Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-07
BADLY BEATEN.
Winthrop High Plays Cony at
Driving Park, Thursday.
Hope|essIy Showed Under--FinaI
Score, Cony, %; Winthrop, S.
An Undressing Contest With Everything
Fayoring the Augusta Boys.

The Augusta Driving park was the
scene of an embarrassing aud one sid
ed game of base ball, yesterday after
noon. There was not Il doubt as to the
result OF the game after the first in
ming when Cony scored nine runs and
shut out the visitors. The game really
had pathetic aspect. Neither team
pat up gilt-edged ball but the visitors
played "a wretched game. Grover, the
pitcher and Thomas the catcher, show
ed up well at times, but their support
was of the most ragged nature.
Johnson pitched Il good game, allow
ing nine hits, few Of when we've cream
singles, but had to be scored safe hits
as the errors We're not apparent. on
the whole the support OF the Cony
team was fairly good although it rolled
up Il total of seven errors. Grover, the
Winthrop pitcher, was very unsteady
especially i'll the first inning when he
allowed four bases on balls. With bet
ter support he would have made Il bet
ter showing.
Cony had a good gathering of sup
potters OF both the masculine and
fcminne gender. As the Winthrop
team was helpleSsly showed under
some of the crowd, with that sentiment
which is naturally aroused in favor of
the under dog, whoopcd 'er up for the
visitors. That helped to make the
game more interesting.
Winthrop was first at bat and the
first three men were retired in short
order. Edwards hit a grounder to
Small. Grover was out on fly to
l.
started off well with a two Dagger.
Small got his base on balls while Craig
took third in "a pass ball. Bithcr reach
first on four balls and so also did
Williams. Craig scored. The Winthrop
pitcher was very wild and kept his
catcher on a continual war dance.
Gordon struck out and Kinsman got
hit scoring Small and Bthcr. out of
charity. if for no other reason. q ven
should be drawn over the remainder OF
this inning which was replete with hits
and errors and when the last man was
out q grand total of nine runs had been
scored by the Cony team. 1t certainly
looked like Il walkover and such 1t
proved to be.
1t has been said that the Winthrop
boys held kcnt's Hill down to a score
of to l, earlier in the season, but to
an unintcreSted spectator. yesterday.
it hardly seemed possible. unless
Kcnts Hill is deplorably weak, this
year Perhaps the visitors We're a lit
tie stage struck, yesterday. and that
was the cause of 1t all.
In the second inning. Thomas was
out. johnson to Hanson. Johnson was
too eager to handle q. Gordon
grounder and Gordon was safe. Wood
man made a scratch hit. 1t looked as
though Winthrop might score but He
garty and LongfCilow struck out ana
the visitors hope for that inning was
dead. Gordon was the first man up for
Cony and made Il hit and stole second
| 1t was a very easy matter to steal
| bases. yesterday. The Augusta boys
had a total of 49, EinSman got a hit
and Gordon scored Johnson struck
| out and Hanson was out. third to first
| Cany hit to short and was out.
| Winthrop did not stand a ghost OF q
| show in the third. Maxwell struck out
and both Edwards and Grover hit to
right field, right into Manager Williams
hands. Craig reached first on an error
by the winthrop third baSeuan. Small
Was out on Il fly to right. Bither hit
1 n risnr to center that was PRETTY
caught. Williams made Il single scor-
ing Craig and Gordon struck out.
score Cony, II; Winthrop, 0.
The fourth inning was somewhat of u
repetition of the third. II. Gordon
| struck out Thomas reached first on
an error by Johnson. G. Gordon was
out on a fly to Williams and Wood
man hit to Cony and was thrown out
at first kinsipan hit to the pitcher
and was out. II. johnson went out on
4 groundcr to 3ccond and Hanson
struck out.
In the fifth. Winthrop made her first
run of the game. Hcgarty hit to right
field and was safe. Longfellow went
out son Hy to Williams. Maxwell
covered hiE.sNf with glory b. getting