Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
BASEBALL NOTES.

Mordecai Brown is believed by
good many to be about the same a
as Christy Mathewson and to ha
been in the game about the sar#
length of time. This. however,
hardly the case. Brown is four yea
older, although Matty has been IN me
battles than the minor Matty ma.
his debut in the big show in 49,
while Brown appeared at the begi
ming of the season of 1903 Mat
started out when he was y, VIII
Miner Brown was all Of p when
escaped from the bush, SO it will
seen that Brown was older when
first started in fast company TIL
Walter Johnson is today. Brown /
Gently made the declaration that
was sure he would &c able TO ia
part in at least forty-five hot lit
battles this summer and all of /.
friends and boosters are hoping tn
he'll turn the trick
"Ty Cobb. bear pet of "Rube" Wa
dell, when the eccentric southpaw W
doing his slab work for the local cl
died in a park at Virginia, Mimi,
few hours after the death of the far
Gus pitcher "Rube" used to rou5
it in the bear cage with "Ty Cob
on days he was not slated to pito
Perhaps YOU didn't know that III
pire Tommy Connolly has a lot of d
humor in his makeup" says Catch
Ray Schalk. Il recall one game la
summer, when a mighty pretty 8.
was sitting over by the Detroit ben.
at the SoX Park. AS l came up
the bat Connolly said to me: Say. Re-.
do you see that peach over there
For the life Of me | couldn't ST
her and told Connolly so. He GRIM
and came back, quick as flash, "A
yet you say | was missing strik
and balls today. Guess it's your ey
sight that's bum. IN
Manager Hickey Of the St. Lot
Browns seems to think well of Bo
by Messenger. the Gardiner, Me, ls
who is with his team. Bobby play
the other day on the second strii
against the Cardinals and the ST Lot
Republic said In Messenger, in rig
field, he has an able and experience
right fielder. They say in the Southe
League that there was not mo
dangerous man on the Dixie circ,
last season than Messenger. Messe
ger can hit and is fast He has be
given a major league trial with {
Chicago White SoX and has been foul
wanting. This, however, has weigh
against him not one whit in the judi
ment of Manager Hickey. The cor.
plant against Messenger has be-
that he is not a fast thinker and TIL
he has been addicted to an occasion
bone" This has not been evide.
in his work with the Browns. In e.
cry way he has played on a par wi.
what is considered the regular OF
field"
Catcher Harry Houston of the Loy
ell champions in 1911, Is anxious
break into the New England leagi
again and has written to Manag.
Gray of the Lowell team to place hin
Houston was signed with one of t
league teams in Wisconsin, but VIII
the team refused to post a guarant8
as required by the league rules, Hou
manent in appearance. AS Dan CT.
hecy hasn't signed a manager to dat
here's a splendid opportunity to s
cure first-class manager.
President Roach and Manager Grs
ar chuckling over the receipt tf 81
from Eddie Henderson for his releas
While by all base ball rules, they wei
entitled to some compensation Fl
Henderson's services, he having bey
sold to Richmond of the South Alta
tic league. they didn't expect a MICH
for the reason that the Pittsburg Eel
erals had induced him TO Jump. S:
when they went over to New York
few weeks ago and Eddie came fo:
ward flashing a 800 bin for the rri3
ilege Of becoming free agent, tht
gathered it up as the easiest kind
dross. They had given him up
fictitious equity.
Neither the National nor the Ameil
can League teams are making mud
of sweep in the ante-season intel
league series.