Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-31
COLBY, II; WATERv!llE. 10.
4 l0.inning Game Won Only Alter Hot Worl
by the CoIlegians.

W Inc C0Ue9lanS.
Il believe those two teams are ahout
as good as anything they have in the
New England League. this year" said
Il spectator after the Colby Wateryillo
game, yesterday. The error column
does not back up this statement but
when the different chances that were
accepted without error and the muddy
field and slippery ball are taken into
account ii does not seem so much like
a wild statement after all.
Waterville will soon come to be
known rs the extra inning team il she
doesn't drop down to the regular num-
Der pretty soon. The game yesterday,
took 10 innings. and was won only
by one score. 1t was rainy of course
and the field was in very bad condition.
But in spite of all the difficulties IL was
an exciting contest and after it was
over more than one was heard to re-
mark that it was the best game he
ever witnessed.
Saunders was in the box for Colby
and but one hit was taken off him up
to the fifth: then they fell on him and
pounded him without mercy. 1t is
base ball legend that when team
once gets the hang of Il south paw man
they make it decidedly interesting for
him for the rest of the game, and it
seems to tie so. Still il wasn't so bad
after the fifth. Bushey did get two
two baggers but that was all. Newen-
ham went in for the ninth with the
score tie. 1t was rather a difficult
position for a pitcher but Horace has
| been in so many hard places that he
rather likes ii. He was as cool as an
ice house and struck out three men,
and those about the best batters on the
team. Then they had to play another
| inning.
Bushey wasn't so hard pushed as in
| the Gerald game and didn't work so
| hard. He fielded his position well. ac-
cepting four chances without an error.
In the Gerald game he didn't show up
very strong with the stick but made
up for 1t in the game yesterday. max
ing three hits with a total of five. the
last two being doubles.
| Colby had things all her own way
up to the fifth. the Waterville men GO
| ing out in regular order and failing to
score. Colby meanwhile piled up the
runs and it looked as If she was going
to give Waterville a nest of goose eggs.
! She lost her footing in the fifth and
when she recovered Waterville had five
scores. leading by one. Doc" Abbott
was mainly responsible for the land
slide.
Bushey started the inning with hit.
| Allen got his base on an error by Me-
serve, which also sent Bushey round to
third Locke got a hit and stole Sec
ond. McCorkell struck out and Will
liamS went out on a fly to Saunders.
Then Doc stepped up like an old
Lacquer and swatted out two-bagger.
This scored Bushey and Allen. Hag-
gerty and Daley, coming up next.
both took hits and the former scored.
Abbott and Locke got home on this
deal. making the total to 4. Colby
couldn't score in the sixth. two-base
hit by Bushey. an error by Pike, wild
pitch and a base on balls netted Wa
terville two more runs in her half of
this inning.
Colby didn't do anything in the sew
enth. although Saunders got one of his
ltwo-baggers in this inning. An error by
Saunders and one by Rice with Bush
eys second double added one more to
Waterville's score. making a total of
Is to 4. This was a big lead and 1t
looked very much like a victory for
Watervile.
Neither team scored in the eighth. al
though Bushey gave Colby two walks
when Colby opened the ninth Watervillc
had victory right in her fist but she let
lit slip very carelessly. 1t was just about
a repetition of the fifth inning but IN
lColbys favor. Rice started the inning
and got first on an error by Allen. Saun.
ders put one out in center that wen,
through Abbott. landing him on second.
Rice had swiped second. so TINS pia!
lscored him. Newenham went TO Hrst OH
Ianother error by Allen. Meserve got Il
hit. Newenham had stolen second 50
this put him on third and an error Dy
donovan scored him. Rice and saunders
had been improving their opportunities 8
the third. Meserve worked his way rou ss
to third on putouts and scored on pass
ed ball, making the total a tie. NateI
vile then steaded and the next three
men up were out. Cowing went OUT 70
McCorkell league on fly to HaggertS
pulled out of the hole in fine styie .,,o
| Then Newenham went in TO plIGn III ~, ~.
last of the ninth. Abbott and Hasssiuf an
lboth struck out. Daley hit one TO Al .,,
Inning by striking out. cou,,, iy
Alien opened the 10th for coipy ~:
lstriking out. Leighton distinEuisLe.ui d.
self Nv taking a hit. Then EDDIE NJ
stepped up and banged out a tnr.;aait,,
Ger. 1t was beauty and PtacIicaa ,na
won the game for Colby. Leighton m,
scored. Saunders followed with a p oMo
Newenham went down on an sr,u, ,a ~
Locke. A wild pitch had p put ga him
on second and this error score'e -.