Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-01

PLAYERS have been found by the Narl-
Gus big league scouts in Texas in the
last few years that Clark Griffith has
signed a big southpaw named Taylor
from Brownsville in the Southwest
Texas League.
Chief Bender. Eddie Plank ana Dan
nv Murphy are going to take the boil
ing out treatment at Hot Springs, Ark.
They expect to leave about Feb. !,
and this treatment should put these
veterans in The pink of condition by
sho opening Of the American League
sgasOu.
Andy Mcconnell. the midget second
baseman. has accepted the terms of
the Toronto club Andy was not re-
leased to the miners because he lack
ed the ability of a big Lacquer, but
because he was not strong enough TO
go through d season of hard baseball.
Kirke, the new infielder of the
Braves. should be one of the hitting
sensations of the National League this
season, il the reports of his stick work
are true. He is a left-hander, and is
big and strong. Hub Perdue said that
he hits into left field Just as hard as
he does into right.
Jack Lelivett, who formerly played
left field for the Senators. is TO be
given a tryout at first by Manager
Camel Le1ivelt never missed a chance
to practice at first while with the
Washington club and as he is tall and
rangey should make an ideal first
sacker.
Frank Chance is going to give
George Sehlel and Eddie Lennox OPP
portunities to show whether they are
still fast enough for the big league.
Lennox, who was with Brooklyn. but
was sold to Louisville two years ago.
played such fine ball that the Cubs
bought him outright. Those who saw
him play last season say he is very
likely to take Jimmy Doyle's job
Pres. Lynch of the National League an
nounced, Tuesday night, that the recon-
vened annual meeting of the Natio al
League will be held in New York Ci+s.
Tuesday afternoon. Feb 10. In coniunc-
ton with this session the annual SEIZED lie
meeting of the league will be held. The
board of directors also also called to
meet two hours before the opening of the
league meeting.
Plans for the training trip of the Chi
eago National League team were chang
ed, Tuesday with the announcement that
West Baden, Ind. where the club has
trained for years, has been dropped from
the schedule. The club will go directly
10 New Orleans about March 2, and re-
main until March II. Outfelder Eddie
Lennox, formerly of Brooklyn, signed
with Chicago, Wednesday, and Outf1elder
Ray Powell, whom the Chicago Ameri-
can League club procured from ST. TO-
seph In the Western League, also signed
First Baseman Tim Jordan of the
toronto International League Club
has sent in his signed contract to
Manager Kelley of that club Jordan
is New York boy, and since the ma
tlonal commission passed adversely
on his request to collect salary from
the Brooklyn Club for 1910, it has
been rumored that Jordan would
manage team in the outlaw United
States League. The fact that he has
signed with Toronto also disposes of
the rumor that he would play first
base for Pittsburg next season.
The New York National League Club
announced, Tuesday. that signed con-
tracts had been received from Out
fielder Josh Devore, the next to the
best base runner in the National
League last season, Pitchers Tesreau
and Maxwell and InfeIder Stock.
Tesreau was with the Giants last
spring, but was farmed out to Toron-
to. Maxwell has had trials with the
Athletics and Pittsburg. He Joined
the Giants late last season, coming
from birmingham. where he was re-
garded as the best pitcher in the
Southern League. Stock is 19-year-
old recruit from the Fond du Lac Club
of the WisconsIn-Iilinois League.
President Lynch of the National
League, Tuesday, announced approval
of the following contracts and re-
leases: Contracts-With Chicago, Jo-
seph Agler Emil Richie, Lawrence
Cheney, Ward Miller. Wilbur Good,
William f. Bransfeld. Edward NJ
Ruelbach, Thomas j. Needham, Harry
+. Chapman. Leo r. Dresser, George
F. Graham, James Nagle, David $.
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Paskert 1213-'14, G.. q. Alexander
'l2-1S-'l4 f. w. Luderus '12-13-14,
George Chalmers, Fred 7. Beck, Ben.
F. Hunt, p. J. Moran. Releases-By
Brooklyn to Newark q. L.. Harry
Smith; by Chicago to Louisville "a.
Al, c. c. Slapnicka Optional agree
ment; by New York to Hartford,
Conn. La, Hugh High; by Philadel-
phia to Buffalo Il. L., William c.
Baxter, c. f. Lehr Optional agree
ments); by Pittsburg TO Indianapolis
"a. Al, Thomas NJ. Murray and AL
bert S. Haynes, Jr., to Springfield.
Conn. Ii, Sherrod NJ. Smith and
ovid Nicholson, To Chattanooga Is.
A.), John Mercer
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