Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-18
BASEBALL NOTES.

Elmer Flick, for nine years outfield
er for the Cleveland baseball club of
the American League. was sold Sat
urday to the Kansas City Club of the
American Association. Flick original
ly played with the Philadelphia Ma
tional League team.
For 13 years Hans Wagner has been
hitting at a better than 300 clip. feat
beaten by only two men in the history
of the two major leagues. They were
Arson and Dan Brouthers. Arson had
300 average for Is years straight
and Brouthers scored as high figure
for IA years right off the reel.
The Red Sox made it five straight by
defeating the Chicago White Sox. 3 to
/. in a seven inning game at the Hunt
ington avenue grounds in Boston Sat
urday afternoon. and Big Ed Walsh.
the star pitcher of the visiting aggre-
cation. had to take his second dose in
the series from the Speed Boys.
Twenty-one out of 20 games is the
record made by the Red Sox since they
returned from the West June Il. This
includes the five games played in Bos-
ton with Washington, the clashes on
the trip around the Eastern circuit,
ard the games at home with the West
ern invaders up to date.
News comes from the new Northern
Association that Malachi Kittredge's
Elein team is leading the baby cir
cult" Kit won pennant in 1908 with
Scranton. and repeated the perform
ance by plotting the Wilkesbarre club
- tnfo fac in
1909
William tDoc) Moskimon. the pitch
er secured by the Red Sox from the
Oakland Club of the recently diSband-
ed California State League. is expected
to land at the Huntington avenue
grounds within the next few days.
Moskimon was formerly with Louis
Vile in the American Association. but
jumped his reserve clause to go to
the outlaws He was recently rein
stated by Louisville and is now all
right to play organized ball. He is
said to be well above the average of
minor league pitchers and is expected
to strengthen Boston in the box.
The Philadelphia Times. in disser-
tation entitled "The Greater the Star.
the Greater the FALL" cites Nealon the
former Pittsburg first baseman. as an
exarapla 1t concludes it's argument
with these words "Pittsburg grabbed
him up at the highest price ever paid
for a minor Lacquer. and he rose to his
hight and fell back into mediocrity in
the short space of six months. The Fl
rates couldn't get rid of him quickly
enough and you never hear of him as
ball player now" The last assertion is
for Nealon died of typhoid
fever carly this spring-Exchange
In view of the fact that the new
home of the White Sox is very large
and it will be possible to hit home
run to any field inside the fences. it
has been remarked that the White Sox
will be at a disadvantage. for it has
been some time since Chicago had
bome-run hitter of the calihre of Har-
nv Davis. Sam Crawford. Stanage. Jake
Stshl and others. Hughey Duffy. how
ever. says that he intends to remedy
that fault next season. having in
structed his scouts to sign up moth
ing but home run hitters of the Home
Run Haggerty" and swat Milligan'
stripe.
Joe Foley, the youngster now being
tried out by the Red Sox. has been a.
twirler of note about Boston ever
since he forsook knee breeches for