Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-30


had on their batting clothes, and it was
an old-time smuggling contest from the
start. The Remedies tried three differ
emit pitchers in the box, and the Dangers
tried two But it was OF no use. The
merry tattoo kept on just tho same. But
ler was the only one Of the five twirlcrs to
do effective work, and he closed the two
last innings for the Kennebccs in short
order, the Dangers being unable to con-
meet effectively with his delivery.
Forty-two safe hits were made in the
game, 81 by tho Remedies and 81 by the
Dangers, but the Kennebecs had three
more on total bases than the visitors.
The less said about tho work Of Umpire
Lezotte, however. the better. He had n
number OF close base decisions and three
OF them were decidedly rank on the Ken
nebecs. He called King out at second
whom It was plainly evident that the
second bascman clearly failed to get the
ball upon him. Another kcnnebec player
was given out at third, when the bascman
failed by two feet to reach him. The
worst decision Of all, however was his
failure to give Flynn run at the plate.
The ball was thrown low to Hayes, who
was obliged to run in front Of the plate in
order to gather It, Flynn lodged behind
and put his foot squaroly upon the plate
but as he was about to keep on at the
plate, Hayes turned and touched him,
Lezotte apparently refused to give the out.
Parties about the players bench say that
he declared him safe. Hayes came for
ward into the diamond and made a vigor-
Gus kick, when, to the amazement OF
everyone, the announcement was made
that Flynn was out. In conversation with
a Journal reporter, last evening" Mr..
Lezotte said that no did not declare Flynn
safe, and that the decision he made was
not reversed. 1t looked to him, from
where he stood, that Flynn was out, and
he SO declared it. If he made a mistake
ir was an honest one. He further said
that O'Brien's boistcrous kick at being
declared out when he ovorslid second was
entirely uncalled for; that he saw the
play at close quarters and that O'Brien :
foot was not within four inches of the
bag when King put the ball upon him.
He thought that some of tho crowd were
unreasonable In their criticisms. There
were many who thought that O'Briep,
after his threats--for which he should
have been fined-to got onto Lezotte IS
neck Mt Bangor, owned the umpire. as
about all the decisions after that came his
way Lezotte's frmness is his best quality
rs IN umpire and we are inclined to think
that the above criticism was uncalled for.
Lack Of courage is certainly not one OF
Lczotto's failings, and though his judg
mont on balls and strikes was often al
fault, IL was impartially So
In spite of the heavy hitting which bott
teams were Obliged to face, the fielding
on both sides was good, the Konnebccs
making but three errors and the Dangers
six. The second base play OF King was
as flno as has been seon on tho Augusta
or Gardiner grounds this season and In
fact tho whole team backed up theil
pitchers In great shape.
Today the Remedies will play fore
noon and afternoon games with the Ban
gors at Maplewood park, Bangor. A
large number of Augusta enthusiasts will
be In attendance The score: