Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-16
COLBY, s; BATES, 7.
Close and Exciting Game,
Saturday, at Watervi|Ie.
Had Much to Do With Standing of
the College Teams.
Generally Accepted Table Gives U. Of
Maine the Championship.


% thlhk that all those flags and ban.
hers hanging over the streets were TO,
their special benefit rather than foI
the centennial, for the sturdy bal
tossers Of Manager Wall had met de-
teat by score of to I.
1t was another beautiful day for a
pail game, even better than Wednes-
day, when the memorable game was
played with Bowdoin. The supporters
OF the Colby team are beginning to
think that perhaps it has been the
weather after all that has troubled the
team and if there had been some nice
June days early Colby would have been
champions instead Of BOWdoin.
1t was one of the rare occasions when
Bow dom men could be found roofing
Tor the blue and the gray. for this game
meant more to Bowdoin than it did for
Colby. If Bates had won it would have
been tie for first place between her
and EoWdOin, but as Colby won the
championship goes to Bowdoin. ex-
Captain Newenham being pretty sure
to turn winners i'll whatever part of tie
State he may be-
1t was not so clean a game as that
with BOwdoin, but it was even more
exciting. Even the press bench got it's
nose out of the score book occasionally
long enough to spring a lusty yag for
Colby. Usually this section of the field
IS perfectly neutral but on this. occa-
sion everyone on the field but the dyed
in-the-red Bates men wanted to see
Colby win on account OF the hard luck
she has suffered all the season.
Colby was bit afraid OF ToWne,
fresh from his New England League
contests, at the start, but they soon
got over it and batted better than they
have in any game Of the year. To be
sure there were only nine clean singles,
but every man hit the BAH ana kept it
in the dirt so that the visiting infield
had Just about all it wanted to handle
most Of the time. Towne didn't fool
EN- worth a cent ana it was crack
crackity- crack. all the time Colby had
possession of the stick.
Bradeen, Colby's plucky little fresh
man. was in the box, AMI he did very
fine work. 1t was pretty tough place
to put youngster with an cratic
team behind him and the Maine inter-
collegiate championship hanging in the
balance. but he worked like veteran
and during the latter part of the game
fairly made them sing old-time war
songs as they passed the plate. That
home run in the fifth by Allen would
have been enough to have staggered
the veteran Towne. but it didn't phase
Rradcen and ne kept pokinS them over,
finally pulling out nn top.
colby at times showed some signs of
her early season raggcdpCss, but on the
whole played fine game. Bates errors
were more costly, especially the last
two that landed the winning run. But
it was a hot, hard game, and as excit-
ing as anyone could ask for a quarter.
Bates took the stick in hand first,
Deanc being first victim. Bradecn sort
of got his feet placed by striking him
ont. Then Parsons. ClasOn and Allen
followed i'm quick succession, each with
single in his pocket when ne landed
one first. This filled the bases for a
starter and the hIcachers were half
wishing that Pug" was behind the
rubber. but EradcCn showed his metal
bv keeping his head ana working steady
Just the same.
Stone came up with some idea of TAX
ing q dotl1)le or perhaps round trip,
and when one came along that suited
him hanged it out to Leighton almost
before YOU had time to wink. Leighton
didn't have any particular use for i
and banged it back just as suddenly 70
Coving, catching Parsons at the plate
and the first of series of five beau
tiful double plays had been made by
Colbv. That looked like the Bowdoin
game.
Saunders headed the list for Colby IN
this game and puzzled Allen so with a
dirt -Gigscr that he got first III safety
Pike tried ToWne with the same thlne
and an error had to be chalked down
for Deane. Saunders hustled along t
second and was looking for third witt
pike trying for second. But the!
caught Pike while Saunders reached
third in safety. Cowing put one out L
CIason that killed Pike at second anf
nut saunders on third. Then Meservt
,rot a single. scoring both Saunders anc
Cowing. the latter having stolen second
Kaane was out. Towne to Deane, ant
Taap,,e bv Deane unassisted. but Cobb!
had a lead of two runs and it looked
like her game at the very start
| buchanan set the ball rolling IN th'
second and was out on a fly to PIKE
Moody got hit in the ribs and ilmpet
! down to first. soon reviving enough Z
steal second neatly. Lang popped
av to Pugsley that Moody was pretty
sure he wouldn't get and he and Lan'
were doubled. the second play OIL I'M
kind for Colby. Still no run for bates
Leighton was out, Parsons to Deans
pucsley got first on an error by Ailei
Int was caught at second by Deane an
Alien. Bradeen going to first on I'm
nlay. Saunders got single put RI.
killed him by putting one in Alien
init. 50. =, III
Colby made her third double IN IN
third inning, thus making II VI.
straight. remarkable coincloehe,
srawne got first on an error by Sauna
orc Deane put out a fly to keene WI