Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-24
The BALL GAME.
Cony High Wins the Cup. Defeating Gardiner
High. to 6.

Tho cup goes to Augusta. That ~
what was said light after the game ~
BAN yesterday afternoon. when C0ny
EjGh ard Gardiner crossed bats at The
Quimhy field. The city thought that
an interesting feature az one days pro-
gIamme would be 4 game IF base ball
and they offered a very pretty silver
pedestal and Cony High and Gardiner
High contested.
At SIS. when the game was called
the weather was anything but favor
able, but over 500 We're present to see
the game, there being nearly as many
ladies a. men and both teams sympa-
thZcrS We're presen; and mad" them
selves heard from beginning TO end and
Well they might. fur ID WAS an exciting
game all the way through.
Cony was first mt the bat and in rapid
order were retired. no man seeing first
base. In Gardeners inning F.Idridge
Went I'd first on being hit by a pitched
ball ana stole second and third. Smell
drew a base On balls. ana Munro sin
gled, sending in Eldridgc. Babb flyed
out Pierce sent q pretty fly 70 center
which Morton doubled To Small. retir
ing the side. Russell in the second
started out with two-bagger and
Morton sacrificed t. first Small got
to first on a muffed third strike BY
Eldridge. Trask sacrificed ana scored
Russell. Murphy was hit by pitched
ball and Bessc flied out tn second.
In Gardiner's second. Pitcher after
striking out Murphy mufting. made
first on a Wild throw. Weymouth fol-
lowed on base on balls and Kane, hit
by a pitched bali. Haley knocked 4 lit
tie one and scored Pitcher and Wey-
mouth. EldridGe flied out to Lee and
Smell did the same To Russell. Nun
TO sent ore to right which Trask did
not get and Kane ana Haley came in.
Babb retired the side, flying out to
Martin. In the third Augusta added
four more runs. Became was first up
and out on a grounder to Munro. Mar
tin ana Lee got base on balls and Rus
sell sent in Martin on a single. On an
easy grounder Pitcher fumbled and
Morton was safe. Lee scoring. Small
struck out. Trask and Murphy both
singled ana scored Morton. and
BesSe closed the inning on little
@rounder to Kane and Pitcher. Gardi-
ner retired in one two three order
In the next two inning Augusta went
out in rapid order while Gardiner made
their last score in the fourth. Kane
got base on balls and Haley sacrifice
ed him to second. Eldridge got his
b1st on an error which scored Kane:
then Smell and Munro flied out. Again
in the sixth Cony scored. Besse going
to first on a muff by Babb. and stole
second; after Beane flied out Martin
singled and scored BeSsa.
From this out it was hot ball ana the
crowd was excited and yelled itself
hoarse. Some very pretty plays were
made Smell in the seventh took a hard
fly after a long run and doubled it to
Munro. Small took a high ny with his
left hand which was much applauded
by all present In the ninth with the
score tie. 6 to 6. and two out. Morton
was hit by a pitched ball. stole second
and on a single by Small scored and
then Trask went out on a grounder
Bahb to Pitcher. Gardiner could do
nothing to save itself. Smell struck out
then Munro and Babb singled and made
third and second. Pierce struck out
and with two on bases and only little
single to win the game. Pitcher knock
ed up little fly and ended the game.
1t was great ball and all who went
were satisfied For Cony Small and
Murphy did great work while Kane
by his good pitching and the batting
OF Munro for Gardiner was fine. The
score was: