Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-10

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were earned. Then they appeared to b
perfectly satisfied with their lot AM
didn't half exert themselves. This be
came more and more apparent as TN
the visitors took advantage OF the oppor
| tunity. They touched UP Mr.. Braun with
a nicely that was exasperating and sen
seven men arounde the bases with grea
ease. Then the home team saw the erro
of its way. but 1t was too late and thu
game was lost.
| Fall River Herald: Umpire Connolly
had very gathering offer from Mel
Young yesterday, to accept position or
| the big league stan of umpires. Con
nelly's efficient work has been watched
by the big leagues. and his call was 8
deserving one. But Tom has modestly
declined the offer; he says that he pre-.
fers to, wait and finish out the year ir
the minor league and get the benefit OF
training there before he tackles the giant
kickers. Without doubt Connolly would
make a go of 1t in the national league
as he has all the qualifications of a first
class umpire. He is always square and
as he knows it. and his presence in his
official capacity is always welcomed by
the FAN River base ball patrons.
Pawtuclset Times: Dusty" and Mrs.
Rhoades decamped two evenings ago and
will not again be seen in these planta-
tons. These jumpers should be severely
disciplined, but probably DUSTY" would
not care very much as he has gone to
Jersey League. which is not under the
national agreement He has had his
plans plans. an made ;s to skip and was only
him. Manager Smith became aware of
his intention and purposely withheld his
pay, considering that if Rhoades jumped.
ne should get the worst of it. Dusty"
left three weeks pay behind so it is diff
cult to see where he will profit the sea-
son.
New Bedford Evening Journal: For five
innings Augusta failed to score and Sc
cured only TWO hits. and not one of them
got as far third base. In the sixth,
however. a change came and the plucky
doWneaSters banged out seven large and
juicy runs that decided the game right
then and there. Braun. who up to this
time had been doing good work. began
to lose control of his fast ones owing to
the leather being wet. and he simply
tossed them up. fainly endeavoring to
get them over. The Augustus jumped on
him for FIVE hits which, with two bases
on balls and some SLOW and dun work by
seven runs. The features of the game
We're Newells pitching, the work of Wal
ters and F'lack in the outtield and fine
stops by Bean. Doherty and birmingham.
Portland Express: Yes, ! have Il bad
than myself. said Tim Sheehan anent
his brief experience behind the prison
bars in Portland a few days ago. But |
cant help ii. try as ! may. I'm the same
way on the ball field. and you ask Jack
Leighton under whom ! played three
years ago. | get excited go right off and
don't know what l am doing. Still there
is one man who is craZer than | am.
That is Chris Won der Abe out in st.
Louis. Has he wheels? Well. l should
say he had. When l left him he promised
that he would take me back when /
should get into condition. l was under
Joe Quinn, Diddlebock and Roger Con-
nor and have no fault to find Common is
a fine fellow. but there is no harmony in
the nine. That Breitenstein is quite
pitcher-the best in the country
New Bedford Standard: But the sixth
That is when Newell had the laugh on
New Bedford. He had kept the hits very
much scattered after the first. and re-
firing the home team in the first half he
and his pals sailed in like fiends. Newell
struck out, and then followed four hits.
two gifts of first and the grandest exhi-
bition of dumb playing on the part of
throws and baby muffs. In this mixture
Murphy and Birmingham had their
troubles. Braun could not use curved
bail, it was so slippery. Perhaps the Au-
gtlstas wasn't elated. Professor Dilworth
was almost beside himself. The seventh
commenced with rain, and play had to be
suspended for five minutes, and when it
was resumed Newell infused with GIN
ger. just showed New Bedford people
was slower than death at the opening of
the game. but at the finish he was liveler
than q tbree-year-old colt. 1t is needless
to add more--the sixth was our Waterloo,
and at no time thereafter had we a Ii
cense to even hit the sphere. the only
crack that the boys got was in the eighth
and that by Birmingham.