Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-18

in the manufacture of women's shoes
IN the Asher Stoughton Co. at West
Lynn a couple of years ago and has
now. with Henry Spinney of Lynn,
formed new firm and they have
bought new building for factory at
South Paris, Me. Fred has severed
connection with the cid firm and will
start operations in the new imme-
diately.
Umpire Billy KLEIN of the National
League, who made the recent tour of
the world. says he greatly enjoyed his
umpiring experiences in foreign coun-
tries. In most of them he couldn't
understand just what the fans were
saying about him, so took it for grant
ed they were pleased with his work
Harper's Weekly.
Frank johnson. pitching for the
Jacksonville South Atlantic League
club, Monday at Jacksonville. Fla.
allowed no hits and no runs in game
against the Albany, Ga, team of the
same league He struck out 10 men.
Jacksonville won, 6 to 0.
Chic Fraser, the veteran pitcher who
now assists Fred Clarke with the
ittSDulS CfGb anu StOulS LOT the team,
was sent out to the Northwest to look
over ball players. Barney Dreyfuss
gave him list Of players to watch
and Chic started. A couple of weeks
later Chic wired:
Have bought Mamaux Of Hunting
ton"
Dreyfuss replied:
Didn't want Mamaux; wanted Pap
pa of Spokane"
One week later Chic wired:
Have bought Papa also. Fellow
named Childs here; want him, too?'
The greatest mistake l ever made
in my life was in not developing my
self into a catcher" mourned Ham
Hyatt in discussing Clarke's present
efforts to convert his famous pinch
hitter into a backstop. II began as
a catcher and then allowed them to
put me in the outfield. But l hope
to be one vet and il / ever get the
chance you can bet I'll make the most
Of it,
The Federal league still lacks one
requisite of big leaguedom. Not all
its teams have been nicknamed.
Buffalo and st. Louis are unchrist-
CHCu lCdliSs 1HC lobS fCACI " tuVhi
as the Buffalo Federals' and the st
Louis Federals."
It's different elsewhere in the cir
cult. The other pennant chasers in
Gilmore's organization sport the fol-
lowing pet titles:
acknowledgements.
Kansas City-Packers.
Chicago-Chifeds.
napolis-Hoosiers.
Brooklyn-Tiptops.
Pittsburgh-Stoeies
Outfielder Cruise, who Connie Mack
failed to land. and Catcher Snyder,
are the two best recruit finds on the
Cardinal roster this season. Snyder
was given a trial last year, but not
until this spring did he get going. Lee
Magee, Jack Miller and other ST. Louis
players say he is destined to become
star backstop.
Ivy Wingo and Lee Magee declare
they would not have missed the trip
around the world for any sum- When
baseball becomes understood in other
lands the game will be the same the
world over" says Magee. He is now
having book prepared with $50 fine
DUCtOSIdpHS WHICH tooh ofi ttiC
great journey. Magee, by the way is
the image of Business Manager Jack
Daley of the Pirates. Photographers
noticed the resemblance on Monday
and photographed the pair together.
Portsmouth, Ohio, has a pitcher
named Beers. As he has not been
tapped very often this spring, although
backing up against some hard games,
1t is likely that some club will pat in
draft for him.
Sam Crawford hit a baseball 435
feet on the fly. and. as Fred Toney
wasn't out there to throw the ball
back, II went AS home run.
Don't forget the manager when you
appla nd a ball player. If it were not
for the suspenders how would the
trousers look?