Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-24
BASEBALL NOTES.

Charley Ehbetts still insists that
Hummel will neither figure In a sale
nor a trade and that decision blocks
all kinds of deals.
George Wright has promised Ben
Shibe that he will attend the opening
game at the new Philadelphia Ameri-
can grounds.
Breitenstein, the veteran southpaw,
now with New Orleans, led the South
ern League pitchers, winning II games
losing six and playing one tie.
Joe Oil, the left-handed pitcher OF
the Youngstown club, just signed by
the Philadelphia Nationals, is said to
have a record of striking out 112 men
in II games.
Manager Frank Bowerman of the
Boston Nationals was in Cincinnati last
week and Jack Ryder says he tried to
trade Bill Dahlen for Mike Mowrey,
but without success.
Boston Herald There never should
be any chance that ICY" Young will
play ball anywhere except in Boston
Sentiment alone should keep him in 6
Boston uniform until he wishes to quit
Fielder Jones' farewell to baseball
has the appearance of being genuine.
He says he is going to settle in Port
land Ore, for good. HIS mothers i'll
ness is said to be one strong reason for
his decision to quit baseball.
Jim McAleer has gained such a rep
uation among the St. Louis baseball
scribes as wizard at trading players
that he is now credited with plans fol
securing Pitcher Frank Smith of Chi
cago, Matty Mcintyre and Triss
Speaker.
The Boston Americans drafted
James, the Columbus catcher, and then
turned him back again. This fellow
should have been drafted by some team
really in need of catcher, as he is
little short of star calibre, according tc
W. A. phelon, the Chicago authority
Hugh Duffy holds a remarkable rec
ord for making successive hits. Whel
he was with the Milwaukee club HI
made Is hits without a break, making
three in Colorado Springs on one day
and 10 straight hits in two games in
Denver on the next two days, five on
each day.
Hal Chase is leading the California
State League in hitting, with an aver
age of 1888 for q games. Chase is play
ing with Stockton. Joe Nelson, the old
Pittsburg first haseman, has played 6.
games with Sacramento and has an
average of .372 Hooper of Sacramento,
who goes to the Boston Americans, hit
for .344 in II games.
The stockholders of the Philadelphia
National League club have reelected
w. j. ShettSline president, Roy Reeves
secretary, e. Hyneman treasurer and
Reeves, Hyneman, J. Potter
and G. H. b. Martin board of direc-
tors. The selection of William Murray
as manager of the team for 1909 was
ratified.
Jimmy Ryan, one time star of the
West side and manager of the
team of the Southern
League for the greater part of last
year, is under consideration as man.
ager of the Brooklyn team of the Ma
League. President Murphy of
the worlds champion Cubs recon-
lnended Ryan.
Pat Flaherty of the Boston Nationals
and Danzig, who will play with the
Boston Americans next season, are
members of the American team now
playing in Japan. The games have
drawn well, but the returns have not
been big, because the admission is 10
cents and the maximum price 80 cents.
The game is spreading over the entire
empire, as the Japanese like the action
hat is in baseball as compared to
,ther games. The Japanese players are
ong on fielding, but are weak in bat
ing.