Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-17
THREE TO ONE.
Watervi|le Again Very Easily
Wins from Fairfield.
A Great Big Crowd Watched and
Cheered for Victory.
Good Hitting, Good Fielding and Two
Star Plays.

Waterville, Me, Aug. 1j.-(SpeciaL)-'
Watervi!le won again from Fairfield,
Saturday afternoon, the score being
3 to l, this time. l was a good game
to watch and Fairfield started out at Il
winning pace, keeping it up for three
innings and then slumping badly and
falling to the rear once more. Water
vile was in the game in the same old
way, hitting the ball hard and often
and fielding finely. Coombs was as
much Of puzzle as ever for Fairfield,
taking it easy most of the time and
cutting loose in the hard spots. A wild
throw by Houghton in the fourth gave
WaterNille the lead and was tough
medicine for Fairfield. This was the
senfy errcr made by the team for the
May and was enough.
The play was pretty fast, just IS
minutes being needed to complete all
but the last half OF the NINTH There
wasn't a, kick, and Carrigan's decisions
We're rot questioned except occasionally
by "a shake of the head or some quiet
sign like that. Itswas easy for him all
right and the kind of a game the peo-
pie wifi pay their money TO see. If it
hadn't been for that throw the result
might have been different. And if it
hadn't been for the handsome catch by
Buchanan, and the beautiful stop by
Britt and several other things it might
again have Been sdifferent It was
Baseball of a.2pretty fast quality and
won for WaterSiIle.
Taere were several plays that a few
years ago ayvotild have been d seven
days wonder but which now 7ass only
as good ones. They would be called
good anyAshere, however, and are the
kind tlfat money is being paid for.
CoeaHbs was the same invincible ICY"
for garfield, taking it easy when he
could and cutting loose when he had
&c. lie gave them lots OF good ones to
have a ny at and they connected with
most of them but seldom safely. He
had n good fair number of strikeouts
enough to keep things sweet. but play
ed more to see them hit the ball for
the feeders. He is pitching better than
ever, this summer, showing steady i'm
proEement all the time. The way he
fields his position is a delight to every
one and one of his strong points in the
box.
I.ohey was hit Il little harder than
usual in this game although he man
aged to keep them pretty we'll scat
tered. Britt was high man for the day
getting two With a total OF three al
though CoWing, Goodo and Coonb each
Gct a couple of singles. Watervillc has
shown ability all along so far to bat out
Of the hard holes, and it is this that
wins the games. Houghton's throw
helped n lot this game: but it came
with three singles that might have
done the work without it.
Fairfield struck pretty fast clip il
the very first inning. and one that
almost took Waterville off her feet.
buchanan started ii by smashing one
through Connor's territory that he
could we'll be excused for not stopping.
Allen sacrificed him to second and
then HIoughton caught nice one for a
triple. 1t sounded about that time as
if every one in the stand was support
ing Fairfield. Britt got a single but the
other three men up in the inning We're
easily retired. and it looked a good deal
like Fairfield day. Both sides went out
in order in the second and then settled
to their work. Watervile began to get
the wind back and to feel at home once
moro began to play ball to win.
Fairfield couldn't do any more than
get Allen on second in the third. but
Waterville tied the score. the run being
an earned one. Coombs started it with
a hit. went to second on aput out and
scored on n single by Phelan.
Fairfield went out in order in the
fourth. and then came the slump that
gave Waterville the lead. Nolan had
gone out on a fly to McGovern. and
Taylor on one to Wallace. But Cowine
drove one through the center of the
field and Coode followed with a nice
one 70 left, Cowing going to third
Goose set out on q stealing expedition
and McGovern threw to catch him,
Houghton taking the ball CoWing
started for home and in trying to
catch him Houghton threw almost
over the StdHu Sldllu w assn SiAiS>iti
making three in succession. ond Goode
scored. Coombs put one out that
killed Walsh at second end it was all
over. Waterville was in the lead once
more and feeling a great deal better
thank you.
This finished the scoring OF both sides
for the game, although both came very
near If several times. Both sides work
ed the outfielders hard, Waterville'