Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-09
Dany IAtnntbsc journal
WATERVILLE.
WATERvILLE. 6; cONY. S.
AHot Game With the Odds lust in Favor Of the
Home Team.

The Cony ball team from the Capital
city ought to be arrested for peddling
heart disease without a license. There
isn't person who witnessed the game.
yesterday afternoon. from the young
lady who cannot tell the home plate
from second base to the old has-been,
who didn't have his blood-pumper
humping against his ribs most OF the
time from the moment Craig took the
first crack at the ball until Captain
Abbott was rolling in the sand mug
ging that foul fly that ended the game
The Cony boys certainly have license
for playing ball and perhaps it CON
tains heart disease clause. Anyway.
it was all right and they can do 1t
again any time they want to.
Oh. it was a good game and Water
vile won by the very small margin OF
one score. Hardly any one thought
they could do it and they didn really
think so themselves until they got that
lead and managed to, keep it for sew
eral innings. That acted as balance
Wheel and they were willing TO de
rather than give up. The young LADIES'
IN the grand stand almost went into
Mysteries and the old players We're de-
lighted with the antics of the colts.
The visitors won the hearts of good
sized crowd of railroad men and they
cheeTed them Justify whenever there
was a chance. Then there was an
exodus from the bleachers to the other
side of the field and it was warm cor
ner during the remainder of the game.
II was a pretty game. clean and
snappy from start to finish. Cony was
superior in several ways but somehow
couldn't seem to turn her good quail
ues to the best advantage. She batted
We'll, fielded we'll and made but two
errors. But the hits We're scattered
ana often didn't count and there was
Just little something lacking. 1t was,
perhaps, because Waterville knew the
game better. The team has been so
drilled and practiced that each player
Knows almost by instinct just what to
10 IN every emergency.
'ony took the bat first, according
10 the custom and scored one run.
traig, the first man up. went out on 4
sfounder to third, which got across TO
hrst before he did Bither got a single.
- iiHt VI IL series OIL IlNe anu St'i'
second. Kinsman went down on an
error by Bryant. Hanson went out on
srounder to first Bither, who had
gone TO third while ar attempt we be-
ing mad" to put kinsman out. scored
vi this put out. Gordon struck out.
bfyant. the first man uD for Water
Vile. get first on one of the two err
'ors made by Small. Abbott got
Single Whitaker famed and NC
.fkell got nice little twO-baggef.
NooK followed with single and Bar
ie't liyed out to catcher. Hoxie struck
ou'. Th!s little arrangement Of the
n.aihs had given Bryant. Abbott. NC
.oiEei and Cook chance to score,
~ iast named coming III ca WIG
pitch. Wate!riilo won the game right
iero' ana I'll she had to do afterwards
VIII hah% to To what she had won.
IVY WIS royt man M for Anguish
~ Pft II first on . fly that Mason
l''o ""o1 t;y fo" bit missed. Small
i ~ u'Ft III right. bu. while think
'F-*ho''i ~ p VS. ~cing to second
80 :" go" flo li~lt way and was
or" m"~rwhic had beer
- 80 N Wiitalns was hit by
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