Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-04
Baseball Notes

Charley Conskoy has refused I"
turn Royal Shaw, the former PIRATE
| over 10 san Francisco. "Commy says
ne wants to see the speedy boy in ac-
| ton.
The releasing of Suter, soutnlhW
| pitcher, whose work with the .!i'e
| Sox last year was decidedly IMPRESSIVE
was Il big surprise. Suffer- II Is said'
goes to Minneapolis.
Josenh NeaIon, who played at first
base on the Pittsburg National League
team two seasons. died at ms nome
in San Francisco Saturday of typhoid
fever.
Two sections of the Yankee baseball
club hacked up Saturday morning and
said farewell 10 Athens. Ca, for the
training season of 1910. None of the
nlayers has any complaint in regard
10 condition. as the team only had one
DAVIS rain since it has been in Athens
preparing for the championship sea-
son under great weather conditions.
Spring training is the greatest thing
in the world" says Cy Young, IF it is
not OverdOne. But so many managers
neglect to take the proper care of their
young players in the early days down
South that in my mind it is question
whether baseball players would not be
better off if they We're obliged to walt
until baseball weather prevailed in the
cities of the big league circuits"
Baseball players who last year per-
formed on the diamond in the North
ern Indiana League have received no.
tic- that the league will not continue
this season and that they are free to
sign wherever the opportunity pre-
sents itself. The dsbanding of the cir
emit was brought about by the refusal
OF Wabash. Huntington and Kokomo
hackers to put up money for another
losing season.
Charlie Loudenslager. the Well-knoWn
Baltimore infielder. has reported to Jack
Ryan at Jersey City for spring training
with the Shelters. Loudly, as he is ia
miliarly known in baseball circles, is to
cover second base for the Jerseyites, and
if condition counts for anything the Bal
timorean should have one of his best sea-
sons. He is lighter than he has been for
a long time, early training having
brought him around to fine form.
day that a meeting of the directors of
the Union Baseball League will be
held at Hotel Touraine, Boston, April
3 10 arrange for opening the playing
season Jne Il. The circuit is to consist
of Boston. Brooklyn, Philadelphia.
Reading, Pa: Richmond, Va. Wash
ington, Norfolk Va and Wilmington,
Del. Grounds for the Boston club have
been leased Oh Washington and Hem
lock streets. Roslindale.
The Cincinnati National League team
arrived home saturday from it's train
ing camp and the Vet defeated the
Colts, 6 TO 1, before a crowd of 1000.
President Hermann says he has moth
ing lat all to DO with McLean's case of
INSTRUMENTATION. that the matter is
wholly in the hands of Manager Crit
fifth. Griffith said tonight: There is
nothing new in the case. Mclean is
suspended Indefinitely and there is not
likely to be any change soon There
is 10 trade in prospect
With contracts signed for 46 play
ers to report Wednesday, Manager
James j. Gray Of the Lowell New Eng
land League team, feels confident Of
producing a team that will plant the
pennant on the Lowell grounds when
the season closes. The new England
League salary limit has been raised to
$4,000 and Manager Gray says he will
not spare any expense to land the
right players. Fred Stone, captain of
last years baseball team of Bates Col
lege. has filed his contract as a catch
err
An odd force play came up in the
eighth inning of a game between Gin
cinnati Reds and Boston Americans
Leroy, who had forced Carrgan, was
on first, when French cut a high
bourdcr through the box. Suggs made
leaping effort to nail the ball, but
only managed to defect it from its
course. DoWney came running in on
the sphere, and just managed TO touch
it with his glove. Egan, who had gone
to second 20 take the putout on the
force. found the bah coming directly at
him. and caught il while standing on
the bag, just in time to retire French.
Hard luck is following the Williams
baseball SQUAD, as Saturday another
| man, the third this year, was put out
of the game because of an injury. r
l.. Oakley IL of Englewood, n. j., who
was a promising candidate for CATCH
er, dislocated his right shoulder in
throwing to bases and it will be a
month or more before he can play
again. He dislocated the shoulder last
winter and the accident Saturday was
probably partly due TO his former in
jury, Two other men are out with in
1uries. Pindle. first baseman, having
been hit with ball and Otis, a field
er, having broken an ankle.
Ied sullivan. representing the Chi
cago White SoX, signed contract
with the Commercial Club of Mineral
Wells. Tex. for training camp there.
10 be used each spring for the next
five years, the SoX to open the en-
gagement in 1911 and each of the four
following springs if conditions are
found TO be satisfactory. Sullivan says
that the Sox never will be contented
in another place, as he believes the To-
cation ideal in every respect. Mineral
Wells is SO miles from Fort Worth
and SO miles from Dallas. so exhibit
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