Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-22

ing even after the game. Then there
was a good crowd there and lots OF
cheering, lots Of laughing, lots OF good
cheer and jolly good time all AROUND.
The grand stand was pretty full ana
the out fielders had a chance to shlrt
with the girls in the teams along the
foul line. Lots of Waterville support
ers were there and every base pan
crank in Fairfield who could steal
couple of hours was on the field.
There were teams galore to carry OH
the dead and dying and sawdust TO put
on the wet scot in the middle OF the
diamond. Nothing was lacking for the
big game and every spectator was Key
ed up for the fray long before 1t com
menced. 1t was a gala day and nan
holiday and Waterville was defeated.
Rah for the Geralds. who never say
die.
The batteries were the same old pat
ters with bats, shooters Of twists. stop
pers Of high. low and the game, 'heif
catchers and hone destroyers-Rus'"i
and McBane, Kane and Kelley Inc
ball came up and over, side stepped
did a cake walk and punched few IN
the ribs to let them know 1t was
around Even the auburned halrei
cir! with the sky blue neck tie was
rnashed. but stili the game went on. 1t
was n game. a beautiful game ana the
GeraldS won.
But il happened something after this
fashion Waterville being guests had
first try at the bat. Doc" Abbott was
Of course first man and he struck OUT
Russell evidently has designs on
| Docs" batting average for he DIDN'T
allow him a hit through the game
| Haggerty and Daily took hits and
| Hamilton made Il couple of errors out
| I'm his corner. Daily stole "A base ana
this combination Melted score. Locke
put hot one 10 Pennell that reached
first before the runner and Kelley put
| one out to Allen that gave him a
| chance. TO make a beautiful catch =
mountain range runs through the far
Their end Of the grounds with the hiHh-
est neak just about where the right
fielder is supposed To- stand. This made
a sort of observation tower FOR Alien
and he could take a slide down hill In
any old direction. He made on" ~
these slides after that ~ like para
chute jump ami gathered Il IN over
beyond second base somewhere That
closed the inning with oHc run in Wa
tervillo's pocket
The Geraids We're not ~ lucky Daily
ana Munro cared for Russell in fine
styi. McBane put on" out through
Abbott's legs and landed on second
Allen died ON pop To Kelley and
Hamilton went the same way with
| Russell
| one. two. three was the game with
Watervillc III her half ~ the second
Munro ana Elmer Allen died On fly ~
Hamilton. the first one being beauty
| ElVin Allen struck out
| i,aIIy ana Munro had another victim
in Clements when h.- started things Tor
the GeraIds and P"nnell struck ont
| Then Flood came up and took the first
score for the HON. team In a very pc
| ruliar manner. 1t was strike ont all
right. but ih, ball hit the plate ar Iii
something equally foolish and went
bounding on out ~ sight over kcllcys
head III the direction ~ the southwest
corner ~ tn grand stand. While k-l-
ley was wondering whore theconfound-
ed thing went anyway. Flood circled
the bases ami got his run Smith
struck out. This made the score unr
and one with things a boiling.
WaterviIle came up in the third with
a do OF die look. Ii was a caution the
| way they mixed up on bases. 1t was
| go as you please and catch as catch
can. Kane got his base on an trI,r by
Pennell Elmer Allen ran the rest Of
the way for him and found 1t more
work than h.. bargained for. Abbott
flied out to McEane. but Haggerty took
a hit Allen is a pretty good base run
ner and when Daily nut out an easy
grounder everyone went after Allen,
but he escaped by a hairs breadth.
Four men were mixed up in the fracas,
but an error cleared him and he
crossed the plate safely. Haggerty
was another dangerous man to have
lodging around among the bases. He
had stolen second and was working to
wards third. That was to good 70 be
true and there was a grand round up
to catch him. 1t was done after four
| men had taken Il share in the play.
These hunts for Allen and Haggerty
put Daily on second. so when Locke
stepped ~ and pounded out two
! Dagger. he scored and Locke stopped 10
get his wind on third. This was real
nice for the visitors. but Kelley died
on another fly to Hamilton That
closed the inning. and the score was
| three and one in Waterville's favor 1t
was good ball playing and the crowd
was fairly wild with excitement.
Things Gained down a bit after this
| hair raising inning and moved along
more quietly. Watervile had the lead
she was looking for and was satisfied
| to work on the defensive for the rest Of
the game. But the Geralds wanted
scores and went after them like bull
dogs.
| Waterville never scored again Every
| thing was tried without success. There
| We're hits, errors. polles in the ribs and
| stolen bases. but they couldn't be kept
near enough together to make runs.
! The men went out in successful with
| the exception of the last inning when
| four men were IN on account of a hit
| by Elmer Allen. Allen also made Il
| hit in the seventh and these We're the
! only balls that went out Of the dia-
! mond after the third inning. Only two
| errors We're made by the Geralds after
4 no, ,ss.l ~