Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-09
BASEBALL NOTES.


Arthur Fletcher, shortstop of the
| Giants, viii probably not be able to
] play again until the beginning of the
championship season. In the morning
practice Friday at Marlin, Tex, a
/ thrown ball broke the third finger on
! Fletcher's left hand and the physician
who dressed the injured member says
| 1t will be at least a month before
! Fletcher can handle ball again with
| out risking another fracture. This
means that MeGraw will have to play
| substitute at shortstop. Shafers
retirement and Fletcher's accident robs
the team of an entire infield.
| John NJ. Ward, business manager of
! the Tip Tops, went Walter Ward one
better. He said that q players were
under contract to the Brooklyn Feds
and that the outlaw league had given
/ the Tip Tops the exclusive right to
bid for Speaker and Crawford, of the
worlds tourists According to report,
| the outlaws will offer Speaker SIS, 900
year for three years, with $4,000
According to a story from Pitts
burgh, Fred Banding, the Cleveland
| pitcher, jumped back to the Maps after
receiving $1,000 in advance money from
the Pittsburgh Feds.
Jack aBritton received an offer of
$4,000 for three bouts in Australia, with
the privilege Of so per cent. of the
gross receipts. Danny Morgan, how
ever held out for guarantee of S10,-
600 and two return trip tickets.
The Yankee second team defeated
Houston Saturday, to 4. Chance used
Burr. Caldwell and McMale, each
pitching three innings. Burr allowed
four hits and as many runs, but had
plenty of speed and did not let him
self out. Caldwell allowed one hit and
McIIale none.
Tho New York National colts" out
hit the Dallas teac of the Texas
League at Dallas, Tex, Saturday, and
won, to ,. The colts" made 12 hits
and Dallas 6. The batteries compris-
ed Palermo, Schauer and Meyers for
New York; Johnson, Erickson, Duve-
nick, Likowasky and Holt, Fell for
Dallas.
Abe New York Americans defeated
the Beaumont, Texas League team at
Beaumont. Tex. Saturday, 9 to Q
King" Cole knocvked q home run in
the second inning with two on the
bases. New York made II hits and
Beaumont 5. The batteries comprised
Cole, Schulz and Gossett for New
York, and w. Smith, ]. Smith and
Bets. Hoffman for Beaumont.
The regulars of the worlds cham
pions left Philadelphia Saturday for
Jacksonville to join the other MEM
bers of the Philadelphia American
League team in training there under
Manager Connie Mack. The party
was headed by Ira Thomas, who was
Friday appointed captain of the cham
pions, succeeding Danny Murphy. The
latter goes to the Baltimore Interna-
tional League Club. Others in the
party were Catchers Schang and Lapp,
Chief Bender, Stuffy McInnis, Eddie
Collins, Amos Strunk, Rube Oldring
and Eddie Murphy. Jack Barry, who
was injured while practicing with the
Holy Cross team at Worcester sever
al days ago, will join the Athletics in
a few days, and Frank Baker will go
South in about a week, being detained
at his home in Trappe, Md, by ILL
ness in his family.
Joe Wood will be able to get out of
bed Monday and walk about his house,
vas the statement of DR.. F. Z. Cess
ner Saturday afternoon. His improve
ment is continuous and no more seri-
Gus effects are feared from the opera
ton. Joe has good appetite and is
allowed to eat considerable. Dr. Cess
ner left this afternoon to again visit
Joe. Wood has kept in bed II days
as a matter of precaution, and when
notified he could get up he was very
much pleased.
Dick Egan Saturday afternoon handed
to Pres. John K Tener his signed con-
tract to play with the Brooklyn National
League club for period of three years.
The contract calls for the payment of
| sl7, 900, which is at the rate Of $685. per
season. Pres. Tener accepted the contract
| In the absence of Charles II. Ebbets OF
| the Brooklyn clug. Ivy Wingo also
signed his contract as catcher with the
| St Louis Nationals, and announced that
he would leave for the Cardinals train
| ing camp at ST. Augustine, Fla, Monday
night. Lee Magee, who mad received
many overtures from the Federal League
-as had the other two-signed a one-year
contract with ths ST. Louis Nationals
/ Saturday afternoon.
Twenty-nine out of a squad of 40 sur
vived the first cut of the Iufts baseball
candidates made Saturday afternoon by
| Coach Slattery. Ten of those retained
| have already won their IT. Battery
candidates comprise Is. The squad now
includes Krepps, Harris. Whitaker, Ber-
| gen, Burrill, Gately. Golden and Wescott
| pitchers: Bennett. Killory, Gomez, East
man, Neilis, Porter, O'Brien and Ring,
| catehers; Volk, Armstrong and Turner
irst base, Stafford, second base: Proctor
| and Roche, shortstop; Capt. Lee. third
| ,ase; Angel, Leland, Marzynski, Donnel-
| an, Hall and Godfrey, outfielders. The
| ongest batting drill of the year was held
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