Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-01
Morrell, Bowdoin
Shortstop, Signed
by Manager Houser

Headed by the ever popular
Freddy Parent. former big league.
the Sanford professionals. one of the
clubs in New England invades Au-
gusta tomorrow to tackle Ben
Houser's all stars in what will prove
the strength test battle of the sea-
son for the locals and a gala attrac-
ton that should bring out the limit
of the local baseball populace from
far and near.
The Sanford professionals. playing
under the name of the Goodall Tex
tiles have ever proven a strong ia
vorite where ever they played for
several years. 1t is Il combination
of worthy ball tosserS of years of
experience, that are always capable
of playing "A strong consistent game
and one of the hardest clubs in New
England to beat.
They have always been contenders
for the State and New England
semi pro honors. Several years ago
when Ben Houser was manager of
the Skowhegan team, Sanford played
them for the State honorS and lost.
Since then they have captured the
honor and last year lost the honor
to the Diamond Match club of Bid
deford after hard five game series.
"Squanto" Wilson, Freddy Mcguire
and Phil Brisk this year of the To-
Gals, were playing with the Diamond
Match club last year.
Sanford this year is stronger than
ever and is coming right back and
tomorrow's contest will give the To-
| cal fans a bearing on the possibilities
of Augusta in the race this year.
The makeup of the visitors is
strong on the face of things. Freddy
Parent, although AZ years Of age is
still playing ball and covers short
! field like a colt He is still one of
the best fielders in the game and
can still hit EN- a mile. Baseball
fans all over the country know
! Freddy who several years covered
short stop OF the Boston Red SoX
and Chicago Americans and was
rated as one of the best intielders of
| his day.
AT third on Sanford is "Hypie'
+, Rowe. the former University Of
, Maine star While covering the hot
corner for Maine. Hypie was picked
up by Connie Mack and was with the
Philadelphia Americans for two
years Connie once said that all
Rowe needed to be star was ag-
gressivenesS. But Rowe cared not
for professional ball and returned to
Sanford to enter business with his
father He still. however, keeps in
the game and for the past several
years has played the hot corner. He
is one of the fastest men in semi-pro
ranks in going down to first,
At second Hughie Pinkerton. an
other old timer is working. Hughie
has had many years of minor league
baseball experience and has been in
the game for years. He Once played
second for Augusta in the old State
league The infield is completed by
the hard hitting first sacker Jim Nc
Keen, who was with the Springfield
club of the Eastern league for three
years.
This same infield has played to-
gcther for years and are about the
smoothest working combination in
New England. and are ably support
ed by the outfield trio of Carl Wig
gin. the fleet Bates college captain
in center, Elmer Hobbs, the old
Bowdoin twirler in right and Cos
tcllo, a local Sanford boy in left.
In Lefty" Caravan. Sanford has
one of the best semi-prD twirlers in
New England and man of big league
experience. Caravan has had Il va
ried career as a pitcher. He broke
into the New England League under
Jesse Eurkett at Worcester and went
so well that he was sold to the Boston
Braves. He was with the Braves three
years working his regular turn on the
mound when the lure of gold of the
steel league in Pennsylvania and the
millionaire Southern League turned
his head and he Jumped. Since then
he has been bIacklisted from the ma
jor leagues for breaking contract
and is now c1ntenting himself with
.twirling semi-pro ball. Last summer