Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-23
DOTNGS IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
BASEBALL NOTES

Catcher Harry smith of the Pirates is
abou, +, shoot the chutes. The Pittsburg
club has asked for waivers from the 9TH
or National League organizations. in or
der to DISPOSE of Harry to the minors.
Catcher Jerry Hurley is due to bob up
with the Dodgers again next spring. He
did such fine work for Toronto last sea-
son that he is bound to take the tunnel
| and report to Manager Donovan IN Il few
weeks.
Rad Bill Dahlen, the former shortstOp
| of the Giants, who was recently traded
TO Boston, has signed his contract with
the National team Of the Hub. Bad Bill
assured Joe Kelley that he would play his
best game.
Baked in their efforts TO get George
Browne away from Boston, the DODGERS
have turr.ed their attention to Midget
Rates who appears to be showed out Of a
Job at the Huh. Bates and Browne are
tied in the batting averages with go,
President Navin says that Cobb's de-
manls are not great but he and the
,, Detroit club will come to an agree
merit. 1t is said that Cobb asked for
2 $500 salary and . 3-year contract,
with tile stipulation that he be paid
if injured or sick.
Ma. Kittredge is roofing for Joe kcl-
| ley and predicts that Joe viii make
good IN Boston But you want to re-
member one thing" says kittredSe.
It's ,he players that make the manag-
| cr and not the manager that makes
the players" a regular philosopher is
| this Kittr,dSe.
James Mckinney, the powerfully built
| young twrer who is to join the New
| York Giants, will 60 into the big league
recommended by President Roosevelt
| the President saw the young pitcher
work at oyster Bay last summer, and
| pronounced him cool-headed, fast on
| his feet ard the possessor of Il good
arm.
| Secretary Knowles of the New York
Giants received a sprightly letter from
] one John McGraw, now sojourninS III
Los Angeles. McGraw feels like a >
year-old, and has telegraphed for his
| uniform, balls and bats. He wants 10
| get out and clout the horsehide around
| for aspiring members of the Los An
geles team to chase. McGraw loves to
| watch their eIiOTtS DIT SutSoiIlS NiSiC
he will place the ball.
| Roy CasteltOn, the Yankees twirlcr,
| and the only Mormon in the big league.
| will be given a good trial by Griffith
| this season Grif drafted Castleton
| from the o. and p League last year,
and turned him over to Atlanta in lieu
of rent for the grounds for spring prac-
tice. Since then the pitcher has been
known as Ground Rent Castleton in
the South Castleton by his great work,
aided Atlanta to win the pennant, and
Griif thinks he is now ripe for faster
| company.
President Harry Pulliam of the Ma
| tional League denies the story that Joe
Kelley, the new manager of the Boston
National league team, signed a sliding
scale contract by which he was to re-
ceive $1,000 for every position the BoS-
ton club finished for every position the
Boston club finished above the notch
they ended the season last year. Mr.
Pulliam says such a contract would
not be for the best interest of the
game. The manager is always supposed
to do his best Kelley signed a straight
contract for two years.
Frank Farrell, the president of the
New York Americans, has received a
short letter from Hal Chase, the great
first baseman. in which Chase set at
rest all ruInorS concerning his remain
ing on the coast. Chase said that he
did not play with the San Jose club I'M
til the regular season of the Coast
League was over. He did not know he
was breaking any Of the rules Of or
ganized baseball in playing Z. few
games under the circumstances. He
told Mr.. Ferrell that he has always
been treated squarely by the New York
American League club and that he had
no intention whatever Of being unfair
to the Yankees. Chase said that he
would be one of the first on hand for
the training season, and that if there
were any fine imposed for the playing
he cid with the san Jose club he would
pay it himself.