Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-15
u, OF Me-, 2; BATES, |.
One of the Prettiest Games
Ever Seen at 0rono.
Feature of the Game Was Work Of
Townes' for Bates.
With Bases Full.

CTon. Ne, May 1f.-(SpeciaD.-The
University Of Maine won from Bates
today. by the small margin Of TO l, in
one Of the greatest exhibitions of base
BAN plaving ever seen on the College
campus Both teams played fast base
DlII that ranked close onto professional
Fur siv innings neither team scored
auG the immense crowd began to real
iz- that they We're seeing a rare game
ol Lall i'll which it Was a fight TO the
finish. both teams being matched 70
y hair III strength.
Mitchell WAS in mis- regular form. ,l-
lowed uonobIy to walk ana although
not striking out nearly rs many men as
TOW nc succeeded admirably in Keep
In- Bates hits scattered.
For Bates. Towne WAS 4 tower Of
strength. striking out II total Of men.
besides pulling successfully out OF one
OF IN" hardest rredicaments that 4
pitcher could be cast into. This was in
-he fourth inning.
carr WAS the first man up for Maine
lie got the ball well located and sent Il
!Iot one OV"" second for Il pretty single
The cheering squad took advantage Of
this point To ma X themselves CInniOus.
This Was certainly an aUspicious open
ing for Maine for neither side up to this
time had scored. "Frisky" Davis buDt-
ed handsome one to ToWne who was
too bate 10 get his man ut first Things
were certainly comm Maine's way.
Mitchell chose second base for his al
ley ana lined ~ SLOW one to ClasOn who
,yaa u little too eager to make Il double
auI fur1bIed it until too late to catch
either man.
The bases Werc now full with no one
out. If Maine was ever going to score
il surely seemed that the time had ar
rived. Tut things are sometimes des-
tined 20 go opposite to what they
should or what seems 4 natural Sc
qugnce ana this is exactly what hap
pened. ToWnc was the stumbling block
over which Maine fell with i thud.
Bates lengthy pitcher settled well
down into his collar. elevated his pants.
looked wise and--Wel he simply pitch
ed lis though his life depended upon IL.
L4rabee was the first victim to fall.
He was unable to iocate the sphere
ana went back. Violet certainly meant
20 10 things by the way he slashed at
il. But he met only the balmy at
mospherc thrice and his fate was seal
| cd. Things We're looking black for
Maine. She had only one more try
| for Collins was up. Towne's face was
set with determined look. He put
in a scorcher close to the AroOstook
! lad. "One strike" sang out Umpire
| Mccain. Collins got nervous and
! failed at the next ball. The grand
stand IoHred encouragement, but Col
/ Inns was destined 10 fall before the
mighty. He slaShed vainly at tho
| sphere which had shrunk into alarming
| ninutcnesS. you're out" cried Nc
| Cam. and Maine was all in. Things
were looking sad, very sad, but the
old saw that "a game is never over un-
! til the last man is out had got into
! the heads of the rooters and they did
cheer with a will.
| In the neNt Two innings six men only,
! were up and Main" had failed to score.
In the last half of the eigth came the
| huJpy rHTt Of the game. in the estima-
| tion of Names supporters. Holmes
was the first man w for Maine. He
popped up IN easy one to Parsons at
third who dropped IL and Holmes was
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