Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-08
BASEBALL NOTES,

BASEBALL NUlESl
Peckinpaugh is a dream of a ball
player. Joe Birmingham must have
been asleep when he let this bird go.
fair hitter, fast on the bases, and
n excellent fielder, are some of his
accomplishments. If Frank Chance
ould get some of the other man.
gers to give him some other castoffs
Ike Peck and Walsh, he'd beat out
ne Athletics.
Ordered out of the game by Manager
ierzog, who accused him of loafing,
4rmando Marsans, the star Cuban
utfielder of the Cincinnati Reds, left
he team at Louisville. Friday after
boon, declaring that he is through
Nth the club forever. The Reds left
hat evening for home, after the close
Z the last game of the series with
She Colonies, but Marsans did not ac-
bmpany the club to Cincinnati Mar
ans had complained of a lame should
and did not play Thursday. Her
log ordered him out to practice Friday
fternoon. Evidently not pleased with
is efforts, the Red manager ordered
he player out of the game. Il am
through with the Reds as long as
Ierzog is manager" said Marsans.
lave been one of the few members
( the club who has not been charged
Fith Ioafing during the past three sea-
ons. l play baseball because l love
he game. ! have enough to live on
Fithout playing. I will give President
ferrmann a chance to trade or sell
he to some other club. If he does
ot do that, / am going to jump to
he Federals or go back to Cuba
Il can tell man what l think of
i'm without resorting to foul lam
uage." said McGraw in answer to the
{ccusatio of Newman, who tried to
rame UP an excuse for an assault
Which was as uncalled for as it was
owardly. There is no doubt that the
lew York manager has wonderful
aculty of telling man the truth
bout himself in a convincing man
er. John suffers as q result His
words carry sting because they are
traight from the shoulder. Those
gho have heard him at his best will
wear that he can Indicate the exact
altitude and longitude of the spot
ehere man gets off.
The Feds will probably win the
sorld's championship next fall. That's
o kidding or anything of the sort;
hey'll probably do it. This way: Gill
bore recently announced that at the
lose of the Federal League race next
ummer the title winners in the Fed
raj League will challenge the win
ers of the other two major leagues,
nd more, they will insist on meeting
hem. Supposing the American and
National League champs refuse to
lay the Fed champs? What then?
Nell, right there's where Gilmore is
ding to slip it over on the other two
ig leagues. He's got it all fixed up.
the American and National pennant
Winners refuse to meet the Fed PEN
ant winners do you know what the
Feds will do? They will claim the
Forld's championship by default The
'eds next fall will therefore hold the
gorld's title by default. Because do
on think the big league champs
you'd share skinny nickel of the
Forld series money with the Feds?
The Boston Red Sox predict that
cooper will be a star this season. The
Dung southpaw has everything this
pring. Wilbur is deserving of sue
ess. He is one of those fine, quiet,
nassuming chaps. Bill Carrigan
you'd like to get hold of the Neon
ellsville boy but the way he has been
moving the past week there is little
nance of Clarke letting him go. \
Il am glad l am not an umpire who
Hi ho fn r~t1- he nd ri
pToole," Vean Gregg, the big Cleve-
land hurler, remarked after he UNI
ired a game in which Marty worked
D never saw splitter in my life.
PISSED it several times and it had me
poled as much as the batters.'
A pennant was lost on the Hilltop,
: few York, few years ago by wild
itch, but Pieh came as close as he
ould to equalling that record by fill
lg the bases and then sending the
thinning run across with a base on
alls. Steadiness has not been one
Piehs strong points this spring.
While at Houston he suffered very
ad inning one afternoon trying to
,ntrol his splitter until Chance had
remove him from the scene.
1t is no wonder good old Nick Young
Kinks baseball salaries are soaring too
Ugh. When this very estimable gentle
ian was president and secretary of
sc National League big salaries were
lmost unknown. Why even in 1900
lilly Sullivan, then with the Boston
nationals and later famous as the
White Sox catcher, was drawing
omething less than $500.
There will be about 25 conflicting
ates in Pittsburg this year between
he National and Federal League
cams.