Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-26
FIELD AND TRACK,
ROWING AND OTHER
SPORTING MATTERS
"A FAN" SURVEYS
BASEBALL OUTLOOK
IN This SECTION,

The following communication or inter-
est to Augusta baseball fans has just
been received by the sporting editor:
To the Sporting Editor of the kennebec
Journal:
"As the season is fast approaching
when the great National game will open
and many of the big league teams are al
ready getting into condition in the South
for the greatest battles in the history of
the game, and Maine is represented by
two New England League Clubs, port
land and Lewiston) it would seem that
the Kennebec Trolley League ought to
have a prosperous season before it. We
certainly enjoyed some fine games last
season and the race was very close from
start to finish, with Winthrop winning the
pennant and Gardiner and Augusta nos
ing each other out for second place. 1t
was the verdict of all the fans of the
four cities represented in the league that
a finer and more gentlemanly set OF play
ers and a more harmonious agreement
among the directors of the different
| teams never existed in organized base
| ball,
| while each club was fighting it out for
| second place, nothing but the best of
| feeling existed between the players and
| the management of the several clubs
which speak volumes for the supporters
| of the game the coming season Now it
would seem to fan that with possibly
very few changes in the lineup of the
different clubs that We ought to have Il
better brand OF baseball this year than
last, and last year was good enough to
satisfy the most exaeting follower of the
game.
Possibly Winthrop may lose their star
pitcher, Buekland, who is to be given a
tryout by the Portland New England
League team Gardiner is more than
/ likely to lose George Talbot, the finest
all-round baseball player in Maine, all
things considered He will undoubtedly
be picked up by some of the big league
teams before the season opens Earl
/ Harvey OF Augusta and Davidson of
Gardiner will have a good preliminary
training at Westbrook Seminary under
the guidance of Ray Shepard, former
Bates College star and should develop
| into promising players.
with the same teams and the same
conditions existing as last season in the
| league it would surely seem as though
the directors of the various clubs would
not find much difficulty in the question
of finances. Each city ought to raise by
subscription or by some other means at
| least $500 as starter to help equip the
different teams with new uniforms, re-
pair the grounds and purchase such arti-
cles as are necessary for the running of
the clubs If you can tell anything by
baseball sentiment, the fans in the four
cities are ready to go down into their
pockets and start the bah rolling for
the season OF 1914. -
Just a suggestion at this time.
Wouldn't it be wise for the directors of
the four clubs to meet at once and for
mulate their plans for the coming season,
go after the subscriptions and make UP
the personnel of the clubs, make a sehed-
ule select the umpires, keep the public
Informed about the league and it's pres
poets, in fact keep the ball a rolling all
the time until the opening games of the
season?
Il believe the public never wanted
baseball of the kind we had last season
more than they do today, and with a lit
tie hustle l think we will see the largest
attendance at the games that we ever
have had in Kennebec Valley. All the
directors have got to do in my opinion is
to produce the goods With one yeaTs
experience the directors will certainly be
| in better condition to understand the
inside and Just what the public and
players as well will expect from them.
Lets commence now and boom the
Trolley League until the season opens.
Encourage the players and directors of
the different clubs and we will have some
rare sport in Kennebec valley this sum
mer. Let's hear from some other fan
| A FAN.