Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-12
C0NY WINS
The Last Home Game Of Maine
Interscholastic League.
Defeats Freeport High School in an Uninter-
esting Game. II 10 7.

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Cony High School base ball team
played its last home game of the sea-
son at the Driving park. Saturday af-
ternoon. and defeated the Freeport
High School team in a very loose game
by the score of II to :. There was not
a very large crowd present but those
that were there made considerable
noise toward the last of the game when
Cony was doing some good work The
first Of the game was very uninterest-
ing but the last half was much better
In the second inning the Cony boys
vert into a doZc ana ii was q very
poor exhibition Of ball playing. They
however woke up and with the score
to in favor Of Frceport at the be-
ginning of the last half Of the third.
they pulled themselves together and
won the game.
The best work at the bat was done
by Small. He raped out two singles,
4 double and triple in five times at the
bat ana reached first the other time
He was unfortunate in making runs.
though. for every time he was left.
three times reaching third. He play
ed good game in the field but had
few chances. Russell did good work
at the bat ana in the field. He. had
i've hard flies knocked into left field
and captured every one Of them as
easily as possible. and was one Of the
stars Of the game.
Martin On first accepted every chance
and caught some hard ones Beane in
the ninth caught Il hot liner very pref
tily. Besfey was the Widest he has
been for the entire season. He was
worked top hard few weeks ago ana
has not recovered. lie is a fine pitch
or, the best in the league and with as
good support as Auburn gave its
pitcher Cony would have been in the
place Of Auburn. at the top of thn list
lie is not very heavy and the four
games he pitched in little over
week were TOO much for him and he
has not got his arm back into shape.
IIe was given the best support Of the
season or else the score would nave
looked much different. When Cony
played Auburn here Bessey struck out
10 NJ the champions. but. Saturday. he
was only able TO strike out one man.
H. aid not allow very many hits ana
only twice was he hit for more than
one bag.
Out Of five games played at home
Cony has won three. defeating Gardi-
ner. Lewiston and Frceport. Both Wa
terville and Auburn took the home
games. Cony has one more game this
season. Waterville At Waterville, Tues
day. She was beaten at Lewiston,
Gardiner. Auburn ana Freeport. The
first game with Auburn was practically
stolen from Cony and the game At
Fracport was played after two other
games in that week. Cony during
Carnival week played an exhibition
game with Gardiner ard won that. 50
the record az the team for the season
is very good. They have given the Au
susIa people some fine exhibitions Of
school base ball and have deserved
much better patronage than has been
received.
The game. Saturday, was called,
shortly after , o'clock. Freeport was
at thn bat and /. Randall, Fits and
Alien went out IN easy ground hits.
Bean. went out on hit to third and
Martin flied out. Lee hit safely and
Russell reached first On muff OF his
ny to center. Dcnnison could not seem tn
hold Cnombs who had gnoG curves 5ut
poor control Dennison h1d two passed
naIl4 ana BOTH Lc, ana Russell scored
on them.
Thu second was where Cony went to
sieap. lee started thu BAH rolling by
mn error in throwing wild to first. then
Mitchell reached first on four balls.
Pritham made u hit ara the bases
we've full. Bcane threw Wild TO Muir
rhy aad Murphy was slow in securing
NJ, blIl. Before III was folded two
scores h.d cona i'm. n Randall was