Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-15
SPORTING NEWS.|

Fred Clarke who says ne will neither
sell, trade nor release Wagner. II is, |
however, known that there will be
a shake-up in The Pirate squad, but
Clarke will not intimate in what quar-
ter it is to be made.
Chester Chadbourne, the outffelder
under contract for some time TO the
Boston Red Sox, will be found in 4
Providence uniform next season. Chad
bourne played with Providence in
1901 after having helped Jesse Burkett
to land the New England League
penant for Worcester, the year before
The Boston Club arqured him from
Providence At the same time Harry
Lord was secured. Cnadbourne was
farmed To Baltimore in 1908, but was
sent TO Indianapolis in 1909, and
completed his secsnd year there this
fall. Chadbournc wasn't in love with
the West. purchased his own release
and has signed a contract with Prov
idence.
Eddie Collins. Connie Mack's phe-
nominal second sacker, and the player
who really did more 10 win the Amer
lean League penant for the Elephants
than any other Athletic star. is said 10
have been handsomely rewarded by
the club for his work. Collins has
signed three-year contract NJ fig
ures said 10 be $4,000 n year, the high
est salary any Athletic player ever
received, and one Of the largest
amounts paid an American League
player outside Of captain or manager.
Collins rise in baseball has been phe-
i nomenal. When Mack secured him
from Columbia University he did not
look to size up as a player. But un-
der skil!ful grooming he gradually
biossomed forth into a wonder and his
| progress has been rapid and sure. He
| came to the club at 500 q month;
today he is the highest priced man
on the team.
| Bugs" Raymond of the New York
| Giants has been induced by friends in
Chicago, where he spends his winters,
| to take up the wrestling game and
next Saturday night will go on for a
| finish match with Joe Kennedy. n To-
| cal semi-professional, in a Chicago
| theater.
John A. Frazer of Boston, who play
ed on the Holy Cross Varsity nine four
and five years ago, has been signed
to pitch next season for the Haver-
| hill club of the New England League.
| After completing his course at Holy
| Cross Frazer played at Hamilton, Ont,
and later in the Maine state League.
He was With Providence for q short
time last season, defeating Newark 4
to in one of the two games he pitch
ed subsequently going 10 HinsGale, n.
f., where he played summer ball and
batted to an average Of APO for the
season.
Two players, one of whom has been
drafted by the Athletics and the 9TH
er purchased by the Phillies, lead the
New York State League in two de-
partnents, according to the official
averages, Just made public. Bill Kay,
who goes to the Mackmen, and who
PLAYED in the outfe!d for Albany dur
ing the last season. leads the stick
ers of the Workers with the splendid
average of 1863 for l21 games. Cllal-
merS, touted as one Of the finest
young righthandcrs who has ever
broken into fast company leads the
pitchers OF the league. Chalmers was
with Scranton ana achieved the splcn-
did record of winning 26 games and los
ing but six during the season. Eleven
men batted for better than 800, the
second man being Harry Lumlcy, The
old Brooklyn player.