Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-06
Daily lAsr,Ilsbst Journal.
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
ANOTHER TUNE.
Cony High Makes Up for
Fridays Bal Defeat.
westbrook High Beaten by Augusta
Fall Tossers, Saturday.
We'll Played Game Ends With Score Is 10 IL
in Cony's Favor.

rbore was a different atmosphere ut
tho Driving park, Saturday, from that
- Friday. To begin with il wasn't
% cold. The wind blow and all who
nod oyercoats We're congratulating
themselves but the sun shone and it
wasn't so uncomfortable after all. And
besides victory seemed to be in the air
,rom the start; there was a general
,aalinc that Cony was going to re-
,r;ave her lost advantage and make Up
Cav The loss TO Freeport with glor!-
Gus victory.
l, was Cony's game from the begin
r;ro TO be sure Westbrook came to
the bat in the seventh and made two
rms tying the score but Cony crossed
m. home plate five times in the same
inning. removing all feeling of alarm.
II was an interesting game. Tie visi-
TORS were out-tielded by the Augusta
hoys. Their stick work was about as
good but their hits did not come at
opportune times. Williams did some
excellent work at critical times. the
great feature of the game was n tripl"
nlav by the Cony team. the first of tho
high line ball sailed into Kinsman's
territory. The Westbrook base run
nars evidently did not imagine the Au-
gusta center fielder would get near
enough to make a catch and all start
ei for home plate. kinsman made Il
pretty run and Il neat catch. throwing
the bali to Small at second. who in turn
threw to first. 1t was a sensational
MAY and brought down the grand
stand A great improvement was no.
ticed in the base running of the Au
gusta team The infield work of the
home team was far superior to that of
the visitors. Small and Pickard car
ried off the batting honors.
The game began. at y. NJ. with
Pickard of WestbroOk at the bat. He
started things with two-base hit
Richardson struck out. Gilman was
out, Small to Hanson. and a wild pitch
by Williams brought in Pickard. w.
Henderson touched 'er out for one base
and Hooper reached first on an error
by Williams w. Henderson reached
home plate on a passed ball. Both An
derson and ]. Henderson We're good
walters and walked. Blanchard was
out on fly to Williams.
Craig received one OF Henderson ;
curves in the shoulder and took first.
Bither got a clean single and Craig
went home on errors by Anderson and
J. Henderson who seemed to be trying
to prove who could make the widest
throws. kinsman scored a hit and
Bither brought in the second run.
Hanson was out on a hot liner to
third and Gordon knocked a riser to
left garden. Score. Coney 2;SWest-
brook. 2
The second inning started off well
for the visitors but ended1with sudden
disaster. Burnham got a single and
Pickard followed suit. Then Richard
son came to the bat. He waited for a
good one and sent a hard line ball in
to center field. The men on bases
started a merry go-round for home but
Kinsman. after n hard sprint. captur-
ed the ball as nice as you please, threw
it to Small on second. who turned it
over to Hanson, retiring the side.
Small hit the ball for one base and
". Johnson took his base on bad
error by Westbrook's third baSeman.
Williams was hit by the pitched ball.
Three men on bases. Craig cracked
one of Hendcrson's out shoots for two
bases. scoring two runs. Williams
scored on Bither's ground ball and
Either was first on an attempted put
out. kinsman famed and Hanson
was out on a grounder 10 the pitcher.
Score. Cony, 8: Westbrcols, 2.
Westbrook was unable to score in
the third and Cony added one run to
her credit, making the score 6 to ,. In
the fourth Westbrook scored two runs
on errors and Burnham's hit and Cony
was shut out. The fifth and sixth in
nngs abounded in good plays and
neither team saw home plate. In tn"
seventh, WestbrOok scored two runs
tying the score. Cony, however, more
IMAM made it up by bringing in five
runs by combination of hits and er-
ro"s. In the eighth Westrook scored
once and Cony four times, making tire
score Is to :.
Westbrook made Il regular Boston
Inish and some fears We're entertained
that she might tie the score in the
ninth. The lead was too great however
and five runs was not enough by three
f'ckard. Richardson and Gilman. sue
'esslvcly. got clean singles and Pick
.lid scored. w. Henderson reached
ilrst on an error by Small. Then with
,he bases full Hooper lined out n three
odsSer between left and center. clear
ing the bases. Hooper scored on An
'erson's hit. The Augusta boys then
pulied themselves together and put an
end 10 all suspense by not allowing one
vi the next three men to see first and
'he game closed.