Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-25
COLBY. IA: SKOWHE GAN. 7.
The Up River Boys No klatch for the More Ex
pert College Players.

Watervlle, April 2. --(SrcciaD. 1t
was as easy as rolling of log, only
decidedly more comfortable at this sea
son of the year Colby kept in the
game constantly and was a winner by
a whole length. In the preliminary
bout. just after the arrival of the
SkoWhegan ball team and tho II accom-
paniment of 100 or more base ball ora
tors, both teams Showed up We'll in
practice.
The Pulp city. with Il wooden mill
contingency, had discovered q wonder
in the way of a pitcher. that was in
tended to astonish the base bali fra
ternity He may be a twirler of the
first magnitude and all that, but as q
field captain and second baseman, he
is blooming failure. About everybody
on the visiting team played a very
good game, but Captain Locke's de-
cided penchant for the grand stand, as
demonstrated by the frequent joint
conventions that he attempted to work
on the umpires, was more decidedly
wearisome. Everybody expected to see
him go into the box and win 'er out.
but he was content to let AR. Thibf-
deau swing away for keeps.
Patterson was pounded for 10 hits
with a total of IA bases. and Thibideau
was knocked about for II hits with a
total of Ii bases and the band played
on Daddy" Leach, the Skowhegan
veteran manager and general all-round
sport and good fellow. was present and
IN remarkable good humor. Daddy"
has learned to bear grief with a hearty
Laugh, and when he said, after the
Egame: I'VE will give you fellows a
better game of ball than this before
the season is far advanced, we be
f1ffX&d him.
6as a beautiful day, however, the
fning feature of the game. There
IAN indication that several arms
"out, 'rAnd the sprinting down the
Ese lines was not what it will be, later
kstp3a1k season.
es:3f1l1 ta3r- hatred youth that headed
order for the visitors
eAAhhfH f0p two bases on the second
lbaISs pitched. and the way his little,
HA4ff eXtremities scampered for the
Is svas the source of much merri-
E4E for the spectators. but he got
6krin due season safely Murphy
kssd..a little one down to Tooker,
kSa1& went out at first bag. Goodwin
to third. Vigue and Locke
ESyfuck out and the Coibys took the
bench Brooks started With single.
and stole second easily. Burton struck
oil. }rDesinohd was given his base.
Patterson hit, mild one to Goodwin.
who tumbled all around it, finally al
FrowtfE ii to fningle with the daisies OF
the-i6t garden, Brooks scoring, Des-
nsofstk gkfng to third and Patterson ar
riviliEs at second on the error. After
Coffin had succumbed to the battery,
Desmond and Patterson scored on
Pooler refusing to accept the chance
offered by Putnam's drive in his direc-
ton. Watkins dropped the curtain on
the first act by striking out
In the second. Moore dropped one
into the gaping paws of Desmond
Thibideau hit little one down to Pat
terson and was caught at ilrSt anu
pooler did the same. In the other hatf
Took,r went down to first on Locke S
error. Hoyt got hit, SO did Brooks
and Burton, scoring Tooker and Hoyt,
Brooks and Burton advanced to third
and second respectively on Donaldson $
error. Desmond fell before the hot
vorl, of the battery. Brooks aud Bur
TON scored on Patterson's double. That
nlaver advanced to third on Goodwin $
error and scored on Collins fly out TO
Nowanham. Putnaln's foul fly to Don
aldson retired the side.
The visitors gained a couple OF laps
in .he third. Donaldson and Newenham
snor;ne on an error of Tooker, Newen-
hams double and single each by
N the last hall
watkins was hit by a pitched ball ana
after Tooker had struck out. Hoyt hau
tied out to Locke. Brooks had been
given base on balls ana burton Sill
gle. Tooker scored.
The visitors scored again IN the
fourth. through bunch of singles by
Thibjdeau. Pooler and Newenham and
a double by Goodwin scored the nfst
three mentioned Donaldson having
struck out Goodwin was caught at
third by Patterson to Hoyt on Murphy's
easy one. Then Vigue struck out. The
Colby's closed the inning as follows:
Coffin got single, went to second on
Pattersons single. the latter took
second on a passed ball, stole third,
scored on Watkins single, that player
stole second and scored on lockers
single. Tooker stealing second. Hoyt
flied out to Moore, Brooks did the same
to Newenham, Goodwin let Burton's
roller go through him, and Burton took
advantage Of Thibideaus poor throw
to first to catch him mapping, to go to
third. Desmond struck out.
In the fifth and last inning. the
visitors crossed the rubber by single
by Moore, base on balls to Thibideau5
two stolen bases and Newenham's
double The first man up Locke, could