Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-12
BASEBALL NOTES.

Jordan of Brooklyn has made six
home runs this year.
angle" Spcas Of Akron will be Civ
en- trial by Larrys Larrupers in the
spring.
Comisky is negotiating for a portion
of the old Washington Park race track
at Chicago for a new White SoX ball
park.
Outfielder GOode of Akron has been
secured by Cleveland. He is pronounc-
cd as fast as Bay when the latter was
in his prime.
Swacina the Pirate first baseman, has
been secured by the Louisville team.
They seem to think he will help them
with the pennant.
The average club batting i'll the
American League is .241 and in the
National League .236. TO Saturday the
Americans had scored 219O runs and the
Nationals 2562
Mccarthy, the Doves lcft-hander,
who has won eight and lost only two
games this year has gone to Youngs-
town, o., to have "Bonesetter' Reese
look at his injured arm. He will join
the Doves at Cincinnati.
The Reds need backstop right
away. Manager Berry cf the Los An
scics team was wired asking if East
crly could be secured for immediate dc
livery. He turned down Herrmans Of
fer
At last accounts Bridwell was bat
ting for 26I for the Giants. Tenney for
.2A and Needham for 1877. For Boston,
Dahlen was batting for .264. Bower
man for .25S. McGann for .247. Browne
for .229 and Ferguson for .167.
in a game in which Toledo made Is
hits and 10 runs against Columbus.
Charley Hickman, late of Both Boston
teams, New ork, Washington, Cleve-
land. etc, made three singles and a
double.
Pres w. J. Tracy of the Connecticut
state baseball League Monday an
nolrccd that he had suspended Man
agcr O'Ncil of the Springfield baseball
team for the remainder of the season,
for O'Neil's refusal to let his team play
Hartford Saturday. when there were
between 5000 and 1000 people on the
grounds.
Roger p Chase. who has been pitch
ing for the Reading independent team,
has been added to the pitching staff
of the Cincinnati team of the National
League. Hc was recommended to
Manager Camel by Charlie Camel, the
old Boston National League star, and
will receive a tryout before the close of
the present season.
Honus Wagner. besides leading the
National League in batting, also has
stolen the most bases, having 81 to
his credit. Murray of St Louis has
stolen %. In the American League
Dongherty Of Chicago leads. also with
81. Wagner's figure. while Schaefcr of
the Tigers is second. having stolen 90
bases, the same as Murray.
Michael r. Maroney of Meriden died
early Tuesday at st. Francis hospital
at Hartford. Conn, as result of in
juries received in a baseball game at
Portland last Saturday. He collidcd
bases and was injured in the abdomen
MarOney was 25 years old.
Pitcher Pfanmiller and Third Base
man Gastmeyer Of the Jersey City
Eastern League team, who were ar
rested at the beginning of that clubs
game in Jersey City Sunday with the
New York Giants, on charge of violat-
ing the vice and immortality act, We're
fined Monday 81 each by Judge John
W. Queen in the second criminal
court.
a rattler. Look at where New York
has forced herself. The Phillies trim
med Pittsburg and New York beat
Chicago Just four points difference.
No wonder that they are building new
seats at the New York grounds. The
East may see some of that worlds
championship ball after all.
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