Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-14
WATERvILLE, 8; FAIRFIELD, a.
Third Straight Victory Taken, Satur-
day, in a Pretty Game.

WateryilIe took the third straight
victory from Fairfield in a pretty game
on the college field, Saturday after
noon. by d score of to 4. Fairfield
rather had an idea that this game
would result differently from the other
two as the strong Belfast team had
been defeated while it had taken two
games from Waterville. Then they
had their old standby, Russell. TO put
into the box and allowed that he might
be able to put Watervilles stick tWirl-
ers to sleep. The visitors went into
The game with considerable confidence
and set a pretty hot pace at the start by
stealing Il run. Then they shut out
Waterville and continued their good
work in the second by getting another.
This kind Of business was getting
rather tiresome for Captain Buchanan
so he stirred uD his men a bit and SCI
'em at EN- in earnest Things mOV9d
pretty rapidly for a few minutes and
when the dust settled and the smoke
cleared they had four runs. The game
was won right in this inning and it
was done by digging runs right out OF
the dirt The boys We're back in their old
form in team work and made every
for Fairfield and she INDUCED in inef-
foctive throws and muffs that We're
costly. CoWing started this inning
with single. He is improving on his
stick work and smashes the bali in bet
ter form and with more confidence than
ut the start. His work behind the bat
in this game was also tip ton. Two
men attempted to steal on him and
were matted dead. His throw is COM
ing along nicely and is getting hard
and accurate
buchanan followed COwing with an
other single. His average got a good
feed in this game. two hits out of three
time. uD being the menu. Nolan, the
new man, came next and was out.
Smith TO Eowcll. His work might be
mentioned right here. He is good
man and Waterville likes him. The
odds We're all against him, Saturday,
and. still ne did good work. He was
notified to come only Friday evening
ana arrived iust before the game, hav-
ing just time to change to his suit. He
had an early breakfast and Just a lie,t.t
lunch 50 his physical condition was not
Of the best for hard work.
ilt' ll'i't Il'E'4 pay 1tl VII liz
which is probably The fastest in the
State and much faster than the aver
age ana was wholly ignorant Of all the
signals and plays. Yet with all this
for a handicap he took four hard
chances with two errors-siX in all
ana both errors might well be excused.
He gathered in one red hot grounder
right from under the feet of Il runner
and handled it as neatly as if in prac-
tcc. Then he did his share in the team
work ana in short fitted right into place
Ike a finger in a glove. When he gets
the lay Of the land he's going to be all
right and with shorty for a running
mate is going to make his corner i hot
one so Waterville thinks.
COMBS followed Nolan and got his
base on an error by Taylor. Cowing
had gone to third on Bucknam's hit
and scored on Il throw that was fully
intended to kill him but didn't.
Bucknam went to second on this
sime throw and to third on Nolan's put
out. King got first on an error by
RoWell and went to third before he
could he stopped while Coombs scored.
Buchanan had already scored on Tay-
lor's error and this made three. Girard
took a nice little single. Mcconnell
was out on a fly to Rowell. Phelan
was next and struck out but managed
to do It 50 Dobbins lost the ball, this
this pass scoring King and putting
Girard on second. Manix went out,
Russell to R9wel and closed the inning
with q total Of four for Waterville.
Waterville drew blank in the third
but took Il couple by pretty work in the
fourth. King started the ban rolling
by taking his base on an error by Tay-
lor And King, by the way. is doing
fine work. this year. His work on first
corner is all right and in this game he
three runs. took 4 two Dagger, went
down three times on errors, and ac-
ccpted 10 chances without n slip.
shorty" came next and got a nasty
one in the short ribs that laid him ir
the dirt for a few minutes, King being
showed along tc second on the play.
Mcconnell came next and improved 4
line chance for sacrificing, doing the
trick very neatly and advancing King
to third and shorty" to second. Phelan
mixed 'em all up and on 4 throw he
obliged 'em to make got his first safely
and advanced shorty to third and
scored King. Manix smashed it out te
left field for a pretty single. scoring
shorty"
Cowing flied out to Dobbins and
Buchanan to Connors, closing the in
ming. Good ball playing had melted
two runs and given a lead that could
not be reduced by the visitors.
Fairfield faced a lead of four runs
when she came TO bat in the fifth, but
went in to make it or bust a suspender.
Mcconnell helped them some by losing
some of his control. He pitched a fine
game on the whole and held things we'll
in hand, but in this inning he gave the
Waterville end of the bleachers some
anxious moments.
Dohbins was first man up and drew
a walk. going to second on n wild pitch.