Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-10
THE NATIONAL GAHB.
Capital City Players Net De-
feat at Richmond.
An Lltanpt At Highway Robbery Boy
DRoHfsd al BoYdunham.
Editor Jones Of the New Ysfk Yimss
10 no Better.
I SPECIAL 10 the KKasEBEc JOURNAL

T5p.clal 10 the KKasEBEc JOURNAL
BicHAosD. Aug. s.-Ths Augustus came
down to this hamlet today for the purpose
Of doing up the Richmond bali tossers.
Resul,-The Augustus were not in the
game at any time. They made six scores
durisg II game, fve Of them b'ing made
on errors by /he home team. They were
shut out in seven innings, during said
inninss but 22 men goirg 70 bat, the odd
one settiog his base on balls. They got
but two bits off Lsvs1ns delivery, ore by
Herdse snd one BY jenkins Kersey did
not catch bis u.ual game, and Jenkins vas
bstt-d freely, the Richmond touching him
often, an ! getting nine clean hits Their
uol orr vss wretehed the potr st attempt
st bali piA, lag seen here this season. Error
sf'er errcr caused great veafiness to set.le
over ,he ii I'D.
Ilendee for Augusta played . great
game, getting slx pnt tuss, SIX assists and
M Of the two hits msde and no errors.
jenkins had - sssists. kerssy did not
sIsy his ususi game, ~hile the detailed
scare, espeei. ly IN the error column, tell,
y nat the oih. r. did.
The gam .isr'sd ss follows: Hall flied
snt 10 Las son; Ware WAS out, Fphsr to
Al. x,ndsr; sni mclaughlin struck out
ID ,hnsil went to first, being hit BY pitched
ball, snd scored. Fisher got q single, stole
second Ard scored. Nichols got Lawsohs
fiy And assisted Day and Pctsee out At first.
In the second Hinckiey was hit. got Sec
md by P.ttee's error, and sc,red on
passed ball Hendee went TO first on
tropp third strike and scored. Jenkius
fii-a ont 10 Fisher, a bssuiful catch, and
y Oh ls and kers-, stuck out. Alexander
.tni tu first oa Jeukins's error, stole sec.
nnd ard scored Meserve flied out TO
N chtis. R,dl. got first on poor throw.
-tpie 81 coLd and second. Whitrey scored
md Dornrll struck out. Fisher got fret
en- n Wild throw bg Ware. stole second,
ttiri and home. Day WAS given four poor
balls and LAWSON struck out,
In the nt It four innirgs Augusta failed
10 score, but Is men being at bat. the extra
~ e getting his base on balls. In the fourth
u. nde. got = single, but was out at first,
P.uee to Alexander, for running ou. Of
line 10 avoid being touched. In the sev-
IN h Augusta made four ,cores. two Of
u en- bsig given by Richmobds err ns.
rt.y failed to cross the plate in the eighth
ard ninth, going out in one-two three order.
during his lime Richmond piled up the
scofes, one in the third, with two bits
three in The fourth, with two hits; two in
The fifth. With one hit; two in the sixth,
~iih one hit; three in the seventh, with
one hit, and two in the eighth, with one
hit
In two inoings Il chmond run in two
scores after two men were out. Augusta
Aid-d error aft. error 10 their list, and the
agony Was great Richmond stole Is bases
and had perfect picnic. scoring in every
ini z.
D,nnell. bshiud the bat, did handsome
work. thous b his errors were costly. Law
son, in the box, proved = pitcher thst
Augusta had n, business with, pitching a
splendid game. Al, ,nler covered fl rst in
bi. usual errorless manner. Pettee made a
.rleud i record at second aud Day held
down third in fine sty le Fisher at short,
ard In fact throughout the game, kept up
hi, name Of "OId Relisblc. five runs,
two singles, two put uus, four assists and
no errors The outaeld played without sn
error, tskirgevery rance that was offered.
The sueisias kicked some on the UNI
pire, Who put up = tqusfe deal in every
been chance for din ,fence of opinion on
two j, cisiuns, y strike and \ put-out On
third bst the &c '.rsl work was sqr,re, and
ia accord. &c with the Iults. The visitors
~-re the ,nly team this season that have
m .de themselves dissgreeable to the specla
tors by II cir childhkc kicking and rszzle
dazzle coaching. The crowd was "oL
from the start
Augusta fsiled to provide, scorer, and
thugs got rather mixed among the bstters.
In The ihird innipg Foss failed t, go to bat
aud vss oui Of 1t. Tsice afterwards the
wropg man was put up, but the error was
discovered The zane thing also occurred
OF ce on the other eide.
Taken all in all the game was picnic
Tar Richmond, who could hsve easily shut
out the 8usustss without run had they
not felt little mercy for them.
Richmond has now won 10 out OF IA
games play ed this season. 1t is probable that
arrange nj snts will be made for the Portland
Coliegisns to play here August Is. The
Wstervi les are booked for August % and
the "Hsyseeders" Of Purgatory Mills for
August 20. Tuesday, the Riehmonds will
play return game at Augusta, and will
charter the steamer Blonde, in order that
ALI that wish NAV 60 up to the capital city.
The score tells the story