Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-29
BASEBALL NOTES.

Toe Tinker of the Cubs Is reported to
have received an offer OF a contract Oh
$4,000 for four years to go to Austra-
LA to aid in establishing baseball cir-
cults In various parts Of the country
TIE plea Of player r. S. Wells OF the
Jersey City team of the Eastern
League for half Of his purchase price
paid by Jersey City to the South Rend
club OF the Central League was re-
fused by the National baseball COM
mission "Wednesday.
Dolly" Stark, former Southern League
player and later with San Antonio and
Dayton, has signed a contract for 19ll
with the Brooklyn National League club
and will report at Hot Springs, where
Brooklyn will train. during February
and part Of March.
Considerable talk is heard in East
ern League circles to the effect that
there Is a movement on foot to cut
Montreal out of the circuit AMI trans
fer the Canadian city's franchise TO
some other burg better adapted to sup
pert the quality Of baseball that the
Eastern L%aguers are able to serve up
to the fans.
a the Boston INdtlOIldl LedSuc
quarters Pres. William Hepburn Rus
sell and Vice Pres. L. G. Page had
two-hour conference with Manager
Fred Tenney. The players contracts
were signed by the president and mall
cd to the players. and stockholders
meeting was called for Jan. Z, for the
PURPOSE Of ratifying all Of the busi-
ness OF the new officers.
Manager Patsey Donovan of the Red
Sox made his appearance at the Bos-
ton American League headquarters at
10 Tuesday morning. ready to take
up his winter baseball work. Pres. John
/. Taylor and Manager Donovan had u
two-hour session, and Sec. Edwin Reil-
ly was kept busy taking down dictation
for several letters. which went most
ly to ball players. with perhaps two or
three to American League magnates.
Jack Gleason who helped to manage
the Jeifries-Jol,nson battle, says that
John McGraw showed him his newly
signed contract with the New York
Giants while they We're chatting dur
Ing the recent minor league meeting
in Chicago. "McGraw said my sal
airy would be $4,000 Il year for the
next five years. Gleason declares,
land when somebody doubted the
truth Of the statement McGraw pulled
the document out of his pocket and
showed the figures. The contract
bore the signatures of McGraw and
John T.. Brush"
That the old-time baseball play ers
life was q merry or1e is generally be-
lieved, but it was not short one. as
is proven by the history of the men
who helped the Athletics to win the
American Association championship In
1883. Death has cut into the ranks of
these veterans only six times during
the q years that have passed since
..Billy" Sharsig and his pennant Win
ners returned from the West after one
OF the most sensational series in tie
history of the national game. THOSE
who have passed away are OBrien,
Rowan, Matthews, Moynahan, Birch
ell and Crowley.
Third Baseman. Eddie Grant will play
with Cincinnati next year." said Presi-
dent Herman of the Cincinnati club
Tuesday. He will receive his contract
coon after the first Of the year and l
don't think there will be the least trou-
bic about his signing it." The statement
was made In reply to an inquiry whether
or not Grant would be sold or exchanged
to the Boston Nationals. The new own
ers Of that club are said to have made
Hermann and offer of Infelder Sweeney
and pitcher Mattern for Grant. Herr
mann says that any offers which have
been received have not been considered
and that Grant Will play in Cincinnati.