Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-16
WORLDOF SPORTS SSs% r s%s
Baseball Notes

The pastors of two OF the leadlhS
churches i'll Augusta. Ga, sefNeu - ''
battery, pitching and catclllnE 'ne MS
ball. at the opening of the sally leaSue
season la that city.
Frank II. Connauslltoh, ''io olo
Boston National League piasei'
rived at Waterbury. CT llui eu"y "
assume his duties as captain anu pay
ing manager of the waterbury eiuo
under Mike Finn, the team new o"h-
err.
Garry Hermann. chairman ol tne
National Commission and president oi
the Cincinnati club OF the Natloila'
League. has notified President Lynch
of the National League that ms ordef
in regard to newspaper photographs
will he carried out according to Lynch'S
wishes.
The directors Of the Youngstown. .,
Baseball Association have decided to
call the new baseball park Wright
mark. in honor of the late Samuel l.
Wright, president of the Q. and +.
League. The park, which is now
building and will be ready for the
opening game of the season. will be
one of the finest in the circuit,
John G. (Neg) Perrine. the former
big league baseball star. and last year
with Kansas City. was released by
Manager McCredie. Perrine came
West from Kansas City when McCre-
die thought Olson would not return
Ort will be the utility man. because
he can play first base III addition TO
other positions. Perrinc was conSid-
cred by some of the critics to be a bet
ter fielder and batsman than Olson,
The owners OF the Lansing. Mich.
baseball franchise are up against an
obstacle that club owners do not often
have to buck against A dozen families
living near the Lansing ball park have
been doing their best to get the mayor
OF the city to stop baseball at the park,
and failing to convince the city official
that the club should. play on other
grounds if it stuck in Lansing. the iratc
people have applied for an injunction
from the court
The auditors findings in the suits
resulting from the coIlar8" of the base
ball bleacherS il New bedford, July !.
1903, We're filed Friday in the superior
were awarded against the New Bed
ford Baseball and Athletic Association
NO liability was found against the in
dlvldual defendants. James f. Smith
and Joseph A, Burke. Damages were
awarded to 10 claiminats in amounts
ranging from 5000 to 1855.
Preferring baseball to police duty
Walter. 7. CChick'O Hartley has re-
signed FROM the Philadelphia police
force III order to join the Albany team
OF the New York state League. Hart
ley tailed to get q leave Of absence
Tor the summer months, and promptly
quit the force. Last year he was a
member of the Harrisburg team, of
the Tri-State League, and late in the
season was sold to the PHILADELPHIA
National League club. which in turn
disposed of him to the ALBANY club.
Says the Cleveland Plain Dealer: A
star ball player must forever star while
In the fast leagues 1t matters not
whether he happens to be out of condI-
tioh For example. take d glance over
the comment of a Cincinnati paper rel
alive TO Ty Cobb'S work in Mondav's;
game between the Tigers and Reds. In
the flrSt Cobb rolled to Castlcton Cobb
1alseu to steal. Bases full, Ty came. to
bat IN the third Castlcton struck him
out ON Crawford's tap to Engan, Hob
litzel caught Cobb asleep off third nv
Cobb IS far from being in good physical
condition. He doesn't show his old cum
non ball speed on the bases