Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-12
FAvoRS LEAGUE EALL/
Eiddsford Record Now Thinks IT
Eetter Than independent Plan.

In ", tuesdays Issue the !hdd'i"ih
Record says 10 these two cities want
league or independent BAN Sh"ni" Fh''
ki,ldetnId team 20 into tht. new s't"tt
"aFac or keep ont Of il?
Th@re is a difference Of opinion among
those Interested in the sport wh" l'"'"
Lhe faith 10 look beyond this seemingly
everlasting WINTER and discuss baseball
Since the Maine League project vas
first sprung Tie Record has been undo
..iiod as to which wa h~st foI me l"in"
team 10 do. N times il has not seemed
that The new Geagu" Wonld amount Z"
anyihine. that it would die before il was
horn Again the prospects have seemed
quite prpmis.ihg. At present il looks as
though thr league was Sirc 10 mhk" a
start ANA that with Ridtcf"rd in II H.
wonld stand a good chance &c going
through the season. one thing The Rec
ord has always regarded as Idl" has been
ne talk about starting q second team ~
this city if the Old team did not 90 mt
The state League. Two teams cmld not
live in Bid'iefcrd a month.
But ~" league prospects are pretty
wei shaped. Tie only obstacle 10 a good
start is the uncertainty about Biddcfurd.
There viii ne no trouble about Portland
going the route out Lewiston IS Il cool
porting town, has its team already ANA
PIE gam" is reasonably certain 10 have a
good run there.
M doubt about Augusta for that city
likes baseball and has supported AN tx
pcnsivr team for years.
WatrrVille also, with the surrounding,
towns TO draw from ought 10 he good
bali town.
When Bangor goes into any sport il
goes in IN over and no city'has strong
er pride. The State League champion
ship viii be an honor for which Bangor
!; sure to strive hard
III" prospects,. which have at times
locked doubtful now look good for the
State Lcagne ana it is The Record iudg-
m,-nt that Riddeford ought to go into the
l.agne, for these reasons:
HlId-ford is going 10 have baseball,
:nyhOw. It has Get 10 b. good base
bail it has got to have 4 good team
and is going To have a good team. M
tenn inferior 10 amy in the State League
will be good enough for Biddeford. The
team that has practically been selected
for Biddeford will he plenty good for any
Oi the State League teams.
So far as the salary list is concerned
then, it makes no difference whether BID
deford goes into The State League 81
plays independent BAN.
The next important point TO be con
silsred is securing good attractions, Il
is not easy to find good independent al
|
the past, a good team one day, u bun
team the next, only rarely one with any
reputation, often the same team oven
;ind OVER aGan until the Attendance fen
off throrEhs lack Of Interest.
Ry going into the l'-a@u-, teams that
are of I3iddefOrd's caIibre. will be- assured
| for attractions The Srl.,rlul" only can
! for fnur games week, with Int ~.
| home gan-S. That leaves open date.
! enough for all lh' indrp. ndenI teams
that will be- real attractions that can b..
secured
! The one great objection 10 the l,agu,
/ is the i0Ss of Saturday games, yet In,
sch" lul" adopted gives Biddt ford TX cat
! Of ~ Saturdays for league games AMI tu,
4 open Saturday dates for independents III
( postponed game.
/ The summary Gf reasons why nidderar,
should go into the state League Is:
( just as good 8. team required for indie
! pendent as for league ball
| No more expensive team fur leagu.
than for independent ball.
Better Sustained interest in = cnntinu.
nus League contest Than in random indie.
I pendent games.
! E"tt'r ana less expensive attractions il
/ League bail than in Independent ball
With all uncertainty as to what the visit
ing team on particular dante is 10 b.,
eliminated.
/ No bar to going into independent bal
if The league does not last or if there is
reason to think that there will be more
interest in Independent ban than is mani
4 Tested i'll League bail