Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-19
WATERVILLE.
THE BLooMER GIRLS
Lost the Game, but Made Lots of Fun
For the Crowd.

"a little nonsense now and then is rel
ished by the wisest men'-also bail
cranks, judging by the attendance at the
game, Tuesday afternoon, when Water
vile defeated the far-famed Bloomer
Girls, the female baseball aggregation,
by score of 10 to g. 1t was the largest
crowd yet seen at the new park and the
people were satisfied with the sport af-
forded. The game was just about what
comic opera is to grand, or what the
clown is in the circus. AS such it was
all right and there will be a good many
lame sides from laughing in the city, to-
day.
The girls are all right-for female ball
players. They really can hit ball when
it is not thrown too hard and can catch
one occasionally. Some of them can
throw almost across the diamond. The
shining star of the whole outfit is Miss
Nelson, who pitches few innings in ev-
player and did some pretty good work
all through this game. At the bat she
smashed them out in great shape, making
some good long hits.
One on the team did not care to bat, so
did not bother to take her turn when it
came around. If anyone was tired from
extra exertion in the field someone else
batted in her place. In the last inning
whole order and let them bat as they
pleased Some of the fielders caught a
good fly now and then and the Water
VILE. player who tried for more than
single was cruel to make them run so
hard
Miss Sunquist made the hit next to Miss
Nelson and she showed the most life of
the whole team. She guyed Waterville
numerically whenever she took a notion
and was as lively as a weasle when run
ming bases. Miss Moore, the center field
er wears glasses and fine coat of tan.
Between innings she sells pictures of the
team at 10 cents each. Miss Dunbar had
an Off day at first and made lots of errors
put was in the game all right all the
tune Miss Nelson's throws across the
diamond had the funny stuff on them and
were really hard to CATCH,
IN the fifth inning Miss Nelson retired
IN favor of Mckenzie in the box. The
iatter Is one of the three male players OIL
the team and is big, strapping fellow
ana something of a pitcher. One of the
other male players is the catcher and the
otner the third baseman. Mack, the
catcher. got nasty hand in this game,
q marc thrown ball striking between the
nngers and splitting the hand badly. So
bad an injury hardly seems possible in
such game, but it came all right and he
VIII not be able to catch again for some
tlme. This happened in the eighth inning
ana Walsh went in to finish. Mascot
Mnrrlil went into right field for Water
Vllie; where he distinguished himself by
catching a big fiy
Cowng started to pitch for WatervilIe
ana was soonsbatted out of the box. Then
he and Walsh changed ends for a while
ana walsh Jared but little better. Coombs
nnaily had to come in from the field to
save the team from bad drubbing mo
matter which team. The WaterviIle
players had attacks of cramps and all
sorts OF ailments. They had a great af-
iection for the ball and kept it with them
1 lr,s as long as possible when they could.
~. "eally played good game, making
II easy for the girls without making it
too prominent
hey We're very courteous and showed
s go tact in managing the game. They
wen allowed the visitors to have the lead
ui'lil the crowd almost thought there was