Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-25
Baseball Notes

The Chicago Cubs have been booked
for game at Waterbury, Conn. for
June 5, and the Boston Doves viii be
there June 10
The 10 straight games between the
Reds and Red SoX make too stiff a con
tract to impose on ball players at this
tine of the year, declares Cy Young.
Larry Lajoic has brought a mascot
in the shape of a large educated par
rot, which he is already teaching to
say slide" hit her out" and wing
it over" The bird of course, possess
es the name of Larry.
Big Mcbride of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals has been the most puzZling Of
all the PlillieS' pitching recruits on
the spring training trip. No one seems
to be able to figure out whether he is
wonder or q dub.
Tie Amherst College baseball team
started on its spring training trip
Thursday and will play at West Ra-
leigh, n. c.. on March %. A game
is scheduled with Annapolis for April
! and one with the University of Penn
SlyVania on April 3.
Jesse Burkett, manager of the Wor-
cester four times New England League
champion club, has secured Pitcher
Troy of Mcdonald, Penn, from the
Philadelphia Nationals. Speary Of the
same team will later report at Haver:
hill.
Frank BoWerman, catcher for the
Indianapolis American Association
team, was taken to the hospital Thurs
day at Houston, Tex, suffering from
blood poisoning as a result of appar-
emily TRIVIAL hurts on the face sustain
ed in practice there.
Wilbur Robinson, who is assisting
McGraw in coaching the Giants" has
hit upon a new wrinkle. He has the
pitchers work the batSmen on their
weaknesses, ana then tries to devise
scheme for the batsman to overcome
those weaknesses
Secretary Farrell of the National AS
ISOLATION of Professional Baseball
Clubs has warned the New England
League clubs not to arrange exhibition
games with the clubs of the newly
formed United States League. that or
gan'Zation is not a party to the ma
tional agreement.
Ginger" Beaumont is showing more
ambition to get into shape to be a reg
ular with The Chicago Cubs" than he
has exhibited for years. He has pulled
Oft 10 pounds at New Orleans, and
Chance is predicting that Beaumont
will play -bntter baseball than at any
time in the past five years.
The Berwick Academy baseball nine
has bright prospects. 1t has already
begun to practice and expects to play
its first game April IL The team is
captained by Henry Swasey, a Junior.
who has made his "B" in football and
basketball as well as in baseball. For
two years he played tackle on the
football eleven. This year he was cap
tain of the basketball five, PLAYING
center. On the baseball nine last wear
he did excellent work in center field
and also pitched several games.
John !. NcGraw. the manager of the
Giants, will find his French bulldog
waiting to welcome him on his return
from the South, out it might have. pe.,,
otherwise. 1t seems that katherine
webb, a negro woman, took q fancy
TO the dog and would not give him IN
until she had been hailed into court
and arr2ignod. She was discharged on
the promise to return the dog, and a
policeman was detailed to see that She
carried Il out
That Coach Billy Lush of the Yale
Varsity regards Ted Coy of football
fame as likely candidate for pitching
honors may be seen from the following
that Lush writes about Coy in the
Yale News: Coy played only in one
game last season, although he had a
good assortment of curves and a
great deal Of speed. He has been
steadily acquiring control, and if he
MAINTAINS the progress he has shown
mus lar he ought to he a. good man
in :he box
fred clarke, manager Of the Pitts
burg worlds champions. is in his sSth
year but he is still able to play fast
pan and is confident of winning all
otAer National League pennant.
Clarke's method of handling the cham
plons is one of strict discipline. with =
ont much jollying. He seldom con1pli-
mentS player on his work VET 10
never INDUCES in wild bursts of RI ga
When man makes a mistake. He tells
MS men what t. do in emergencies and
they are supposed to follow instruc-
tions, IL they prove unwilling or in