Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-08-16
Side Splitting Slides, Gretsqps
Gyr1lieas and eufiIs.
Scenes that ChaFacte4i1sd the Greatest
Game Augusta Ever Witnessed.
Clsvslands Mako Twenty Seven Hits
Off Maddsn's Delivery.

Rarely do AuguatAs seAid business me
and lawyers unbend from their secustome,
dignity - indulge in the national game. Blu
there are times in the lives of men when cir
cumstances arise that call for just such un
faltering condescension and sturdy action
and it is then that the gentlemen of our cit,
indulge in the frivolities Of base ball.
Two years ago the populsce Of Augusts
laughed itself hoarse and lame over the an
tics Of eighteen Of its representative citizens
on the ball field. and the prospect Of ~itness
ing another affair Of the kind brought nearly
800 Of our citizens To the park TO see the
game between the iawers aud merchants yes.
terdxy. On the two benches were hetero-
geneous mixtures of specimens Of humanity
encssed in parAphernalia the:picturesqueness
Of which was something marvellous
The crowd waited patiently for the coming
of Umpire in-Chief Msnley, but in his stead
appeared the little blue coated messenger
boy bearing letter from that gentleman
containing his regrets that he would be
unable to be present. BY unanimous con-
sen. Col. Harrington was substituted. Capt
aims Choste and Chase tipped a Canadian
bungdown and the Merchants won the toss
and took the field.
Then the fun commenced .Treby"
Johnson commenced the good work by bang
ing neat hit to second, stealing third and
coming home on Southard's t~o-bagger to
left Choate hits Morse for 9 single aud
Southard steals home amid cheers from the
pOpulsce. SAoate steals - second. Leigh
goes to first = An error by Morse. Blan-
chard goes out to second base. Holwsy
.aI ntraWa
out on y fly n Soule which the latter freezes
to. Goff is out catcher TO iifst. For the
Merchants Morse gets in hit. Hamlin is
out on foul fly taken by johnson after
hard run. Flsgg goes out on = grounder To
by knocking hot liner to pitcher which
johnson pluckily handles at first.
In the second inning Chase goes behind
the bat ss backstop. The lawyers pound
merrily away at the ball and run in i've more
runs. when Holway goes to sleep at third, is
caught in the act and sends the players to
the bench. Soule attempts to hold up the
end of the game alone and fans
the air most vciously, but goes out on q
foul fly to Southsrd, which the latter took
amid deafening applause. The merchants
scored three runs. In the third the lawyers
un in three scores and it stands eleven to
three in their favor. Then all the merchants
on the diamond take that ball ints camp in
way that makes the tears run from the eyes
Of the poor barristers. WhAck! Whack
Whack. Base hit after base hit.
Leigh takes q nap at second and several
Of the merchants walk all over him. Soule
10 the same crafty player as of yore, and
makes a steal to home that causes the crowd
to howl with delight Again they pound it.
Hendee makes \ gallant dash for second,
falls down ten feet from the plate and slides
the rest of the way in on his head, but gets
there Just the same. The crowd applauds
and Hendee is compensated. Five runs have
the merchants secured by stick work and
iariug base running. In the fourth An
irews gets a hit and goes round to third,
where he takes tumble. The ball comes
into the diamond and they touch the Judge
with it, but somebody besides business
man touched his hands to the ball and the
Judge is safe. Titcomb handles a fine hot
at third and sends the lawyers to
he bench.
Then how the merchants ~boop it up.
They fall iow., roll over, are lugged across
he plate, any thing to score and score they
10, running in twenty-one in single in
ling. Choate thinks something must be
lone and get,iay IA bali from Flaggs bat,
,raxls on his hands and knees to first and
put him out. One man 10 out. Then they
run them round again while the crowd howls.
The lawyers are ratified badly for the rest of
he game, and despite changes in the per-
,onuel of the team, are in too fast company.
they are covered deeper and deeper with
every inning, until at the close they are
iown, % to As.
For two years Augusta hasn't seen so
much fun. Andrews batted hard and was
oudly spplauded As was also the work of
Southard behind the bat. 1t Was great
gsme and every body was more than pleased
1t the enthusiastic playing. The score was
made up after I've hours hard work but is
correct. 1t is one which the
players should be proud. We give it below