Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-23
BASEBALL NOTES.

Signed contracts were received sat
urday by Pres. preyfuss of the Pitts
burg Bal Club from AK q. McCar-
thy. Max G. Carey and Pitcher Pressy.
Mccarthy and Carey played together
last year at South Bend Ind. the
former being shortstop and the lat
ter playing several positions.
Street. TIE Washington catcher be-
gan playing professional. baseball III
1893 In eight years he has caught sou
games, an average of more than IoV
games a season. record uncqualled
by any of the other major league
backstops. Streets total of $50 games
in eight wears is the more remarkable,
as in 1905 he caught in only 80 games.
Among the baseball experts and crit
les on the National League circuit
great deal of wholesome respect is be
ing held these DAYS for the chances OF
the Giants winning the championship
the coming season. 1t seems to be the
consensus of opinion that the team
that beats out McGraw's men will be
the one that will land the pennant of
1911.
FAIRS of the old school who learned
their code of ethics III St Louis in the
days when Chris Won der Abe was
the dictator of entertainment priv
ileges at the only big league ball parl,
that st. Louis then boosted had the
last tie that bound them to the old
style Of things severed Saturday. when
President Stanley Robson of Tho St.
Louis Nationals announced that the
bar in League Park would not be
operated next season
ALTHOUGH Manager MeGraw OF the
Giants Friday announced that he mad
traded Arthur Shafer for Davy Shean,
the officials of the Boston club Satur-
day night tagged the deal and one OF
them, Vice President Page, declared
that he would not give his consent
to it. Manager Tenney showed up at
headquarters saturday and stated that
while the lea. had not actually been
closed, that it would be completed on
Monday if approved by the Board of
Directors. of which Page is one Judg-
ing from Pages strong objections the
trade is off. President Russell mas not
yet been interviewed on the subject.
All was quiet along the New York
baseball rialto saturday, the only
item of interest filtering through the
publicity channels of the two New
York clubs being Secretary Gray's all
nouncenent that Charles Tcsreau, the
Shreveport giant, would not pay his
own railroad fare to Marlin and his
hotel expenses after he got there.
Following the usual custom. Manager
McGraw recently said that any Of his
athletes who failed To sign their con-
tracts before reporting for spring prac-
tice would be liable for their own OK
penses up to the time they performed
the act that made John Hancock fa-
nous. Tesreau int eads To train at the
clubs expense. for he iired IN his
signed contract Saturday with :" few
remaIls. postIualk"d lrontoh, 10.
One ol the secrets of Larry l.ajoIe's
consistently good batting is sand To be
the fact that the Clevelander seldom
reads after dark. When h is ON tie
road on at honc the big Frcnchman
goes through tie papers closely enough
to keep in touch with baseball news
and current events, but 81 much does
he fear artificial light that II" always
finds some other form or amusement
or pastinc after SHUTDOWN. AS pool
player iajuic is also an expert. bur
most of his WELDING of the cue is done
before the shades of night fali This
close training has, uuqueStionahly, had
much to d. with the fact that Lajoie
is always in perfect condition, and
even when in the midst OF Il batting
slump, he seldom fails to hit the bali
but IS unfortunate i'll driving 1t right