Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-16
WORLD OF SPORTS
Baseball Notes

Veteran George Davis Will mana@r
| the DeS Muia,s club TINS year,
Fill bradley has com" back in h'S
old time form. according to dispatches
| from thu Alexandria camp Of the Moi
ly Maguires.
Tom Madden. the outtielder secured
by Stalljngs from Utica, is reported t"
| he a ringer for Willie Heeler in APP
| pearancc and action.
John Camel says Fred Mitchell tie
| one-tinte Indifferent pitcher Of the BUS-
| ton Americans. now turned catcher,
| will be the star hackstor "l the Amer
lean League this year
Phil Cooney. the little Shcrtstop
| who,, Manager Mcguire secured from
the Portland. ore. club, bids fair to
| hnat ont SIMON Nichols for tn" reSu-
| lar berth un the Cleveland intield;
"Ri1lv" Sullivan. catcher of the Chi
csgo Americans. is suffering at Los
| Angeles. from misunderstanding as re-
| suit of \ wound inflicted in his left foot
by 4 rusty nail. Sullvan's condition
| is said to be serious. He is said to lie
| delirio,lS from fever.
Boston Posi-. I ltLI NJ IilllllH VIII
Shift Mike Mitchell t" center Gel" t"
/ aid his batting. 'rllc "Old Fox says
the sunticld lntcrfcreS with the big ici-
lows hitting. This is all right for Mike.
but now about his luckless successor"
Then. too, Mike Kelly, Willie keeicr,
Tv cobb and Honus Wagner. all sun
field ulHyer., hay" Wuu batting cham
pioEships.
The schedule committee OF the Rhode
Island Connecticut J Baseball League
met ut Westerly. r. l. Sunday and
adopt, It i schedule. The prospects are
said tn h" much better than Il year
ago Mystic. Conn, returns to the
League. ia take the place of Hope Val
lev y 'Iich dropped out, The six teams
in the league will be Wakefield. Caro-
lima, Westerly, White Rock. Mystic and
Norwich.
There arc five candidates for back
stop on the Brooklyn team Bergen.
Erwin and Miller will nt0ubtedly he
retained and the other two shortly dis
posed of, Lou Criger is full OF ginger
but has not been at the Strings long
enough to be i'll shape. Harry Lunley
of the BrooklynS is sick iii bed with
fever He went out into TIE night air
after taking q bath and is sick III con
sequence.
Pres John Dewey of the Boston Ma
tionals wired from Cincinnati Monday
night that with the signing of big Cliff
Curtis, the pitcher, the Doves were
complete for the season of 1910. Curtis,
who was with the Milwaukee team
of hn American 4 gSnriItipn
chased by the Boston team OF the Ma
tional' League. toward the close of the
season last year and showed much
promise.
Ex- Manager Nap Lajoic has become
a land owner III Louisiana, buying so
acres of choice market garden property
about two miles from Alexandria at
$75 an acre. Flick, Bemis and Bradley
also inspected the same section and
one or more of them may decide to
buy before they leave the Maps ira in
ing camp. The land is located OH what
is known as the Horseshoe" and is
adjacent to two or three of the famous
sugar and cotton plantations OF the
state.
Without Wagner and Fred Clarke,
ball club has started for West Baden
Ind. where they will remain until Sat
Irday when the squad will start for
Hot Springs Wagner did not sign his
contract Monday as had been expected,
but after he had had Il conference
with Pres. DreyfusS it was announced
that he had accepted terms and would
leave FOR st. Louis Friday to join the
team on its way to Hot Springs. Pres.
DreyfuSs. after Wagner had declined
to 60 to West Baden. announced that
he too would postpon" his trip and
would remain i'll Pittsburg until Friday
when he would personally conduct
llonu% TO st Louis
Pres. Dovey and T.; of his players
left Monday night for the training
quarters a' Augusta, ga. Which seen
BY i reporter At the ffaVTin hotel be-
tor" his departure Pres -Dovoy seemed
in high spirits over lrisrStiing of play
ing material. new ana and old The
players. who hay" beer gathering for
several days from ohio. Indiana, Ken
lucky Pennsylvania ana Kansas AFRO
indeed . likely looking lot of athletes
Whai Si"aS"S IN" most of all" said
Mr.. DoNey. lis tn" spirit of do and
dare "Ninced BY the boys Every one
mas assured me that they are going to
90 All IN their power to win all the
tlnl". OF course. | do not care TO cx-
press any opinion as to the position in
which We viii finish hut I tell YOU
everything looks good I" ne"
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