Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-26
FAIRFIELD.
ANOTHER I0.lNNlNc GAME.
Won BY Ccralds from WatcrviIic. Game With
Wavcrieys Burlesque.

The Geralds defeated Waterviilc in a
1O-inning game. Saturday afternoon,
by a score of II to II. 1t was Just the
kind of a game preferred by the aver
age crowd-lots of hitting and lots of
excitement The errors were plenty
enough but they only added to the en-
joyment of the crowd and when the
game was over every one but Water
vile and her supporters was well
pleased.
The GcraldS were shut out for the
first two innings in short order and 1t
looked like Watervillc's day. Water
vile piled up three scores i'm the first
two and was squarinE away for vic
tory. But the Geralds braccd in the
third and took two scores and allowed
Waterville only a goose egg. But Wa
terville still lead by one. In her half
of the fourth she AIDED one to her
string. Then the Geralis in their half
started out with lots of ginger. Flood
was first man up and walked. Brad
bury put one to Kane who nailed
Flood at second. Pencil walked and
Clement followed with a nice double.
Allen flied out to Mcconnell but Rus
sell got single. Hamilton was out
on a Ny to Charlton and the inning
was closed. An error, some ineffective
throwing and Il stolen base with the
hits nettcd three scores ana put the
Gera&ds in the lead by just one score.
But Watervillc was pummelled half
to death in the Gerald's half of the
fifth inning. Five scores We're run in
and lead obtained that look as if the
home team would win "A walk. There
was some good hitting but Waterv.lle
was all in the air. Errors came thick
and fast and the scores followed.
There We're four errors. two passed
halls. Il stolen base and four singles.
Waterville could squeeze out just one
run in her half of the fifth and the
score stood 10 Ia with tho game just
half finished.
Both sides went out in regular order
in the sixth and neither scored In the
seventh the Geralds took one ard Wa
terville three. Then il was goose egg
for both in the eight. The Geralds
were shut out in their half ri the ninth
and Watervilc came to the bat deter
mined to do something. The visitors
were then just three scores behind and
the three didn't look very large to
them evidently.
Daily was first man up and was hit
by the ball Phelan took a single
Locke flied out To Flood. Kane flied
out to Hamilton. This looked GOOD Ia
the Geralds. charlton got first on an
error by Bradbury and Haggerty was
hit by the ball When Mcconnell fol
/ lowed with a double Watervillc went
into the air en- masse. 1t looked like
victory sure enough. Three scores had
been secured and the total was tie.
a little single from Kelley meant the
game Kelley pounded the ball until
the seams groaned and put one out
into Floods territory. This was jus,
like forfeitins the game for Flood is
never known to miss anything he can
see with a telescope. He took the fly
all right and another inning had to be
played.
Allen started things well by taking
single. Russell went out on a fly To
Allen and Hamilton was cared for by
King and Kelley. Allen had stolen sec
! ond was already to score If any one
could when McRain came to the bat
/ Kelley failed to hold the bali and Nc
| Balm roasted on first safely while Allen
! scored. Then didn't the crowd yell.
Smith died on fly to Phelan. Water
willie couldn't do anything in her half
so the game was won. 1t was n rogu-
lar Wild West exhibition that caught
! the crowd and the horse race was for
! gotten by the majority of those pres
! ent. The bulk of the crowd was on the
| ball grounds any way and the people
| got their moneys worth. This game
| had just been completed when it began
| to rain.
! When the rain ceased SO that anyone
| could stay ont from under cover two
| minutes without getting soaked the
| Pittsteld players pulled on their sweater
| and began to timber up The diamond
was in no shape for a game. but it had
been advertised that the Waverleys
| would play the winners OF the first game
| and the crowd was all there in the mud
| and water yelling for more sport. The '
would not be appeascd without more base
| ball. 50 the game had to be PLAYED in
| spite of mud and water. 1t was agreed
| that only five innings would be played.
| After the first few balls had been
| pitched ii was seen that il would be only
burlesdue, but it evidently pleased the
! crowd, for they demanded that the game
| proceed and Staid to watch it. There
| was good sized lake on the diamond
with third base on the edge of orc shore
| edge. Second base was down at one end
| and home plate at the other. The water
| was several inches deep and refused to
| be drained off. The whole diamond was
| q sea of mud
! Everyone played to knock the bah into
| the lake for the fun of seeing the in
| tieldcrs fish il out. Nearly every ball
| knocked either by malice aforcthought
| or accident. went into the water. II wa;
| 60 as-you-please and everyone wet his
| feet as soon possible. But it pleased
the crowd and was continued for five in
ningS. Inc score was something like II
| to in the WaverleyS' favor and there
were errors enough for three games. The
| ball was like pumpkin after il had been
| submerged in the lake a few times and
| the water was running from every nit on
| the field. Some of the players were too
| busy wringinE [. q water out of their uni
forms to watcn the bail and il went by
| unnoticcd.
| The score of the first game:
GERALDS