Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-17
.'GEr INTO THE GAME. y
Project on Foot TO Have the Augusta 20.
lcemcn Play Their Gardiner Brethren.

now the all-abSOrblng topic of CONVEX.
sation along the street, in the club
room, at the supper table. and every
where else where humanity congre-
gates in the Kcnncbcc valley The
excellent playingof the team that rep
icscnts this valley has touched the heart
of more than one enthusiast and to
cut Il long story short, base BAH has
come to stay.
Now the question before the school
| meeting is. What's the matter With
the Gardiner and augusta policemen
| having a game Of ball to decide the
copper" championship Of Central
Maine, provided of course that Chief of
Police McFud,Icn from the Evergreen
city of Watcrvillc with his coadiutors.
| Messrs. Call, Dostic and Simpson do
not get into the game. and want Il
little try at the championship.
The guardians Of the peace in the
metropolis of Maine. the Forest city
of Maine aud the persons who look
after the welfare of the inhabitants
of Lewiston had two games of ball
not long ago, which were indeed quite
catchy and pleased the populacc
An Augusta patrolman suggested to
IA Journal reporter. yesterday. that il
would hc "simply out Of sight for
the "coppcrs" OF the TWO sister cities
of Gardiner and Augusta TO play II
game. They are all ball gamers" in
the words of james Bacon. and per
haps (uiD can make some of the Ma
tionai Icagucrs turn green with envy.
Take the Capital city knights of
the billy"
There's Cap" Morse. he'd make
great catcher and AL Jones could
twiri the sphere in such n fashion
that anyone would think il was Kobe
dam. Jim" McGuinncss, smiling as
ever, could cover the initial bag TO the
Queens taste and William AndroScog-
Gin Ward would take everything that
came his way near short stops ter
ritory without murmur.
Oh for Il second bascman, one 10
rival Capt. Al. johnson. who's a
good man." is the cry. 'NWhat's the
matter with Thompson" Hes all
right" Aud thus il has been voted
that eN-captain of the watch Thomp-
sonian will catch the hot liners near
second base. Bob Shea can fill Mike
Doherty's place at third and thus the
makeup OF the inticld is completed.
'Loiay" Haskell has been chosen to
cover right feld.G Gene Randall will try
to emulate Charlie Flac,l in the cen
ter garden. and Motorman Spear, he
all the flies I hat come near he judges
stand.
The Gardiner nine will probably
make up ;husIy: Mcnamara. catcher;
Spra9ue. pitcher: Drake. first base:
Russell, second base: Wakefield. third
base; King. short stop; Burns. right
field: Barnes. center field, Tozicr. left
field.
Mike Mack" can catch 10 beat the
band and Capt. Spraguc, the veteran,
can pitch an in shoot with II curves
on ii ut the same time which will
surely puzzle the augusta batsman.
Marshal Drake would he as much AT
home on first base rs if he svaS on the
scent of The burglars. who not many
moons ago made their presence felt
with Il vengeance in the city of Gartl-
ucr.
But of Russell on second base. He
is a nocturnal bail player and every
evening you can see him back Of the
Exams hotel practising for the great
game with his co-partner in business.
the corpulent Waketield,w who would be
Il 'phcnom" if he did not have so
much avoirdupois. Henry King is all
right at short stop.
Martin Burns. who runs Il livery
stable AT the same time attending to
police duty. Will play right field. the
invincibIc Henry Tozier will look out
for left, while Mr.. Barnes of South
Gardiner. not of New York. will catch
everything i'll center. And thus the
two teams are completed.
What's the matter with playing a.
game for the championship? In other
words:
Get into the game"