Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-30

murphy. who captained Yale's intercolle-
giate championship nine last year. VIII
act rs captain for the present. Murphy
has been moved from centerfleld TO hrsl
base but this change may not be per-
manent.
RUDE Marduard is said to be pitching
like a real $ll 900 beauty this season
pittsburg and Chicago will play II of
their scheduled games during the fifSt
. DAYS of the season
If Phil Cooney sticks with the Maps
TINS season he will l,e the smallest man in
the league. unless; som" other club springs
:, brand new player WHO looks more like
:, watch charm Cham the little Sh"rtStop
from the Pacific SLOPE. tooncy IS shorter
than Terry Turner, ana is much lighter
Ferry has lot of heft in his limbs. While
Councy has pair Of less that LOOK ii
good deal like pipe stealnS. Charley
French Bostun's utility mlle!dcr, was the
smallest player in til" American League
last season. Even he is heavier thah
Cooncy. and that Just about makes Phil
the tinest on the circuit.
John T.. Pugsley. an "N-colicgc
pitcher and now principal of the som
ellsworth. N. II. High school will pitch
in the Now England League during the
summer He has signed with the Lo-
well team and will soon report ut head
quarters. MIR Pugsley pitched for the
SomersWorth team last season in the
state championship series.
Prospects are bright for Il good base
bal! club (" represent Portsmouth,
y. IL, High this season, as nine ncm-
b"r% of last years team are attending
school one of these. Palmer, however,
is Ineligible III League games, owing
to faculty rules. Thc team viii be
captlinrd by William II. l.. Bracket
of Greenland Who ha; played on til"
uil,r three years as THIRD baSemuu aad
change pitcher. Tho team viii enter
tn" southeastern New Hampshire in
ters,lolastiC league, with Dover,
Rochester, South Berwick. S"mcra-
worth and Exeter.
After playing several games With tin"
local Southern Lc2Eue team. the PIila-
delphia Americans left Atlanta. Ga, Sun
day for GrernviIlc. s. g., whcrc two
games We're scheduled, I'll" team will
play in Baltimor" Wednesday, ana Thurs
'ldN, I'll ~ us III ii'i'i'-'I'''' ''''I quay
night
There were more than 4 hundred
prufre SionaI baseball players in Dallas,
Tex. one day las, week
Pitcher summers Of the p"tr"ilS has
turnnd Vegetarian. and his record this
season Will b. cara(tIlf ,umparrd with
his meat unurEshed work of last year,
f. Ii ! n
outduur practice tho Ehnde island state
College baseball team is beginning to
rouui into shape for ~" first gam"
with Brown University ON April Is. at
Providence. Willis in the present stag
of development, il is impossible to
Judge of the capabilities of the team
ibis year, it is probable thai u prac-
tice game With either a made Ip team
or an utsidc min" Will be played be-
for" the date with Brown comes up.
From this game as Well as the daily
practice tho Varsity viii be chosen by
Captain Goodale and Coach Cobb
Ty cobb will Join tins Detroit team
at san AutoEio, Ten, within the next
four lays. lie is no huld-Out, il is said,
and is anxious To practice with the
Tigers, but business reasons at this
time prevent his Joining the team.
cobb has received urgent request.
from Manager Ciennings To report at
once. but the crack outfielder faces q
hard situation and, after careful
tnought. Believes he is in the right.
An reports about my differences with
the Detroit club are false" says cobb.
Il Lave signed my threeyea contract
with the club and intend to show up
at san Antonio in Just as good condi-
ton as the rest of the Detroit play
crs who have been training there"