Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-18
BRENNAN SIGNED
WITH YANKS IS
WORD OF BARROWS

Official confirmation Of the signing
Of Don Brennan to the fold Of the
New York Yankees has been con-
firmed by the manager of the club,
Ed Barrows, in a message received
at this Office last night. The husky
Cony star will probably leave to join
the Gotham club in the advance
guard which leaves for the south to
boil out the first part of next year.
Besides Brennan, Maine will be
well represented when the baseball
season opens by some of the fastest
company in the country. Clyde Suke-
forth, one of Brennan's teammates at
Georgetown Is slated to train with
the Cincinnati Reds when that team
starts training. Sukeforth was
former member of the Augusta Mil
lionaires. A pitcher, catcher, and
hard hitting outfielder, Sukeforth
should annex a berth on the Reds.
His last contract was with Nashua
in the Twilight League.
Billy Alberts, another teammate of
Brennan's, has had several chances
to affiliate with major leagues clubs,
among the offers from Cleveland and
Cincinnati but has as yet refused all
offers to affix his name to a con-
tract.
Del Bissonette, who in past lears
has been mighty good but just miss
ed making the grade with Cleveland
and New York, is due for tryout in
the big show again, this time In the
National League with the Brooklyn
Dodgers. Bissonette started in as
IL
now taken up the guardianship of the
first sack and has few peers in this
position in the minor league game.
Bissonette is also rated as a fence
buster, his long drives having spoil
ed many a good bail game IN inns
section of the country.
Buck Gaudette, after several years
in the pitchers box and around sec
ond base for Lewiston, departed from
the seni-pro field last year and more
than made good with Jersey CITY.
Buck seems slated to return 10
Skeeterville next season, the Jersey
management having fatty refused TO
part with him in proposed trades.
Bill Morrell, former Tufts college
star, later a member of the Augusta
MilIionaires, then capable hurler IN
the st. Croix League and more re-
Gently on the New Haven club or the
Eastern League, will pack his extra
buds and hit for the training camp
of the Washington Senator'S as soon
as he gets the call
Every one of these Maine stars
will go up and every one of them has
his work cut out for him. Bison
cite will have the mighty Jacques
Fournier to wrest the first bnse from.
Morrell will have to show stuff that
will compare favorably with that OF
Walter Johnson. Marberry, Coveleskl
and a VIGOROUSLY powerful bunch o.
moundsmen.
Sukeforth will be united with the
club that boasts the f1ashy Eddie
Roush and two other capable slug
gers in the outer garden. Buck Gau-
dette seems to be a fixture with the
International leaguers and Don Will
be showed into the company OF
Shocker. Pennock. Jones and prob
ably Ehmke, the first three a trio OF
the best twirlers in the American
league which slumped with, disas-
trous results last season. These stars
are all well known throughout the
state as the cream of the ball players
and it is safe to say that they will
win their share of recognition from
the major leaguers on the initial trip
southwark.