Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-31
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Baseball Notes

ShcrtstOp ana Merkle 10 succeed len
ncy 1t first base.
Jake Buckley may be retained as a
quick hitter by the Kansas City Blues
but Fred Hunter, the former Sioux City
PLAYER, has beaten MIN out as first
bdSeran.
Andy Lawson has resigned as presi-
dent and secretary Of the United States
Baseball League and the directors have
elected Dana +. Spaulding of Boston
as his successor. Lawson is to take
the presldencS OF TIE Union League.
President Dewey Of the Boston Ma
tionals has completed arrangements
whereby the Doves will play an extra
game at Atlanta. The second game
Will be played Saturday, AS game
has been arranged for Birmingham on
Saturday. a second team made up of
Martell, Smith. Cooney and several
pitchers, will journey TO Birmingham
Friday night
Simmy Murch is with the first squad
Of the indianapolis club That is train
ing through he Soutn preparatory 10
the opening OF the session in The Amer
lean ASSOCIATE, III which is only font
night away, ana is making good in III
departments, having played thiil base
finely and showed up well when shift
ed 10 first because of tharey's carr 5
illness.
a London paper the other day con
tanned tho following item: "Satisiac-
tory reports as to the prospects of
PLAYING grounds for The coming season
We're presented al The general meeting
Of the National Baseball Association.
Among the new grounds which have
been secured are an excellent one at
New Beckenham and the Tufnell Park
Athletic ground. Many new members
We're elected to the association"
Not only do the Maps seem to be bat =
ting better than when they We're at
New Orleans year ago, but they are
also scoring many more runs. Last
spring Cleveland had trouble in beat
ing the Pelicans, as well as the weak
hitting Mobile team. most of the games
being small score contests This year
McGuire's men scored IS runs in their
first seven games, and against clubs
that are conceded to be stronger than
the New orleans teams of 1909.
Of the six Delehanty brothers, Jim
Of Detroit is now the fanily's sole
representative in the big leagues. Ed
is dead: Tom, once Detroit infielder, is
running a saloon in Cleveland, not far
from the bail park Joe is with Toron-
To- Jim With Detroit; Frank with In
Gianapolis. and Willie at home. Above
is the order of their seniority. Both
I no nd he NJ
are still living, the former refusing to
retire and take life easy. in spite OF his
sons repeated requests. Daily he
drives team and delivers coal. There
is one daughter in the family.
Dave FultZ. coach of the Columbia
baseball team, made an innovation in
the usual system Tuesday when he as
signed IS men to seats at a training
table in the university commons. This
is the first time in six wears that Co
lumbia baseball squad has gone into
strict training, as the men have al
ways been allowed to eat what and
when they pleased. Columbia will play
its second game of the season with
Manhattan College. This will be the
first game since 1904 between the two
tllutIolS. III mat SVui lily Ss'ihN
ended in dispute, and was forfeited
to Columbia.
Larry Mclean, the Cincinnati catch
or. was suspended Tuesday for one
year, or the term of his present con-
tract. Manager Griffith received let
ter from Garry Hermann in answer to
one sent to Cincinnati giving a full ac-
count of MCLean's breach of discipline.
Griffith was instructed to stop all eff
forts to trade or dispose of the catcher
to other clubs and to suspend him for
a year. It's a question if Cincinnati
has the right 10 suspend the player for
a year; should he report for duty April
II he would have to go on the salary
list or be given his release.
Yale baseball players. onerjoycd at
three straight games on the
Easter trip, disbanded IN New York
Tuesday, and two OF three players
came 10 New Haven. They resumed
light practice Wednesday and viii play
their first home game Saturday. Re-
ports from capt. Philbin. who is in
he hospital at Atlantic City, show hat
he will be able to rejoin The team ny
he middle of the season. Paul Badger
will continue To do the catching as
ircgory's split finger will keep him On
he bench for several days. No changes
will be made in IN" playing order for
several days for fear Of breaking the
chain of luck through which the team
IS running.
George Edward cRube') Waddell
the 81. I.oaS Browns eccentric south
paw, will j." given another chance in
tho matrimonial league. from which he
vas released two months ago after Il
fvc-vear trvCut by Mrs. Waddel. Miss
Margaret Mcguire of New Orleans has
to give Rubc a trial. in an
Swer to q telegram and % postcards d
lay WaddCll met Miss Mcguire at q
party last summer while she was at
tending school at St Louis. She is in
St Louis. now, having arrived the day
The Rrowns left for their training
amp. WaddeIl ard his intended bride
had planned an elopment Monday. |
A pril 4. which will be Rube's first day
If leisure after the teams return to
St Louis. They also had planned to
keep their wedding secret.
Through a technical rule of the Ma