Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-31


tz,ra ana szsi,l not. b. traded for any
'of l|arnYy Dfeyfuss' pitchers with q
III az jorklund may go South this
yfnainG spring as an assistant to- that
Eminent physician DR.. Charles Green.
SEreeney says that he could use AL on
the coaching line.
A new trading stunt in baseball was
put over when the Cleveland club
snapped scouts with the Athletics.
Scout Sam Kennedy goes to Cleveland
and Scout Tom O,Brien, moves to Phil
adelphia. 49,
Lou Criger will start South ahead of
the rest of the Highlanders for his
spring training. Stallings is thinking
of sending few young pitchers along
with Lou for the sake of the veterans
coaching.
LarE9 Pape of the Rev Sox is keep
Ing he Cincinnati police on the anx-
fous eat in their endeavors to catch
him speeding. Larry owns a benzine
buggy, and the toot of the horn may
be heard at all hours on the Rialto in
Porkopols.
A surgical operation which the vet
eran Fred Tenney is shortly to under
go may put the old timer squarely on
his feet again. An exRay examination
recently disclosed the fact that there is
q growth under each of Tenney's heels
and the removal of this may result in
his regaining his old-time form.
I1,r, hoc trvinU n max
a deal with the Cincinnati club to OBJ
tain the services of Higgins, and be-
fore William Dahlen, the new manager.
is finished it is possible that he will
be successful in his efforts. He is per-
sistent and good man with an argu-
ment.
President John Spinney of the Vir-
gina Valley Baseball League plans a
school for umpires. Forty lessons will
constitute a course and graduates will
receive diploma. There will be four
instructors, of whom Bill Carpenter,
who umpired in the Southern League
last season, will be the chief. The or
ganization will have headquarters in
Cincinnati
Having lost out in the competition
for the management of the Scranton
team, Tom Jones, the Tigers first
baseman, is considering an offer from
the Johnstown Tristate team, having
been recommended to the "Johnnies' 3"
owners by Cross, who had almost come
to an agreement with them himself
when he signed his Scranton contract.
President Thomas ]. Lynch and Sec
rotary John Heydler and Manager
Clark Griffith Of the Cincinnati club
constitute the new rules committee APP
pointed for the National League. These
men will hold a series Of meetings in
New York within the next few weeks
and recommend certain alterations in
the rules of the league. Later these
alterations in the rules will be consld-
cred by the magnates at their meeting
in February.
Cincinnati, st. Louis and New Ycrk
are still dickering with Konetchy as
the pivot about which a multitude OF
likely deals seem to revolve, but Bres-
nahan still insists that Honey is the
one man on his team that he will not
consider letting go. Magee of the Phil
lies is said to be slated for the Cubs.
And Clark Griffith might let either
Bescher or. Hoblitzell go if he could
get Wiltse or some other fine left
handed pitcher.
The old story was revived Wednesday
that McGraw may purchase the release
of Harry Lumley frpm the Brooklyns
and that the lattefSwill be one of the
Giants regular outfielders next season.
Manager Dahlen Of the Brooklyns IS
ready to make this deal, it is said, but
the hitch appears to be over the price.
Lumley, it is thought, would strength
en- the Giants, especially in batting. He
is believed to have BECOME tired OF
Brooklyn.
Manager Clarity of Lowell secured
the name Of Fl. f.. Stone OF LISBON 10
a contract with the Lowell baseball
team of the New England League for
the season of 1910. Stone was the catch
er of the season with the Bates Col
lege team of 1909 and formerly was
with Rowdoin. He has had successful
seasons in the minor leagues, but is
believed to be of big league material.
He is a hard hitter, fine backstop and
a natural, graceful, heady ball player.
Manager Clarity has probably signed
as many bail players as any other man
in New England. He managed the old
Portland team in the New England
League and subsequently the Lewiston
team. He bought out or played lots OF
the big leaguers Freeman. klobedanz,
LaChance, Bergen. Newell, OBrlen,
O'Connell, Magoon. His season IN Lew
iston saw Pop Williams debut IN pro-
fessional baseball.
MAINE MAN WINS.