Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-01

Bridgton Academy this fall. This
will mean that the former Bowdoin
star will direct the activities of
baseball, football and basketball
Smalps career in the sporting cir
cles of Maine needs no rehearsing
but suffice It to say that Bridgton
gets a fine coach. one who is capa-
BILE of handling athletics in a salts
factory manner.
Lou Bedell of Portland has set his
heart and soul in flattening Francis
Rossi the lighting Welshman, when
they climb into the ring to battle at
Portland next Tuesday. A win over
Rossi might put him in line for
light with Bobby Mays. Bedell was
outpointed in recent fight with that
individual but thinks that he can
more than even it up if he is given
another chance. &
A Portlander. Jack Flavin, has
decided to enter the fight game
Georgetown star and brilliant foot
ball performer with a splendid phy-
slque, 1t is predicted that he will
make his mark in the squared cir
cles. At any rate, he'll have the
pest wishes of Portland folks. .g
Bill Flynn, former Holy Cross ace.
mas charge of Catholic high athlet-
les this year and will start in early
IN Shaping his teams. He plans to
lose no time and> will have his candi-
oates on hand next week to give
them the once over. He will first
tackle the .gridiron crew.
Some fast baseball is being played
In the Piscataquis Valley baseball
league. Dover Foxcroft leads with
six victories and one defeat with a.
percentage of .S57, while Guilford
ranks second having copped four
contests at the same time losing
three. Their percentage is .511. To-
day in the league Milo clashes at
Dover -FoXcroft, Brownville Junction
at Greenville and Guilford at San
gerville.
This circuit boasts some fast and
clever players. Fowles, their vet
eran twirler for Dover -Foxcroft, is
going exceptionally good after many
years in the box. Phil Keith, cap
tain elect of the Colby football
nine, is another PLAYER who has
been playing first class baseball.
Coupled with the Portland Sox'
hard luck, the lewiston Auburn
hustlers were anxious to sock that
club good and proper in the game
played at lewiston Thursday. In
the Portland club however, they met
a team that was not quite so poor
as painted and they failed to real
lie their desire. Thursdays game
was hard fought one. Z
Evidently the Watervi..e Interna-
tionals could not find a club to play
them in that city on Saturday for IL
has bee announced that the club IL
to play the Elm City All Stars. A
last desperate plea is set out for
fans to wake up and support base
ball in tnat city. They claim they
can furnish good boseball but need
backing.
Elmer Rising, the sensational
schoolboy pitcher of Maine, has
about decided to cast in his lot with {
Hebron this fall If this young
twirler goes to that institution, the
Big Green will have an excellent
man to use on the diamond next
spring. 2,
s,
Is Maine any different than any.
other State as far as baseball is
concerned? Certainly there must be
as many fans who enjoy the game
here as much as they do in tother
sections. During the whole season
reports have drifted in of lack Of
spirit and poor attendances at games
and the last to join the long Its is
Bangor and the very first year that
city has had baseball after long
lapse. While tcosting Maine why
not get behind and boost baseball?
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