Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-18
WATERVILLE.
ONE TO . NOTHING,
Fairfield Takes Close and Ex-
citing Game from Watervi||e.
"Baggy" Allen Scores on a Short
Passed BaI|by Cowing.
Honors About Even Between Pitchers
Coombs and Leahy.

Falrneld managed to staye off defeat
in the series for one more game by de-
feating Waterville, / to 0, Thursday
afternoon. Ii was a good game, close
ana eAcitlhg' Fairfield having just q
little the better of it. Leahy was in
the boX 1or the winners and Coombs for
WaterVille and there was little choice
between them in their work, as Water
Vile got four with a total of six and
Fairfield i've. Coombs cave three walks
ana struck out seven men, while Lcahy
gave one walk and struck out six.
tooiilos support vase not quite SO
good as usual, three errors being
made behind him, while CoWing had a
passed ball that cost Fairfied'S one
run. 1t was not a bad one at all but
Cowing lost sight of it and could not
get his fingers on it before "Baggy"
Allen got in from third.
The feature of the game was the
playing of Watervlle's little second
bascman In the field he had 10 assists
and four put outs, a total of ii chances
without slip or a sign of one although
his throwing was Il bit off, the ball
going low to Britt frequently and max
eighth Connors robbed Rawson of Il hit
by making Il hard run and taking n fly
in one hand He got one nice single at
the bat, making him n very pretty rec
ord for the day.
With the exception of Joyce and c.
Allen, Fairfield had the same old team
and it seems to be the best aggregation
of the year. Joyce, who was secured
mainly for his stick reputation, has
not lived up to it so far but is pretty
liable to break out almost any time. In
this game he struck out once ana fail
ed to get the ball out of the diamond.
Charles Allen is great improve
mcnt at second and is the best man
by all odds Fairfield has had there.
this season. "Baggy" Allen was back
in his old place in right field, n move
that pleased the cranEs for he is now
the only man who has held his job
from the start three years ago, and he
has been playing a good strong game.
Leahy showed beyond Il doubt that
with the possible exception Of Josselyn
he is the best man Fairfield has put in
the box for the season. He has pitched
Soou ball every time he has been pick
ed and especially good, in this game.
He had Britt and Goode at his mercy
and struck both out every time they
faced him.
In the eighth inning while Wallace
was at the bat, CoWing got 4 terrific
lip on the knee from a foul tip. This
is the first time for the season that
he has been seriously injured. and he
was Obliged to go out of the game.
Walsh took his place and did 4 good
lob III the two innings he had to play.
1t was not thought after the game that
lowing would be out for the rest of
the season. The ball hit very near the
lnee cap but it was not believed that
his had been injured.
Neither side scored uD to the sixth
mining and each made but one hit. IL
he second Waterville got Taylor rs far
Is third all right, but he was out on
ry for home on a close decision. Fair
icld got Leahy as far as second in
he third and that was all.
IN Fairfield's half of the sixth the
bases were filled and out of three one
to get across the plate. Joyce
started the inning and was out, Con-
lors to Britt. Rawson took a single
)ut was killed at second by F. Allen, |
Nolan and Corners handling the ball. |
Wallace drove one at Britt and he
'umbled, allowing Allen to get to
bird. Boardman got a walk. filling |
he bases. Then the little passed ball
scored Allen. Havey, however, was
jared for by Britt alone, and Water
lille was out of the hole ut the cost |
If one run.
Fairfield filled the bases again in the
eighth on hits. Rawson had flied out
% Connors the latter making his |
pretty one hand catch to get him. Then |
Z. Allen, Wallace and Boardman all |
singled. But Havey struck out, and |
McGovern was handled by Connors and !
Britt
An error by Goode, and stolen base
got Joyce to second in the ninth but
10 had to stay there. In her half of
his inning Waterville made a big try |
or n score and there is a good deal of |
Inference of opinion as to the way |
he game was played but it must be
that Mr.. Leahy had some |
hing to say about what should happen |
ma that he took all that was coming |
o him.
Nolan started the inning with a