Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-20
Kelly, Formerly
with Augusta Team
Managing st. Paul

SDOrIlnR EQlIOE JOuIudl.
The following clipping from the st:
Louis Sporting News will be Of
interest to the old time baseball fans.
"Formal announcement was made
by officials of the St. Paul American
Association club last week that Mike
Kelley would again be at the helm
as team manager. There had been
some doubt about 1t because Of the
state of the veteran leaders health,
but that has SO improved that he has
given the assurance that he will be
able to continue on the job. Last
summer Kelley was taken down with
a flock OF carbuncles, which are
nothing to joke about, as shown IN
Mikes case, as they came pretty
near putting him off watch and for
awhile his life was hanging by a
thread.
It was a tough break all around,
for the st. Paul team was in a close
race with Kansas City and the abb
sence Of it's leader hurt. AS the sea-
son ended Kelley began to get on
his feet again physically, but he was
not sufficiently recovered to make
the final road trip with his team. He
will spend the winter resting and
regaining strength and weight and
be ready to go after them as hard as
ever WISu Spring COIIlGS.
Next year will be the ninth straight
that Kelley has managed the st.
Paul team from the playing end, but
his connection with the club goes
back as far as 1902. when he first
took over the leadership of the
Saints. There is no man in baseball
known and few better liked, though
Mike does have hair trigger tongue
that now and then gets him in
trouble. When it does he has the
knack of apologizing so gracefully
that all is forgiven. Legions of
friends and admirers will be glad to
hear that he is himself again and
will be on the old job next year.
mike" Kelley was a member of the
famous "Kennebecs" of the New
England league in 1886. He came
from Otter River, Mass, as a catcher,
but developed into fine first base
man. For a time Kelley was cap
tain of the team. Members of the
team who later played in the Ma
tional League were Pickett. Bean,
johnson and Butler. The first Au-
gusta team that l remember was the
great aggregation which represented
the Capital City in 1888. This team
won the State championship.
Augusta also had a fine team In
".
played second base for Augusta in
'S9. He was later a member of the
Louisville and Washington teams in
the National League.
Augusta has sent several PLAYERS
into the big leagues. Frank Nc
Manus. who recently met with
tragic death, was a star catcher for
Augusta in the nineties. He later
was a member of the Detroit club,
Matty Mc1ntire. left fielder of the
Augusta New England league team
OF 190l was afterwards outfielder
with Detroit. playing with Ty Cobb.
sam Crawford and Davy Jones.
The State league team of 1897 pro-
duced Ossee Schrescongost, one of
the best catchers of his day. Shrech
and the great "Rube" Waddell won
many a game for Connie Mack Ath-
letlcs. Fred Mcclure, the Holy Cross
star, is the latest recruit to shine
IN last company. There have been
scores of sterling players on the
augusta teams during the last 30
years and Ben Houser has managed
some wonderful teams in recent
years. The Augusta "Nrillionaires"
are always great attraction.
u Will say in conclusion that
Mike Kelley and the late M. J.,
rim managed the last roller polo
team to represent Augusta. That was
In 1897 If | remember correctly. DO
You remember pink" Tromer. RilIv
Dawson. who died the other dav
pete Hackett and Jack Malone >
Those days have gone forever"
.,.,... FOREST f. DAY.
Lewiston, Nov. IS.