Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-18
A BALL TOWN.
WaterviIIe Was Full of the Ma
tiona| Game, Saturday.
The Watevi|Ies Defeat Colby in Ten
Redhot Innings, % to q.
C. c. !. Wins Junior League Championship
Flicker Defeats Higgins, 8 tot.

you just "oughter seen it," 1t was on,
or those working-out games where tn.
| business man Of considerable avoirdu.
pois got a chance to reduce his nesf
and get famed up at the same time.
| Colby claims that they were Obliged
to play nine men and an umpire, anG
| the combination was too much fol
| them. You see. II was this way Tn.
| umpire was taken from the ranks o
the newspaper profession. Some time
| way back in the dark ages, he had UNI.
pired round ball or something of tho
| kind, and was known to be all right b,
the "ancients" who figured conspicu.
ously in the game against Colby, Sat
urday. Captain Coffin Of the Colbys Is
authority for the statement, since the
! game that the umpire did not know the
| first rudiments of the game.
| The writer having known the umpire
very intimately for the past 80 years. il
OF the opinion that Captain Collins
| judgment Is not to be questioned In
| this particular instance. The Water
villes composed old-time ball tossers
like Larrabee the druggist. Foster the
lawyer. George Hoxie, formerly OF
Colby. Osborne. Chester and Perry
Simpson, no slouches In their day. and
others Of great and striking ability in
the base ball arena.
1t was only in the first and ninth in
nlngs that the real kicking business
vas manifest. RoWell had gone up
ard pulled out a single but was caught
at second Coffin to Hoyt. Hoxie got a
triple. Osborne went out by a foul fiy
To II. Putnam, Foster went down by
being hit by a pitched bali. and on d
yplay by that runner between first
and second being caught out by Coffin
to V. Putnam. HoxIe attempted to
score.
The umpire decided tina; Foster was
put out before Hoxie crossed the plate,
and that therefore there was nary a run.
This pleased Colby immensely and
soured the down-towners muchly.
After that the hitting was frequently
quite lengthy. the errors, both OF play
and Judgment. were costly on both
sides. the umpire was congratulating
himself that he was getting along
swimmingly and at the same time per-
spring under the collar freely.
Then came the ninth, with the score
y To l6 In favor of the down towners.
Colby sent Desmond up first and he
was given a base. Patterson banged
out home run and Colby stock went
zip to 1872. Coffin went to first on an
error by c. Simpson. and stole second,
scoring on V. Putnam's home run.
Watkins hit a gentle one to Hoxie and
was caught at first. II. Putnam went
TO first on an error by Hoxie. Hoyt
went out by foul fly TO =. Simpson.
Then came the first real grand good
Kick of the season. Tooker, who is a
nice. clever fellow with the stick lined
out a triple 1t went out to deep right
field. Tooker rested at third, the ball
was thrown to Larrabee. and Tooker
started to score Larrabee sent the
ball to Foss he to Rowell. and Tooker
sliding. tripped Roweli, who not gently
fell on Tooker.. The runners head was
within about two inches of the base.
Rowell in falling dropped the ball. but
got it quickly without getting off the
fallen runner. That player threw his
left arm out to touch the base but not
before Rowell had the ball on him.
The umpire said out" and Colby
was madden than wet hen. The
press of the crowd on the diamond was
great. Some language was INDUCED in
that is seldom if ever used in a pulpit.
and the reporters of the great dailies
vowed they would roast the umpire in
their stories. Colby said that if the
umpire called the man out it would be
stealing, and the Watervilles said that
| il he did not it would be larceny. and
the fate of the umpire appeared to be
trembling in the balance.
The above narrative is sensational in
its tone. but the occasion was one that
would induce any man to become a
simple private citizen and not linger
longer in the base bali arena as an UNI
pre Captain Coffin kindly informed
the umpire that the latter did not know
the rudiments of the game. and while
the umpire cordially agreed with the
field captain and shook hands over it.
he was of the opinion and is of the
same opinion still that there are others.
This having tied the score. the 10th
inning was necessary. Waterville sent
out Osborne, who took a single. Fos-
ter doubled. scoring Osborne and reach
ing home on an error of II. Putnam.
Larrab bee went out. Hoyt to H. Put
nam. and Foss flied out to Patterson,
Colby coming up. went out in one. two,
three order, and that fit of illness was
over.
Mr.. Coffin admitted that he had tried
to pull the umpire's leg" on the Hoxie
decision in the first inning. The UNI
pire gave the Journal an interview,
Saturday evening. in which he said
Il think Mr.. Coffin is a nice fellow. a
clever ball player. always gentleman,
on or off the ball field, and / believe he
was honest in questioning my decision,
for the reason that he is not much
given to disputing the umpire. Beyond
this 1 believe l have nothing more to
say"
| Tho score.
| WATERVILI.E.
ABB r BIZ PO A +
| Rowell. .. 6 2 4
| Hoxie. 2b ..... 2
| Osborne. 1b ........ II
| Foster, f ..........
1 Larrabee. IS ....... 2 5
| FOSS. 3b rf D...,. 5