Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-13
BASEBALL NOTES.

is raised that the reports in the Eng
lish newspapers of the baseball game
recently played in London, will pro-
vide the sporting writer's with a new
vocabulary The batter is described
in the English reports as the ''smiter."
The bat is called the "copperstick,"
from its resemblance to a stick used
in laundries for stirring clothes. The
catcher is likened to an "armadillo''
because of the armor he wears, such
as sgreaves' kneeeaps and shin
guards The gloves. or "mitts" are
called pads" and elephants ear"
F1ys are described as 'skiers." The
American sporting writer's, instead of
making gibes at the style of English
reporting, will do well to utilize some
of this unique vernacular and give
rest to the stereotyped reiterations and
trite conventionaliies in the obsolete
leXicons of the baseball writer's.
Just as the hopes of the Federal
League agents We're blighted when
President Lannin rescued iris Speak
er from their clutches last week, the
plans of Agent McAleere to corral
Pitcher Ray Collins were dashed
Wednesday evening at Hot Springs,
Ark, by the Vermont lads decision to
keep within the pale of organized
ball. Just before dinner Wednesday,
after a protraeted conference in Mr.
Lannins room, the southpaw signed
the contract which assures Boston of
his services for two seasons to come.
Lewiston players will be ordered to
report April 10 and the first practice
games will be played with Bates Col
lege, on the goth and possibly the Sat
urday before, also. \ game with the
University of Maine will also be play
ed AZ Orono.
T. H. Murnane president of the New
England League, said the other day
that thsre was no question in his mind
| but that the league was stronger to-
day than it ever was. He looked for
big year and he expects Fitchburg
and Lewiston to make live New Eng
land cities.
Charles P. Taft is among the notable
! baseball holdouts, of whom there are
! exceedingly few this year, thanks to-
or curses on--the Federal League. Mr..
| Taft is holding cut for S6j0,o0o for the
! Chicago Cubs. which puts him on 1t
slightly different basis frem other hold
outs, though the swayins influence Of
the old dollar sign still prevails.
Joe Benz says baseball is destined
! to become the national game of China.
which will Squire all accounts, as
| chop suey is universally recognized as
the national hangover cure of the Unit
! ed States.
The International League admits
that the Federals have been able to
sign IS of its players, but without
| touching Baltimore and Toronto.
"Heine" Zimmerman of the Chicago
| Cubs is not showing much improve
ment in health. In the meantime
Branze is playing third base and nit
ting the ball hard.
Hank O'Day. with Safer at first and
| Cerriden at short, probably will have
| to shift Phelan to make a place for
! Bill sweeney. Phelan. however. has
/ been playing great ball for the Cubs
in Florida.
Our old friend Arelianes is pitching
| for Sacramento nowadays. On Tues
/ day he allowed the White Sex only
one hit in three innings, and this hit
! was scratch.
| Although Hens Lobert has signed
with the Quarters. both Mike Doolan
and Otto Knate are confident that
| they will be able to land him for the
I Federal League.
Pres. I.annin of the Red Sox got into
! hot water the moment he struck Hot
| Spi inss. 1t probably will he some DAYS
before he Will start playing golf and
enjoy it.
Shortstop Fauser of st. Louis is still
on the sick list and will not be able to
go to the Cardinal camp for at least
/ 10 days.
Nic,z Altreek returned to the Sena-
tors, camp without Germany" Schae-
| fer, who insisted on going to the Chi
| caso BANQUET with the worlds tourists
! before reporting to Clark Griffith.
1t has often been said that senti-
ment does net play any part in base
BAH. Guess who's paving Rube Wad-
| dens expenses these days. None other
| than Connie Mack Connie beard Of
| Rube's condition and at once got in
touch with things and ordered all bills
I sent to him. Good old world amt it?
The funny part about It is, you see
| where Connie lands his club every
year. Last season Garry Hermann re-
| fused to pay fube Benton Sdlary
when he was hurt in an accident. See
where they land most every year, too,
! don't you?
The canning of Tinker by the Red di-
| rector was hailed as the best COM
edv feature of the winter. and was
cartooned all over the country. while
shrieks of laughter were heard on ev-
erv side. The canning of Evers by
Charley Murphy is hailed as trage-
dy and an outrage. Why the different
point of view?
Ed Walsh has pitched sc shutout
games during his career Eddie Plank
has ritched So and Walter Johnson, 46
Last year Johnson pitched y shutout
games, blanling every club N the
league except the Cleveland Indians.
Thirteen shutouts is the seasons rec
ord. which is held by Jack Coombs of
the Athletics.
One club PLAYING positively 12e
games and others playing possibly 146
games must impress the Eastern mag
mates as rather peculiar if they are
capable of being impressed. The only
interest attaching to the proposition is
| to note what weird arguments the
o,uparS oan shoot in defense of the