Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-09
BASEBALL NOTES,

League that Malcolm Eason, the for
mer pitcher, would today start his ca
reer in the National League as an UNI.
pire. Eason has been assigned to work
IN st. Louis. He is on trial and for the
past week has taken Morans place on
the staff
William E. Parsons of the Boston
Nationals was sold Thursday to the
Lowell club of the New England
League. Parsons is a pitcher and orig
inally hailed from Bucknell College,
although last season he had some ex-
perience with the Tri-State League.
He was picked up by the New York
Nationals and carried for a time, but
when McGraw asked for waivers on
him he was secured by the Boston Ma
tionals and has been on Manager Fred
Lakes payroll ever since.
Monte Cross. the veteran major
Lacquer, now manager of the Scran-
ton. Pa, baseball club, has turned
down two offers Of $4,000 for Pitcher
Chalmers. One of these was from the
st. Louis Americans, who insisted up
on his immediate delivery, while Gin
cinnati was willing to let him remain
until the close of the local season
Cross regards Chalmers as worth $4,000
of any clubs money and says he will
not sell him for any less.
Umpire Tommy Leahy of the Con-
necticut League had the closest sort of
shave from serious injury while
trying to board a moving train at
New Haven Wednesday morning, in
order to keep his assignment in Hol-
yoke. The train was moving when
he tried to alight, carrying a suitcase
in one hand. He slipped, fell and was
thrown against the train, which was
then moving at good rate of speed.
He escaped with a badly cut wrist,
several BODY bruises and reached Hol-
yoke later in the day.
trolley car loaded with spectators
from the Connecticut State League
game Thursday at Waterbury got be-
You'd the control of the motorman on a
ty car at the bottom, injuring serious
ly IL of the passengers. Among those
hurt were f. j. Charren of Amesbury.
Mass, injuries to right leg: Frederick
of Nashua, ~ H., frac-
tured rib and internal injuries: Simon
catcher of the Waterbury
team. right had broken.
Chicago's infield viii be heard of
next season. Duffy started out with q
bunch of youngsters, Gandil. Zeider,
Blackburne and Purtell, all of whom,
with the exception of Purtell, are
i'm the American League for
he first time this year. Purtell had
4 few weeks experience last season.
This infield is rounding into shape
'apidly, and Duffy can see future
stars in all four. Zeider has shown
himself the best man of the quartet
md is doing grand work for the White
Sox.
Bobby Lowe, the Detroit scout, who
S lowering about the New England
league territory just now, looking over
he young players, declares that in all
lis wanderingS about the baseball map
since the season started, on the hunt
or Tiger talent, he has not seen one
'oung ball player who looked worthy
# wearing a Detroit uniform. Bob
made the remark to President Dewey
# the Doves during a recent CONVEX
alton the two had at Boston. We'll.
Bob" said President John, IF / had
'een travelling as much as you have
his spring l suppose l would know
ust where to put my hands on the
cry young players 1 need" Not on
our life, colonel" replied Bobby, mot
n your life. In all my wanderings
yer the minor league circuits l
aven't discovered one player worth
While for Detroit"
In Brockton they are calling the
Jew England League schedule a freak
arrangement. The Brockton Times
avs of it: 'Brockton is entertaining
Worcester here today, making the
eventh successive playing day Brock
on has been at home. The team goes
way for the three remaining days of
he week and then COMES back Mon
ay for a stretch of seven games at
ONE. The schedule calls for games
1 Brockton on IA anGi IL successive
laying days, which is enough to drive
lmost any manager to the mat for
ne count. They won't recognize the
|rockton team wherY it once gets on