Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-30

Detroit, Philadelphia and Cleveland
are staging pretty scrap for third
honors at present n the race for the
American league title, with the Indians
nosing the position from the Tigers
yesterday
Don Brennan of Cony High dupli-
Gated his high strikeout mark estab-
lished against Brunswick at Capitol
Park on May II, when he famed 10
Abbo' men in Cony's walkaway yes
terday. Don now has an averages of
better than IA strikeouts a game, and
has been touched for an average of
less than hits with the II hits gar
nered when he loosened at Lewiston
figured in the total.
The epidemic of circuit -clouting is
spreading throughout the majors with
all the rapidity Of the FLU" Yester-
days game without at least one
home was scarce. Ken Williams and
Rogers Hornsby are now tied with IS
round trips apiece. and Miller of the
Athletics is but one behind with - to
his credit.
Ray Buker's defeat at Harvard in
the tWo-mile run came after as thrill
ing race as ever was staged in this
event in or out of the intercollegiates.
'Overhauled by Higgins 0 Columbia in
the last 10 years down the stretch.
Buker met defeat in wha. looked from
the stands like dead heat at Minis,
y 10 secs. Like the sportsman he is.
ne extended his hand to the winner
after the race was over.
There was one big disappointment
at the Bowdoin interscholastic games
on Saturday. Harrington the Cony
High star did not compete. The Au-
gusta boy won both the century and
fu"long dashes at the University of
Maine meet and it would have been
interesting to see what kind of a race
he would put pu against Simmons the
huntington school str who won dual
victories in the spirits on Whittier
1leld. 1t is said that Coach Thompson
kept harrington out of the game to
play on the bali team against Abbott
winner.-Portand Express.
1t was Frank Farrington's own de-
, sire to represent the Red and White
| on the diamond Saturday. and he and
Coach Thompson are heartily in accord
on the subject. Cony has lost but one
game of ball this ycar-and this to a
private school,, suffering defeat last
week through inability to solve the
offerings of Roland of Abbott school.
FRANKS speed on tho bases, and fine
flelding in the majority of his games
make him valuable man on the nine.
and steadying influence for his team.
Johnny Brown, who is matched at
Portland Friday evening with Artie
SchiH, former national amateur cham
pion, knocked out X. 0. Leroux of Ber-
lin, \. r.. in ten rounds last Friday.
1t was the first time I.eroux had been
counted out in as battles.
j. Harris of the Red SOX had a big
day in the second game against the
Senators yesterday. connecting safely
three times out of four at bat, one of
ms clouts going for two bases.
A year ago today, Ken. Williams.
playing against the White Sox, landed
for his fifth homer in four consecu-
tive days.
One of the Journal staff dropped in
on Ned Lee of Augusta over the week
end at his Troutdale cabins on lake
Moxie. Ned and his partner have a
fine layout. are exceedingly courteous
and obliging, and are showing some
mighty good sport to visiting fisher
men. Under the tutelage of Lew Fol-
som. the guide who caught Mrs Lees
"bobbed salmon" last week, the X. J.
scribbler brought back nice string Of
lake trout and salmon.
Williams and Niles