Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-15

every ball player likes, and the local
cranks were no. disappointed in the arti-
ole of bali put out for inspection. Even
Mr.. Miller played good ball, and we want
to say right here that he umpired yester-
days game better than any staff umpire
who has visited here could have done IT.
He was fair and firm, and we are willing
to let bygones be bygones il he will do as
we'll In the future.
Butler went into the box for kennchec
nnd for five consecutive innings not hit
was made Off his delivery and no one got
beyond second base. Baker took single
In the second, Butler and Mccarthy got
one each In the third, but we did not score
until Baker whaled out home run in the
fourth. Conner got single but was
caught at second. We got five hits In the
fifth and scored three times. and In the
sixth Kelley got hit but we did not
score.
We had shut them out tor five innings
and the score stood to 0 in our favor. The
visitors die. not seem to have any license
to play ball with us on this occasion, but
when the sixth came and Buffers arm
nearly went out of its socket, they pounded
him for four hits and scored three times.
All this time Pickett and Patterson
were taking everything that came their
way. II you don't think so look at the
table Kel behind the plate put up the best
game Of the season and was In the game
from start to finish Poor Carey was get
ting the ball where the chicken got the
guillotine, and the only fun he had was in
striking out one Of our star hitters, Nc
Carthy, twice. We felt sorry for Carey
when Baker in the fourth sent the ball to
the track and made circuit Of the bases,
but when the Bowery Boy repeated the
offence In the ninth, tieing the score as
the ball took a chip off the rail of the in
ner fence, bounded across the track at
2.O2 gait and hid itself among the daisies
ana buttercups Of the outor field, we wiped
our fevered brow and looked sympathetic
cally sad 1t was the best we could do for
our guest under the circumstances. The
Brocktons took o move on in the sixth
and seventh, scoring seven times. We
shut them out In the eighth, but they
scored again in the ninth and ltoh.
Captain Flynn engineered his team In
great style and no one felt worse than he
after the game that we did not win.
Dilworth was substituted for Butler in
the sixth. and although nine hits were
made off him, he furnished considerable
sport for the spectators by his magnificent
headwork at critical points. The double
playing tho third by Conner to Flynn to
Baker was rs sharp . piece of folding as
has been made on these grounds Con
nor's error in tho ninth prevented q
double play that would have won us the
game, wo think.
The visitors arc gentlemanly bali play
ers and arc In tho game all tho time.
Their coaching is n good thing for us to
take a tip from. With tho game tied in
the eighth, the game closed rs follows
Brockton put up Petit and he hit q lit
tic single, Wise took first on Connor's
error, Nadcau got a hit, and Petit, who
had got around to third. scored. Stack
house hit to Conner and was thrown out
at first. France flied out to Connor, and
Shea droDped one into pickett's territory
which of course retired the side.
The Bowcry Boy Baker smashed the
fourth ball pitched square in tho face, and
circuit of the bases, tieing tho score. Con