Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-14
LOST IN THE NINTH.
With Five Runs in the Lead in Ninth. Cony
Loses TO WaterviIle IA io13.

Clny is disappointed ana no wonder.
With five runs to the good at the last
of the ninth inning. in the game with
Watcrvillc High school, Saturday af-
ternoon. by an unfortunate combina
tlnn Of circumstances. The Watcrville
team ran in six runs and won the
game. II was an, the cod day for
base ball, but a lIrge crowd assembled
at the Trotting park and with loud
and frequent cheering tried to encour-
age the home team on to victory. and
the goddess was kind to the home
team until that fatal ninth.
Craig, Bean and Kirsman. the first
three men ut tho bat fJr Cony High.
each hit tho bail SAT IL ana by the
costly errors If the Watervillc boys
and fast base running. five runs were
credited to the Augusta team for this
inning. Cony did not get together
in this inning ana made several bad
errors. which, together with hits by
Abbot. Cockcll ana Hayden. nctted
Watcrvill" three runs. In the second.
Cpny scored once and Waterville twice.
making the total score six to five in
favor of Cony. The game was very
Wer" putting w q fast game. In the
third inning. neither team scored. In
the fourth. kinSman made first on q
clean hit. reached second on a wild
pitch by Barrett and scored on an err
rlr TX Reynolds Trlek eot his base
on this same error ana was allowed
To circle the bases by the ragged play
ing of the Watoryille team. Whitaker
hattcd out 4 pretty double for Wa
tervi'e ana succeeded in reaching
home. Johnson stopped Elrrctt's
groundcr. Bean made pretty assist
ana 2 difficult catch.1f 4 Sky scraper''
by Kinsman retired the side Score:
Conv, s: Waterville. 6.
IN the fifth. both teams retired with
out run. In the sixth. Cony scored
one and Waterville two runs. In the
seventh. the Augusta boys scored once
through hard hitting. Hayden hit
safely ana getting ambitious tried to
steal second. but he misiudged Rus
sells throwing ability ana came to
grief Ill second Buck popped 4 fly
out to center which was handily taken
in BY Craig. Reynolds got base on
four balls and made an unsuccessful
attempt Tor sec )f,i IN the |lElfn IN
ming. Cony. assisted by an error by
C0ckel. lively base running and
CraiE's tWo-base hit. scored three
runs. Waterville was shut out. Score:
Cony. e; Waterylle. s.
And then came the ninth. the I'M
lucky ninth. In this inning Watcrville
put up a strong fielding game and did
not allow the home team to score.
The visitors started in with three hits
by Abbott. Williams ana Scribner.
Two disastrous errors by the Cony
team, two bases on balls and a hit by
Whitaker tell the story. Six Water
Vile boys circled the bases and proved
the truth of the saying: "A game is
never won until the last man is out.
one Of the features Of the game was
the all around work Of kinsman. Cony
Highs left fielder. Three clean hits
are credited tn mis- favor and his field
inn was of the highest order. -Four
flies W mt out into his territory, two OF
them very difficult to handle, but kins-
man neatly gathered them in. Russell
caught 4 star game. throwing well and
catching all the foul flies that came his
way. The fielding of the COny team
was superior to that Of Watcrvlllc. as
indeed was the playing III general
Much dissatisfaction was found with
the umpiring of Mr. Haggcrty. Many
Of his decisions certainly seemed