Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-07-18
OUT OF LAST PLACE.
Kennebecs Take Another Game
from New Bedford, 9 to 3.
And As All the Other Maine Teams
Lost Wednesdays Games,
We are Now Ten Handsome Points Above
Portland. the Tailenders.

longer the tailenders, thank Heaven.
The cause for all this thanksgiving is
the fact that Wednesday, we took the sec
ond game from New Bedford, o to 3, and
Portland lost to Pawtucket, So that our
percentage Is now 1915 and Portland is
at TIE bottom with 1866. Whoop
II you think that Capt. Doe and his
New Bedford aggregation were tired,
Tuesday night, you should have seen
them, last night, after they had taken
their second defeat from the Kennebecs.
Oh, they felt it.
Doe put in his best pitcher, Vlau, but
he was an easy mark for our boys, and
when we needed hits they were forthcom-
ing. For all that, Viau pitched good ball
and was well supported The fact is-wc
had on our base ball togs and were out
for base hits and runs.
TIE kennebecs put up an errorless
game, a game that would cause the Ma
tional Lea uors to open their eyes con-
siderably wider than Viau's when he
watched Bakers triple to deep center,
Coyle was In the box and he did pitch
an elegant game He sent but two men
to first on balls, struck out Viau and
made two handsome stops and assists on
hot grounders. Does men could only
find him for seven hits and finally seemed
almost afraid to face him.
Butler caught in splendid form and
clinched the crowds opinion that with
But and "Kel" we are well fixed for
catchers. Buffers batting is always
worth the price of admission alone to see.
Our friend Baker from New York, took
IA chances at first in handsome style. He
made ono stop that made Birmingham
turn green with envy. And then Georges
three-bagger, why that brought down
the house--no, the grand stand.
Johnson took everything that came
near second and had a good sized share
in two double plays
Our Mike Doherty is star. The way
he played third base Wednesday, was
revelation to Mr.. Nycc partially of the
Boston National League base ball nine
Dohertys catches of high fly fouls his
throwing, his batting and three runs tells
We do.
Buckley in center pulled down three
lovely flies and did it with ease. And
then his batting. Well, three with a to-
tai of five, is pretty good work, eh? We
rather like Buckley.
McCraoken had nothing to do, but he
was there all ready, just the same.
David Pickett, whom the boys call
"Dave' or Pick" and the girls cali
"Davie," faultlessly accepted his only
chance in the field and pounded out IA
double, to the crowds delight.
Now for Joe Bean. Joseph, you covered
yourself all over with glory, yesterday,
and your bushes, as you faced the ap
plauding thous-hundreds were excus-
able Joo made seven beautiful stops and
assists, had hand in double play at
second, and took fly In left, running with
the ball, that was Jim Crow dandy. Why
shouldn't we applaud Joe? Anyway, we
did, and he deserved It,
As we said, yesterday, the Now Bed
fords were not In the game at ALL although
they too played an crrorless game. Wed
nesday. Mr. Doe and his men were not
quite so fractious and behaved moro like
men but they couldn't play ball with our
boys.
Walters put up another pretty game at
center, with three outs, Murphy had the
same at right, one a beauty, but Weihi
carried OF tho honors by scooping seven
in left. some of them very difficult.
Birmingham did his share at first all
right, but he couldn't bat. (3aker could.
Doc at second kept his mouth shut and
attended to business. He made much
better appearance than on the previous
day and the crowd even thought that
he could play ball If he only would
did pound out a pretty three bagger.
Delaney at short played good game,
having two assists and one putout, and
making desperate try for Bakers hit
to short right.
Sharp, our good naturcd friend some
times called "Trilby" as usual caught
good game He also batted too hard and
Well for our comfort ut times.
Viau, Does crack pitcher, did his best,
but there boys could hit anything,
and not man struck out. Siau is good
pitcher, but he can't fool our batters.
With the exception Of calling ball hit
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