Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-08-14
H.. BELFAST, 4; WATERVlllE, 2.
Home Team Shows There's Lots 9
Life Still Left.

Wateryille's reorganized team was de-
feated by Belfast on the college neld,
Yesterday afternoon, by a score of to =.
1t was a good game from start to finish
and in spite of the razoo that Waterville
has taken in the past few days tne ViSit-
ors had all the work cut out LOT tneIli
that they cared to handle. III IS doubtIui
if any team in the State can lose 1our
of its best men and 80 onto the fleld next
day and play the game that WaterVlile
played, yesterday.
Manix was moved down from second 70
third and Davis put in his place at second.
He played good game in spite OF the
fact that he has been on second all
through the season. Davis had consider
able trouble with his base but ne made
some fine plays to balance up, including d
double the first time at bat. 1t was the
first ball pitched, too, and he met 1t
fair, landing it over by the goal posts in
right field.
man. Belfast put Cross in the box, a
man well known in this vicinity as good
twirler. He bothered Waterville some.
but six with total. OF seven We're taken
in the first inning, Phelan going around.
He made first on a patout, second and
third on an error by Ring and home on
another putout. .WateIville just missed
getting another one in this inning, Davis
being just bit too anxious to get home
and getting caught.
Belfast was blanketed for the first two
nnings pretty ys 1orble m 1y by Many Man 4 Da "a
time. But they made their lead in the
third, taking three runs. Cross started
it with a hit, an error by Davis giving
him second, putout third and mt by
Goode home. Doherty, who followed him,
went to first on Davis error and second
on putout and then home onthe hit
Goode took the third run of the inning,
starting with a hard drive to center, GO
ino tn Sacnn1 and third hit by Nc
Donald and scoring on an error by Davis.
Watervilles second run was made in
the fifth, Randall starting with a single.
going to second on one by Davis, thirl
on an error by German and home on a
putout. Waterville worked hard for the
remainder of the game but could get no
chance to score. The nearest to chance
was in the eighth, when Mcconnell was
on third Cowing, however, flied to King
After the third inning Belfast drew
blanks until the ninth. During this time
Waterville pulled out of some ~ pretty
it.. There was a man on second in the
fourth, one on second and third in the
fifth with but one out, one on Scconu with
one out in the sixth, the same in the sev
enth and one on second and first with bur
one out in the eighth. In the ninth with
not half good chance to score as
there had been in almost every inning
previous. run was made. Cassidy
started it with one man out by going to
first on an error by Davis. An error by
Manix put him on third while it advanc-
ed Goode to second. A putout scored
Cassidy but Goode was left on second.
This made the final score to 2. Water
ville'S errors were unlucky and costly,
but Belfast had to fight for all she got
Those who watched the game are CONT
dent that Waterville. even in her present
condition, is capable of doing Belfast ard
the visitors certainly showed no great
superiority, yesterday. The score AMI
league standing: