Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-14

At any rate. the visitors did not play
their game and lost. The GeraIds wcro
looking for chances AL the time and took
every one that came their way
The gam, cotid be called anyoncs I'M
Ill the very last ball was pitched. II was
one of the ha!r-raising kind where the
crowd couldn't Keep still for an instant
and almost everyone chccrcd Themselves
hcarsc. II was Il beautiful afternoon FOR
the game and everyone who could get u
ha,f holiday was there. Every Fairfield
man added at least IN years onto his life.
'Rilly" Donovan manipulated the cnun-
ciator and gave general satisfaction. az
usual He called down a muckcr in a
way that did the crowd heaps >of good.
ike q punched nickel. Then the game
vert on and the Geralds won. McBain
rot a rasty thump that stretched him
out in the dust Tor a few minutes. hui
he has as much pluck as he has ability
to play ban and he staggered back be
hind the bat ard signallcd to Russell t"
let en- come some more. Then the
crowd Chocrcd ana al felt happy again.
for with nic8ain out Of the game the
Gerald chances would be slim. Then a
little LATER Flood WAS knocked out i'm Il
miXup with HaNcI at first. He also was
stretched in tn" dirt for "a few minutes
hut was able to resume his place on the
base. lie was running for a two-bagser
when the niNup came, 50 when he was
ali" Donovan allowed him to go Ia sec
ond. That was where the muckcr got his
wind NJ. He thought that WAS rotten,
Int "Eiliy' soon showed him where il
wasn't and again the crowd was happy.
Caribou wasn't kicking, for they knew it
was All right anyway.
The Gerald team was changed around
and started the game in an entirely new
formation. Clements was on first fiamil-
ton on third. Jones on second and Brad
bury in LETT field. This is a combination
At al nov he. trt. hsafA "A
dldn work very well. So the men wcr.
changed back t. their old positions in the
S"c"nd inning. Bradbury going to first
Smith to third. Clements Ia Srconi. Ham
ilton to let field ana Joncf out of tn
game.
It was perhaps this new combination
that allowed the visitors to take a gcncr
Gus Slice OF tie Die in the first inuiuy =
double. two singles and a couple of error.
dii the trick ana yielded NJ four scores
| / certainly looked as if the homo team
wIF out Of the ra"" right there. Bu; IAN
| sHhrs alive, \ little thing like ;Lat didu'
| ph1S. them. Yesterday. They. ton. saita
| N f"r som" III" while il wa III th- neigh
| hornuod. Eusn"v WIS in the box far tn,
,sitvrg. as they G,I nat Brine lu ,Vtr.
| i"tch"r viii them cn the trlp. EuSh"'
rI' tt.n f2rrd arl detected h"t,r, hN
| ihC boys il rcd, 80 they serted after hi1
| It was thrc" sirglC" then tuuk and il q,
urprlsed ~. yietur. I'M; ttrN m;t,c INV.
/ rr'r:'. This in turn $" SURPRISED EI-h"'
| th+t IT, nlI ~ u truUlC nt Wiil Iltrat.
| rhc1 Clemens. Russell 5rd Jones r"n.ju
| i'"r"i the :-nn fred finger and jt4 r.r
swat hing ca TteS-re' throwing band an
| -toir ynmc i'te.* i,@. md there WIS =.
| walk thrown III. @o that ii HI cam 4,
| four score and p TIC. Vel. say WASH
| Fairfield harp5 about That t,m"2 1t wa.
| inst Iik" stI-tin" ~ fresh
| TAcI tn N1t',or- were shut uuj in Mo
| r-t at TIA S","ud. TINS W. ., "kiu@
! I'm. a= AiieH iS woat ~ rsm'rk. Thr
| il VA up 10 Bf.bcy a&aiu IEv u;,. W
| tho obi and - f4t.