Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-05-16
COLBY FORfElTS TO BATES.
Disputes Umpire's Decision. caves the Field
and Will Protest the Game.

Lewiston. NJ. May 15.-(SpeciaD.-
Through Colby Withdrawing her team
from the field at the end Of the sixth
inning Umpire Slattery gave the
Bates-Colby game 10 the home team.
this afternoon. The Colby team was
withdrawn on account of a decision
regarding what was claimed 70 be a
muffod bali by Eewenham.
With Saunders at the bat for Colby
he hit safe. stole second ana went t.
| third on Cushmans being thrown out
at first by TOwn" Newennam flied
out to Maerz and Hudson was out on
a fly to Allen. Deane hit safe, stole
second and went down to third on AL
lens being thrown out al first by Allen
Of Colby. Purintun hit safe. scoring
Deane. stole second and went down on
Loves hit and scored on Buchanan !
muffed fly by Allen which also scored
Lowe. Stone and Maerz We're out on
flies leaving Bucknam on third
| In the second Rice flied out to Deanc
and league flied out to Lowe. while
Tupper struck out. In the last half of
the inning Colby retired Newenham
anu IIIfiN th III lUt tOA. Al lllt'
first ball pitched Umpire Slattery pro-
+ tested that Saunders took two steps in
his delivery and Saunders was obliged
to abandon his usual style of pitching.
! Smith went to first on Pixies error and
| ToWne was out by a fly tU Pike. Smith
in the meantime stole second ana went
/ down to third on Deanes being put
out at the plate by Cushman. Allen
| struck out
| In the third inning Allen flied out to
| Bucknam and Pike was thrown out al
| first by Deane. Saunders was thrown
out at first by Towne. In the second
half of the inning Purinton flied out L
| Tupper and the inning was closed.
Cushman opened the fourth by taking
! his base on balls but WAS thrown out AT
| second by Allen, by which Newenhan
was landed at first. Hudson hit an casN
| one to Allen and Newenham was throw
| out at second. Rice struck out. Ston,
| and MaerZ opened the last half of tn,
! fourth by striking out. and Smith bate,
an easy one to Hudson a first and wa:
| out.
In the fifth. league flied out to Low,
| and Tupper struck out. Allen took hi,
base on balls but stayed there. as Pix,
struck out. Townc opened up the innin:
for Bates by being thrown ont at first b,
Pike. ana Allen struck out.
In the sixth Bates seemed to 90 L
pieces. saunders Eruunder to short wa
not handled in time to prevent his land
ing at first. lie stole second ana wncl
| CuShman found the same weak place h
went down to third ana home Will
CuShman was safe ut first and stole sec
ond. Newenham hit safely to the sam
place ana stole second. Hudson landed
beauty into right field that was gathere
in by Smith. league tried the old weak
ness At short stop. and although he wa
thrown out ut first, Cushman and New
b cnhim crossed the plate ana tied IN
score.
| When Bates came to the bat there wa
IA do or die determination. Purinton mad
4 hit and went down 10 second whe
Lowe was hit by Il pitched ball. Buck
nam placed an easy one in Allen : terri
tory ard Purinton was thrown out a
third Stone flied out to Tupper an
| Macrz took his base on balls.
! With three men on bases. Smith place
A hard one in Newenhams hands an
Ncwenham by running low and har
| placed his hands under it and held i
Thinking that his man was out. Ii
dropped the bah ana started to walk /
; ana thc team followed his example. Whe
the men were out Of their DositiUns I'm
nirc Siattery gave the decision of 'nC
! an ana the Bates men ClrClCd the base
bringing in three runs.
| The Colby men were very indignant an
at once drew their team from the fiel,
, claiming that Newenham did not dro
the ball but that the man was fairly OF
and the inning closed. They were give
the usual time to place their team baC
on the field but refused. Manager Phi