. | want to pIay. aud if tbe
Cleveland club secs fit to sell or trade
me t. Boston. Ill never offer Il word
Of objection"
McCl"Skey had q Joke" team pre
scented to him. says the st. Louis Times
IN years time he formed team that
won the local championship. Shannon.
Slo.ooo purchase. and Taylor, who is
not pltchlnC in tn" important gaines for
'hlcago, are the 0rlv men ont of some
TWO dozen whom McCloskey canned
WI" hay" remained in fast COMPANY
lie mas nv" years coming 10 him to
duplicate McAl"er's success have .
team in sixth place at the end az six
weeks batting"
The st. Louis Republic says Of the
acquisition of Pill Dincen by the ST
Louis Browns: Now the hard hearted.
hard-handcd. hard-headed Hedges has
Bill. We do not know that the fact that
he did not pay 10000 for him makes
any difference in his actual effective
ness on the slab, whatever it NAV make.
IN the estimation of the soliCitous GEN
tlemen who love tosSac Hedges Jared
loose from his luCrc. In any event. we
shall Sc ic $15pn Fill Of 1907 is not as
valuabl" as IN" alleged 100000 Bill Of
1906. Fan as tn" cards may. the Hcav-
en-burn Hedges is hound to come ont
on top. u $l'an I;ilI pitches $4,000 ball,
who win.? Hedges if 1880 Sill il NOT
$4,000 Bill. VIII" is ahead? Hedges. Al
ways in front. SO we shall call him here
Paravant Hedges. Born under a lucky
star"
Says John Camel Of the Cincinnatis
OF Jack Cheshire of the New York Ma
ti"nalS; Jack was a splendid man to
play behind. He never Growled at an
error, hut was always there with a
word Of encouragement to his felders.
L remember at Cleveland one dav.
when he had a long string of straight
Victories to his credit, the Blues had rs
} to Q in eight innings. Chesbro came in
l" the bench, thanked us all for help
ing him win mis- games, and started to
take off his shoes. We went 10 bat in
the first half Of the ninth and scored
foIH runs off Earl Moore, and Jack put
on his shoes again and shut Cleveland
out in their half. The next day. at
Detroit. he insisted on pitching again.
and won thinning game by score
Of to o. no 'spit-balr pitcher has ever
approached the record he set that
year.