Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-31
COkY THE VICTOR.
Exciting Incidents Made the Eighth inning
Interesting.

Cony High found an easy thing in
| the Nickery K Hill nine, yesterday
| morning, but al one time it looked as
though the latter team might win out
| on account of the carelessness of the
Cony boys when they had the game
well in hand. At all times when the
High school boys were playing ball the
game was theirs. and never at any
time did their opponents lead after
the third inning.
The day was ideal for ball playing
and was just the kind Of weather when
horse might be expected to make fast
time, and ball player to be at his
best. 1t was a little too warm for the
spectators. but with the exciting peri
DDS. at times. no one noticed the heat.
The exciting part of the game came
in the seventh inning. Then. with the
bases filed with men. it looked as
though the printers would win out but
Williams steadied down and the men
We're retired with but two runs for
the inning.
The paper men were first at the bat
DeGrande was thrown out at first by
Rreen. Murphy was hit by a pitched
ball and scored on the singles by
O'Melia and Weymouth. Wild throws
on the liners by Ellis and Sprague
scored Murphy and O'Melia.
Bush struck out and Breen went out
on a pop fly to Trask at first Craig
was up first for Cony, and after max
ing hit. stole second and third and
scored on Kinsman's being thrown out
at first by DeGrande. after Became had
been thrown out at first by Breen
Russell being thrown out at first by
Ellis closed the inning with the paper
boys one run ahead.
In the second inning the men went
out in one, two. three order. but in the
third Cony took brace and began to
pile up the runs, while the V. & II.
boys We're again shut out
COny held her lead but in the seventh
it looked as though the tables would
turn. Weymouth and Ellis both came
up for hits. and the third single by
Sprague filled the bases. Weymouth
began to work as far from third rs
possible. and the shortstop liner to Will
liams was handled and Weymouth
went out at the plate. even though the
bases We're again filled. Breen tried to
kill the ball and struck. out. and Don
aldson lifted the ball over the second
base. where it was gobbled in by Cor
don. and the last hope of winning was
over. BY this time Cony was we'll on
to Breens curves and landed a two
Dagger out into an unguarded spot in
center field. Williams was thrown out
at first. but Craig. always good for a
base made Il hit. stole second and
scored on wild pitch. while Bean
struck out. After reaching first on a
muffed ball by Sprague. Kinsman scor-
ed on Russell's two-bagger, and Cor
don flied out to Weymouth. The lead
thus gained could not be overcome by
the challengers. and Cony High was
victorious.
While the game was far from being
crrOrlesS. il was Interesting and shows
what team the Cony High boys have,
for many of the men against whom
they played have played semi-profes-
sional ball The Vickery & Hill nine
that the Cony boys have had, and that
is one reason why they We're not able
to come off the victors for with their
age and experience in ball matters they
would have been able to defeat the
Cony boys easily if they had more
practice.
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