Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-02

T<&h":: crow 's he for s sss ss
will not crow at all. Call at the eX-
press office for him. Use him kindly,
and return him to US in season for the
Bangor games. Yours truly,
ARGUS.
Portland. Me, July I, 1896.
And here he is-letting himself out
like a steam calliope. And why
shouldn't he? Did any rooster ever
see, or have a chance to crow for, a
better game of ball than the one played
at the Augusta Driving park, yester-
day afternoon? We trow not. Weekes
was in the box for the home team, and
was wonderfully effective, four hit;
being the best the Portlands could do
OFF his delivery.
Barring a little unsteadiness in the
first inning, he received gilt-edged sup
port. Flack made three pretty catches
in center field, two of them difficult,
and one. a beautiful one-handcd run
ming catch of high fly, being among
the most brilliant outf1eld plays ever
seen In this city. Flack also did some
hard and timely batting. securing
three with a total Of five hits in four
times at bat. Some very timely hit
ting was also done by Bean, johnson
and Pickett The first base play of
Kelley was gilt-edged, and beautiful
ofah NJ lin 11,.;xy re
bat in the eighth inning by Pickett,
called forth merited applause.
The veteran Killeen was in the box
for Portland, and was batted freely
throughout the game. He was. in the
main, given very good fielding support,
the work of Drew being specially note
worthy.
The home team opened up on Kill
leen in pretty much the same way they
did on Woods, the day before. Bean
flied out to Leighton. Johnson singled
to center. Butler reached first on an
error by Cavanaugh. Pickett made a
beautiful drive to right field, scoring
johnson and Butler, and came home
on Doherty's timely two-bagger. KEEL
ley flied out to right field. Flack made
beautiful three Dagger to center field,
scoring Doherty. Common closed the
inning with a fly to right field.
The Portlands got an unearned run
in their half of the first on base on
81 balls and an error In the third they
scored two more on Il double by Leigh
ton, a three-bagger by Drew, and two
bases on balls. They added another
In the sixth on Johnsons error and
a three-bagger by Slater. This closed
their run getting.
The home team scored run in their
half of the second on a hit by Bean.
an error by right field and a hit by
til the sixth inning. Flack led off with
a fine hit to center. Conner reached
first on an error by Killeen. Weekes
was hit by pitched ball. filling the
bases. Bean made two-bagger,
scoring F'lack and Common. Johnson
followed with another. scoring Weekes
and Bean. Butler was out on fly to
O'Rourke. Pickett flied out to Slater,
and Doherty closed the inning with a
fly to Leighton. The final run was
added to the home clubs tally in the
following inning. Kelley made hit
Flack advanced him to second with a
pretty single. Conner flied out to
Leighton. Weekes was hit by a fail
batted ball, making the second out
Bean drew base on balls, filling the
bases. johnson made a single, scor-
ing Kelley.
The game ended very prettily Kill
leen struck out Slater got a base or
balls. Leighton hit to Weekes, who
" threw to Bean, forcing Slater at sec
ond. Bean shot the ball to first ii
time to complete a pretty double play
and close the game. The following i:
the tabulated score:
49, Is