Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-28
an EXCITING GAME
W Base Bail at Gudiner...
Bath, 8; Gardner, 3.
1Eo Arrests lids Of Suspects In tha
BDfsId Shooting Affair.
oawmili BurGed st SAGE; Loss $4,000
Death at Livmmoss.
Especial to the KxssEsEc JOURNAL I

Special to the KxssxBEc JouRxAL.I
GARDINER, May 27.-The Gardiner Y.
NJ c. A. Stars played their first game OF
Dali for the season this afternoon against q
professional team from Bath. Ii was 81
pretty game Of base ball - one might
Eish to see, outside Of the fact that the
Bath players were - unsentlemanIy set
1t players As ever played in this city, and
pa; up = game conspicuous for the large
ameuat of cheap talk made. The visitors
had played five innings and toe score stood
TO 3. The Stars took the bat and were
neatly vhi'ewsshed. The visitors ihs
came to the plate and by means of a
handsome hit by McTeer, which prove
good for home run, succeeded in placing
she score 8 to 3 in their favor They than
threw down their bats after the manner of
school children and refused to play claim
log tbs. they were obliged 10 leave in order
90 catch the train. Manaser Atkins of the
Stars refused to call the game closed as it
wanted over half al hour 20 train time and
there was ample opportunity for them to
play another inning. They refused how
ever and Manager Atkins claimed the game,
to 0. II was the opinion Of every one
sno saw the contest that the home team
wss winner and that the visitors were
AFRAID TO oontin us The game. jenkins, the
Young pitcher for the Stars struck ou. Il
men and a. nearly ali times held the
heavy hilt'rs on the Bath team at his
mercy. They were unable TO hit
lis speedy delivery and fsthom his
curves He had wonderful control over
he ball, losing his head only en- one or two
occasions. he was backed mp in superb
manner BY kersey, who was omnipresent
and played an errorless game, throwing to
second in fine shape. jenkins was bit for
two bases with total Of Ave. The infeld
players on the home team played a fne
game, and the outfield Was in good hands,
sltEough they were given few chances.
Only three errors were made by the whole
team, including the Battery errors. Both
ss team ard IS individuals the Stars
proved good players. The visitors played
fine bali ard bu. for their Wholesale and
uncalied for kickir would have been de-
serving opponer t,, but as it was, it wss
very bad mistake that they
should ever have been invited here. OF
fbe umpiriug but little can be said. He
WAS a Bath man and he did the best he
knew. Unfortunstely however he knew
ous little about base ball and he roasted
ooth sides to the best Of his ability, the
Stars unfortunately but not unintenlionally
receiving the majority Of the bad decisions
and at critical times, q fact which male
,he score again ST them instead Of in their
iavor as it should have been as they played
better ball than their professional oppo-
ne, t.. Manager Atkins refused to pay the
Bah men their expenses on the grouads
hat they would not play as long as they
coGld and hence the contest could not be
c,l'ed game 10 accordance with the rules
The Bath men loafed at their dressing room,
n the street aud at the station over twenty
Yiatt,s. ample time to have played another
lnrirg which was all the Stars asked for,
and at the end Of which they would have
received their money. TIE action Of the
Bath boys vas very childish and u1called
fo-. rs by playing according to agreement
hey could have ootsined their money.
Msnsgcr Atkins was right 10 not paying
them, as all who Witnessed the game can
restfg, It was very much regretted that
such action had to be taken but inasmuch
~ II ~ss the only right course Mr.. Atkins
sas lsn I'd in his decision. II 10 to be
hoped that the next team to visit our city
viii be composed Of a different class of
PAYERS.