Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-24
AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
The Rents Hills Make Mon
keys Of Maine States.
They Defeat the University Men With
Ease, by Score Of Is to |.
Then the Maine States Make Monkeys Of
themselves at Wateryiilc.

Kents Hill. May 23.-(SpeciaD.-
Kents Hill is getting to be a red-hot
bali town, and for two or three days
past has been having a regular tourna-
ment Thursday, the hitherto invinc-
BILE Westbrooks fell an easy victim to
the Kent's Hills. Friday, the aggrega-
ton of ball players representing that
institution with a long, high sounding
name, which is situated near Orono viii
lage, came to Kents Hill with the in
tention of taking our team into camp.
Thursday, this U. of NJ team took the
conceit out o those little Hebron fell,
lers' to the tune of IL to 4 and. as the
aforesaid team was passing through
this place and was also of a philan-
thropic turn of mind, the members
thought they would like to stop off here
and show us little preparatory school
fellows how we could play ball when
we got to college, and at the same time
furnish a little diversion for them
selves.
But oh! how has the mighty fallen
Darius Green's dying machine refused
to fly and nearly broke Darius neck in
the downfall. We little uns didn't say
anything when our big, confident L. of
NJ brothers told us we were going TO be
beaten, for we've always been taught
not to question our elders, but thers
wasn't any embargo on thinking, so we
just pulled up our suspenderS another
notch with a jerk, as much as to say
You just wait" and they waited
waited until they had six goose eggs
to their credit in as many innings. and
then we let 'em have one, just one lit
lie score in the seventh inning, to keep
up their courage, and then the old
goose commenced to lay again.
Mr. Webb. whom the Westbrooks
brought as umpire on Thursday. was
liked so we'll by us on account of his
fair and impartial work that he was
retained to umpire the remaining games
of the week. And right here allow me-
TO say that he is the best umpire that
we have ever seen on a ball field. He
is an ex-league ball player himself.
knows the game thoroughly, and can
tell the difference between a ball or a
strike. He is perfect gentleman and
commands the respect of both players
and spectators.
Umpire Webb called play at $50 z
NJ. the L. of NJ. went to the bat, the
old relia Bile Lufkin to the pitchers box
and the best game ever played on our
grounds was on. And Lufl<in, our
pride. how he did pitch. He sent them
high. he sent them low, he cut the plate
all to pieces, he sent in curves that
would make a sky-rocket turn green
Ii, f,lI. !, cd n
banged at the little sphere but they
couldn't hit it. twas as elusive as Il
will the-wisp, and when they did ac-
cidentally connect the ball would softly
nestle in the warm embrace of the
Kent's Hill little paws.
Crockett was in the points for L. of Nj.
and pitched great ball all through the
game, and especially at critical points.
He was touched up for six hits with O
total of seven, but our hits were
punched while the Farmers hits We're
scattered and awaited nothing.
We got four scores in the first inning
on an error by Pretto and hits by Rod
erick. Wight and Vickery, a pretty two
Dagger into left field. We then drew
blanks until the eighth, when an error
by Pretto and hit by Farwell gave us
two more runs.
The University scored only once and
that was in the seventh: Dolley got a
hit, reached third by sacrifices of Clark
and Brann. Sprague then rolled one to
Lufkin, an easy one. which he fumbled
and Dolley scored; Pretto then struck
out For the visitors. Palmer and
Crockett did the best work. Pretto's
tbrae errors were excIlSabla as he was
hard worked, having II chances and ac-
cepting eight, all hard ones. For Kents
Hill, nothing but praise can be said;
each man played his position like a
veteran as the summary will tell. +.
Mederos has been sick for day or two
and consequently was off in his batting.
The score:
KENT'S HILL.