Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-16
BASEBALL NOTES.

tthiii tphiPostd III pal Vi HltfIibtIS
of the Portland New England League
team was defeated by the Maine Cen
trails. to 2, Monday, at Portland.
Portland fans ought to be, and prob
ABLY are, well convinced that Hugh
Duffy fulfilled all the promises he
made when he transferred his New
England League club to their city, and
at the same time Hugh has reason to
be grateful for the way these same
fans have supported him. 1t was a
good thing all around
If Garry Herman has any inten-
ton Of dropping Joe Tinker he should
heed the remarks of Fred Clarke, a
most successful manager in long years
of service. Here is what the pilot OF
the Pirates says: NO manager can
win ball games unless he has the
players. A capable manager can get
the player if given time. but until then
he cannot show his ability. Constant
shifting is losing game.
Old timers in baseball, who We're
| perfectly familiar with Tim Keefe'S
pitehing-men on the New York team
and Harvard pitchers, who were
coached by him maintain that he de-
livered a ball without the aid of mois-
ture that had the peculiarities of the
present-day spitball. Tim held the
ball against the palm of his hand by
the thumb alone, with all the fingers
extended. The marvel was that he
could control a ball pitched in this
manner.
Walter johnson walked over the
Maps of Cleveland, last week, To q
higher percentage of winnings and,
consequently, is more firmly intrench
ed in first place among the Ameri-
can League pitchers. Joe Birmingham
kept Falkenberg out of the Washing
ton games that proved such a Water
loo series for the Maps. and the big
fellow made good for his rest By
| trimming the Athletics. Ergo, he is
still climbing and ranks next To john
son of Washington and Houck Of
| Philadelphia. Connie Mack's rookie
Bob Shawkey, continues to show real
class of the life saving kind. just
| when the going is hard. Ray Collins
Of the Red Sox is maintaining his
good work. The records;
With all due respect to Clark Grif-
lfth's judgment and with no intention
to dispute the fact that Walter john
Ison is the greatest pitcher the game
lof baseball has known, it must be
lsaid that "Griff'', who maintains that
Walter is a greater pitcher than Char
ley Radbourn. was very young when
las a boy in Bloomington, H., Rad
l., 1,
pitching. When Radbourn was at his
! best in the early sos. Griffith was
labout IA years old and could not have
!, had mature judgment of Rad $
pitching. 1t is difficult thing to com
Ipare great pitchers of the old and new
lregime So many years have elapsed
lsince Radbourns star was in the as
tendency that memory is not likely to
lido him justice when comparing him
with present-day wonder
Joe Jackson was of his feed" the
past week, and, as Ty cobb made
twice as many hits as his great riva
90 to to be exacD, the man from
Georgia has gone we'll into the leae
, for the American League individual
batting honors. Iris Speaker, oui
home favorite. still looms up as a darI
horse and will give his fellow South
erners run for their money if n
improves little on his present pace
Ty Cobb gained only three points IL
his rush to the front. but then jos
! Jackson dropped nine. A number O.
/, the high rollers" had a slump, this
! past week. I.ajoie could muster only
three hits for the week and the re-
, suit is he is u points shy of the
mark he had a week ago. Gandil
Baker and Mclnnis also fell bacR
some Olaf Henriksen, in spite of his
loss Of nine points is back again in
fourth place. Pratt Of St. Louis Is a
newcomer in the SEQ class, and Ryan
: of Cleveland has signalized his re-
entrance into the game by pushing
into the 290 class The following
J named batsmen have averages of .29l
or better: