Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-22

!..;l that play was really the turning
when things looked rather. dark and
empty show and frightened up matters
| immensely. 1t netted us two runs on the
score book that weird and uncanny
finence il had to bring along the Other
NICE lovely ones which we are proud 10
exhibit to you below.
Butler was a sufferer, Wednesday night.
from a bad toothache, resulting IN neu-
ralgia OF the face He was IN pIIf voh AZ
mess Of it was sent to centre field and
Conner sent behind the bat aooa G Snt his
throwing, as would naturally be expected.
was off. Coyle was wild In the first three
innings and was found for eiSh a,,n hits
in his Old-time form. allowing tne fort.
lands but three hits for the remainder OF
the game He had excellent speed ana
his arm felt nicely after the game. HIS
poor showing In the. first three innings.
yesterday, was largely due to the miser-
able. fielding behind him. The boys can
do far better work than that, ana must
do II. If they expect to win any games.
Portland Argus: 1t was about the most
distressing exhibition of fielding by both
sides that has been seen here Tor many
heartfelt sympathy of the four hundred
and fifty people in attendance. The Au-
hustas earned but three runs ana the
Portlands but one. so 1t can readily be
in the wb bax encouraging had The Visitors
had a bat bag fun of their troubles.
off day. Johnson played good ball but
Capt. Dohertys errors aided materially
IN losing the game. When Manager Her
h his hair Of sras suppes
that was not there at noon time. If this
sort of playing keeps on Manager Leon
or his own family won't know him.
Portland Argus: The Augustus were as
meek as Moses after Connolly called them
down at the start: All of the players be
gan to yell from the bench when Connolly
walked over to them and said: Now all
yell. II l hear one of you fellows yelling
FL have you put off the grounds. Now
start in" The players looked as sheep
ish as Il man trying to pass silver three
cent piece for a dime. Mana
ger Harrington Is very pleasant gentle
man to meet. He is polite. courteous and
|obliging and an entertaining talker on
base ball. This is his first visit to Maine
He likes Augusta and Augusta people;
he is proud of his team. He says he
wants to get acquainted about the State
and we rather think he will. for he has
IA facultyof makinsand retaining friends
- The Augustus are n clean cut
Set OF youngsters with the exception of
Uncle Dill" Dill is clean cut all right
but Il man who is beginning to cut his
third set of teeth can't be called a young
fellow and a mighty good pitcher just the
same.
Manager Harrington writes of Thurs
days game at Portland" Today's game
was something like yesterdays game.
For three innings the boys had IL err
rois besides three errors of Judgment
which cost us two runs. In the first in
ming, an error of Doherty, and Buffers
wild throw over second. allowed Slater
to score. Leighton followed with a
three-basgcr and scored on Butler s
error. dropping Beams throw to the
plate. the runner scoring and Duncan
going to second. Woods followed with
a hit Blakey got first on Magoon' S
out at the plate. Coyle to Butler. Don
AVIAN got a base on balls. McDougall
sir gled. which netted them five runs.
Portland got two the next. on Leigh
tons double. Beans and NJ Kelley
er, ors. and a long fly to left In the
third, Portland drew four more on a
single. a double, and errors by Doherty
and Bean. and an error of judgment by
Conner, together with a base on balls.
Coyle held them down to three singles
after the third inning Augusta got all
her runs in the third. on singles by
Bean, NJ. Kelley. Pickett, Doherty and
Butler, and J. kelley's two-bagger a
base on balls and an error by Musser.
Wcekes will pitch. Friday