Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-05
H0USER PROMISES CLASSIEST
MILLIONAIRE OUTFIT HAS EVER
COLLECTED FOR AUGUSTA IN 1924

Ray Beaudoin, who has been QUOT
ed s certain to play with Lewiston
this year, viii show his wares in Au-
gusta instead. Definite information
to this effect was furnished by Ben
Houser last evening. Beaudoin de-
cided to turn down more lucrative
offers and cast in his lot with the
newly formed league despite all stor-
les to the contrary. rs Ray is a
baseball player of no mean ability
and moreover is steadying influence
on any team the locals can pride
themselves on the fact that they
have obtained a decided asset at
very rea sonable price.
Altogether it looks as II Augusta is
due TO see the best baseball shown
IN this city under the regime Of Ben
Houser, and It requires a great deal
of confidence to make this statement
The old players who were pictured
as unwilling 10 play for a little less
money than last year are looking at
the matter in a reasonable way and
most of the faVorites in this CIV
were so pleased with the treatment
accorded them in past years that
they are disregarding the so called
lure of the green and will be hack in
Millionaire uniforms again this year.
In short we viii have one Of the
classiest outfits in the history Of this
city; and all under the six hundred
dollar salary limit.
Ben Houser was moved TO leVity
when asked about Phil Brisk. Ac-
cording to Ben. Phil wrote to every
semi-pro ball club in the state, Try
ing to find out who wanted real
classy player but the name must
have scared them or his salary de-
mand must have caused them to he
slightly timorous for Brisk failed to
set a rise out of any of the LEAGUE
teams and then sent down an epistle
to Lewiston. telling them just who he
was and what he wanted. As a re-
, suit. Brisk. whose offers We're re-
fused by other clubs in the state, has
sold his services at profit to the
! financial Gibralter of the Spindle
city. Although nothing definite in
obtaining an intielder TO fill Brisk S
shoes has been decided it is posi-
| BILE that an efficient second sacker
NAV be found who will he content
with a reasonable sum per week
! without requiring a mortgage on the
Woolworth building as security.
The fans in this city will be in
terested to know that George Brown,
| who is considered as a real conner
! by Ben Houser, will bend his wrong
sided Slants over the slab at Will
| liams field again this year. More
! over Doe Durgin, whose name has
| been the feature of several sport
| pages in Baltimore since his advent
| in. the New York, Pennsylvania
! league this season. has been sick in a
| Baltimore hospital for three weeks
! and after his recovery can not see
| his way clear to finish the season
| with \ DIRK owing TO the fact that
/ the league is now in fun swing and
| the star hurlcr must have time 10
! recondition. Therefore his appear
! ance in this section is highly pos
! sible. Brown and Durgin make a
| hurting combination not to be re-
, jected by any outfit in this state.
| TO support this pair OF slab shoot
! ers Ben offers this aggregation to
| the local followers of the sport: Fat
| Hill, first: Baker. third: Shorty Kill
| patrick. short; Asa Small. Ray Beau
/ dom and q very classy outfeld re
| Cruit from the widls OF Gotham. who
| is considered too good FOR Miller
! Higgins to release. Huggins con-
| siders this youth the best prospect
| for the outer gardens but his lack Of
| age and experience caused Miller 10
| look about for the best man to guide
| and season his clever rookie and il
/ is not strange that he selected Smil-
I in Ben for this honor. A player who
! il considered worthy of the world s
| champs should create a stir in this
! city. Naturally Miller wanted the
| whole state for the services of his
| protege but when Ben assumed an
! Indifferent air about the youngster
! Miller decided that it was worth
! something to have Ben develop him
! and announced that he thought il
! very possible that he would send
| this lad down to Augusta to run
| around the local pasture.
With this galaxy of stars to grace
| the colorful scenery Augusta should
! have the best outfit seen here for
some time at a rate hitherto not
| dreamed of by magnates who think
! that a CLASSY PLAYER must demand
! three or four century notes 3 week
to show that he is worthy Of con-
sideration.