Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-13
BASEBALL NOTES

third baseman, was informed Friday that
his suspension had been lifted by Presi-
dent Tener. Zimmerman was penalized
foe arguing with umpires
Although the Lynn club is persistent
In its efforts to land George "Squanto'
Wilson, last seasons premier New Eng
land League batter, who was sent to the
Memphis club of the Southern League
after being drafted by the Boston Red
Sox, nothing definite has been learned by
President Eugene B. Fraser of the local
club in regard to the deal According to
well-informed baseball man of the Hub
who keeps in touch with the various
baseball questions of the day, the Lynn
club will not be able to secure Wilson,
as he is highly thought of by the South
ern League club owners and fans, too.
Lowell Courier-Citizen Fred Lake is
getting to be almost as industrious a.
kicker as Jesse Burkett and Louis Peper +
One would almost conclude from his fire.
quent reflections upon the umpire's work
that Frederigo had designs on the pen
nant. When all is said and done, Fred
Lake extracts more baseball from the
material in hand than any manager
along this little old circuit Although his
outfit is wobbly in half a dozen spots,
Lake manages to give all corners an in
teresting battle. If you don't believe it
ask Jesse Burkett. who admits that
Fitchburg gave him a great run in Sat-
urday's double header and would have
won both games but for breaks favoringI
Worcester.
Ruggles Higgins who has been UNI,
pirlng in the Eastern Maine league
has returned home. He says that the
league doesn't settle.
The Worcester papers have stopped
claiming that Jesse Burkett has a.
string on Whitehouse AS a matter Of
fact, the young fellows contract with
Portland has been signed and forward
ed and will appear in the next Far
rell bulletin.
The following story appears under a
Lowell date line: The Boston Red Soxt
today made an offer of $12. 900 for
Jimmy Ring and Jack Burke, two
Brooklyn boys, who were starring for
Lowell, and are considered the class
of the New England league. Jimmy
Rims had a tryout with the Brooklyn
Superbas last spring, and though he is
just out of his teens, he has won 10
games so far and lost only two In
addition, he has been hitting 800.
Burke can play either the infield or
outfield, and is also hitting around
800 in addition to being one of the
fastest men in the league. The local
club has not accepted the $4,000. and
several scouts from other clubs have
looked out for a higher price
Gill of Dorchester High was respon-
sible for the Boston Reds winning the
first game of their series with York
Beach to 3 Thursday at York Beach.
He passed six men, and these, combin-
ed with a hit by pitched ball and sew
eral timely hits. gave the visitors their
runs. Berhtold held the visitors safe
| after the second inning.
Because, 1t is alleged he made
charges that Colonial League umpires
We're instructed to rule against Taun-
ton in favor of Fall River and New
Bedford, Manager Ambrose Kane of
the Taunton club has been suspended
by Pres. Charles B. Copper UNTIL as
Pres. Copper states in letter he can
make his charges good. Manager Kane
was also notified Thursday that Thorn
as Gi!roy, an umpire In the league.
had been ordered to take charge Of
the club until matters were adjusted.
Manager Kane denies the allegations
in Pres. Coppen,s letter. but admits
that he had kicked against the work
of some of the umpires and that he
had told Pres. Copper that 1t looked
as If the umpires were giving Fall
River and New Bedford the better Of
it in their games with Taunton.
Manager Duffy of Portland Thursday
released Outfelder Henry Merrill to
the Lynn club. Henry has not played
with Portland for several weeks and
while Duffy was perfectly willing to
keep him the Portland boy wanted to
play ball and so he was turned over
to Flaherty. He joined Lynn Friday.
There is no better fielder in this league
than Merrill and most people would
place him first He is not a hard
hitter and he was benched for the rea-
son that Portland had to improve it's
batting capacity. Several clubs want
&c Merrill.
Heinie Zimmerman, the Chicago Ma
tioEals third baseman Thursday re-
ceived notice from President Tener OF
the National League that he was sus-
pended for three days with loss of pay
for arguing TOO strenuously with I'M
pire Byron in Wednesdays game. The
local club also fined Zimmerman $50,
and inflicted a similar penalty on Out
fielder Leach for similar offenses.