The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-26
Athens-Hartland.

The Athens Base Ball club, by inyi-
Agricultural Society of Hartland, went
to Hartland, Thursday, Sept. 49, and
played a double header or two games,
one 10 the forenoon aud one in the after
moot. Both games were closely con-
tested, especially In the afternoon. The
team in the forenoon was conceded to
strong aggregation, representing Pal
myra, ST. Adams, HarIland and Pitts
field by score of 10 3. While we
would have been very pleased to have
won this game, we did nor deem 1t ad-
visable to place our best effort 10 1t, but
save our strength for the afternoon con
flict, which we knew would be required.
In the afternoon We were TO go up
against the Hartland team for the rub
Der of series OF three games, each team
having won game; on Aug. "a at Hart
land, Hartland winning the game to 3,
taking all their runs in the 9th inning,
The other game at Athens, Sept. Z,
Athens won 20 TO |.
The Hartlands conceived by the re-
suit of the game In the forenoon, that
they were not equal to the occasion Of
winning the series, therefore being
"forewarned Is forearmed,' a dispatch
WAS hurriedly sent to Pittsfield for re-
Inducements, which consisted OF the
'craek,' battery, composed Of Josslyn
and Sharkey. Feeling over confident of
victory, not willing even to allow US one
score, but to "shut them OUT was their
watchword. With another player from
Pittsfield and with Little and Goodrich
at second and short, a combined force of
strength, they took their position In the
field, while we were called to the plate.
In so doing we had the honor to face the
stronges, aggregation OF ball players
that Hartland could get for miles around,
also the strongest team that our boys
have ever been up against.
Before the game, however, we well
understood the situation, what the Hart
land management intended to do, go we
accordingly strengthened our little band
OF country players by adding one player
TO the team, and who? Mr.. Frank
Sutton of Skowhegan, who we are proud
to say did credit both to him self and the
team he represented aud who also sur
prised the professionals in keeping their
hits we'll scattered and with good sup
port from the home team, shut them
out the first four innings and kept the
score down to runs for the game of 8
innings, the score being 1 to 4.
1t required the 10th inning to settle
business and 1t was settled entirely sat
isfactOry to every Athens supporter and
to the chagrin of one Hartland chap who
seemed to have money to burn, who had
| placed quite few dollars on his home
team in the last OF the 9th inning.
Josslyn was pitching the game of his
! life, which every Athens player will
testify. That vent to the plate to face
him in that last inning to the force of
his delivery.
The summary Of the 10th inning is as
follows: Fox, the first man, got good
single but was thrown out at End.
Hight, next 10 order, batted safe one
and reached lst. Jacobs followed with
2 Dagger into deep center, advancing
Hight to Sd. L. G. Williams cracked
out a good single, driving Hight and
Jacobs across the plate, and a wild
throw by Anderson advanced him to Sd,
scoring on Elliotts sharp single. v.
! Williams WAS up next with single to
his credit which brought in Elliott, max
| ing total of scores. The wild throw
by Anderson was a bad one, but 1t did
not lose the game as the game was
secure before 1t happened. Hartland In
their half got one man over the plate,
then died easy, the game being over s TO
from Athens. Did we yell? Yes we
did. Boom. er-rapg, boom -er-rang, rah
rah rah Are we In Ii? Yes we are.
A-'-h-e-u-s.
The score by innings: