Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-18
Movement on Foot For
A City League
Also Shoemakers' League For
The Three Cities.
Other Matters Pertaining to the
Great National Game.

Another phase of the baseball fever
which is fast assuming the epidemic
stage in the city became manifest yes
terday when movement was started
with a view to forming a city league,
and it has been decided to hold meet
ing at the municipal court room at
100 Friday evening for the purpose OF
effecting an organization and electlnS
committee to arrange schedule OF
games in order that playing may be-
gin as soon as possible.
1t is the idea of the promoters of the
movement that a league be formed
which will take in all the baseball
teams of the city, the Wentworths, the
Hotfoots. the Edwards Co. team, the
Pettengill Corners. the Railway Postal
Clerks. the Postoffice Clerks, the Ken
nebec Journal team, the shoe factory
team, the Odd Fellows team, the two
publishing house teams, the insane
hospital team, the grocery clerks, the
dry goods clerks, the bankers, law
yers. drug clerks, team representing
the fire department, also the different
secret societies, and such other local
teams as may desire to join the league,
ana 1t Is the DlIllCuloti uCSii Y ei's'N y
of the different teams, as
we'll as all others interested IN DaSe-
ball should be present at the meetlns'
The baseball diamond on Royal Park
was the scene of a spectacular game
Wednesday afternoon when the Young
Edwards Stars got after Wlllle SAM
,,els' French Stars and did them up
with a score of II to s. A prlnclpal
feature of the game was that 1t re-
o1ired the services of six umplres 10
carry it through to anything like
successful finish.
The Reuel Williams field was also
q center of attraction as basepa!l
battlefield, two games being plaved
tbore during the afternoon. The first
struggle was between the Augusta
Juniors and the Williams Grammar
school nine, and the Juniors were me
winners with a score OF Ia 10 0. me
game was loosely played, Harvey tae
Williams pitcher, being found Tor SIN
cafe hits. while but three were got
off Halpen of the Juniors, and these
we're all scattered. The lineup was
as follows:
Augusta Juniors-Halpen, p; Fltz-
gerald, c; F. Thompson. 1b; DOW 10
Stafford. IS; f. Morton, 3b; Benner, II;
q Thompson, CT; Newbert, ri.
Williams-L Morton, c; Harvey, p'
Goldsmith, 1b; Cooper. 2b; SlosberS'
IS; B. Dow, IS; Buber 3d. MuiP hS'
If. Dunn, CT; Lynch, IF.
The second game was between 'ne
Edwards co. team and the Hotfoots
and was we'll worth seeing. botA
teams played a good game but the COT
ton mill boys were the winners. TO d
This afternoons attraction on ne
Reuel Williams field will be game
between teams from Hose l and Hose
of the fire department.
II is understood that there is prop-
ability that a baseball league may pe
organized within a short time among
the hall players employed in me Shoe
factories in the three cities along the
main line of the Augusta DIVISION Oh
tho Lewiston, Augusta & WaterVlllc
ctraet Railway, and there seems 10 De
, feeling that such a league would 1ur-
,,;s, unite an amount of amusement
FOR the natrons of the sport There are
shoe factories at Augusta, Halloween
and Gardiner and plenty oi malerldi -
doubtless available in the shops at each
Mace to organize fast teams. me Ed
ton factory Of this city already mas u
team in practice and it would take put
. short time to arrange scheduie anu
,at the teams into the game. one OF
H. gentlemen interested in the PROJECT
cold Yesterday that it might not be a
h.d idea for the teams of the league
~ NAV twilight ball." that is, late IN
40 afternoon. as some of the games
ar. now playing on the Reuel Niliiams
field. Twilight ball IS now p'aSeu ~
some nlaces in Maine and is proving
very popular, aud the same "ouiu
doubtless be the case were II 10 De III
tro1,,ced in the three cities along the
line of the l.. A. & w. street Rali"a!.
Tho Lincoln school baseball team
heat the Smith Grammar scnool nine
Yesterday on the Green street oiai''onu'
% to % in 14-inning game. Inc
batteries were Mcdonald and McCurdy
and Flynt and Cole.
The baseball diamond at the Driving
mark has been leased by the lilli
Hockey Association for the season. Inc
hoys intend to fix it up in fit shape ana
will play the most of their games there
instead of on the Reuel Williams helo.
ANY team wishing to play or practice
can get Permission of William John-
son at rhe Granite National Bank.
The degree team of the Uniform
uark. K. of P, of this city, will go to
IGardirer Friday evening where they
will confer the work before the Gardl-
ner Co. upon il class of candidates from