Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-31
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Yale Varsity nine had an eXcit-
ing beginning a Thinning victory.
The Chicago cubs are booked to
PLAY every day between now and I'll"
End of the championship season, bur
rain and possibly snnW may give them
an occasional holiday.
Fucker is having considerable sue
cess with the knuckle ball. The first
time the Dodger twirler used this new
fargltd delivery on Donovan's regu-
lars even Tim Jordan famed.
The Cincinnati Reds played the Tole-
do team in Chattanooga in between the
appearance Of the New York Amer
cans and Chicago Nationals there. and
the Reds share Of the receipts was just
SgS
New York Sun The biggest cities
have the best first bas"men-Chase and
Tcnney in New York. Chance and Dono-
hue in Chicago. Bat while naming classy
first sa"kcrs, do lnt overlook one Robert
Unglaub.
Four years ago Nick Maddox. the
p;t"hifg wonder with PittSburg, was
cierking in a store at Baltimore at a
&, larry of So per. He played twilight
bail ana sunday games and received
his first professional engagement the
! following year.
Fred Baruicle, the clever pitcher
| WI" has been in the South with Connie
| Mdck'S Philadelphia Athletics for the
/ past month, returned to Dean Acade-
my last week. where he will finish the
| school year. Mack thinks 50 well of the
/ r. 1,
report at Philadelphia June 10.
Glen Licbhardt, the Cleveland pitch
| cr once paid $500 for his own release
/ He had been bought by Mike Cantil-
| lon If Des Moines, but Glen was sicl
of tn" Western League. where he haG
| haG nothing but bad luck. 1t was d
! lucky move for him. as he went t6
| Memphis, which club refunded his 500
when he made good. Then he landed
| with the Maps.
\ Chicago specialist told Franz
| thanC" that the trouble with his foot
was due to the shoe ne was wearing
| the trouble being aggravated by the
| spikes. which caused Il pressure Undcl
the seat Of the trouble. Spikeles>
shoes are being made for Chance, and
| if il can BE- demonstrated that Il bal
player can get along without spikes
| Chances trouble will have served t,
bring about Il great good.
at costs an awful lot of money now
adays to build up Il team compared
! with what it used to-" said George
| Stallings. "Nnw ii Il Glass A manage
wants to get good players he has got
- ~ ar three times = nIlrh
a big league man had to pay in the old
days. while the big league magnate has
to come up with money for one play
er that would have secured half a doz-
en- good youngsters 10 years ago"
Iridwel is almost sure to rank Will
the leagues best shortstops this year
With the new ideas of inside bah Nc.
Giraw has impaired to him this spring
added to his natural grace. speed ana ac-
curaCy of fielding, together with the un-
bounded confidence the new Giants team
has in him. he will set New York tongues
wagGing early. Bird" is happy in his
new environments is Of Il studious turn of
mind ANA will work hard to Justify Nc
Graw's confidence in him.
Frank Ham. one Of the clrvnrnSt slall
artists among the younger pitchers OF
Portland. will not pitch for Manager
nriscoll of the Portland Atlantic League
team this year AS was announced some
time age. Ham is not in good health
for such strenuous work ana lie does not
consider himself in condition even IL
pitch the number of games which woulL
b" required of him in working out fol-
the Mohawks. III all probability he will