Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-30
TO PORTLAND TO-DAY =,

With the determination to remove
the sting Of the go licking handed
them n few Wooks ago, the Augusta
team is off today to again meet the
Packard Motors, this time at Bayside
Park Portland. Bill Morrell is slated
10 work and the clash promises to be
a hot one. Several Augusta fans are
planning to motor down TO the For
rest cit! to see the game, which will
be called at BIS. Relative to the game
the Portland Express says:
Portland has tried several times,
and always failed in the attempt to
move the State capital from the I'm
perial kennebec to this City. Any
time Portland gets anything from
Augusta. il Will be because they don't
want it down there But this rule
has been broken for once. Manager
Fred OsterS!en OF the local base ball
team has succeeded in bringing the
Augusta Millionaires TO Bayside
Park. and in doing so has secured
the most heralded aggregation of
diamond stars in Maine.
The Augusta citizens have plunged
head first into the great National
game this Year Last Spring they
he'd three day carnival and raised
about 5000 and when this is all
gone they are assured of ample back
ing from Blaine S. Nies. president of
the baseball association and other
enterprislnS and well to do associates
The salary roll of the Capital City
team is computed at about $3.50 per
week. This is about 5000 q week
more than the pay roll carried by
the old New England teams.
Ben Houser. the Bowdoin coach.
and former big league player. who
now has farm up in Litchtield. was
picked as manager for the Augustans
and he has corraled a cluster OF the
most brilliant college and semi pro
stars in New England. He had a
nucleus OF three local players. Artie
Abbott. the former University of
Maine and Portland catcher and
outtielder who pastimed in DoneIly's
New England circuit and Paul Nc
Gou Idrick, lett hand pitcher and out
fielder, who last year pla! ed for the
Bidd!e 4 Smart of AmeSbury. Mass
HouSer's first care was to sign up
Freddy Mcguire. the SEM tional Ho-
Is Cross player. and Phil Brisk of
Amherst. who was Maguire's side
kick on the Diamond Match club last
season Then Al Morreil, the Bow
dom shortstop. was roped in. With
"Squanto" Wilson. peerless willow
wielder. a wonderful indeId was
welded For pitchers Bill Morreil.
the Tufts finger who defeated Bow
dom ) to :. in Is innings and big
Gus Williams of Eeadtield were an
neAed. Sid Graves, last Year with
the crack Marblehead club, and a
New Hampshire State Freshman. is
the third outtielder. Many experts
consider Graves big Lacquer in the
Embryo.
The local club is composed entire
ly Of local or suburban players. Lee
Spiler, the Bates college captain
elect who balls from Wells is the
only one who does not live in Port
land or the Immediate environs Cap
tain Ostergren. eX-Holy Cross. Spiller
Of Bates. Ward of Georgetown and
Giboin of the Seminary at 81 err
brooke are the only collegians. Pete
Tetrea!t has PLACED in the New Eng
land and New Brunswick leagues
Aubc in the trolley league. Johnny
Flaherty at Westbrook Seminary,
and Todd, Douil and Cady are semi
pro products. except for the short
time the latter pastimed in the New
England circuit with the Lowell club
until lie broke rs leg.
Tomorrow's battle will be called at
3.15 with Jim Hassett handling the
indicator.