Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-11
The Players on the Angus
ia League Team.
They Will Report Monday and
Devote Week 10 Practice.
League Season Will Open Here May
20 With Bangor.

| has set the fans to wondering what
SORT Of team will represent Augusta
| in the Maine state League the coming
season and q few words of the team
signed by Manager Wreath are now
| III order. On next Monday the boys
| will report, and Tuesday the fans will
| have their first chance to size them up
when they come together for their
| first work out on the Driving park
| Possibly an exhibition game will be
played That day with the COny High
| school team. In all, about IL men will
| report for Il tryout, and as they have
! been notified to report in condition it
will not take very lon5 to weed them
down to II. which is the number Man
ager Wreath expects to carry during
the season.
First ONES Captain O'Laughlin. who
will cover second base. OLaughlin is
an old head in the business, having
played infield positions the past 10
years, and for five years has acted as
playing manager on every team he has
played on. Manager Joe Kelly of the
Toronto Club in the Eastern League
sent O'LauShlin a contract, but he pre-
ferred to play near home. Henderson.
who covered first last year will hold
that sack down again, and his ability
is so well known To the fans that no
comment is necessary.
Frank Jones OF Milton. n. H., VINO
has signed to cover the short field for
Augusta, held that position on the fast
Milton, y. H., team the past three
years. and Captain O Laughlin predicts
that he will lead the shortstops in the
Maine State League. Owing to an in
crease in Mr.. Jones family he writes
that he may not be able to report on
time. but will be here not later than
Saturday.
Billy McDermot of South Boston is
highly recommended by that eminent
baseball authority, Johnny Mooney. of
the Boston Journal, as being conner,
and one of the fastest young third
basemen in New England outside Of the
Major leagues. Four of the New Eng
land League clubs tried to sign him.
but on Mr. Moneys advice he will
come TO Augusta 10 gain more expert
encc in the Maine State League.
Two catcheIs will be tried out,
c. Bert Kelly of North Andovcr, Mass,
ard Max Clark of Skowhegan, Maine.
Kelly is recommended by Henderson
and FOllenSbCe as being a corking good
back stop and a hitter. Clark was tried
out by New Bedford this spring, but
as Manager COveny retained last years
catrhers. lnd lie takes his own turn
back of the bat. the chances We're not
very good for Clark. so he will come
here - show what he can do.
That completes the infield, and if it
shows up rs well oil the diamond as it
does on paper, it will he a hard one to
beat.
Five cutficlders and four or five
pitchers Will report. Everybody knows
who 'Baggy" Allen is. and it is safe
TO say that in signing this hard hitter
from Fairfield to cover right field moth
ing Will get past his big nit.
Felix Talbot, who will take care &c
center field, Led the crack Salem team
last wear at the bat with a batting
average Of 347, and fielding average
Of 9S6. and had IS stolen bases to his
credit for the season.
Clark Sharply, who halls from Jones'
VILE, VT. is an outfielder who played
the entire season out last year with the
Rome club of the Empire State League
on non-reserve contract. The records
credit him with batting average OF
$40 and fielding average or 941. If he
placed in the left garden.
The other fielders signed are Martin
'"Aioy and Harry Smell. Last year
toHiey played on the Jordan. Marsh
~. baseball team in Boston. and led
the team at batting and base stealing,
put his fielding was not of the sensa-
tlonal order. He will be given q chance
70 overcome this. Not much is known
Smell l11+
turned from the Pacific coast to his
home in Portland. He claims III have
played the outfield and caught a few
games when the regular catcher was
huft IN the Coast League. Smell wants
to try out for the team and also engage
III poXlng bouts as he is somewhat
clever with his dukes.
what about pitchers Manager
wreath was asked by the interviewer.
We'll. As | believe that to be the most
important part Of a club in modern
baseball, have Of course given a great
zeal of attention to securing a few
good ones, ] assure you.
First on the list is the invincible
Gibbs, who made his mark last year in
independent baseball. Gibbs had very
little chance to land at HaverhilI. and
signed contract has been approved by
president Owens. Jack Averil of
calais, Me, who was good enough to
play the last two months on the Lowell
team last season, wants TO show what
nc can do, and he will report in good
shape, he writes. Sleeper Of Milton.
n. H., is another pitcher whom Lowell
trlcd out last year. but could not get
= Laughlin, who recommends him, says
he will surely make good this year.
Edward Remission. the star of last
years team wrote Manager Wreath
last week that he did not care to stay
IN Lowell. and if he could get his re-
lease hcnorably that he would like to
return to Augusta. If Manager Winn
decides to let him go he can have a
position here any Cay he returns"
Last. but not least of the twirling
talent To SOLICIT fron, in an old favorite