Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-17
C0NY WINS.
Local High School Downs
Edward Little 2 to |.
One of Finest Games Ever Seen on
Local Grounds.
Excellent Individual Playing and Great
Team Work.

The prettiest game of baseball seer
| in this city for 4 long time. and nrob-
ably the prettiest that will be plaved
here this season. was witnessed an the
diamond a the Driving park, yesterday
afternoon. The contesting teams were
! from Cony High school of this CITY and
|. Edward Little High school of Auburn.
| Although the score had been - "a | i'm
| favor of Edward Little when the tyo
| teams met just Il week previous there
was never better matched game
| played on the local diamond. Neither
side could gain any perceptibIe advan-
tage until the fifth inning, when Ed
ward Little scored once. This was
counteracted III the seventh inning
when Craig crossed the plate for the
local team. In the last half of the
eighth the decisive run was made.
The game opened at the Amounted
time with Edward Little at the bat.
An air of confidence seemed to peryade
the Cony bleachers, although scarcely
anyone had the temerity to predict a
victory for the home team. There was
nevertheless quite a decided impression
that the visitors would not have The
walkover that they had at Auburn
cobb, the catcher for the visitors.
came up first. Manager Johnson. who
was in the box for Cony. twirled the
ball for mis- inspection several times
and finally it came in contact with his
hickory stick. 1t rolled along the ground
toward Craig, who picked it IN and
passed it on 10 Kingsley. All this time
Cobb was ende1voring to make first
base. When he arrived Kingsley gently
touched his garment and the first man
was out. Whirley came up and famed
the air wildly three times, Huntington
followed suit.
In the second half Craig knocked
srounder to DWinell, who threw him
out at first. w. Johnson hit a grounder
to short and by remarkably quick field
ing he was out at first. Kinsman flied
to Barker and the first inning was at
an end. Six men only had been sent to
the bat and none had reached first
Cony. 0: Edward Little, 0.
DWinell went To first on W. Johnson's
error. He stole second Haskell hit
to third. who put Dwinell out at sec
ond. Haskell was successful. in reach
ing first on felders choice NORWOOD
reached first also on fieIders choice and
Haskell Went out at second. Chase
struck out.
In the second half Of the inning Cony.
Bither and Kingsley went out in one.
two, three order. Cony, 0; Edward
Little. 0.
The third inning opened with a fly
ball By Barker to Bither in left field.
O'Connell made a long hit very near
the dividing line between left and cen
ter fields. Kinsman made a good try
but failed to field the bail. Cobb came
Up and O'COnnell stole second The
batsman made first on four balls
Things We're looking the best they had
at all for Edward Little. O'Connell
went a. third on passed ball. Whitley
came tO the bat and Cobb stole second
Whitley tried to bunt and Il question
arose over the umpire's decision. It
was soon settled that the batsman had
had three strikes and was out. Hunt
lEgton knocked q grounder to first base
and thus the visitors We're disposed of.
In the last half of the inning TuelI
Went out, third to first, and Little made
first on an error by Chase. II. johnson
got a base on balls and forced Craig
to second. Cony struck out The base
runners were advanced one base by a
passed ball by Cobb But w. johnson
failed to meet the occasion and struck
out Cony, 0: Edward Little. 0.
DWnell flied to Kingsley who made
splendid catch. Haskell walked to
GI.gt r, l-n1
up and in attempting to steal Haskell
was put out at second. The batsman
landed the ball way out in left field
and made two bases on it. After Chase
came up Wormwood stole third The
batsman made a bunt hit and Worm
wood was put out before reaching home
plate.
The last half was very critical time
in the game. Kinsman came to the bat
first and what should the boy do but
hit that sphere a crack that sent il
clear out beyond the left fielder. He
made two bases as starter. Cony
came up and NORWOOD made an error
which gave him first, advancing Kins-
man to third. 1t was Bther's next hit
and after Cony had stolen second and
the opportunity to bring in a score had
impressed itself upon the batsmans
mind strongly, he famed the air three
times. Kingsley made a short hit to
second baseman and Kinsman was put
out in running from third home. The
golden opportunity which presented it
self to the local team in the first half
was lost.
In the fifth inning Barker went out
at first and O'Connell singled to right
Cobb came To the bat and O'Connell
stole. The batsman flied to the third
baseman. Whitley hit to right field
and the ball was caught on the bounce
but not until OConnell had made home
plate, bringing in the first score of the
game. Whitley went to second on
Bither's throw home. Huntington hit
to II. Johnson and went out on first
The local team was represented by
Little at the bat in the last half of the
fifth and he made a safe hit II. John
son made one of his favorite hunts and
got first base. advancing Little to sec
ond. But Craig flied to NORWOOD or
third. y passed ball advanced Little
TO third and H. Johnson to second and
then w. johnson flied to the catcher
kinsman went out on first, the ball be-
ing thrown by NORWOOD. Score, Cony.