Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-07-14

is 3SS.
brings his collegian nine to the Lew
iston Athletic park today for game
with the Hustlers. Last year this
outfit scored win over LA with
Doc" Dursin twirling by an 81
score. The team consists of a brill
liant array of college players.
Peanut" Hamilton. declared by
coaches to be the most finished
twirler on anv Maine college team
has been signed by solomon of the
Portland club. Last year Hamilton
had fine year with the Bar Harbor
club.
Several PLAYERS of note will he at
Poland Splin2 this week to start in
the Maine open amateur gold tour.
nament which is to be played, We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday of this
week. Hiram Kicker. Jr., is the
present champion. ~
Lewistons featherweight, George
Bolduc is meeting file success in the
squared circles of New York state.
Under skilful management he has
been blazing a fine record and has
lost tut one fight. He is in line for
real money bouts in the future.
Although the fans like to ''razz"
"Squanto' Wilson, back of 1t all is q
fts> inatlns admiration of the vet
eran haseballer. "Squanto' does not
have to play as snappy Il gaIce as
some of the youngsters for his know
ledge of the game gives him a de-
cltfed advantage. In Sundays game
at the National Soldiers Home he
again stole the entire route from
first to second to third and then
home.
The American Legion baseball
team of this city, at the present time
leading the Augusta Twilight league
with a perfect percentage of 1000,
have negotiations underway with
other Legion teams in the surround
ing cities and towns for games to De
j played on Wednesdays and Satur-
days in this city.
Only one game has been definite
! Iy decided upon, that with the Cad
! lilac team of Waterviile on July %.
, Arrangements are being made with
the Auburn Legion team and the
, Brunswick town nine. Coming as
| they do, on Wednesday afternoons
, when the stores of the city are
closed and on Saturday, which Is a
holiday to many, the games should
develop into big drawing card.
i, These games will i'm a way supply
!; the want of a semi-pro team here.
After such a brilliant season the
Millionaire team passed through
| last year. the great National game
has been mis- ed and interest nee
es~arilv has been Centered upon the
other semipro teams Of the State,
, especially Lewiston and Bar Har-
bor.
rcsides the brilliant lineup OF
players the Capital CITY Legion
team has, the twirliny stat will be
fortifie ed by the presence OF Paul NC
Gouldric, who has agreed to speed
them across from the mound.
Although McCouldrk Is no giant
in stature, he has a lot on the ball
! and will be remembered by those
who do not follow the sport so close
ly, as the one who finished with the
MiIlonaires in such style last year
when he pitched the Augusta teari
to a win over the Ecsterns in tso
crucial game of the season, when
defeat meant the loss of the Maine
State Pennant.
The American Legion OF this CITY
has built up a fine reputation ot
putting across everything that 1t
starts and their desire to furnish
baseball to the sport lovers OF this
city is thing that should not PASS
without favorable mention. What
the Legion wants most is to see a
crowd of fans out on the Williams
field enjoying themselves to the limit
end the wav to eXrress the thsnk )
to the Legion is to attend in full,
round numbers.