Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-23
COLBY CHEERS
For Game Won, Wednesday,
From Bowdoin, 8 to 7.
It Was Pretty Game, and Not Decided
Till Last Inning.
Peterson Pitches Great Ball. and Finally
Wins for Colby.

Waterviile, May 22-(Special) Colby
played her first game in the inter-col.
Iegiate pennant race ON the campus, this
afternoon, and it was as interesting a
game as has been played here for long
time At the end of the first inning,
things looked very much in favor OF
Bowdoin. For Colby, Thompson had
struck out, the next man at bat, Burton,
was thrown out at second and Patterson
cloesetl the inning by long fly to center
field, Bowdoin came to bat and after two
rnen had been retired, jackson fumbled
the ball which ought to have been an easy
ont, Fairbanks run came In and two
other hits brought home the man whom
the error gave his first.
In the next inning Bowdoin punched
three errors, BODICE gave Coffin base OH
balls and hit Austin In the ribs. All
these mishaps combined to give Colby two
runs 1t was quick work in Bowdoin S
half Patterson and Austin making a
handsome double play after Haines had
struck out, and TWO men had got on bases.
In the third, three hits, errors by Fair
banks and Leighton and a base on balls
for jackson, together with passed ball,
rave Colby five runs. Patterson's only
error for the day gave the visitors their
only run In this inning He made n pretty
stop Of Wilson's grounder. but turned
quickly and threw high to second, to
catch Hull, who was running from first.
Hull scored on Danes hit.
sin the next inning no one for Colby
saw first base. For Bowdoin, Fairbanks
drove the ball to left field for three bases
and scored the first earned run OF the
Qame on Leighton's single. Only three
mon came to bat ON either side In the
ffth.
In the sixth, Hanson got his first on
tumble by Fairbanks went to third ON
Thompson's hit, and stole homo. Bowdoln
won't out In one, two, three order
In the seventh Coffin hit to Wilson,
jackson flied to Dane and Austin was
out, Fairbanks TO Wilson. For Bowdoin.
Dodge got to first on Austins tumble and
&C pred on Hull's three Dagger to left field
Colby couldn't score in the eighth. al
though there were three men on bases
when Patterson went out on u long drive
Ia left field Of which Hull made a boauti-
ful long running catch. When the ball
left Pats bat and went sailing out to-
ward the observatory. everybody thought
Il was q homo run or at least three
Dagger, but Hull froze to it and the fun
was spoiled Haines got an earned run
In the last half getting first on the put
out OF Harris at second, stealing second
and scoring on Fairbanks two Dagger.
In the ninth only three men for Colby
came to bat Then Bowdoin came up
smiling. Dodge was out, Austin to
Thompson. Hull hit to jackson, who
was too anxious. and let the ball roll past
him to left field. Patterson gave Wilson
his first base on balls for the game. Dane
hit TO Watkins, and like jackson, he was
too sure of IL and away It went to right
flclC., Hull scoring. Harris hit to Pattcr-
son, who returned the ball to Coffin In
time to catch Wilson, who was stealing
home Dane going to third.
Haines came to the plate If he could
gst hit. Dane would come in and tie the
score II he could get two-baggger both
men would come In and the game would
be won. Haines felt all this, but there
was another man in the game who had
the same thoughts.
1t was our man, Patterson. He gave
his trousers an extra tug. and such balls
us no shot across the plate Before Haines
had time to realize the situation nc had
famed at three of thcm, and the crowd on
the bleachers were bowling and swinging
their arms like q parcel of Sioux Indians
on ths warpath, for the game was over
and 1t was won by Colby.
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