Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
BASEBALL.
Boston National Players
Send In Contracts.
Wonderful New Yorker Wants
TO Join the Red Sox.
National League Will Back Up
pulliam, .saysiBrash.

Boston, Jan. Z3-'rhe signed contracts
Of Pitcher LinGa:nan and lnIiciGer BiIi
Swner,ej were. received at the Boston
National LEAGUE clubs headquarters
Yesterday. Claude Ritchey's contract
was received Tuesday.
Linoaman Is wiIItcrinG in Chicago
while Bill Sweeney lives near there'
Both men wrote to Pres. Dewey, saying
they were very vel! pleased t" come;
back 10 Eoston.
.If the boys Keep up the average "a
the last three days" said Pres. Doeey'
st wiil not be long before we nave a
regular team In line"
Signing players Is. for some Tea"Cii'
a much easier task this season thah IL
was last. and both Of the Boston clubs
appreciate the changed conditions.
Irving Young and his father ca!ied
on Mr. DOvey yesterday. ana spent II
pleasant half hour with him. lhert
were no financial problems dlscusSeo'
In taking his leave. the elder YOUNG
remarked. II hope you VIII nave Il
better season this year than you hau
last"
I'VE will make them all 20 some
right from the start" said Mr.. DoVey.
James Rolley of the Lawrence club.
who will root this season BrOIn a 'front.'
seat In the pavilion, spent a half hour
at headquarters with Pres. Dewey. Mr.
Rolley said that money Couldn't buy
the experience he had during the two
years that he had full charge of the
Lawrence club.
The Red SoX have been offered
chance to sign one OF the baSebal
"Marvels" of the age, but as Treasurer
McRreen has already over score OF
PLAYERS under contract and many more
10 come the chance will be passed IL
The young man halls from New forl
city and for two years was first base
captain and manager of semi-profes
SionaI team in that city. He offers II
10 South for his expenses and sign FOL
the season for $780, but insists that tho
ten days clause be eliminated. Fran
wrote that he can sting them mile
But he's not wanted.
Pitcher w. L. George, who was VIII
Lacrosse, Wis, two years ago ana Wh'
was lost last spring, has been near
from also George was to have report
ed at Little Rock last year and Treas
urer McBreen sent orders for ticket
10 the station agent of his town, Web
City. Mo, George missed for some rea
son or other but landed in Little ROcl
after the Bostons had departed. MIX
Finn used him for one or two days an
then waved him adios.
Since then George has been playln
somewhere, but was not located u
his letter arrived yesterday. McBree
almost tainted. George wants to kno'
about his standing and when he WI
report But he Is off the Boston list.
The Boston management will build
club house for the Red SoX and al
ready bids have been received fror
four bidders. One was for steel. one fo
cement and two for wooden conStruC
ton. All seemed exorbitantly higf
The club house will be 40 by 40 an
about eight feet high and il to b
placed under the grandstand. The cor
struction is held up temporarily an
il may be built back of the grand
stand on the vacant land. 1t will proba
bly, cost about $4,000.
Tommy DOwd, who played when
Young student at Brown with MIX
Kelley's team at the Congress stree
grounds and was very speedy out
fielder. and who has been with severe
major league clubs. will manage Tn
Hartford team Of the COnnecticu
League the coming season. He was
caller at the Red SoX office yesterday
Tommy was manager of the Hoiyok
team last year and did mighty well. II
looked spic and span and up To tn
reputation Of being one of the hand
soonest and best groomed men OF tn
diamond He had good time with of
friends and the was Closeted Wit
Treasurer McBreen about some OF tn
Bostcn's surplus players for his team
Tommy told about Tommy Tucker ant
other Hoiyoke players.
Manager Patsy Donovan of TIL
Brooklyn club. who was up from Law
renee to take in one of the theaters