Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-27

whisper.
There was hoodoo in the game, just
the same.
He was with the Lewistons, however,
and when he made his appearance in the
last half Of the fifth inning the anxious
crowd gave him tumultuous welcome.
1t was ladies' day, and tho fair sex
constituted considerable portion Of the
large crowd In attendance. All OF them
were full convinced, before the close of
the game that the Remedies were very
nice boys.
The Lewistons are large men, but II
they don't do a little more sprinting than.
they did, Saturday. the frosts Of early
autumn will overtake them before the
sultry summer days are half gone They
play clean, honest ball, however, and
made most favorable impression here.
Tho makeup Of the Remedies was
something Of a surprise to tie spectators.
At almost the last moment Manager
Burnham found that Kelley's right hand,
which had been injured In sliding to a
base, the day before, was not in condition
to admit of his catching the game. Flynn
was therefore put behind the bat, where
he caught q fine game, not base being
stolen by the Lewistons. Baker held down
the initial bag in good shape, and de-
sr,hk s,1 Ill Eat In hxv Ia l>a<
ting and base running. Dextraze, the
star centre fielder of tho Kenpebecs, was
again at third base, where no put up q
fine game.
1t was another of Dilworth's day
Tho willowy pitcher from tho Waldo
county seat was In fine form. He had a
barrel of speed, and did some great
strategic work in holding down the
Lewiston sluggors. And they are sluggers
Of the first order, too.
Swish How the big fellows did whack
the atmosphere, In their vain efforts to
pound the hogskin across the river to the
asylum piggery-but alas it was not to
be.
Tho obstrepero1s sphere obstinately
persisted in soaring hcavenward, only to
fall with dull, sickening thud' Ito
Lewiston ears) into the enveloping hands
of Pickett McManus and Mccarthy. No
less than nine of them met their fate, and
the Kennebec outfleld played without an
error. ....
Is there, in the whole world of harmony,
a sweetcr sound than the "whaok" of
descending fly as it nestles snugly away
in the NIT of one Of "our boyss" If such
there be, we wot it has never entranced
the ear of any base ball crank.
There are cranks and cranks. Most
every man has his fad, and If it never
takes worse form than love of our grand
old national game, the world will never
be any the worse for it.
Flack was the first man to bat, and hit
a hot one to Dextraze, which was neatly
folded to first. Pettee drew base on
balls. Slattery followed Flack's example
and was retired at first. Leblanc was out
on fly to Bean. Dextra7e struck out
Bean reached first on an error by Brad
ley, but was thrown out in an attempt to
stea! second. Mccarthy was out on fly
to right field.
Second inning. Mains made two
10. Moip hY,t 1x,
thrown out by Flynn in an attempt to
steal second. Quinlan struck ont.
Meagher hit to Doxtraze and was retired
at first. The Remedies were retired in
short order, Flynn and McManus on flies
to Flack. and King on fly to Slattery.
Both sides drew goose eggs In tho third
and fourth innings.
In the 9th Meaghcr went out on fly
to Pickett Viau reached first on an
error by Dextraze. Pottee hit to Dilworth
and was retired at first Slattery was
purposely presented with a base on balls
Leblanc was third out on a fly to Dcxtraze.
The spectators were beginning to get
little nervous, fearing that it might BIZ n l
to game; but their anxiety was of short
duration. The Remedies started into
the last half of the fifth like winners
McManus hit to Meagher and was thrown
out at first Pickett drove a safe hit to
to right field and followed it up with q
steal of second Baker banged safe one
into centre field, scoring Pickett. Dill
worth got his base On balls. Dextraze
was hit by the pitcher, and took his base.
Bean was given his base on balls, forcing
in Baker, who had stolen third. Mccarthy
drove line hit to centre, scoring Dill
worth and Bean. Flynn was out on a
fly to Flaok. King hit to Pettee, and was
thrown out at second.
Neither side scored in the sixth.
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