Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-01
BASEBALL NOTES.

Pitcher Ralph Works called on Pres.
| Navin Thursday and signed a contract
| which binds him to the Detroit team
for another year.
| II have had no trouble in the Ma
tional League for the last three years."
| was Umpire James E. Johnstone's
novel answer to Pres. Tom Lynch's
| query to the umpires to tell him of
their troubles.
| Manager Fred Lake denies a story
from Louisville to the effect that he
has tin cans ready to tie to Beaumont,
Thomas and Ferguson. Il believe these
men have lot of good baseball left"
| says Lake.
| Hans Wagner refuses to give up bas-
| ketball at the request Of Pres Drey-
fuss of the Pittsburg club. Wagner,
| at the head OF his own team, is draw
| ing large crowds in Pennsylvania and
has keen eye to the rakeoff-
Manager McAleer will make a try
for DIR. White, the clever 1eft-hand
pitcher. for his Washington club
White has sporting goods business In
the capital city that he wourd like to
remain close TO and Comiskey may
| consider a proper trade.
Manager W.. j. Cylmer of the
Willesbarre club made Manager Stall
ings of the New York Americans an
offer Cor Third Baseman Tiemeyer.
Stallings is said to be willing to sell if
he can get his price. and Clymer is
certain he can get the third sacker
1t was announced Thursday that
Frank Ham and Joe Welsh of Port
land, two well-knOwn baseball play
ers, have been signed for a tryout on
the Worcester team of the New Eng
land League They are regarded as the
specimens of the amateur players of
Maine.
The Philadelphia National League
Baseball club announced Thursday
that it has secured the following play
ers: Pitchers HUMPHREYS of Grand
Rapids, Mich. and Mcbride of East
Liverpool. o.. and Infielder Walsh OF
South Bend. Ind. Other clubs We're af-
ter Humphries and on the draw the
Philadelphia club won.
The schedule committee of the two
major baseball leagues will meet at
Pttsburs in the latter part of JAM
vary. CcrpfsEey, following his appoint
ment on Hthe IAN ,rican League COM
rtittee. aAked fmts Hugh Duffy. now
manager pf tin chicago American
League {a4n permitted to serve
in his place.
There was quiet gathering of Ohio
and Pennsylvania League baseball
magnates at Youngstown Thursday t"
attend an auction of players. The ac-
counts of the Steubenville club for the
ct - ,;,rIt
ened out. and to secure enough money
to pay some of the bills the league
arranged t. sell at auction five of the
Steubenyille players. the auction being
open only to the clubs of the Ohio and.
Pennsylvania circuit.
j Manager jim Mcclure of the Cleve-
land baseball club has devised novel
plan to protect clubs working pitchers
N the future, y tunnel has been built
from the pN ers' bench to the club
house So that the men will not be
forced to go through the grounds to
th ir dressing room.
The United States Leagues& Profess
sional Baseball Clubs. promoted by
q II a. Lawson. is to hold rt4ifica-
Non meeting at the Quincy House.
Boston. Saturday night. Jan. 8. This
new league kNo be made up of Bos-
ton. ProvidsNRe. Brooklyn. Newark,
Trenton, Patterson. Philadelphia and
Baltimore. Should it be impossible to
get Providence to carry out it's present
plans. the franchise promised to that
city will be transferred to Worcester.
A stock company is being formed in
Boston with the intention of placing
hall grounds in the vicinity of Forest
Hilfs. The club win he managed by
Edward F. Johnson: