Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-18
BAs EsALL NOTES.

The Detroit American League Base
ball club has purchased Third Baseman
Westerzil from Wichits. Kan.
Hanks. a southpaw, pitching for
Wilmington, N. c., struck out three
successive Rock Mountain batters on
nine balls pitched. Not a strike was
called, the batsmen swinging at each
ball as it came over the plate
Second Baseman Baker of the Hol-
yoke, Mass, club has been bought by
the st. Paul American Association club
to fill the vacancy made by the release
Of Zeke Wrigley Baker will join the St
Paul Clut at Toledo.
Ada Paintn, aged Is threw league
Baseball 1877 feet at a baseball game
Sunday at Iowa city in striving to
break the record. alleged to be a world
mark set by Myrtle McCarroll of Oak
Park. ILL.,. in July. when 1870 feet were
covered.
Jack Slattery. last year of New Bed
ford and Lawrence, is clouting the ball
in wonderful shape for the Toronto
club of the Eastern League and in 81
games has banged out enough hits to
give him an average of $3.50 Jack is
the real leader of the Eastern
League.
The. New York National League Club
has purchased johnson, an outfielder.
Of the Waco Club of the Texas League.
and Munsell, a pitcher, of the Dallas
Club of the same league. Both players
VIII Join the Giants at the close of the
exas League season The deal was
put through by Joe Fechenbach. of TIE
Dallas Club
Strong influences are being brought
to bear on Ran Johnson to appoint
Frank Rudderham formerly of Ran
dolph. Mass. the oldtime pitcher to the
position of umpire in the American
League. Rudderham is an umpire in
the Southern League and has the
respect Of all club managers in that
organization. He is recognized as one
of the best OF the leading minor league
officials outside of the big leagues
Scout Irwin Of the Highlanders re-
ports that the material in the minor
leagues isn't particularly classy. Ar
thur the Alert thinks he grabbed off
the best infelders in the smaller
leagues by capturing Louis Litschie.
now with Lancaster. According to Ir-
win, Priest. the shortstop procured
from Danville, will be a world beaten
In q year or so. Priest needs further
experience. Irwin says.
New Bedford has finally succeeded
In buying Charles Pruitt. the leading
pitcher of the New England League.
who. up to the present time has been
under contract to the New Orleans
team Fruits services to the New
Bedford team have been of the most
valuable kind ell the season bis bat
ting average being very high. The
deal with New Orleans is closed. the
price paid being $500.
Pitcher McTisue, whom the Boston
Nationals had purchased from the
Haverhill club. has been awarded To
New Bedford by J. H. Farrell secre-
tary Of the National Association of
Minor Lea CUES. New Bedford having
purchased him for $500 from Rir-
mingham of the Southern League.
Joe Boyle the catcher who went TO
Haverhill three weeks ae" with NC
TYeue, has also been awarded to New
Bedford.
William l.. MeCoil3mn of Wilkes
barre. Penn. president of the Susque-
hanna League Tuesday morning re-
ceivcd charges chat Floyd Kroh of the
Chicago Nationals had pitched for Dan
willie of the SusQuehanna League
against bloomsbury Saturday. He as
sunled, 1t is charged. the name of NC
Hale and posed as a pitcher by that
name from Colby College, who was
given q trial by Danville. He won his
game easily. < to /. 1t Is charged that
the Danville management secured Kroh
in Philadelphia. where he was suspend
ed for misbehavior. President McCol-
lumn gave the management "a hours to
prove that the strange pitcher was not
Kroh.