Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-10


at Westbrook High has sirnrnered
down TO Jack Flavin, Asa Small, Joe
Smith and Newman Young. All
four have written splendid records
in Names great Athletic Book. 1t
will be interesting to note who is
selected for the position.
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West Paris, leader in the Pine
Tree League, was forced TO swallow
dust Wednesday when the strong
South Paris team copied the game
Tor their own advantage. This is
the second defeat the leaders have
suffered this season.
Lou Lambert and Tommy FIeu-
rant have been matched for a bout
at Biddeford next Thursday. AS
both these battlers are hot on the
trail of Jimmy Kid Rice of Port
land the bout should develop into
o. red-hot combat, for the winner
would probably have the chance to
meet Rice.
It's safe bet that Ben Tousor
did not complain of Ian Clancy's
performance Wednesday. His thee
homers contributed lot to the
home run bee staged by the Ma
hobs. Jowett and DAVIS added two
circuit clouts.
Cyclone St. Louis of Old Town
and Fighting Ireland of Portland
are the feature attractions at the
boxing show to be staged at the
Chateau in Bangor, Monday night.
Much has been said about thece two
pattlers and it is up to them to live
up to the press comments.
With the Augusta Twilight league
near it's end there is move on foot
10 support local American Legion
team and secure games with other
clubs in nearby cities and towns.
TWO or three games would be PLAYED
each week.
Augusta fans who recall the sem
sational work of Freddie Mcguire
When he played on the Millionaires
two years ago will be interested in
the following taken from the Boston
Post:
Another Boston boy soon is to be-
come national figure in big league
baseball as the result of some more
high finance. Freddie Mcguire or
Roxbury is the youth doomed to be-
come famous, for a price of $4,000
has been set on him.
Already the sum of $4,000 has
been refused for his services.
Boston's Braves, badly in need OF
a competent keystone sack guard
ian, offered the New York Giants
$4,000 for Freddie. who is now with
the Toledo club of the International
league, Giant farm, only to find
that $4,000 was the figure that would
buy his release. And IL Mcguire
doesn't change his uniform soon the
price will soar even higher.
When Mcguire was sent to Toledo
last summer, several clubs had a
chance to land him for something like
$4,000, but they did not think
enough of the Holy Cross star to risk
even that sum. Now Mcguire stands
out as the greatest second baseman in
the minor leagues. He is hitting hard
and fielding like a streak. Freddy
always could handle himself in the
field. where he looks like ringer for
Eddie Collins, but while he was with
the Giants he lacked hitting strength.
He has overcome that weakness with
Toledo.
Mcguire went to the Giants from
Holy Cross College. Last season
his first with Toledo-he was handi-
capped greatly by injuries. This year
he got off to great start and has
attracted the attention of every ma
jor league scout in the country.
Freddy Is one of those reserves on
whom the Giants could call II they
had to. Certainly John ]. McGraw Is
we'll protected against injuries this
season. and he has needed all the
protection. he has had at his COM
mapd, with the exception of Mcguire.
The Braves would like to land Ma
guire to plug up the hole at second
base which has been bothering D"ve
Bancroft all season. Some of the
scouts say that NJ euire would be
cheap even at $4,000.
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