Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-04
BASEBALL. NOTES.

Lou Criger is III st Louis 'ailinc {,
two weeks treatment with ltr. l.
Sorgher, before starting for New
Mexico.
The Yale baseball nine will make 10
Southern trip next spring Games
which had already been arranged have
been Cancelled.
Frank Farrell of the New York High
land, RS is anxious tu sell cut his in
terts Il in tn" Montreal club. rhc club
has lost ni% money. and has not helped
out the New York club with developed
players.
HUGH M"Rrocn mad ar"th"r yniil"
Monday when he read in lie Los
Angeles papers that his man trailatii
won u Game by u fine home run when
Los Angeles defeated the AlItc&tcrn
Stars. to =.
Nick Altrock. the left-hand pitcher
of the White SoX. WAS the victim of Il
bad miXup at Cincinnati on Thanka-
giving day Nick called down - Mr.
Ryan for abusing two women ana was
sta bhed in the shoulder.
At the annual meeting Of tic Ameri-
can League next week in Chicago, Pres.
Klliuil of Cleveland will offer resu-
luton lrStruCtng Pres. Ban johnson
to move headquarters to New York,
where all meetings Will be heli here
after.
Connie Mack. the ;'hreWd manager of
the Philadelphil Athletics. sees the
rlakinEs of a crack third baseman i'll
J Jhn O'Hara of Worcester and has
signed him up. O'JIara will go to Texas
i'll q few weeks and will remain until
the Athletics take their Southern trip
O'Hara VIII join Coach Tom Dowd at
Austin. Tex Mack was attracted by
O'Hara'S work this past season at third
| sack for the Atlantic city and Utica
teams.
Dispatches from Trenton say <hat
the Trenton team of the Tri-Statc
League may take the place of Mon
son. 1t is known that Frank Farrell
and others would like to sell the Mon
trcaI franchise. and things have pre-
greSscu so far between Col. Perrine and
Mr.. Farrell that the $500 required by
the Tri-State League for the with
draWal Of a team is about to BE- Of
fored to the league.
! William f. Bransfield, first baseman
Of the Philadelphia National team. is to
20 to New York next week to attend
the annual league meeting for the ex-
press purpose of seeing William Muir
ray. manager. and quitting the team
! The recent stories about changes of
first basemar of several clubs have de-
Cided BraHSfield to take this step. as H."
prefers to go out rather than be mixed
i'll trade unsatisfactory to him. He
plans to land as player manager on
some Class a team.
report from Worcester says Fred
! Doe. president Of the Providence team
Of tho Eastern League, is endeavorinG,
to secure the franchise Of the Nov
Bedford team Of the New England
League. Doe was connected with New
Ems land baseball for many years until
last season. when he Joined with Hugh
Duffy III the ownership of the Provi-
dence Eastern League club. relations
with Duffy were not cordial. and in the
struggle Doe got up against it. Duffy
securing control of the club.
The fielding averages for the first SET
son of the Atlantic Baseball League
show that the honors were carried Oh
BY The Newark team. which inishc,;
fourth in the race II had q mark oi
.Ji1. Reading, the rennant winner. was
second four points behind at .9il Al
lcntoWn WIS third. while Brooklyn,
which finished close to Reading in the
peniian, race. was fifth with ! mark
of 900. Edgar. of PuttsviIr was tn"
best catcher; C6N of Reading ami New
ark tim nest first baSeuan; Cuddy of
Brooklyn led the second baScncn. Me
L9tchic Of Reading, the third hasemcn;
Hartman. PottsviIlc. the shcrtsI ops;
HaInbachcr. Newark. the left folders:
Tyler Of Reading. the center feeders;
Lee Of Reading. the right tieldcrS.