Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-30
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Cleveland American League
Club Sunday night announced the re-
lease Of Infieider Jack Knight to the
Cleveland American Association team
He will join the team at Milwaukee
next Tuesday and take the place of
Second Baseman Gardner. who broke
finger during the Columbus series.
Silk" O'Loughlin, previous to his
marriage, always contended that THE
arbitrator can make no mistake" At
the time Silk joined the benedicts it
was predicted that this allegation was
not likely to stand long as q truism.
even with the arbitrator himself. Now
comes silk" who frankly admits that
he was wrong when he called Wood of
Cleveland out in last Thursdays game
because Birmingham, coaching at
first, helped him to his feet. The new
coaching rule applies to third base
only. Il pulled a bone play said
O'Loughlin. II knew 1t the moment
after had done it. and If it had af-
fected the result of the game, the Maps
world have just grounds for protest.
/ am glad IL did not affect the result.
Paddy Baumann, the Tiger second
baseman, who was released to Provi-
dence last week. blames travelling with
the second team for his poor hitting
in the American League this year.
Baumann felt that he was having bad
luck when he was assigned to travel
with the second team on the Spring
trip and to go against second-class
pitchers all the time. He went back
to Providence, from which club he was
graduated to the Tigers, without pro-
test, but he gives warning that he'll
be hitting 800 in the International
League soon, and that he will be back
in the big league before long. Bau-
mann will probably play shortstop for
Providence,
Guy linn, who was with the Braves
for a time last Fall. but who jumped
to the Baltimore Feds this Spring, was
hit on the right foot last week by
foul ball, battered by himself, and SO
seriously injured that he will be out
of the game for awhile.
TEX" Mcdonald, another exBrave
who went to the Federal League, has
been suspended by Manager Gessler OF
the Pittsburg team. 1t was alleged
that Mac" has not been in playing
condition, and that he failed to OBJ
serve the rules of discipline laid down
by Gessler.
Il have been playing ball 10 years to
reach Worlds Series, and now 1t
looks as if l am going to get there,
Hal Chase of the White Sox Is reported
to have said. 1t is all right. perhaps,
for him to see things that way, and
he may be seeing straight; but the
fans would like to have him take an
other squint about July and let them
know now it looks then.
George Stovall, X. C. mot Kings
counsel. but OF the Kansas City
"Feds") and the whilom Braves Zinn,
Rariden and Bridwell, are among the
300 h:tters of the Federal League.
Jack Leary, the Waltham boy play
ing first base for the st. Louis Browns,
batted for .30S in his first seven games.
"Shono" Collins, another Greater
Boston player, has started off batting
like a whirlwind for the White Sox.
His percentage for his first eight
games Is .5l9
George Walsh, the New Britain boy
who showed such class with Ford
ham, seems destined to hook on with
the Brooklyn Nationals. says the New
York sun. Manager Robinson tried
him out last week and liked the way
he sized up. The Montreal club OF
the International League also is after
his services.
Bill Morley is hitting the pill at
1913 clip for the Atlanta club of the
Southern League. and in recent games
the former Hartford player has been
doing some great fielding.