Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-04
BASEBALL NOTES.

G. Harris Doc) White, pitcher for
the Chicago Americans, TUESDAY
night, signed a contract for the 1917
season..
The Cincinnati club. Tuesday, closed
a deal for the use of the Columbus
Ga, ball grounds as training quarters
for the team. The Reds will go South
eb. rs and remain there 20 days.
The Boston National League Base
ball Club Wednesday, at Boston,
elected c. James Connolly, director,
vice president A manager for the team
will be named, Thursday or Friday.
Johnny King Is most prominently
mentioned. DOC" Miller, the hard
hitting outfielder. Wednesday, signed
his contract with the Boston Nation
ais.
A rumor was prevalent at Chicago,
Tuesday morning, that Harry LORD,
ex-Red Sox and on the Chicago White
Sox payroll now, will be traded. Lord
fully expected TO be made manager
of the Comiskey outfit when the can
was attached TO Hughey Duffy, and
those who know the Lord tempera-
ment believe he will never be happy
again until snapped to some other
team.
"Outlaw" war that now howls lih
a winters wind about the doors OF
organized baseball, threatens to steal
Mordecai Brown from the fold. Billy
Nelson, owner of Gunther Park and
aspirant to the Chicago OUTLAW
franchise says he will bid for "Old
Reliables" services to manage the
North Side team. No advances have
been made s yet to the Cub star.
Nielsen, who proposes to make every
possible effort to land the new major
league franchise at Chicago, said that
he would get in touch with the great
pitcher as soon as he is convinced that
the league will not be dropped. That
Brown would be the best possible card
obtainable is not doubted and with
his present idea of quitting the major
league he might welcome the opportu-
nifty to manage club.
The players who belong to the Chi
cage American League club are to
be pitied. If Manager Jimmy Gala
han carries out the plans which he
has outlined the poor White Sox will
be put through the hardest course of
training that any team of ball tossers
ever experienced. Callahan in telling
what he intends to do when he takes
his players down South. next spring,
said THE bit of stage experience
had opened my eyes to some things
that I think should apply to baseball.
/ watched the rehearsals for show
once and never realized before what
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prepare play for a public audience.
They went over minor details of the
thing time after time for hours until
they were perfected. ! couldn't help
but think at the time what roar
some ball players would make if they
had to do some things in that way.
Happy as a schoolboy with a broad
smile entirely covering his bronzed
face, "Cy" Young greeted a host of
friends at the Colonial Hotel. at Cleve-
land. Tuesday. ICY" dropped into that
city for a few hours. A reception
awaited him-not a pre-arranged re-
ception, but reception, nevertheless.
His coming was unheralded Every
one, however, around the Colonial
knows "Cy'' and. what's more. every
one ives anxious to grab his big nit
and chatter. How're you feeling
'Cy'? Great work you did in Boston
Wish you all the luck in the world
next season." To all queries ICY" gave
the same answer Never felt better in
my life. Look at me. Do you think ]
look like. an ancient, withered veter-
an, who ought 10 be playing with his
grandchildren rather than playing