Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-04
BASEBALL NOTES.

Norman Parrot was elected Thurs
day captain of the 1911 baseball team
at South Portland High school and
Arthur Lawry, manager.
Pat Donohue, the Red Sox catcher,
has been sold to Toronto of the East
ern League. Kleinows coming to Bos-
ton foreshadOwed Pats departure.
Lafayette has a good claim to the
college championship of the season,
having beaten both Princeton and uni
versity of Pennsylvania.
Robert A. Neal 10, catcher of the
New Hampshire State College baseball
team. has been signed by Comiskey of
the Chicago White SOx, who has been
negotiating with him for some time
Neal will graduate June Is in the cleo
trical engineering course and will re-
port for duty with the White Sox
about two weeks later
Jack Flynn, first baseman of the
Pittsburg team, will be accorded a
reception Monday when the Pirates
open their series at Boston with the
Doves. Flynn's home is at Providence
and his admirers will make preen-
taticn to the player. Flynn received his
first baseball training while a mem
Der Of the Providence Classical High
team. He later played with Holy Cross.
Manager Billy Hamilton of the Lynn
Club of the New England League has
signed LEM, who last season played
with the strong Atlantic City indie
pendents for the Lynn outfield. LEM
comes to Lynn largely upon the recon-
mendation of Connie Mack, who says
he is good outLieldcr and a partic-
ularly good sticker LEM has been
coaching the Lancaster, Pa, Acade-
my nine this season and will report to
Lynn the first of next week.
Pres. Comiskey of the White SoX has
received an offer from Cincinnati for
Pitcher Bill Burns. but no deal has
yet been concluded. 1t is possible
however, that the big; lefthander will
he transferred Manager Duffy has too
many lcfthanderS on his staff and can
spare Burns. although the big fellow
seems to be in the best Of condition
at present Burns arm has not been
right 50 far this season and he has not
been used. He has started only one
game this spring and was SO wild Duff
ly took him ont. Duffy will have eight
pitchers left if Burns Is disposed of.
White Young and Suter being left
handlers ana Walsh. Smith. Scott. Ohm
sted and Lange. right flanders.
Williams will make an effort to have
the baseball game with Amherst. which
was prevented Memorial day by the
rain played within two weeks. The
managers of the teams have been I'M
able to confer with regard TO the mat
ter as vet, because of the absence OF
Amherst on its trip to Princeton and
Penn. and it is not likely they Will
be able to get together this week, as
Williams will be at Worcester Satur-
day, playing Holy Cross. The Williams
Amherst game at Amherst this year
was postponed on account of rain. and
Williams remained over until the next
day in order to give Amherst the game.
Amherst would like to have done the
same thing with Williamstown. but
because of its game with Princeton the
team could not stay in Williamstown.
John P Henry, catcher of the AM
herst College baseball team, who has
signed with the Washington team of
the American League. is an Amherst
boy, the son of George l.. Henry. Max
ing the Varsity baseball team in his
Freshman year, Henry has played this
year and last a strong game. eXcelling
III hitting as we'll as behind the bat.
he weighs $50 pounds and is p years
old. Last season he batted for 200 and
helded for 1852. This year he has
caught In every game. During the
Southern trip he made an excellent rec
ord, scoring home run at Annapolis
and against the University of Virginia.
He played star game with Pennsyl-
vania, permitting no stolen bases. In
the 10 games of the regular schedule
he made his first error in the game
Wednesday with Princeton. In these
games he has made II hits in 80 times
at bat.