Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-06

xaB Mains furnishing
not little fun for the crowd. They evil
IDENTIFY enjoy a chance to get at each other
though they are the best of friendS-and
Dill came out ahead, for he struck GU, the
mighty hitter from Windham in the hrst
inning
Gilbert was first up and Dilworth sent
him to first on balls. Brady flied to Pick-
EFT. Rupert singled to right anu 6iloert
stole third, scoring on Shea's sacrifice.
Lewiston scored another in the fourth,
on Mains three Dagger and steal home.
In the seventh, Grant flied to German.
Williams hit for two bags to left. Gil
bert singled to left and stole second.
Brady flied to German. Rupert was sent
down on balls Shea then hit long fly to
deep center, which Pickett dropped, after
q hard run and Williams and Gilbert
scored. Mains then flied to Pickett.
In the ninth Lewiston gave us great
scare. Four hits with total Of nine
ought to scare anyone. Rupert started
the ball He hit to Bean, who was unable
to handle 1t. Shea doubled to center.
Mains doubled to left and Rupert and
Shea trotted home O'Connell flied to
Pickett Flack doubled to left and
Mains came In on passed ball. MoCar-
thy was put in to bat in Grants place,
and should have been out but Kelley
again dropped the ball. Williams then
laced 1t out to deep center for three bases,
and Flack and Mccarthy scored. Gilbert
was out, Bean to Kellep Brady flied to
Pickett. and tho crowd felt easier, for the
game was ours.
We did more scoring because We played
better ball and hit when we needed hits.
We started in the second, making two
runs. Kelley got first on a putout at
second, stole second, went to third on Cor
man 5 single to center and stole home
German stole second and came home on
Dllworth's double.
In the third Butler singled by second
base. Conner got first by Willie Mains
dropping thrown ball Butler stole
third, and Common then fooled the Lewis
tons into letting him steal second and
Butler steal home Doherty went to FIRST
on balls, stole second, and camo in on
Pickett single Dave then stole second
and camo in on Kelley single.
We then drew blanks till the seventh,
when Doherty sent the ball to center field
for two bases. after Common had flied out
to Brady Pickett was hit, and was out
at second on kellcy's hit II short stop.
German then hit TO Left llol'i n two bags,
scoring Doherty and Kelley
In the eighth, Buckley led of with a
triple to center and scored on Bean 5
double Butler sacrificed Joe to second.
Common flied t. Flaok. Doherty singled
to left field and Bean scored. Total, 10
runs.
The Remedies put up good article of
ball, even though their error column is
larger than the Lcwistons'.
Dilworth had good control of the ball,
and to the writer's eye, purposely gave
three of tae four men so favored first base
on balls He very prettily struck out his
friend, William Ebenezer Mains, Esq,
who once more can say 1--WE have met him
and we are hisn. 8yssss II
Butler caught fine game, German
put up rafting game at second, and
Dohertys did likewise. Joe Bcan work
was ND to date. Pickett covered himself
with glory in left, field, hauling down
eight beautiful flies and almost getting
another.
Brady froze to five flies in handsome
style. O'Connell, who started at second
and exchanged with Grant at short, in the
third, did good work, and Grant played
a fine game. Williams pitching was Just
what tho Remedies wanted, and they
stole bases on Rupert till they were tired
So was Rupert. Shea covered third in
good shape
The score