Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-22

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Pres Jim McAleer surely makes no
bones about acknowledging that one of
the Red sox' chief assets, this year Is
"Heinie" Wagners throwing arm.
"Dueky" Holmes. Of Andy Freedman
fame. continues to be John Cancels
right hand man on the Rochester In
ternauonaI League team,
"Cy" sanborn, the Chicago baseball
writer says that in reporting bail
games 10 per cent is facts, . per cent,
hope and So per cent. Imagination.
Joe Kelley figures that his Toronto in
field viii he the classiest in the Inter
national League this year. 1t comprises
Tim Jordan Andy Mcconnell. Ed Holly
and Bill Bradley
1t is not settled yet that Capt. Bob
Potter will play first base for Harvard
this season. It's an even chance that
he will and also one that he will be Oh
his old job about second base.
"Cantaloupe" Charley Herzog of the
Gaints is nursing a badly bruised thumb.
member which has been hammered
sadly since Herzog hurt it at the start
of the training season at Marlin Springs.
Manager Johnny King of the Boston
Nationals seems TO have picked the first
string of regulars. "Seotty' Ingerton
may be just the man to fill in at short
stop until Al Bridwel is In shape to play
ball regularly
Brooklyn has a new catcher higgins
whose throwing arm looks awfully good
to Bill Dahlen. and whose a1i-round plav
Il =.
all the catching will not have to fall
on Erwin.
At the Red sox park work eli hllins
in the inhe1d between the baselines and
the new grandstand has been started,
and within 10 days the field will be grad
ed and a few places about the Quilted
filled. The new grounds have stood the
winter splendidly.
Topsy Hartsel, the new manager Of
the Toledo team, is sending his men
along a. fast clip i'll the Southern
training camp. Topsy is worrying over
the continued absence of FaIkenburg,
I the stringy pitcher, who IS reported as
holdout.
Jim Vaughan, the big southpaw of
the Highlanders, is making a fine i'm
preston in Atlanta. Jim is using more
smoke than any of the other fingers
and Manager Wolverton predicts a
| fine season for the big fellow.
! Detroit is banking on Del Gainor to
bring the team to the front. this Year
Up t. the time Del had his wrist
broken. last year, By one Of Jack
| Coombs swift shoots. the Tigers We're
going along evenly, but when he was
! forced to leave with the injury. every
thing broke badly for the team.
Harold Danzig, once Of the Red
| Sox. and a player who has seen service
with New England and Pacific Coast
Leagues, is a candidate for first base
/ position with the ST Louis Browns.
Hal has George StovaIl to beat out to
! get the place.
Joe McGinnity, the Newark mana
| ger, evidently has not lost faith in Cy
| Seymour. Joe purchased the erratic
! one from Baltimore If CY makes good
| his determination to be d holdout OF
the Brass Rail League, he will be well
/ coined in Newark.
AS usual, most of the "holdout" cases
! in the major leagues have been settled
I so easily that the fans may we'll wonder
whether there was any misunderstand-
ing regarding salary Both of Boston 5
teams are now in line, and all the fans
want now is to hear the bell ring ana
see the players hit that horsehide pill
| on the trademark.
Clyde Milan has grounds for wanting
more salary from Griffiths. Cobb, Jack
son, Baker and Crawford We're the only
| American Leaguers who made more hits
than he did. last year. and Clyde scored
100 runs for q team that finished seventh
in the race.
Billy Keller says that he's not espe-
J cially anxious to play baseball any more
but that he still is thinking about going
to Japan to teach the college men there
how 10 play the game Willie says that
the stories that he had received induce
ments to 60 to Japan emanated from nc
press agent.
Lajoe is batting fourth in the CleVe-
land list again, and is doing his usual
good work about second base. BAH Is
PLAYING that position for the Indians
Yanigans while Olson a short, Holm
horst al first base and Hendry at third
complete the Maps regular infield
Among the contracts received by the
Greater Boston Baseball League,
Wednesday,, were those of Jack t.ier-
nan Of Leominster secured by Senator
Powers as playing manager Of the
South Boston team: John j. VIII
liams. 10 Prospect street. Brooklne.
and James O. Shaw, Hotel Brunswick,
Boston
| Bob PeScher will he IN the ,,a.,,,