Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-28


Lewistons made but one. There never has
been and we doubt IL there ever will be
finer game OF ball played In the Kennebec
valley.
Nine lovely, oval goose eggs!
That Is what tho Lewistons drew, and
the Kennebecs were only one behind them,
With eight to their credit.
With gentle Willie Mains in the box,
the Lewistons felt that they had cinch
on the game. Tho tall twirler from the
Androscoggin lowered above the pitchers
boz like century pine on hill top and
shot tho balls across the plate with in
credible swiftness. Sometimes the ball
would be beating tattoo upon the front
OF the grand stand while the bat was
swinging across the plate.
Yes Willie certainly did his share, and
we trust tho Lewiston scribes will forbear
to roast him. He really doesn't deserve it.
Be charitable with the others, too They
did their level best, and played game
could have reason to feel ashamed of.
To be sure, they couldn't hit Butler,
and neither could tho champion Fall
Rivers when he pitched the kind of ball
he did yesterday, and they lowered their
colors to him for the first time this sea-
son, after struggling nine innings for four
scratch hits Tho Lewistons did better
than that, yesterday, making five with a
total of six That was just two less than
tho Remedies made off Mains.
Tho game was played in quick time,
lasting just an hour and Is minutes.
It was merry crowd, full Of gentle
atlmonition for the umpire and useful
suggestions to the players. Even staid
citizens tapped their shoes upon the re-
sounding planks and matrons and
maidens olapped their hands and blent
their voices in the joyous acclaim.
When tho last fly ball had nestled safely
awny In the hands of Dextrazo, the cheers
that rent the air were deafening and the
man who said, the first of last week, that
the Konnebccs couldn't play ball, stole
away into the shadow of the grand stand,
where he could stand on his head with no
one near to observe him. The story of
the game is soon told.
Flack led out with base hit. Pcttec
hit to King and was retired at first.
Slattery hit to Butler and was out at first.
Leblanc hit q pop fly, which was neatly
taken by Butler Dextraze led ont with a
wo-bagger. Bean hit grounder to
Ilehsne Mccarthy hit fly to Slattery,
scoring Doxtraze. Flynn hit hot one
through short stop. King was third out on
o grounder to Leblanc.
Second inning; Meagher drew base
on balls. Main hit n hot one to Baker
who touched first and doubled up CHER
at second Burke went out on u fly to
Pickett McMnnus made safe hit. but
was thrown out trying to steal second.
Pickett won't out on groundcr to Lc-
hane. Baker struck out
Third inning: Cahill hit safely to right
field, but was thrown out In an attempt
to steal second. Quinlan drew base on
balls. Fllack hit grounder to Baker and
was retired ut first. Pettee was third out
on q fly to Bean Butler made safe hit
and stole second. Dextraze was out on a
fly to third Bean was out on fly to
Slattery. Mccarthy was third out on a
fly to Flack.
Slattery was tho FIRST man to bat
in the fourth inning and struck
out. Leblanc made line hit to centre
field. Mcagher hit to Butler and was re.
tired at first. Mains was out on a fly to
Pickett. Flynn was out on fly to Quin-
Ian. King fouled out to Burke Nc
Manus hit to Pettee and was retired.
Fifth inning: Burke was out on fly
to M6H.anus. Cahill drew base on balls,
but was thrown out in trying to steal
second. Quinlan hit to Dextraze and
was retired at first. Pickett reached first
on slow hit along the third base line
Baker hit to Pcttoc, and double play
resulted. Butler hit safely to right field
Dextraze hit fly to right field. which
Quinlan was unable to gather.
Sixth inning: Flack was out on fly
to Butler. Pettee nit safely to right fold
Slattery hit to Bean who threw to King
and double play was completed at first
retiring the side Mccarthy was out OF
fly to Slattery. Flynn hit TO Pettce ant
was retired ut first. King made safe hi
to right, which Quinlan failed to stop
giving tho runner second. King stol
third, but was left there by McManus
out, Petteo to Leblanc.
Seventh inning: Leblanc was out o.
q fly to Pickett Menghcr was Out
King to Baker Mains masic two bagge
TO left field. Burke hit TO Bean, and wa