Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-19
!. AUGUSTA, 4; BANGOR, /.
One d Prsttiest Games Of Season Bangor
Narrowly Escapes shutsut.

Bangor just escaped shutout, yester-
day, making her only score In the ninth
and close call at that. For eight in
ings Gildea held them down and the team
backed him up. but a tumble of Wise's
hit by Hanscom, letting Wise go to see
-ond, followed by bad miss of a groundei
have been those new suits of Augusta
but We think 1t was case OF better
playing.
We scored one in the second Common
was hit in the ribs, stole second on Han
diboe's strikeout went to third on 8
passed ball and came home on Gildea's
fly out to Flack.
We scored another in the third. Hans
com went out, Cronln to Birmingham
Schrecongost singled to left. Veitcf
walked over. Delaney sent fly to Wise
Conner hit to left for 4 single ane
Schrecongost game home.
In the seventh we got in two runs
Fogarty walked for the third time. Gil
dea sacrificed him to second Hanscon
singled to left Then Schrecongost struck
out and we worried. Then Veitch hit TO
Mckenzie, who threw wild to Birming'
ham, and Fogarty and Hanscom scored
Delaney then singled over second base,
but Conner was out, Trainor 10 Birmlng-
ham.
Bangors lone run was made by Wise.
who singled to left. Hanscom let the pail
get away ITOfI1 MIN anu w lSt htpt vi ~
second Birmingham went out, Handi-
Doe to Butman. Mackey hit 10 Veitcn'
but the ball hit his foot or leg and bound
ed off to second Wise coming home.
Meagher singled to center. Trainor MI
to Veitch, who caught Meagher at sec
ond. Cronin hit to Delaney, who caught
Trainor at second, and 1t was over.
Score: Augusta, 4; Bangor, ].
The pitching was the great feature,
with Gildea easily doing the best work.
II bt,t m first lif one,
and held the hitting down to five hits.
Cronin was wild at times, Fogarty alone
getting four bases on balls. At other
times he had beautiful control and
pitched fine ball, striking out Hanscom.
Schrecongost twice, and Handiboe. lie
hit one man, Connor.
Delaney and Veitch had 10 chances be-
tween them, the one error going 10
Veitch Handiboe accepted eight of nine
chances. The rest of the playing. except
as mentioned, was perfection.
Bangor's outfeld had 10 chances with
out an error The infield had 10 and took
II. But one of the errors was costly.
that of Mckenzie in the seventh. The
other was a tumble by Meagher of Han
diboe's grounder in the sixth.
Handiboe's strikeout in the second was
as good as a sacrifice, Common getting
second.
McKenzie's stop of Schrecongosts hit
in the third was a great play 1t looked
good for two bags.
Delaneys work was superb. His stop
and throw to first on Mackey's drive
over third in the fifth was a beauty. In
the sixth. when he stopped hot one
from Mckenzie. dropped it. recovered
and threw him out at first was jewel.
Schrec had an off day on batting. In
the seventh he swung at balls away over
his head, but he had the laugh on Cronin
in the seventh, when the latter was going
after balls away UP in the clouds and
struck out on one that he had to jump
for.
Augustus new suits made their first
appearance and looked very neat and
nice. They consist of shirts and pants of
a bueish grey caps and stockings of
dark blue black leather belts and a
large letter "a on the left breast of the
shirt They are of good material. well
made. and the boys are tickled TO death
with them.
Mr. Carpenter umpired & strictly hon
est and impartial game, the only kicks
made being those SO naturally thrown in
by the losing side at balls and strikes
where corners are concerned. His judg-
ment was better than the average.
1t was a great game and worth seeing.
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