Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-20
FAIRFIELD, IS; WATERvlLLE, 2.
A Terrific Trouncing in Revenge for
the 16 to Game.

WELL what do you think? If you have
been betting on Fairfield you will prob
ably say that it was the best game you
ever saw, but if on Waterville that the
Board of Health ought to prevent any
thing so rotten again happening on the
college field. Fairfield certainly took re-
venge and rolled it under the tongue as
a sweet morsel. But they had perfect
right to do it and although it's pretty
tough on Waterville there's some salts
faction in thinking that someone's happy.
Waterv:lle can't say any more about 16
to l defeats, for the score was Is to 2
in the game, yesterday, and that's just
as bad if it don't sound so Democratic.
1t was an awful licking and no mistake
Just like the one Fairfield took back on
a certain holiday in the month of July. !.
What happened, anyway? Lots of
things. In the first place, Waterville
couldn't bat Bushey and Fairfield could
ond place Bushey's support was gilt
edged from start to finish while Donovan
had less than it has been thought Water
vile could give any man. Fairfield play
ed almost an errorleSs game, Conpors
fumbling an easy one in the eighth Inn
ing. Waterville made eight, one of the
longest strings of the year Then Fair
field came down with feather in cap, head
up and tail up, to win or know the reason
why. Waterville had no feathers and an
overdraw couldn't have kept their head
up out of the dirt.
Fairfield couldn't have turned the ia
bles mere neatly in a month of Fourths
of July. In that first game Waterville
got II hits with a total of 10; in yes
terday's. Fairfield got IS with a total OF
%; in the first, Waterville had four errors
and Fairfield seven, while in yesterdays
Fairfield had one and Waterville eight:
The time of the first was two hours ana
of yesterdays two hours and five min
utes, ard Bushey pitched both for FAR
field. The games are remarkably alike
and STILL with the exception of three men,
Waterville's team was the same in both
games, and Fairfeld's the same with the
exception of four.
Fairfield took on a lot of ginger while
Waterviile dropped lot in the very first
inning by making three runs on two sin
ed for the next two innings. A single,
a double and putout added another one
for Fairfield. in the fourth, while two sin
giles and a stolen base made one for Wa
terville Three singles, walk and two
putouts that advanced base runners gave
Fairfield two in the fifth and Waterville
got another one on two walks and a sin
gle. Watervile couldn't get another ono
while Fairfield steadily piled them up.
A double. a triple, two stolen bases.
two errors and a putout Melted three in
another in the seventh Five singles. a
stolen base and two errors added five in
the eighth The ninth was a blank.
Waterviles new man, Daugherty, play
ed a better game tnan the score WOul1
Indicate His chances were all hard ones
and he was evidently bothered some by
the speed of the diamond, he had no
chance to practice on it before the game.
He showed good judgment and a good
eye while at bat, picking out the good
ones every time. He hit hard but drop
ped them in the mits every time. He
isn't another Girard by any means, but
he acts like ball player.
Bushey came dangerously near losing
his balance in the fifth inning and just a
wee bit of a push might have thrown
him over. He gave two walks in success
sion then and had 'em going in all direc-
tions. The crowd got after him with the
avowed intention of throwing him over,
but he hung tough and managed to pull
out all right. For the remainder Of the
game he pitched remarkably fine ball.
He had all kinds of curves and speed and
sent EN- over every way imaginable. 1t
was his day, all right, and he proved
worthy of the confidence Fairfield had
placed i'll him from the start.
Donovan has pitched good ball, but yes
terday he couldn't get them by for cent.
After the lead got beyond hope perhaps
he didn't try, and he can't be blamed if
he didn't.
Fairfield will be given another chance to
repeat the trick, today, at the same hour
and place. The score: