Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
FIELD AND TRACK,
ROWING AND OTHER
SPORTING MATTERS
BASEBALL NOTES.

Batting practice by electric lights
was the stunt arranged for the Tufts
baseball candidates by coach Slattery
Wednesday afternoon. The dark days
have interfered so much with the
daily practice that a number of lights
have been placed in the cage and
this afternoon they were used for the
first time. The plan succeeded so well
that no more interruption of the cage
| drill is anticipated.
Scott, the lied Sox inflelder from st.
Paul, has had batting marks of .266,
.267 and .269 for the past three sea-
sons at Youngstown and st. Paul and
has fielded for $40, .947 and .952. Pretty
even work.
The Brooklyn regulars have been ar
ranged as follows: Cutshaw 2b; Dau-
bert, 1b; Wheat, If; Smith, 3b; STEM
gel, IF; Riggert, CT; O'Mara, IS.
Tuesday, when the Giants colts beat
the regulars, q to 8, Snodgrass, play
ing third base for the scrubs, made
four hits in six times at bat and Eddie
Grant, at shortstop, made six hits in
as many trips to the plate. One of
Snodgrass hits was a home run.
Williams is playing a great game at
| first base for the Yankees and looks
| like a fixture. In recent game against
| the Yanigans he made four hits, in
| Guiding a double and home run, and
in the field took all of his II chances
without an error.
Pres. Gilmore of the Federals in an
| interview in Chicago is reported as
| saving that the Feds have finished
raiding the ranks of organized ball for
! players, and are satisfied with their
teams as they now stand.
Arthur Griggs, formerly first base
man of the Cleveland Maps, has just
reported to the Brooklyn Federals at
Columbia, S. c..
In his first workout of the year Wal
ter johnson showed himself to be in
first-class shape again. He has put on
a little weight and Griffith predicts
that he will be in better trim than
ever this year.
Arthur Fletcher will soon be back in
the Giants lineup. He has removed
the splints from his injured finger. He
has been keeping in condition right
along.
Sam Crawford and Ty Cobb both are
working steadily with the Tigers and
are hitting the ball. Cobb is showing
his usual speed at New Orleans.
In the White Sox regulars recent
game at Oakland Alcock the short
stop, male four hits. Hal Chase made
three and Harry Lord and Chappell
made two each. In later match
against the same team the regulars
connected for only four singles, of
which catcher Sehalk made three.
Charley Comisky says that it will be
a great thing for baseball in Chicago
if John T. Connery can secure the
Cubs team from Mr.. Taft.
Joe oeschger the PhiIlies' youthful
player from California, cost Pres. Bak-
er $500. He PLAYED with the st. Mary S
| College nine, with which Harry Krause
was developed. ia
Leach. Schultz and Johnston stand
as the Cubs fastest ohtfeld to date
Good has been fielding well, but has
not been hitting.
Harvard will play six games before
starting on its Spring training trip
but will miss the experience of a
match with the Red Sox as well as
$3.50 IN gate receipts, which has been
sufficient to- pay the expenses of the
trip to Maryland.
/ The Nashville Baseball Club has sus-
pended infielder Artie Hoffman and
outfielder Del Young, who have Joined
the Federal League.
On the Lowell roster this season
will be two men whose brothers have
been famous and are still famous in
baseball Henry Mathewson, "a, a
brother of Christy Mathewson, and
Pete Wood, %, a brother of Joe
Wood, are the pair. Mathewson is
an outfielder and Wood is a pitcher
Manager Gray doesn't think that the
pair are bound to make good simply
because they happen to spring from
families that have been prominent in
baseball, but he's seen one of them
| work and he has received expert in
formation as to the other, and he be-
lieves he isn't taking much of a
chance in giving both trial. Wood
pitched for Brockton, New Bedford
and Lowell last season. At the start,
he was very wild but as the season
wore on, he acquired pretty fair con-
troll and when he came to Lowell in
the home stretch he was quite effec-
tive Mathewson has played indie
pendent baseball about New York. and
! is said to have quite an eye as a
| hitter.
That Griffith has picked UP most
promising young pitcher in Dick Will
liams is generally conceded by the
older players who have seen him in ac-
ton. Williams is tall, long armed
fellow who has a world of speed. He
can pitch both over and under hand
and also has a side-arm delivery which
gives his speed a peculiar shoot sure
/ to make him effective. To help his
speed along has has most deceptive
curve which he can throw over. I'M
derhand and side arm, and when mix
ed up with his good speed there Is no
doubt about his ability to NOV down
opposing batsmen. But, of course, Will
| liams is a green hand and will need
lot of coaching before he will be able
! to cope with the major league teams.
But he is an apt pupil and willing
worker and should be some pitcher be-
1 fore tho sea son is yerV old,