Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-21
BASEBALL NOTES.

The FIRST call for battery candidates
for the Dartmouth baseball team was
sent out at Hanover, \. H, Monday,
and a dozen men worked out IN the
cage. They were. Catchers, Alden.
Steen. SpiIane, Nolan. Reber, Bern
stein: pitchers, Willard, Eektrom,
Gammons, Morey. Platt and Harvey.
Two new candidates for the first
base position on the Tufts College
baseball team reported 10 Coach Ruth
erford, Monday. Huntington. one 81 the
1911 eatchers, and Angel, Fresh
man About 20 men were out lof
practise. Coach Rutherford has called
out every candidate for morning prac-
tise Thursday.
The Freshman candidates for the
baseball team of Williams College
were called out. Monday, and had their
first practise in the baseball cage.
Seventeen men reported and the
squad was enc of the best that has
shown up for the first practice in sew
eral years. The practice will be con-
tinued every afternoon.
The signed contract Of Charley Hall,
the Red Sox pitcher, was received at
the Boston American League Club of
fee. Monday Hall is now at his home
in Ventura. Cal, getting into shape,
and he writes thai he is already feel
ing fine. Pres. McAleer Of the Red SoX
vent to Philadelphia, Monday, To at
tend banquet. that evening, of the
baseball writer's of that city.
Charley O'Leary of the Detroit III
gers and Germany Sehaefer of the
Washington Senators reached Hot
Springs, Monday They found Wahoo
Sam Crawford and George Mullin OF
the Tigers and Bill Carrigan of the
Red Sex on the ground. The quartet
planned to get busy i'll mild days
work al Wilmington Park, Tuesday
Tie Harvard Freshman baseball
candidates reported to Coach Joseph
2. Kennedy. Tuesday for work in the
cage on Soldiers field Many candi-
dates ara expected to report. among
them many who have regulations as
prep school stars. There are several
lltel, looking pitchers who have been
working out for the past two weeks
with tine Varsity men. Among these
is Fry. last years Exeter captain
Watson. Who tWifled for Hotehkiss.
last season, and Caldwell, Il pitcher
from Cunning school. There is u
scarcity of catchers.
August HERMANN, chairman OF the Ma
tional Baseball Commission, Monday. de-
at Cincinnati that organized baseball
was not hostile to the newly formed
Columbian and United States leagues.
"The two leagues are net outlaws, he
said They are independent bodies
within their rights aud not trespassu8
on ours. We have no right 10 object a
Them no license To annoy them. If 1
had q player for whom had no room
and all the biz leagues waived claim on
him 1 would not hesitate To turn him over
10 either league
About 90 candidates for the Brown
baseball team reported at Providence,
Monday, 30 capt Kenneth Mash for tiie
opening practice Coach Harry Pattee
was also ON land W. r. Gordon, Jr.,
has been selected manager ef the nine.
The call for THAT afternoon was IN
swered by more players than were eX-
pected Capt Nash denies all reports
that he will play with big or small league
teams He wants to see Brown win the
college championship, this year, and
from now on, he declares, wnl work
with that end in piew.
Baseball PLAYERS who hope 10 become
regulars on the Philadelphia American
League team left there, Monday for
san Antonio, Tex, where they will be-
gin spring training. They We're accom-
panied by Connie Mack manager of the
Athletics The party included Egan and
Kilhullen, catchers; Brown, Pike, Sal
mon and McCleary, pitchers Chase, in-
fielder, and Whiting and Strunk, out
/ fielders. With the exception of Strunk
the men are all new players. Jensen, d
| pitcher. secured from a Chicago SENT
! professional club, viii join the team al
| st. Louis, and Clip, Bonner and Hauck
pitchers, who We're on the Pacific coast