Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-06
PLAYED FINE BALL
But the Dangers Beat Out the Kenne-
bees, Monday, Z to 5.
Out Boys Battsd Well, fieIded Finely Bu'
Couldn't &c! the Runs.

Bangor, Aug. 5.-tSpscial)- The Ken
nebecs and dangers played hustling
game, tocay, and but for few unfortu-
nate phys and a rank decision by Umpire
Cray, calling Buffers three base hit foul,
the Remedies could have won. AS ie
was, the visitors played rafting uphill
game and forced the Dangers to their best
efforts to win.
Bangor drew first blood when Baker
dropped Wheeler's hy Sharrott hit for
three bases, scoring Wheeler, and came
home himself.
When Doherty threw Henry's grounder
six inches too high to Kelley, Henry reach
ing second, and going TO third on passed
ball. scored on Judd's fly out to Conner.
Three runs
With two ont in the fourth Baker hit a
ground ball through the iniield that never
stopped till he had made the circuit Of the
bases
Bangor scored again in the fifth on
Henry's three Dagger and Common failure
to hold Judd's fly while running in hare.
Common led with three. base hit in the
fifth. Kelley flied out to Judd. Coyle
reached first on balls, and starting to
second to score Conner, the latter Was too
slow and was retired at the plate.
In the six for Bangor. Haywood struck
out. Wheeler was bit by pitched ball.
Sharrott was second out, Doherty to kel-
Icy. Henrys hit scored Wheeler.
The Kennebecs in the seventh made
their presence felt when Pickett lined out
q single and Common advanced him on IA
neat sacrifice toward first Kelley hit the
ball over Henry's head and a home run
drive looked certain, but the bail struck
a stump, and, bounding back, Henry was
able to hold Kelley at third, bus Coyle's
hit seat Kellt y in and all was we'll. Bean
then went onu to o. Brien, and Butler hit
to Moore and was out at first. Score,
Bangor, 5 Kennebecs, g.
For Bangor, Moore and Haywood were
retired easily, when v heller drew base
on balls and reached third on Sharrott's
hit Sharrott was caught off first, and
when johnson could have touched Shar
rott out, he threw wild tC the plato to
catch Wheeler and Bangor was given att
other run.
The Kennebecs could not score in their
eighth. Score, Bangor, 6; Remedies, 8
Again, with two ont, Bangor had the
luck to again score. OBrien hit safe.
Hayes popped fly to the infield that
dropped close to the box. Doherty was
up to the ball to take it If necessary, and
Coylo was placing himself to catch 1t,
when Butler called for Doherty and the
ball dropped o. Briep going to third and
scoring on Moore's hit. Haywood went
out, Coyle to Kelley.
In their ninth the kenncbccs not dis
couraged by Bangor's luck, went in to win
Conner was retired, Judd to O'Brien, but
that was nothing. Kelley singled and
Coyle was second out, Moore to O. Brien.
Still there was hope. Bean hit safely
and Kelley came home. Butler got in IA
beauty to right and was making third
with Bean crossing the plate, when Un:-
pire Cray called foul.
1t was clean robbery, as the line was
distinct, and the Bangor players laughed
in their sleeves However, Butler sue
ceeded in making single, and Johnson
followed with another on which Bean
scored, but Butler would also have scored
had tho hit in question been given fair
while the result of the game was not
affected except by the loss of a run. Such
an uncaled fer blunder or stage fright
decision WAS not called for.
Doherty, 1t was hoped, would win the
game, aud it looked hiue for Bangor, as it
struck viciously Mt the ball. but in vain
Captain Mike struck out and Bangor was
the winner
Coyle pitched In excellent form and got
decidedly the worst of it from Cray, who
unpired In An unsatisfactory manner to
both teams
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