Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-28

rivals even The doings Of Connie
| Mack.
Ty Cobb, Nap Rucker Eddie e.
cote and clyde Engle PLAYED On the
same team in Augusta, Ga, one sea
son, and the team finished fifth in
six-cub league.
The Chicago Americans new ami
| form has =. o. x in big letters ar
ranged vertically along the button
band Of the shirt, extending from tie
collar 10 the belt.
| Otto Jordan is assisting Charley
Hesaphi!l with his Southern League
team at Atlanta. this spring, PLAYING
| second base, while Alperman Is ali
| third.
Including Mondays game at Hot
Springs. Jake Stahl had made i hits
/ in IA times at bat for an average Of
a2s. including three home runs aud Il
douoie in his fusillade,
] Bill Ahsteln and Vic Willis are SIN
! absent from the Turtle puddle al
memphis. Willis never was q great
hand To report early, as tile late Frank
Selee could testify to. as also can
Barney Dreyfuss of the Pirates
| Although Marty oTooie's arm has
rot been in the best OF shape, this
spring, Fred Clarke has no concern
! that mis- valuable pitcher Will not be
ready for the firing line by April II.
With Reilly, Downs. Moran, smith,
| Raglan Keller, Higgins, Daley. Tooley
! and Breen on the Brooklyn team. it
looks as though Manager Bill Dahlen
intends to inject lot of irish ginger
| irto the Superbas.
Tosreau, the big recruit pitcher Of
| the New York Giants, is the only
youngster who looks good to MeGraW
at the present time. Even Tosreau
! may be off color by the time the sea
| son opens
The baseball game scheduled be
tween Princeton and New York Gni-
versity. Wednesday, at Princeton, \.
J., was postponed on account Of the
poor condition of the field.
With Herzog and Shafer playing
great hall McGraw has very little use
for Hank Groh. the fast infelder Sc
cured from Buffalo. re Muggsy finds n
cannot use this youngster Boston
could use him, and to good advant-
age.
A lot IS expected of Eddie Grant By
the Cincinnati Reds next summer, for
he already is showing a lot of speed
and is hitting better than he ever has
done before in the spring practice.
Buffalo has made the White Sox an
offer for Russell Blackburne, but if he's
to go out of the big league Hugh Duffy
will want him for Milwaukee, as it
was he who brought out the former
star shortstop of the Providence Grays.
Clarke Griffith picks the Giants to
win the National League championship
thas season, in a walk. It would not
surprise me-" he SAYS. TO see Nc
Graw's team take the lead at the
sound of the bell and never drop out
of first place all season long"
President r. J.. Hedges of the ST
Louis American League baseball team
began cutting down his squad,
Wednesday, by sending Outfelder
Bobby Riggs back to the Houston.
Tex. club. The st. Louis American
League squad is expected TO arrive
home Thursday from Montgomery,
Ala. FE
President August Hermann of the
Cincinnati Baseball Club, Wednesday.
called off the series of games between
the Cincinnati team and the New York
Americans because of the present
condition of the grounds at the Gin
einnati park New York was to have
played. next Saturday. Sunday and
Monday at Cincinnati.
Lou Ctiger is still on the job with
the st Louis Browns. He's a bit
heavier than he WAS last wear and has
been catching regularly. He has been
coaching the Browns recruits, but
Wallace figures that Lou will do his
share of the work in the championship
games.
In q recent game in which the Ath-
II to 3. Lord Oldring, Murphy and
Strunk made three hits apiece and
Baker made two, Collins getting only
one. These We're the first six bat
ters oh Connie Maek's list, and they
provided rs of the 10 hits of the game
There will be Sunday baseball this
season at Rocky Point the Providence
club owners and the shore resort boni-
face having come to an agreement.
Extensive alterations for the ball
grounds are planned, The bleachers
are to be practically rebuilt and en-
larged, and when completed will seat
| approximately $50 persons. Other i'm
provements to be made will provide
; for a total seating capacity of more
, than $500.