Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-03

little use to Il ball club Donovan
asserts that ball players who shine
during the winter months as crack ten
pin players are usually the slowest to
get their arms in shape in the spring.
Alperman Mcintyre. Eason and other
Brooklyn players who have been roll
ling the wooden sphere regularly are
all complaining Of a stiffness i'll their
wings. 1t is possible that other
managers will follow Donovan's
example.
John Erush. boss Of The New York
Giants, comes forward to explain the
recent cuts made in sunGry diaries.
He says that ne saved no money on
the chops and that his salary ron will
BE- ldr,rr th"n ever this sca4oH. Tlu
currency, ~ Says Mr.. Erush, has D. jill
more cuJitHbly di"trihut q. Seine f
u" men who were gct;iil:; tup much
money RAD il t"i,,,I aNny nrm them
ANA hal'cl a. thc boys VINO hud been
undtII..il. Duhlcn was sUaleed $500
and the money added to Drvlin's con-
tract. Seven hundred dollars was
amputa;cI from BnW"rman ana given
to Brcsna!I;,n. who did most Of The
work last season. John r. docs not
say who got tn" money h" shaved of
the contracts Of S1trJng ana 1irC:ann.
Alec Smith Or HuEpy, tha lna4c,t, il!
all probability.
Lefty Leifcld is said by the Pitts
burg war CORE spondents 10 have more.
speed than he possessed last year, ana
this will help him wonderfully. for il
was in that one point that he was
lacking year ago, if anything.
Lefty is big. strong lad, and Man
ager Clarke is counting upon him to
do some great work this season. Some
fans believe that he will prove one Of
the most consistent winners in the
league.
'ble Of the funniest instances | re-
member If how the members of that
Baltimore team used to jump on each
older was after a bad play by Steve
Brodie. says Hughie Jennings.
Steve was on first and someone hit
Ia center. Steve rounded second.
turned. looked at the ball and then
found that it vas too latc to get To
third and tried t. get back to second.
He was thrown ou..
What they didn't say to him when
nc came in isn't worth mention.
Go y blazcs. the whole crowd Of
You; you blankcty. blank blanks was
all Steve would say in answer.
The very next time up he got on
and tn" same identical play was pulled
on. steve never looked this time. but
tore around t" third and WAS thrown
"Ut ~ feet.
"i-v'.y'h",ir was getting ready to
roast h5;h ""ain. Lut We ali agreed to
utterly it,ftrr lin. lie was o&tracizcd
W. Resolved TIA. he wasn't worth
nnricc
"'!ioa't Ioo,; ri him. don't speak to
hr,' WAS thr Wurl That plsesI down
tn" tcn'h ~ st 'vc approached us.
He stood off hooking at us and
waiting Ter The onslaught. 80 one gave
Inn the slightest look Of recognition.
90 10 blazcS, the whole crowd Of
you: you Etinktty, blank blanks. he
yelled. There. said mine first;
Leaf YOU 70 il; 90 to bla.cs. TIL whole
crowd Of YOU; YOU biinkcty, blank
blanks. there
And still no one looked at him.
And he WAS SO mad he wanted to
fight. lie knew lie deserved the roast
ana h" wanted it ana it cut him to
think they would slight him So
Some one accused Hu2hic Jennings
Of being one of the first men to con
c"ivc the idea Of getting hit by the
pitcher in order to get his base.
Il never did such Il thing" said
Fnghic. trying awfully hard to appear
indignant. THAT gag was working
lrturc ny time. Quirt WelCh. | guess,
WAS The first man to ever reduce it Ia
4 science. The old st. Louis Outfclder
had them all beaten at that game"
ben clffyn. that fellow Cleveland
had Last year, was the chap who had
them al beaten. only he didn't know
how Ia work it," inteIDosed Herman
Srhat fer. Mike Iantiliun was telling
me ahnut him when he was playing
with Dcs Moines. Re prded himself
on the fact that they couldn't hurt him
one day Il ball COPIED him on tho
head and he rubbed and rubbed It. II
SUNG hIm hard. The next man NJ
st hit in the Same place and walked
To first without ever touching his head
Tell You what I'll do he yelled
team for q dollar
Getting hit by the ball helps some
batters," declared Davy Jones. In
stead of soaring them it makes then
AL the letter | don't know why il IS
hit | can always hit better after get
ting a crack l get mad about it ant
want to hit the pitcher just to spite
him. | guess
Many Of the Cleveland PLAYERS have
already chosen the avoCations that vii
keep the coyotes out Of their from
yards after their ballplayin% days ar
over 1t was Manager Larry's advice
when he first took command OF tn
Mans. that set the boys to thinking
The baliplayer who doesn't plan be
yond the time when he can earn bl;
money or the diamond is foolish" sai'
Larry. 1T makes man more Valua
BILE to the club owners ii he has som
profession or occupation or business I
which he can turn when he lays asia