Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-30
WATERVILLE.
COLBY AGAIN WINNER.
Defeats U. Of N. 8 to 6 in Well Played and
Exciting Game.

Colby added to her chances for COM
ing out on top of the heap. this sea-
son. by defeating the University OF
Maine on the college field "Wednesday
afternoon Thus far she has been de-
fcated but once by Maine college
team. and that was the L. of NJ. at the
game in Bangor. Bowdoin, always the
hardest proposition of all. remains. and
the leadership now lies between her
and Colby.
The weather was about as unfavora-
BILE for base ball as it could be and the
attendance was therefore small. 1t was
cold and the diamond was wet and
slippery. 1t was raining much of the
time and sometimes the fine mist was
driven into the eyes of the batters so
that they could scarcely see the ball.
The game started very loosely. 1t look
ed for 4 time as if Colby would repeat
her performance in Bangor and allow
the game To slip in the first few in
n;ngs Both teams We're ragged for a
time but soon squared away and dur
ing the latter part of the game did
much better work.
Newenham was in the box for Col
by. and although he was batted rather
severely. he managed to keep them
enough scattered TO prevent any great
damage. Colby was puzzled by Weber
and only took five hits into camp. but
he was wild, giving four walks and hit
ting three men. Newenham did not
allow a man to walk and struck out
nine.
Chase'S home run was clean and
pretty. The visitors made three scores
in this inning. the third. and three in
the first. which was all allowed them
After the third inning they couldn't get
n single man across the plate.
The game was started with Colby at
the bat Rice came up first and died
easy. Weber to Russell. Saunders got
the leg and limped down. Newenlam
was cared for by Carr and Russell.
Meserve put one in Russell's territory
which he cared for without assistance.
Strickland the first up for the visitors,
struck out and Holmes followed his
lead. Horace was just feeling his way a
bit Davis put one out that MeserVe
ought to have had. although it was
rather difficult and got his base. Carr
nut one to Newenham that was so easy
that he missed it. Weber took hit.
Chase did likewise but Russell started
.
enough to score Davis. Carr and Web
Der. Thus at the very beginning two
errors. a passed ball that put Weber
on second and two hits won the visit
ors' three scores. 1t certainly looked as
if Colby had lost the game in the very
first inning. Blue was the predominant
inc OF the two Colby colors.
But the bleechers kept their courage
and yelled as heartily as ever. The Wis
itors, by the way. did not bring the
supporters that were expected. Perhaps
they thought they had sure thing
anyway. or perhaps II was just the
weather. Cowing came up first in the
second and put nice one out to Carr
who handled it with care and got his
man. league evidently wanted to see
If he could do it again and he did. Then
Pike used his body for bat and got
his base. Allen just stepped up and
swatted out big high one to Towse
who was glad to see it coming. Still
no score for Colby. Awfully dreary day.
Ratchelder fatted up Horace's total
by striking out. Towse did something
of the sort for his own and took hit
but he was little careless on second
and Cowing caught him very prettily.
Strickland struck out again. Still three
scores for the visitors.
When Colby found that the visitors
didn't bring a license to score in every
inning. she plucked up courage and
started in to see if she had a license
r.. score at all. This is how she did it.
Leighton tried to knock third bag Off
the field and was out at first. Davis to
Russell. .'Frisky'' by the way is one of
the snappiest third basemen seen at
the Colby field this year. He just
inst meets the ball with the glad hand
IF an old friend and sends it along to
first all smoking hot. Rice took little
waIk and Saunders followed him on
on error by Carr. Newenham took his