Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-19

nouncement, made in a tone and with q
manner that would nave subdued even
Fred Doe, was that neither club won, the
score standing: Kennebecs. 4 Fall River, A.
1t was in this way. Fall River, you
may have heard, has q lead pipe ciDch on
the pennant, but that doesn't prevent
them from playing ball--and good ball
all the time. Well, Saturday, the Kenne-
bees had just arrived home from q west
ern trip during which they dropped two
games to Fall River, and had their minds
fully made up to have revenge In the
shape Of two games on our grounds. SO
they started in. Had they kept up their
gait and omitted from the programme
sundry errors, they would not only have
won the game but would have shut out
the Champions.
Fall River scored only in the first and
NTH. In the first Joe Harrington made n
hit to short left field. went to second on
Ladd's single by third base, made third
on a passed ball by Butler, and came
home on q dropped thrown ball by Con-
nor.
In the fifth, NJ. Harrington went to
first on a dropped ball by Conner, thrown
beautifully by Bean. Stevens made a
single, out by first base. McDermott
singled in nearly the same place. j.
Harrington sent one down to Bean, who
threw to the plate, but 1t struck the
ground and bounded over Buffers head
and two men scored. Ladd went out at
first. Klobedanz went down on balls.
Fitzmaurice had the same luck and Nc.
Dermott was forced in. Rollins flied to
bean and REILLY to Doherty, and that
ended It.
The Kennebecs scored once in each of
the first, second, sixth and eighth. In
the first, Bean got a hit by second base
Butler got first on Klobedanz's error.
johnson hit to Stevens, who threw Bean
out at third. Butler got third on u passed
ball by Rollins, and scored on Doherty's
fly out to F~itzmaurice. Baker struck out.
In the second Pickett went out,
Stevens to Klobedanz, and Common, after
getting q hit, REILLY to McDermott, at
second, on Kolley's hit to short. Dilworth
made a hit. Bean did likewise,e and kel-
ley came home.
With two men out again, in the sixth,
Common got his third hit, went to third on
Rollins error and scored on kelley's hit.
Kel was thrown out at second by Rollins.
In the eighth, johnson flied out to NJ.
Harrington. Doherty got a ground hit to
right. Baker got first or Rielly's error.
Pickett got a single to LETT nold. Conner
struck out with three men on bases.
Kelley was sent to first on balls and
Doherty scored. Dill hit the ball to
Stevens, who threw Baker ont at the plate.
That ended our run getting.
Neither club drew prizes in the ninth
mott wanted Umpire Kelley to call the
game. but Kelley said he would be the
judge of when to do so.
In the 18th, with the shades of night
fast falling over the land, Dilworth found
1t impossible to tell where to throw tie
ball, and, by the time Mr.. Kelley called
the game, at 6 30 O'Clock. Fall River had
sent three men across the plate. Then
the shades of night fell across the brows
OF the Fall River men. and there was
anger in their voices as they protested and
expostulated. but all to no avail. The
umpire was firm and the game was ended,
the score going back to the last even in
nings and standing 4 to 4.
The game was throughout full Of good
plays and exciting. Bean, johnson and
Common made W very pretty double
plays, both of them played to thu limit,
Bean, johnson and Doherty with Kelley
in center did very fine work. Dilworth
pitched . superb game and Butler caught
his usual game Pickett got two flies
n Baker one, with an error to his credit.
For Fall River, Stevens pitched good
ball and pasty Rollins backed him up In
good shape, besides keeping the crowd
bowling with laughter at his remarks.
Kloebdanz dropped one ball at first but
took everything else. McDermott and
Joe Harrington covered second and third
In good shape. Richly made some pretty
stops and throws at short. Ladd was
right at home in left and pulled four flies
out of the clouds. Fitzmaurice got three
In center and NJ. Harrington one in right,
The score:
~KENNRBECs.