Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-16
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The Vsito 5 Simply Ou,ciasscd, Saturday, "
the Home Team.


tn the WatcrviIIes, Saturday, at Fair-
view park. with a bang. OF course u
,-as hard for tie Watcryilies. but thcn'
come to think it over. all we can say
i that they were simply outplayed.
The first of the game was rather I"s
r,!. but not more so on one side thah
on the other, and only re" 49,
we're run in. Skowhegan played t"o
new men. Parker. the pitcher an"
Charlton, the shortstop. KING a'so
caught one half Of the last inning anu
did very pretty work. Pushor did great
work in the box and Is n star pitchef
ard WaterviIle found this no JOKE Inc
hoys all did good work and played to-
r.ther for the most part like we'll
working machine E,lVin Allen ana
Abbott both put up good game ioi
WatervilIc and Bushey and York did
their usual pretty work. But theh
they simply couldn't get around SHOW
hogan and thus IL went. WatefNiiie
came to the bat In the first inning.
Abbott took first on an error. rag
gcrty flied to third base but could not
reach first. Locke hit to right h"ld
and could not reach first. Allen struck
out Skowhegan started in with Jones
at the bat and Bushcy gave him first
on balls. Dugas came up for single.
but Charlton sent a grounder to the
shortstop. who made q pretty catch
and put him out at first. Farren
reached first on a single but went out
in attempting to steal second. The
next man struck out.
In the third inning both teams flied
Il f.afNH h
Skowhegan WAS shut out without
score In the third WaterVilie got
three. her first scores. York sent
rrounder to Jones. who made pretty
catch and threw to first. where YORK
went out. Abbott took first on an error
and stole second and third. Haggerty
and DAILY took first on errors and Locke
60, hit for two bases. letting in two
men. Watorlillo Was now one score
ahead FOR the first and only time dur
ing the game. Allen got hit but
found first too far III and could not
reach it, In the fourth. Skowhegan
did not score. Waterville came up and
scored one run and had two men struck
out. In the nth. Wateryille went out
in order. one man striking out and
Jones COVERING two hits in just the
easiest manner possible and shutting
the men out 1T first. Jones brought in
one score for SkouhcEan in the fifth.
In the sixth. puEas covered ground
like 4 fast freight and put out two
men. The third struck out i'll order.
The boys WcrC waking NJ on both sides
| and pretty work was no exception at
this stage ~ the game. Skowhegan
came up FOR three singles ny Parker.
VI, Council and HodEdnn in order.
Moore struck cut. Sutton came 10 the
bat with three men on bases. three
hits having been punched. Sutton
waited for two balls and strike and
Just giinned. The next was just what
he wanted and he sent a pretty one to
left field. but he reached first before
they gathered in the bail. which was
thrown wild to first and Skowhcgan's
three on bases logged home. Jones
flied 10 left field ana went out Dugas
got a single and Sutton came in at
walk. Charlton struck out. Water
willie got nervous The Skowhegan BOYS
said nothing but looked happy In the
seventh the score stood to in favor
"f SkoWhegan. Watcrvillc came up
for the first half. York took a single
and Abbott clean two ba gger. York
scored. HaECcrty went IN on Il pitched
bail DAILY found the bali for a single
and Abbott scored. Moore struck out.
Elmer Allen flied to first and t.Ivin
Allen scored. The ycurc Was now tied
anG Skowhegan could not stand that
capt. Jones said Get together. boys"
and didn't they do it? Ii rather looks
as though they did. Farren came up
for single. Parker did the same
M"' onncll went out on first. Hodgsdon
took a hit and Moore went IN on an
error. Sutton took single and Jones
went up again nn balls. Duras took
clean twobaccer ana brought in
three scores. Charlton took a single
ird DugaS logged home Fare. came
up and took his second hit for first in
the inning but was caught stealing
second. Pretty clever work for Skow-
hegan. Seven scores in one inning.
and Watcrville saw her finish.
f1ushey came up, took hot liner to
Jones and went out on first york ana
Abbott sent some hot ones to Charlton,
but could not reach first. Parker took
single Tor Skowhegan and amid |
cheers and tootinss of the horns Ham
ilton, Skowhegan's old pitcher entered
the diamond for the first time and tool, |
the first bah that was pitched for as
clean twobaSe hit as WIS over seen !
how they cheered, The bovs were
way ahead but pretty plays were still |
appreciated. Hodgsdon took a single |
and Parker and Hamilton came home
Hodgsdon went out stealing, second |
Moore went out on an infieId hv and |
sutton struck out. Wateryille came
up Tor the first of the ninth. HaCgerty |
got hit but was caught stealing sec
ond- Daily and Locke each got a sin
gle. Allen struck out and Monroe
went up. having been hit bv a bIocI
Dait Allen went out and tie r-,p,c
was won without Skowhegan's pIayjn~
the ninth. 1t was a good game ana
wen played. Skowhegan was iubiIant
ana had right to be. The champions,
had been met and defeated. The nov
men on Skowhegan's team were all
right and neither side can make ~
cuses. The Skowhegans simplv nI,yed
ball and played well.
SKOWHEGANS.
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