Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-04

~ horse with them. Eof
n 81 four innings they didn't
SSXISAye1 get a hit off his delivery,
and only one in the sixth. For the hrst
six innings only three Lewiston men
reached first base and not run was
made by them Manager Flanagan was
desperate, and in his frantic efforts TO
win the game was guilty of one OF the
most brutal acts ever committed on
ball field.
During the game telegram came to
Manager Clare with the sad news that
his wife, who was not in the best of
health when he left home, was dying.
AS he tore the envelope open he was
called to the bat and handed the tele-
gram to Butler without reading it,.
Seeing the nature of it Butler took it
to Treasurer Richards and. when
Clare came back to the bench. told him
that it was for that official AS
several players had been telegraphed
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more about it. In the sixth inning
Flanagan thinking to win the game
by unnerving Clare, went into the dia-
mond and told him that his wife was
dead, and that Mr.. Richards had a tele-
gram announcing the fact. Butler
vehemently denied the report. White
as a sheet, Glare came from the box,
and asked Mr.. Richards if he had n
telegram for him, and satisfied with his
assurance that he had not (the tele-
gram had been passed to another Off
cial of the club returned to his work.
1t was evident, however. that Flana-
gan's unfeeling statement had I'M
nerved and unsteadied him, and in this
and the following inning four of the
seven hits and all the runs made by
Lewiston were secured. But for this
brutal act of Flanagan there is little
doubt but that the Lewiston team
would have been shut out without a
run.
And speaking of this man Flanagan
reminds us of the gyrations of an over
grown humble bee. He made matters
decidedly interesting for his players
When he was on second base in the
seventh inning Shea attempted to
coach him a little; but was promptly
called down by the irate captain.
1t was a trying position for the big
unable to open his fly trap,
third baseman to be on the coaching line
and it was evident that his discomfi-
ture was source of no little amuse-
ment to the Lewiston players. But the
climax came when the corpulent Lewis
ton Falstaff, was caught mapping at
third by quick throw by johnson to
Doherty His rage was something
picturesque. Jupiter Olympus wouldn't
have been in it for a moment. The
audience gazed on him with awe, and
the startling fear that he might ex-
plode, and asphyxiate them. But as
LhNi- was DdloOtl OH the oIale
grounds near by that could take care
of him in such an event they concluded
to keep their seats. They were greatly
relieved a moment later when he found
vent for his spleen by vigorously shak-
ing the unhappy Shea
1t was a grand game Astounding in
beautiful plays. While the home team
did not bat Forred hard they were for
tunate in punching their hits. They
also run bases with excellent judge
ment and took advantage of all the
Lewistons errors. The batting of Bean.
Flack and Kilfeder was hard and time
~. The latter player did not reach the
grounds until the game was well in
progress. but he jumped in and did ex-
cellent work, securing two with a total
OF four hits in four times at bat. Only
one error. and that an excusable one,
was made by the home team. 1t was
gilt-edged ball from start to finish.
No better game will be seen here this
season. The following is the tabulated
score:
AUGUSTA.
ABB r BIZ TB Pc A T