Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-15
c0aY o;aa. S: lsw.s,Ca a.sH, 6.
visitors beieatsd in Very Pretty Exhibition
Of School Ball.

The Lewiston High school base bail
team visited this city. Saturday. and was
defeated by the Cony High school team
IN very pretty exhibition of school base
ball by the score of s 10 5. The cony
team made five runs in the third when
Lewiston went 10 pieces bur after that
failed to score throughout the game.
The errors of Raymond and Hodgkins
were costly and lost the game for Lewis
ton. Beane and Martin made costly errors
for Cony, but made good plays TO make
up Became at one time secured the ball
and held 1t instead OF tagging runner
and throwing the ball to first TO retire the
side This error made II possible for
Lewiston 10 add another score. Gross,
the local umpire, made some question: bic
decisions on strikes but the visitors acted
very gentlemanly about il and did not
put up any dirty kicking. The crowd,
however, took their part.
The game was called at 3.15 with n
strong wind blowing down the diamond.
which considerably helped the pitchers.
Bessie and Murphy. the Cony battery, pun
was inclined to be a little wild, but whcn
the critical moments came he was as
steady as an old campaigner. Mcader.
the Lewiston pitcher. had a severe attac,y
of bleeding from the nose, just before ine
game, anu he was consequently rather
weak, but he played good game and did
a large part OF the fielding. Hayes, MS
catcher. Is one of the best school catrntEs
in the league, If not the best. He played
his usual good game with one except
Blum was the first man up and ne
knocked little pop fly to Small. Murphy
made hit and Raymond went down on
a base on balls. Hayes flied our and
Meader went 70 first on Beane's error
which scored Murphy. Beedy was thrown
out az first. Beane started the ball :or
Cony by knocking the ball to left center
but was caught al second. Raymond
Lee was out on a little grounder ana nc
hopes of Cony went down, but Russell
came up and knocked pretty one 70 cen
hit but Small flied out TO Hayes.
X. Goss was called out on strikes, al
though the last ball was down at the ;Ols
OF his boots Hodgkins reached first As
Martin let an easy one go by him. Re
stole second but A. Goss flied out and
Blum fouled out. This was one Of the
prett.est plays Of the game. Murphy mai
reached back and caught the ball over his
head. COny retired in one. two, three or
def on an easy grounder and two fouls.
Murphy was caught by an easy one II
Russell's error and stole second. where he
was left, for the next two men up went
our rss On easy 5.s gropnd anns eo1y got in
went to pieces. Martin went down on an
error by r. Goss and Lee made a pretty
hit TO right which sent Martin to third.
Small made 4 pretty hit which scored
Martin. He then made pretty steal 10
second knocking Raymond to the ground
because he was in his way. II was a
fnix-up for a moment, but Small emerged
with the bag firmly clutched in his hand
and Raymond did not hold the ball. BY
the time Lewiston had recovered, COny
had scored five runs and the score stood
6 70 l.
both sides. In the last part Murphy Of
sry ao rn SsfH
for It.. In the first of the fourth Martin
caught hot liner and then failed 10
jump for one, and by a base on balls and |
an error for Murphy Murphy of Lewis
ton, scored. Hayes knocked the only two
base hit of the game and scored Ray |
tnond- Meader sacrificed and Beedy |
Weymouth being the only man TO reach |
first on an error by Blum.
"A ball came down TO Martin and
BOUNDED over 70 Beanei ne held IL ana !
third and A. Goss reached first. Martin |
caught foul from Blum, and although |
Blum was retired. Murphy and Raymond
were easily put out. Martin reached first
on an error, but Became, Lee and Russell
went out on easy flies and ground hits.
In the seventh Beedy knocked hot one
for two were out and r. Goss struck out.
Ceny retired in quick succession ana
Lewiston repeated the trick. Murphy
pounded dandy out over third but re-
nlalncd on first. as Bessie Beane ana
Martin all flied out. Murphy came up for
Lewiston and Knocked an easy one to |
Martin and was thrown out at first. Ray
mond went down on n dead ball and /
made pretty steals TO second and third |
Hayes came up and slammed one down to
Bessie. He fumbled it but Martin, quick |
a fash, picked it ND and threw Raw
mond out a home Hayes tried 10 run
down to second on this play, but Murphy
made double play by throwing it down
TO Small and catching him. This end i
the game with the score: COny, 6; Levi
ton. s.
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