Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-27
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Baseball Notes

Ed Arundel draw 10 sdidry as
prt sident of the Lawrence ciup' put
spends about $1,000 yearly out of his
own pocket in travelling expenses.
CIV Young and Addie Joss both speak
in the highest terms OF Jim vaughn
the big southpaw with the New YORK
Highlanders. Vaughn pitched the last
six innings of the 15-inning game the
Maps lost to the Yanks last Saturday.
Erie Biting, the Philadelphia boy
whom Mcclure turned loose, uncondl-
tionally, is now playing with the New
Britain team of the connecticut
League. He leads in team batting,
having made seven hits in five games,
also stealing five bases.
There never was a season in the New
England League when so many new
faces appeared on the various teams.
A fan of last season will find mighty
few faces this season that he can re-
member from last season or the year
before.
Two fine college pitchers will join
the Red Sox right after the first OF
June. One of them may need further
development but Manager Donovan be-
neves that the other will be able TO
hold his own in fast company right
from the start.
Bowdoin College second team de-
feated North Yarmouth Academy at
Yarmouth Wednesday afternoon in the
best game played this season on the
Elm street grounds. The academicians
had men on bases several times, but
i,a,, hi Loot
George Lachance, formerly of the
Boston Americans, was Wednesday APP
pointed an umpire in the Connecticut
State League. Manager O'Neil Of the
New Britain team announced Wednes-
day that he had signed Pitcher Webb
of the Pittsburg Nationals.
Sunday baseball is to be tried on
Manhattan Island. The old field of the
Manhattan Baseball Club has been put
in shape. and games will be played by
the best semi professional teams. Next
Sunday the Manhattan will engage the
New York Colored Giants in the first
game Of the season.
The Boston Traveller says: That big
German, Bescher of the CinciS, seems
to have it on the great Ty even in the
se-stealing line. He leads both
leagues in this pilfering business, and
continues to go down to the second bag
no matter who is doing the back stop
ping for his opponents. The present
high standing of the yorktown team is
due in a large measure to their fast
| left fielder.
A six team baseball league, consist
| Tennessee and Alabama, has been
| formed as the result of a meeting held
at Knoxville, Tenn, this week. The
| organization will be known as the
| Southeastern Baseball League, compos-
ed of the cities of Knoxville Tenn.
Morristown, Tenn, Johnson City
Tenn, Gadsden, Ala, Rome, Ga, and
Asheville. N. c., The season will open
June 5 and will close Sept. TO-
Manager Thomas J. COnnery of the
Hartford club in the Connecticut Base
ball League, was Thursday indefinite
| ly suspended by President Tracy OF
the League because of a letter he sent
which Mr. Tracy claims is insulting
and which accused Umpire Fahey oil
starting a riot at Northampton las
Monday and of robbing Bridgeport OF
d game at New Haven last Saturday
Connery was fined $40 Monday because
of rough tactics and profanity of Hart.
ford players in Sundays game in New
Haven. Umpire Fancy, who was in The
New England League last season, re.
signed because he could not impose
penalties for profanity. Presiden
Tracy supported the umpire. Conner!
Thursday was fined an additional So
besides the suspension. AVS Umpir
Fahey would not reconsider his resig
nation he is succeeded by George La
Chance, formerly of the Boston Amer
leans.