Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-05
C0NY WINS.
Local Team Downs Old Rival,
Gardiner, 10 to 6.
Some Good Playing on the Part Of
Both Teams.
Result in Doubt Until Sixth Inning
The Detailed Score.

rival, Gardiner High school, after a
good game. Saturday afternoon. AS
usual, when these two teams meet.
there was a large attendance and
much interest was shown.
For the first five innings the score
was very close, standing to in favor
of Gardiner at the beginning of the
sixth. 1t was here that the local team,
which had been playing game which
might be called little ragged in some
respects, braced and took decided
lead. From that time on the result was
never in doubt. The visitors scored in
but one inning afterwards and Cony
played an excellent game in the closing
innings.
Cony was little shaky in its team
work. 1t could not always be relied on,
but there were some very good indi-
vidual plays. Tucll, a freshman. who
was in his first regular game. PLAYED
in a manner to win the applause of ALL
The first time at the bat he was thrown
out. short to first. After that he made
first base every time. Three hits, out
of a possible four, is a good record for
a beginner He accepted his only
chance at fielding, also. w. Johnson
had the same batting average as Tuell
and had putout. three assists and no
errors to his credit. Kingsley closed
the game by making gilt-edged
catch of 4 difficult fly foul.
In the first inning Gardiner sent four
men to the bat. Winslow got three
bases Off errors. Hunt flied to Bither,
Messenger struck out and Lancaster
was caught out by kinsman. Craig
was the first man up for Cony and four
balls off Kane sent him to first. an
error by the Gardiner first baseman
gave him second, and when w. John
son came to the bat he made a hit
which gave Craig third. Kinsman flied
to short. but Cony hit the sphere for Il
single and Craig scored. Two moro
hits, one by Bither and the other by
Kingsley, brought in the second score.
Thus the first inning closed with tho
score to in favor of Cony.
The second opened with Turner at
the bat. He famed the air. Stone, the
Gardiner short, came to the bat ana
made clean single, the ball dropping
in safe place between second and the
center fielder. Here Cony began a Sc
10 VI hlitt NNS ilISt gave inc
base runner second. Wood came to the
bat and while Stone was trying to steal
third Cony sent the bali flying over the
third baseman's head and Stone brought
in the first score for Gardiner. Wood
struck out and Peacock took first OH
balls and stole second. Kane made
clean two-base hit, bringing Peacock
over the home plate. Winslow came
to the bat and before he had finished
striking Kane was thrown out while
attempting to steal third.
When the local team came to the bat
Tuell went out on first, Little famed
and w. Johnson knocked a pop fly to
the catcher. The score was now tied
and the result of the game began to
look extremely doubtful
In the second, Winslow knocked 4
grounder to Kingsley, who put him out
on first. Hunt made single hit and
stole second. An error by Fl. johnson
sent Messenger to first and Hunt to
third. Lancaster went out on a fly to
Little and Turner was out, H. johnson
to Kingsley.
Cony went out in one, two, three or
der and the score remained the same
DIS 1T the pSSHiiiiIiS Ol tiie iIililnS.4
1t needed but three men at the bat
to dispose of Gardiner in the fourth
What Cony lost in the previous inning
on account of a lack of coaching in
base running, Gardiner failed to make
by poor batting. Capt. Cony flied to
center. Bither struck out and Kings
ley went out, third to first The score
was still tied.
In the fifth inning WinsIow went out
at first. Hunt got first on n hit and
went to second on kinsman's error
Messengers bunt was picked I'D by II.
johnson and he went out on first. Ian
caster made n hit and sent Hunt to
third. II. Johnson made n wild throw
which broke the spell. Another error
and Hunt and Lancaster had crossed
the plate. In the last half of the fifth
Little scored and Gardiner was in the
lead by one score.
In the sixth inning two out OF the
first three men went out. Gardiner
contributed two passed balls several
errors and base on balls. which, COM
bined with three hits, jst in the proper
place, and several stolen bases, brought
in six scores. Gardiner had failed to
score in the first half Score: Cony. .:
Gardiner. 4.
The last two and one-half innings
saw some good playing on the part of
both teams, but as Cony was in the
lead and seemed destined to hold ii.
there was not as much interest mani
Tested as there otherwise would have
been. The following is the detailed
score:
CONY.
alb. r. bh. sb. 20. a. O.