Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-07
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THAT TEN INNING GAME.
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ing and full of good playing as the one
which wasplayed yesterday there would
be no doubt about the financial success
of the game in this city. But it is rare
ly that game is as full of exciting
situations as this one and the few
hundred spectators who were fortu-
nate enough to be present went out OF
the gate in very happy frame OF
mind, for the Pawtuckets had finally
won after the game had seemingly
been lost and won several times.
1t was one of those games in which
there are all kinds of playing by both
sides and the visiting Augustus WED
with the home team in winning APP
plause from the crowd for their pretty
plays and sympathy for their errors
The Augusta team has always had a
warm reception here as the players are
all gentlemen and clean cut fellows
They don't do great deal of kicking
not enough. some of the cranks think
and they can play ball with any of the
teams on the circuit. If they had an
old player or two on the team to steady
it and pitchers equal to those on the
other teams in the league, they would
make some of the So-called strong
teams hustle to keep up with the pro-
cession. The infield. as it is at present
made up, is as strong as any in the
league and the outfield is not far be-
hind And yesterday the youngsters
batted as well as the Pawtuckets. in
fact better, for their totals were larger,
but the game was lost to them in the
tenth inning on account of the wildness
of pitcher who was put in to puzzle
the Maroons. when it looked as if they
would bat the game out.
1t was game which was full of
features" and when in the ninth, the
home team tied the score. the crowd
was pretty we'll satisfied that the game
would not be lost Bean. at short,
showed up very fast and the way he
tielded the ball and covered ground on
all sides of him was enough to give
points to some of the national leaguers.
Buffers throwing to bases was wonder
fully strong and accurate and Johnson
and Doherty also did some very fine
work on hot balls, which We're batted
to them by the Pawtucket hitters. On
the other hand Yeager seemed to have
an off day in throwing, for he could
not seem to get the ball to the bases in
the first part of the game. though he
improved toward the latter part Han
niVan made one bad error in the first
inning and Beaumont was credited With
his first error Of the season in the same
inning. Otherwise the whole team
played a good fielding game and the
visitors were obliged TO earn almost all
their runs. This they did by what
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few hits were wasted Waldron and
Whiting in the outfield made several
pretty catches and Smith did his share
all right. Beaumont covered first in
splendid shape and Yeager did not al
low anything to get away from him.
The Pawtucket men were also fortu-
nate in securing their hits when they
counted, several times after men had
been given their bases on balls They
had men on bases in every inning and
had it not been for the very sharp
fielding on the part of the Augustus
there would have beeen many more
runs to the credit of the home team
and it would not have been necessary
to play more than the regular number
of innings
McDermott, who did the twirling for
the visitors, was a puzzle for the
greater part of the time and kept the
hits well scattered. In the last inning
he was taken out and Reagan substi-
tuted. In the ninth three singles had
been made and the first man up in the
tenth got a hit, so it seemed best to
Manager Harrington to put in a new
pitcher to stop the batting streak
,if.1, hn,l d1tA
who was called up on to do the trick.
had not been warmed up since the
game began and it is not to be Won
dered at that he could not locate the
plate very Well He gave four bases
on balls in this one inning, which, with
a single and a double, netted two runs
for the home team and won the game.
1t might have been somewhat different
if McDermott had been allowed to fin
ish his game.
Rhoades was as steady as usual but
was hit hard at times. A few of the
bases on balls which he gave We're
costly, and the Augustus did some
pretty sacrifice hitting, which assisted
in their run getting to a great extent.
But in the tenth inning when two men
were on bases and the visitors needed
two runs to tie, he did not lose his
nerve but put the ball over the plate
Umpire Kelly gave a very satisfactory
exhibition. and in only one case was
he decidedly off color. This was in the
tenth inning, when he called Rhoades
out at third on a quick throw by But
Ter to Doherty and when he was clearly
safe. 1t did not figure specially, as
no pvtra RIM wac NOT raa1aJ
In the first inning Whiting waited
like a little man for four bad balls
and went to third when Beaumont hit
safely to right. Smith one at Johnson
and Hobe scored, Beaumont going to
third The latter came home on wild
pitch and no more runs We're scored in
this inning. For Augusta. Bean did
the waiting act and walked to first
Butler sacrificed him to second and
Conner was also allowed to walk
Yeager threw to first to catch Conner
and Bean started for third.
Beaumont threw over Coughlin's head
and Bean scored, Conner being safe at
second. Pickett came to the bat and
raped one over the fence into Dexter
street for a homer, sending in Connor
ahead of him.
The situation was bad enough, with
the visitors one run ahead, but in the
third thew proceeded to get a larpar