Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-11
BASEBALL NOTES.

Walter Tragessor. the catcher pur
chased by the Braves from GAINESVILLE,
has been provided with transportation
and will report to the club Immediate
ly.
The Cambridge University cricket
eleven, Wednesday. beat the Oxford
University team by four wickets in
their annual three-days match at
Lords Ground.
1t did not take the Braves long to
push past the Cardinals into sixth
place, and they did it in a fashion that
brought delight to the heart of the
Big Boss" who signs the checks.
Billy Whittemere of Buffalo says the
whole A. A. l.. machine is nothing but
"A political farce He claims that there
is too much association of metropolitan
officials with sporting goods houses,
jewelry concerns, etc.
There seems to be some mixup over
the Red Sox deal with Lowell for
DAILY, and it is now said that Chicago
is to get him instead of Boston. If the
latter club had any rights in him. as
1t supposed it had. it is not, of course,
going to relinquish them without
knowing why.
Pres. McAleer had no intention of
going to st. Louis, anyway. but figured
on meeting his players at Chicago. Jim,
however did not quite explain whether
it was baseball or the trotting horses
that caused him TO sign up for sleeping
car tickets to Cleveland.
At this writing the Giants continue
their winning streak and it looks as if
Johnny MeGraw's forced absence from
the team did not impair their chances
a bit. Perhaps it would be just as well
if little lawn got into a few more ar
guments.
Coach Eddie OConnor of Brown is
out with the statement that had it not
been for the poor condition of the
track at Chicago Norman Taber sure
ly would have beaten the worlds rec
ord for the mile. According to O'Con-
nor, Taher had been Keeling off the
u we'll within the record time.
There will be another blast from
across the border when Allie Shrubb
reads about his worlds hour record
being broken by Jean Bouin. the
French champion. Gradually all the
little Britisher's records are going by
the boards and still a few years ago
we thought they would last forever.
There is real yellow peril in base
ball Judging from teh way the Chi
nese University ball team from Hawaii
has been cleaning up most of the teams
in its tour through the country. The
Chinks have won "a games and lost
one. Considering that the Hawaiians
have only been playing our game Few
years the teams showing is all the
more remarkable.
Over in Cambridge they are predict
ing great things of Tommy Daley, the
former Rindge player, who has just
ioined the Sox. All that he needs is the
proper coaching, say his Cambridge
followers, and he will prove a valuable
man.
Pres. Gaffney is on deck again and d
real fan. He says he's in fine trim
and will be on deck every day. The
Braves owner Is bounding along the
convalesence turnpike and is highly
satisfied with the start that Stallings
has made toward raising the South
End Nationals from the cellar position.
Charley Brickley, before leaving for
the West said that if he could have
seen his brother George first, he never
would have signed a contract so soon
to play professional ball. Not that
Charley has anything against Connie
Mack or the national game, but sim