Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-16
BASEBALL NOTES.

Baseball players who deserted tne
ranks of organized ball to join the FED
erals will be taken care of, even il they
fail to win berths with the Federal
teams. it was declared in Chicago today
by Pres. Gilmore. Confirming the report
that minor outlaw leagues would be form
ed next year, he said: I'VE will have at
least two minor leagues working in con-
junction with u.s.
Pres Gilmore of the Federal League
returned to Chicago from Shreveport,
La, Saturday just in time to be served
with notice of an injunction suit aiming
to prevent the building of the Federal
plant. The summons was made return
able April go and unless temporary in
junction should be issued in the mean
time the grandstand will be built and the
team playing ball before the hearing is
called.
The first team of the New York Amer
leans was defeated Saturday by the Gal
weston Texas League team to l. The big
leaguers were unable to bunch their hits.
Galveston made four hits and four errors
and the Yankees seven hits and one err
ror. Cole, WARRIOR and Reynolds were
the New York battery.
The Dallas Texas League team defeat
ed the first team of the New York Ma
tionals Saturday to 0. Mathewson work.
ed five innings for the big leaguers and
held Dallas to one run. Dallas made sew
en- hits and three errors and the Giants
two hits and three errors. The batteries
were Huenke, Smith and Menfel for Dali
las, and Mathewson, Schupp and Mclean
for New York.
The Detroit Americans defeated the
New Orleans Southern League team
Saturday, to 2, by punching hits and
daring base running. Covaleski lacked
control, but Cavet was in fine form.
Ty Cobb missed a train and did not
arrive. but he will play in Mondays
exhibition game. Detroit made five hits
and one error, New Orleans eight
hits and three errors. The batteries
were Covaleski, Cavet and Baker for
Detroit Wilson, styles and Adams
for New Orleans.
Reports from Tampa, Fla, that at
least six of the Cubs would listen to
offers from the Federal League, should
the baseball war develop into con-
tract-ignoriug contest, agitated the
followers of baseball Saturday With
much detail, though with careful
elimination of names of players, dis
patches from the training camp relat-
eG that six players received offers
from the Federals and said that If
given more money they would leave
the National League. Manager Hank
O'Day of the Cubs, now at at tampa,
commenting Saturday upon the re-
port that several players We're nego-
tiating with the Federal League, SAID;
believe my men will stick to organ
led baseball.
Eight of the British players from
whom will be selected the team Which
will play foI the internatonei poio
eup in this country next summer are
now practicing in Spain, and of these
only one. Cant. Vivian n. Lockett, has
plaved in an international match he
was on last years team, and was rat
ed as an eight-goal man, but has peeh
raised to ten goals
Eke Johnson, the former Houlton OUT
fielder in the n. B. and Maine League,
has signed to play in the Central Associa-
ton for the season of 1914. Exc played
there last year and had a good season.
According to Spalding's Baseball Record
recently issued. johnson played rs games
with Kewanee last year and had a held
ing record of .955 and a batting average
of .257 with % stolen bases to his credit.
Jack Barry arrived in JacksonVllle'
Fla, Saturday to join the Atnletlcs
Monday for a three game series with
the Chicago Nationals. beginning on
Monday. J. Franklin Baker was ex-
pected Sunday. With Barry and Bak-
er there the worlds champions squad
will be complete with the exception OIL
Jack Coombs, who will not join the
team until after the season begins.
Twenty three of the Brooklyn Fed
eral League team, headed by Manager
Bill Bradley, arrived at Columbia, 5.
c., Saturday from Washington ana
joined the players who reached the
city Friday. Training on the Universe
tv of South Carolina field was begun
at once.
The National Board of Arbitration
Saturday gave on the following list or
players released by purchase: BY st.
Louis, National League, Harry Trekeli
to Denver; by Cincinnati, r. Mauer to
st. Louis, National League; by Long
Branch, NJ. A Gonzales to Cincinnati;
by Montreal, Roy Miller to Cincinnati;
by ST. Louis, American League, Fred
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