Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-10
Coburn Classical Defeats the
Maine CentraIs in 10 Innings.
Pitts6sId Leads for Six Innings--Co-
burn Ties Score in Seventh.
Tenth Was Red Hot, Coburn Winning Out b,
Newenham's Hit.

| Classical lnstitutioners. If they had al
lowed that little gang of bali tossers
| from the sensational town over against
| the Sebasticook ito defeat them. we
| should dsowned, cast them out of the
city and gone and buried our SORROW 1t
| looked one while as though we would
| have had use for a big burial ground. but
Newenham saved the day in the 10th and
| the whole team is forgiven. ! don't like
| to be frightened 10 nearly out of my wits
and be obliged to recover in such a short
space of time and so many times a day
| The shock is like sthat of the experience
| of a person who has been nearly
drowned and kind friends have brought
him around 1t is apt to produce heart
disease or tuberculosis something
worse. There We're men, women and
| children on the campus that did not
breathe more than twice for four innings
You see Coburn has been and is still
our especial pride, and we don't like to
| see en- get licked jim their own yard. We
have petted them, earessed them and told
them that they were somebody until
| they actually believe it themselves Co.
burn had a hard struggle against fate
and good ball team-rather a bad com
bination. but with two men out in the
10th inning, two men on bases. Newen-
ham solved the problem by rapping out
a corking two-bagger. scoring Rawson.
and then we went home.
1t was the best game this season. some
thing different from that going on at the
same time in Portland. The young gen
tlemen from the Maine Central Institute
had come over here with the word win
plainly written on their countenances. A
small coterie of the faithful had come
over with them to root There were
times when the shock-haired youth with
a cane. who occupied an honored position
on the NJ. G. |. bench, probably as a mas
cot, sang, howled and danced with glec.
Then he would grow meditative
About everybody started in well. but IS
the game progressed there was an in
clination on the part of some to play
carelessly. 1t was not game in which
carelessness could be toera ted. Felker
of the visitors hatted like fcnd but
his experience in the outiield was enough
to drive base ball enthusiast mad. He
had six chances, accepting only half of
them.
NJ. c. l. went up against the bali first
and Mr.. Rowell kindly presented Mr.,
Ferguson with a safe position on first
base. Mr.. Furbush struck out during
which act Mr.. Ferguson stole second
Chadbourne. who, by the way, strongly
resembles the youthful popcorn vender,
"Reddy, got a single, scoring Fergu-
son. This was not at all appropriate To
the occasion as we had planned it, H.
Smith struck out and we breathed again
McTaggert hit out a good single. but
Buck rolled a little one to Rowell and
was thrown out at first
Coburn came up and Rawsen banged
one out in the direction of Chadbourne
who kindly threw it over the head OF
S. Smith. and Rawson never stopped I'M
til he reached third. Webb took single
Newenham got a single; Rowell popped
one high in the air which was dropped
by II. Smith. Ncwenham went down
while it was in the air and forced Webb
by the latter returned and Newenham
WAS caught between the bases Then
SprnWl Strnck out On DretTN fair
What do you suppose Felker did to the
second one that came singing along? He
smashed it right on the stitches for three
bags and if he had not stumbled and fell
at third he would have made il n home
run. But he fell by the waYside but
when ''Dutchy" Levcine dropped fly
sent to him by S. Smith Fclker scored.
Josseyn had his base given him and Fer
guson struck out. About this time Smith
got restless at second and undertook to
get to second with the ball in Newen-
hams hands. Smith was caught at third
and Webb doubled down to Rawson.
catching Josselyn, who was after second
bag.
In the last half Coburn sent six men
up. scoring twice on "A single. one man
hit by pitched ball and a double. The
first n&n up struck out, the next got a
single took second on a passed bali the
next struck out, man was hit. his fol-
lower got double and the last one flied
out to Ferguson. Pretty good ball for
all hands.
NJ C. l. scored once in the third on two
little singles and a double. Coburn
scored once on a base on balls and a
three-bagger.
In the fourth. Smith led with double
on the first ball pitched. the next two
men went out, a man went to first on an
error. and the next got a long single,
scoring two runs. In this inning Coburn
took a brace and after two men were out
scored three times on base on balls a
man being hit, and home run by New
enham.
About this time the echoes rang until
they ached, and a fair damsel who was
closely following the fortunes of the Wis
itors gave vent to a sigh that was dis
tinctly heard in the press box. Our
hearts ached for her but there, such is |
base ball
Neither side saw daylight in the fifth |
Coburn didn't in the sixth. but NJ. c. I. |
at the close of that inning piled up four |
runs on three errors. one man hit. three |
singles and two stolen bases. In the sew |
enth Coburn tied the score. Then for |
three innings there was some of the live
lest and pretty base ball playing that |
ever was witnessed this diamond. In |
the eighth M. c. |. sent but four none
of whom saw second base. Coburn sent |
only thfee men up. 1t was the same in
the ninth and the atmosphere was get
ting warm, torrid hot
In the tenth FrubuSh pushed one down
to Rowel and was out. Chadbourne rolled |
one to Webb and was retired at first and
this same thing happened to II. Smith.
In the last half things began to look
like II innings, for Leveine aud Sbley both
poked little riplets to Josselyn and were
thrown out. Rawson came up. He
famed once, two balls were called he
famed again and we ceased to breathe
The next time he raped for keeps and
started for first base But. oh dear, the
ball described a beautiful curve high in
the air. came slowly and gracefully down
into the appraised paws of the Instituter
from Pittsheld. who was covering the
right garden. We were SO sorry that we
hid our faces and shed so our tears I'M
seen. just as We We're about to gather
up our books and skirts a great shout of
gladness leaped forth from each Coburn
lip and we turned toward the field to see
what it all meant. 1t was the turn for
the other fellows to do the shedding trick
for the ball had refused to nestle in Fer
guson's paws and had dropped to the
ground. We took out new lease of life
for Rawson was safe at first. Then came
Webb who got a base on balls. Next
came Newenham. Score to 9. two men
out Two men on bases. Newenham could
not wait. he was like restless colt and
he banged the first one that came his
Continual m, roua