Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-30
WATERVUILE.
COBURN, 8; LEWISTON, 2.
Waterville Institute Wins Great Game
on the Fairfield Grounds.


battle royal on the Fairfield grounds,
Friday afternoon, the former winning,
10 TO . after II innings. But Is full
innings and one half of the 14th were
ACTUALLY played, those after the 18th
being thrown away This happened in
this way: 1t was in the 18th inning
with the score Il tie. Coburn was at
the bat and had Dunn on first and
Dennison on third. Whitaker was up
| and knocked out little liner that just
missed Lunt and hit Umpire Conway.
The ball rolled off and Dennison scored.
There was a dispute as to whether
Dennison had the right to go in on
this combination and whether the score
could count. If it did it meant the
game for Coburn as it was the last
| half of the inning. Lewiston naturally
held out against it as long as possible
| and the game developed into an i'm
promptu debate in which the two
schools were represented by their
| baseball teams.
There happened to be no book of
rules Oh the ground, so it was decided
to play the game to a finish and then
settle the doubtful play afterwards.
An old book was brought onto the field
and rule found favoring Coburn and
then the game was called off with the
understanding that if the rules of this
year supported Coburns position
was her game, but if they favored
Lewiston it would be called a BIN
ming game and a tie.
| a rule was found covering the case
that showed Coburn was right so the
game goes to her by one score as one
of II innings, the others being thrown
away
| The two teams were about as evenly
matched as two can be. circuit and
Lunt fought it out between them very
evenly both having the same number
of strike outs and Lunt one less hit
Iagainst him. circuit was steadier, Lunt
being wild at time, as be walked eight
men and hit two. Lewiston went to
bat first and the first three men were
retired in order. Lunt was wild at
first when he faced the red suits, walk
ing two men and hitting one. But he
|eVened things up by striking out three
linen in succession. COburn made one
run out of this combination. Neither
team scored again until the SEVENTH
when Lewiston got her first man home,
tieing the score. McDade started this
inning for the visitors, getting first on
a hit. second on an error by Totman
stealing third and scoring on hit by
Pomeroy But Coburn forged ahead
again in her half of the eighth. Or
cult started with a walk, stole second,
went to third on a hit by Dennison
and scored on an error by Pomeroy.
| Lewiston came to bat in the ninth
with the score > to l against her but
, with all her courage and ginger left,
| Carrigan started it we'll with Il hit and
then an error by Whitaker passed him
along to third and he scored on put
out. Coburn got E,veleth as far as third
: in her half of this inning but failed
! to score him.
r Neither side could score again until the
18TH. when the peculiar Play was made
that caused the dispute Both teams
r PLAYED pretty ball especially during the
last of the game, both being on their met
I tie and playing the best they knew. 1t
= was "A great game all through, both pitch
: crs doing fine work and getting good sup
port 1t was a hot fight all right, one Of
: the hottest. in fact, ever played by two
T. prep teams in this vicinity.
Both sides made some handsome plays
There was one peculiar one in the 12tn
. inning when circuit sent nice little liner
to Vcrrll. who managed to get his hands
on it just enough to stop its speed Il lit
tie but not enough to hold, ii. Nash was
onto his job all right and after Verrill had
finished with the liner he took it into camp
very neatly.
Evcleth made handsome catch of a
: redhot liner from Boothy, making pref
! ty side jump to get it. Then Dcnnison
% made a handsome steal to third in the very
eyes of Lunt, who did not work quick
cnough to catch him. 1t was baseball all
n right and trburn was feeling just about
" right. Friday evening, when it came time
to celebrate. The old bell was kept ring
/ ing fer an hour or more and the boys had
- a regular old-taShOncd jolilication. And
it WAS "a victory worth celebrating. Tho