Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-24

makes his appearance on the street the
day after" his step is slow, and his
eye is dim, perhaps, but all this is soon
forgotten. His face is sunburned and
his lungs have got a filling of fresh air
that gives him new lease of life all
over, and makes him want more of the
great out of doors. Those that had BIZ
cycles rode the bicycle. and those that
had horses to ride or to drive, made
the horses do the work.
The Ball Games.
But the center of attraction, as usual
was the ball game at the park. The
Maine State College nine was on tbs
boards to play with team to represent;
Augusta, including a number of local
amateurs, and the amateurs won great
glory for themselves.
There were about 700 people on the
grounds, a regular old base bal!
crowd. In the grand stand every sea
was taken, and an unusual number OF
ladies in bright array of their spring
finery was present.
The game resulted in a defeat for tbs
home team. by a score of three to two
1t was not, as a whole, a wildly excit
ing game. But, it was a Very interest
ing game throughout.
AS the score shows it was q, closely
contested game, and at times iti was
only the best kind of fielding that kept
the score down Most prominent OF
these wassln first of the ninth with
Braun,s Crockett and yDoiiey on bases
Thibodeaus made the Star catch of th'
game on Palrner's hard drive to RICH
field which, had it got by him. wcult
have doubtless let in three runs Witt
two other good catches. to his credit:
that player put UP a project game il
the field, fully atoning for his failure t.
bat. For that matter both teams wers
weak with the stick, and there was n
heavy hitting worth mentioning.
For the opening game of the season
1t was an extraordinarily good one, ant
the fielding was much better than coallG
have been expected.
The State College nine is good one
and in Crockett and Cushman ant
Clark have three first-class pitchers.
and in Palmer, a catcher who, with II
nut outs and one assist, had no error
scored against him, a record wh.c!
speaks for itself. Considering it the
first game of the season, the team pu:
up remarkable work.
The Augusta nine included so many
amateurs who will not be with it dur
ing the season, that little can be Judged
from its work. essepnent et. second, al
Augusta man. put UP as sharp a gam
as enc wants to SEE and tielded his
ucsition in fine style. He did grea
v ork. McManus made a star stop in
the fourth, and Phillips also had one
handed stop which gave him all he
wanted for a short minute. Augusta
missed a good chance of winning out in
the last of the sixth, Phillips and
Barryman striking out leaving Nc
Manus and Clement on third.
The winning run was won by the
college team in the eighth. Small got
two-bagger, Phillips let Cushmaa
hot grounder by him, and Small scored.
Phillips tken got Pretto's grounder to
first. and Cushman was put out on the
home plate by throw from Long at
first.
Although the home team was beaten
it was a very watchable game.
All Barbour, who was umpiring' was
hit on the jaw by a foul tip in the
seventh. ard received a bad cut two
inches long, but fortunately no bones
were broken. w. H. Long replaced
him. The umpirirg of both was very
satisfactory.
MAINE STATE COLLEGE.
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