Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-06
wA1ERvIllE DEFEATS skowMEeAn.
This Makes Four Straight Victories for ne
Home Team.


disease games! Perhaps the fact that
over half the Skowhegan players ran
away to play the game proved hoodoo
and lost them the game But they
played a good game, so let 'em down
easy. please Mr.. Superintendent. They
gave us splendid time and really
they have been punished enough. They
won't do it again, we know they won't.
You see, 1t happened this way. The
majority of the Skowhegan team
works in the mill when there are no
games to be won. The game with Wa
terville was all arranged for yesterday
afternoon. Work was rushing in the
mill and the superintendent couldn't
just see his way clear to let half
dozen or so of his men off for the af-
ternoon. SO the manager telephoncd
that he guessed the game would have
to be cancelled.
But that didn't satisfy Watcrvillc.
for the town had been billed and the
game all advertised. Then too she
wanted to get at Skowhcgan while the
ginger lasted. So the Skcwhegan
management was told to get men any
where. but to come any way. The
Gerald management was called upon
and furnished four or five men. That
satisfied Waterville, as she would
thereby be practically playing the Fair
field team.
But when the Skowhegan men got
out Of the mill for dinner, got Il Whit
of the pure air and saw that it was
going to be an ideal afternoon for
base ball the mill was cut cold and not
a man who is connected with the team
went back to work. That's how 1t
happened and that's why there wer"
ball players enough on the field IN
uniform for three teams. What ban
player would have worked. yesterday
afternoon. when he could get into 4
good hot game? Re easy on them,
please Nh Superintendent.
A good deal has been heard about
the sudden acquisition Of that peculiar
quality in q ball team commonly known
as ginger Judging from the reports
that have drifted into the city from up
along the line the teams that haN"
met Waterville during the past ~"
days thought they were up against 4
cyclone or something equally paralyZ-
ing. Houlton had enough and to spar"
Of the commodity already referred 70
and very kindly left good bunch he-
hind for Watcrville. Its been up ana
at il from the time the umpire calico
Play" until he declared the last man
out and it's the only way to WIN
games. All kinds Of chances nave
been taken and with less errors than
have been made in one game hereto
fore
Every one who could get away want
cd TO see how that ginger worker. The
game was advertised on the big post
crs for o'clock. hut Skowhegan had
to get home on the afternoon passen-
Ger 50 il had to be started an hour
earlier. This mixed good many ana
some got in the gate just in tim" to see
that hair raising finish But It won I
happen again.
Skowhegan Graspcd the sticks first and
stepped IN with all the confidence in the
world They had heard the wild and
woody stories that have been circulating
tho past week but they didn't scare worth
a cent. After three or four innings they
began to realize that ii was not the talk
Of a press agent after all. but the real
thing. and also that they were up against
" hard and fast Jones put one to Locke
that didn't stop going but was simply de
Elected from its straight course ana lani-
cd in kelley's init.
fellow ho drftcd into the city some
weeks ago with a desire to wear the Wa
terville uniform and who was given II
chance behind the bat. He played a good
When King came down from Skowhegln
he was put behind the bat and Kelley
moHsd nl"nE 70 i I, That's Just III, III,
wall. He can't reach NJ ana pull down
cloud any time he plcaScs. but he can
go up off his feet and pun EN- down. Just
knock him off his feet with hot ones the
way he can a good many. Kelley al first
and Lock" at third max" a pair Ia draw
to in every game. Kelley got them from
all directions and in all shapes. y"stcr-
dey. and rot a one went by him. Thcr,
was ono in particular that h" squeezed
and made Waterviilc happy. II he hadn' t
got il Skowhegau could have told the Su-
perintendent that she came down here he
cause Watcrvillc said she could beat her
when she couldn't
After Jones had been cared for Ducas
had a try. Hes the man vino pounded
out a homer once upon a time that ncttc |
three runs for his team and probably de
fcated Watervillc. Kelley cared for him
all by his lonesome Then Charlton
struck ont.
Brigham, leaglcr and a now man for
Watcrville. headed the list. yesterday. Tie
sent one out that went all over Jones Lc-
fore he could stop the darned thing. Hac-
Sertv followed with pretty sing.
While the feeders were wondering what -
do with the bali Brigham Sprint"d arnlIn |
and pockctod the first run Of the game.
Only two men vi with a hit and "A RIM
was playing the game. II WAS altogether
too good to satisfy Skowh' gan. SO sh"
uuccred it right there. Daily went out on
q long fly to Grover. and both Kelley and
Mcconnell We're cared for by Charlton
and Hamilton.
FarOn started things for the visitors in
the second with "A single. Parker struck
out but Hamilton and Haycock both got
first safely. This fillcd the bases with
only one man ont and il certainly locke
as If Skowhegan was going to the head.
But Grover nut out fly to brigham who
nassed i along to Locke who caught
! lind throws and Caught Grocer They'r>,
blind throws because NJ! yor can see is;
= little puff of dust from keieT'S init
when they land. Sometimes they go a
trife high and it takes three DAYS ana a
search warrant TO find the b"li. But they
don't go high very often. That double
omptied the bases into the field
Waterville wasn't in tho came in her
half Of the second. Locke and Abbot,
both went out on long. hard flies that
would have been good for cue or NOR
their eyes open. King died at the hands
of Haycock and Hamilton.
Skownegan also had just three men m
in the first of the third Sutton struck
out Locke and Kelley cared for Jones
and Abbott picked big fly off Dugas
bat.
But Watervillc wanted sor,c runs and
"a Flor Inv Ia, I,x.. half