Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-17
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American League team announced Sat
urday that he would sign Infielder Col
Inns of the Springfield, Mass, team,
of the Connecticut State League, for
next season.
The Boston Red SoX in the 100 games
played this year have been watched
by s35,129 fans, SIT, 532 of whom have
attended the 81 games at Boston and
3l7,597 the SIS games the speed Boys
have played on the road.
1t is said that Manager Chance of the
Chicago Cubs is after Viebhahn and
Tonnemann, battery of the Nash
vile Southern League team, and 1T is
considered probable that these two men
will don the Chicago uniform next year.
Carl Lundgren, farmer pitcher of
the Chicago Nationals. has announced
that at the end of the present season
he would purchase a half interest in
the Elgin baseball club. He probably
will be chosen manager. Lundgren
hopes to get a franchise in the Chicago
Baseball League.
Secretary Frederick knowles of the
New York National League team was
overcome by the heat Sunday during
the final game and left Chicago with
the team against the advice of the doc
tor who attended him. He was so
weak that he required the assistance
of friends to get to the station.
The 50 games that have just been
played in the East between the Ameri-
can League teams from the West and
those in the Eastern section in The Sc
ries just ended were attended by $751;
727 persons In Philadelphia 206, 532 saw
the II games played by the Athletics,
and 1875, 500 saw the Is games in Boston.
Secretary Quinn of the Columbus
baseball club Saturday night announce
ed that the local club has traded Pitch
er Fred Link and Outfelder Arthur
Kruger to Cleveland for Pitcher Glenn
Liehhart I.iebhart will join the Co.
lumbus team at Milwaukee this morn
ing. Link and Kruger will report to
Cleveland at the end of the season.
The Red SoX have just completed a
wonderful record against the Western
teams that have invaded Boston. Man
ager Lakes boys won 13 of the 16
games, cleaning up four straight from
three of four games from Detroit and
breaking even with st. Louis. In the
Is games Boston scored II runs to its
opponents 40, and made 143 hits tC
their 127. In the IS games the Red Son
made % errors and the visitors made 80
The Grand Rapids franchise in the
Central League will remain in Grand
RapiuS it having been decided by Own
er Brotherton. President Carson and
otner league club owners that the
Grand Rapids team will finish out the
season Owner Rrotherton of the
Grand Rapids club announced Satur-
day the he had sold the club and fran
| chisc for $500. DIR. F. B. Carson, pres
| ident of the league, bought the club
| for some person whose names is not
yet announced.
In the series between the Eastern
and Western clubs of the American
League just finished in the East, the
| Eastern teams made grand record
winning ~ of the 60 games PLAYED
there being two tie games. The Rec
Sox had the best record, winning 1;
games and losing three, splitting even
| two and two. with st. Louis. takins
| three of four games from Detroit, foul
| straight from Chicago. and four from
| Cleveland. Philadelphia was next will
| Is won and four lost: New York havins
| 10 won and six lost, and Washington
| six won and II lost. OF the Western
| teams ST Louis made the best record
| winning seven games and losing eight