Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-23
BASEBALL NOTES

John McGraw has a strong hnnkerng
for Hans LoLert, the Cincinnati short
stop
1t is said that Umpire Carpenter will
not he on President Pulliaias staff next
season.
The Pirates have secured another
recruit for first base in Warren Gill OF
the oklahoma outlaw club. The new
man is 4 giant.
Fred Tenncy may vet land in Gin
cinnati as part Of d trade in which New
York will give Bresnahan and Tcnncy
for Schlci or LDbert.
President Comfskey is said to want
John Anderson for the White Sox. and
Ned Hanlon would like to place the big
SweGe on his Baltimore team.
1t is said that President Comiskey will
give Ed Heydon. formerly of Washing
ton, n trial in Eddie McFarlands place
as backstrp for the White SoX.
In Philadelphia they believe that Eddie
Grant. their third baseman, will ne one Of
| the sensations of the 1908 season. They
say he didn't get well started this year.
| Hugh Duffy Of the Providence club
! has practically completed the makeup
of his team for next season. He Will
get frs pick of the Boston National
League Players.
Dick Cooley, the former Boston ball
player, is tired of being a magnate and
has offered the Topeka franchise to the
highest bidder Cooley hopes to return,
to the major leagues.
Mike Lynch, for several years with
| l'ittsburg and now IA member of the
New Yorks' pitching staff, declares that
| he will retire from the game after neNt
season to practice law.
"Busty" Rhoades of the Cleveland
pitching staff. is solid with Mayor Tom
johnson. He has landed berth as an
electrical Inspector. Rhoades was for
merry telegraph operator.
Tim Jordan, Rrooklyn's crack first base
man, is still holding ont for morr money.
He will get aboard tn" steamer fpr Jack
sonvilla when the steamer goes South
next March, just the same, if Il" is ike
most hnld-outs.
Here are tie men on whom Cincinnati
has asked waivers. Catcher Miller. Pitch
Infirlders Deal. Dyer. EGan ana Wolver-
ton, and Outficlders Odwell. Kruger, Aut-
rey. Ralston, Daley and Becker,
Warren Gill of the Oklahoma club WaS
signed Saturday by Fred Clarke of the
Pittsburg Club to play first base next
season. Gill is six feet tall and his
home is at Arkansas City, about ~
miles from Fred Clarhe'S farm at Win
field, Kan.
Fans IN Minneapolis are sourinG on
Joe Cantillon and claim that if he
didn't have 50 many kettles in the fire
he might be able to deliver the goods.
They claim that he would break up a
pennant winning team and sell the
bunch ii there We're money enough
in il.
Talking about outficlderS who suffer
from weak legs the Brooklyn team in
clulcs tive of them. Both Lumiey and
Mperman suffered broken legs last
season. Donovan has enough to worry
him. as Scanlon. his star pitcher, has
just recovered from an operation for
appendicitis.
Arthur w. Daley Of Montpelier. VT,
who has been manager Of the Inter-
city baseball team for three years and
OF the Ottawa team one season, has
signed d contract to manage the Low
ell, Mass, baseball club in the New
England League next season. Mr..
Daley is regarded is one of the best
managers of baseball teams ever
known ut Montpelier While he was
manager Of the Inter-city team he
brought out such men as Reulbach OF
the Chicago Nationals. Jimmy Morgan
of Montreal. Ball Of the Boston Ma
tionals, Poland of the Providence team.
Hart of the Chicago Americans and
Eaton of the New England League.