Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-01
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

The Augusta Millionaires drew the
first game of the day at the tourna-
ment slated for Lewiston July 8. They
will be matched in the morning with
TWIN Towns, while Lewiston and Port
land will face each other in the first
after encounter. Drawings were
held yesterday at the TaxiMilionaire
game.
One hundred and forty-nine horses
have been entered in the six early clos
ing events for the Bangor fair. NAL
colin & Towle OF Augusta have entries
IN the PA pace. the 2.20 pace. the ga
trot 2.27 pace and the go trot for the
chamber of commerce purse of $1,000
Oo,hcr augusta horses are entered by
Charles w. Ny in the 2.12 stake and
e20 trot and BY William a. Hanks in
the eco pace. Bert Wells of Readfeld
has several entries. and A. Richardson.
Jr.. Of Watec"ilie will send a number
of mis- favoritcs over the track.
A! Morrill,, dependable shortstop for
tn. Houserites last season. was signed
yesterday by Manager Fred Ostereren
of the Portland Sandfleas. He Will play
his first game with the Forest City
outfit today against the Star-TaXis of
Lewiston. AL was one of the leading
hitters among the college inficlders of
the east this year. batting for .263 in
over 20 games Ilayed He starred for
the Bowdoin n:ne this season. and was
captain of football at the Brunswick
college in 1921. II was not stated
whore he would play, but the probable
ity is that he VIII cover the short gar
den.
Maine is to get a glimpse of the
worlds heavyweight champion this
fall, for Jack ID empsey has accepted an
invitation of Walter Kinds of Port
land to be a gu st at his hunting camp
in the OXbow region. Frank DeRice
of Portland, ;iglt promoter, will have
ring shipped TO the camp in sections
so that Dempsey may work out be-
tween hunting expeditions.
Zen Houser has corralcd one of the
pro baseball i'll Sukeforth and Gus
Williams. righthanders. and his latest
southpaw acquisition, Fisher of the
East Rochester team. The New Hamp-
! shire HEAVIER is not a big boy. but he
has a world Ct stuff.-Portland Ex-
Press.
Dave Masterran, who caught the
game for Twin Towns Wednesday
against Augusta. has resigned his po-
siticn as direct,I of athletics at kcnts
|. Hill Seminary to become sub-mastcr
. and director Of athletics at South
Paris High scnaol this coming fall. 1t
is rumored that Charles l.. Gale of
Winthrop. kents Hill star athlete OF
several years ago, will succeed Master
man at the Hill
Ray Beaudui, contributed two SEN
satlonal bits fielding in the diamond
classic yestcrd,.' at Lewiston &c. cen
tho Millonaire.. and the TaXis. One
wa: his stop of a sizzling drive that
would have meant a run if he had
mejudgcti, and the other was a run-
ming catch at full speed of a high fly.
Fisher, the port signed by Ben
Houser for the season, looked good in
his first game fer Augusta at the Spin
die City yesterday. He held the strong
Lewiston club 10 six hits and was re-
markably STEADY in the pinches. His
pertormance is all the more COM
mendable in view of thinning battle
he pitched Wednesday of this week.
At present Augusta and Bar Harbor
are on the outs because Bar Harbor
has been trying hard to get Sid
Graves. the crack Millionaire center
fielder. to jump Augusta and come to
Bar Harbor - play. Manager Ben
Hcuser does ret like this act on the
part of Manager Roberts of the down
east team. especially where he put in
OF siderable time helping the latter in
base ball matter Portland Prcss-Her-
aid.
The MillionaIres have a record of
not being scored on in 81 innings to-
day. Speaks .ietty we'll for their de-
fcIte.
College Golf Meet Reaches Finals
Garden City, n. Y, June 3C.-G. Z.