Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-09

Only nine days before the fans will
see the opening games in the trolley
League. Saturday, June Il, is the
opening day, Winthrop at Augusta,
Hallowell at Gardiner, and Lewiston
open.
O'Marra, the champions southpaw,
pitched a great game against Spring
field Tuesday, shutting them out with
out a run and holding ,hem tc two
hits Here's hoping he can duplicate
the trick for Augusta.
Hallowell under the management OF
! Geo. Boardman, is getting together
fast aggregation of ball tossers. Most
all are new men in the league. Knox,
catcher. our old friend Monte" Moore,
and Pete Condor, with another good
PITCHER, will be on the firing line for
the Granite City team. FRAZIER and Ma
honey and Dickinson and Aube are all
fine ball players and all the teams Will
have to keep on the jump to trim Hal
lowell this year. The Hallowell dlrec-
tors are certainly doing things TINS
wear in the financial line, and the fans
are all responding literally to back
their team. What other city in the
league can boast Of 215 one dollar sub
scriptions? Not any! And never since
Joining the Trolley League has 1t look
ed so bright for Hallowell in all de-
partments of the game. Take off your
hats to Hailowell.
Manager Merrill Of the Caroline:
team has fine backing financially and
has his team practically completed-a
good one you may bet. Hank" is look
ing for a first class pitcher, and he
knows one when he sees him. Gardi-
ner will make great bid to win the
championship this year.
Manager Towle has on paper the
strongest hitting team in the league
With such batsmen as Wilson, Max
well, McElwee, Alberts, Fuller, Will
liams and others, it will take some
good pitching to trim this bunch 0f
sluggers. In Bob" Gill and Pagan and
Williams, Charlie" has a good trio
of pitchers as well.
Lewiston is getting together a sea-
soned lot Of players who are all IN
form. which will count for a good deal
in the first part Of the season. Dannle
O'Ccnner, the manager, has had lots
of experience with ball players and you
can leave it to him to get fast team
for the Spindle City. In young Mains
he has a .'phenom' for a pitcher, with
a strike-out record of u and Is i'll the
last two games pitched before joining
the team. Hammond, Norton, Hamlln,
Breen, Joice and others are all fast
men.
Augusta means to win the flag again
this year if possible, but she can't "x-
pect to repeat every year. but. with
team of veterans from last season and
some additional strength she will be in
the fight from start to finish. In
O'Marra, Cedarstrand, Harvey ana
Brennan, Augusta ought to be well for
tilted in the box, and each one OF the
pitchers are frst-class, all-round men
in other positions, which will be
great help to the team. Joe Coaoy,
Gilman, Violette, Purinton, O'Marra
and Cedarstrand are all good "stick-
ers" and heady ball players. Earle
Harvey is playing a wonderful game
1Or Bates, anu Will bC oSetSA siiSAA' WE
this year. Augusta will give good ac-
count Of herself
Manager Folsom was in Waterviile
Thursday comforting with the manage
ment of the Skowhegan team in regard
to arranging a series Of II games with
the Skowhegan team to be played on
off and open dates. These games will
be played partly In each city and pos
sibly two or three games in Water
Vile, for the championship between
these two clubs and a trophy consist
ing of big silver cup, to be awarded
the winner Of the series between the
two clubs. Ben Houser will again man.
age the Skowhegan team and already
has his team nearly completed. "Cnet"
Ashworth, the fast catcher from Col
by, will be his backstop. These games
ought to be a great drawing card for
both cities.
The league will certainly have some
of the fastest catchers playing semi
professional baseball. There is Arthur
Abbott, who certainly had no superior