Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-27
WATERvtLLE, 4; FAIRFIELD, I.
First Blood for the Home Team, Won
After Hard Contest.

Waterville, Me-, Aug. 25.-(SpeciaD.
The first blood in the challenge
series goes to Waterville and after one
of the hardest fights of the season, the
final score being to 1, although 1t
stood 1 to 1 UP to the seventh inning.
1t was a handsome game all through.
the teams playing along very evenly.
Fairfield selected nine men out OF some
II available and the resulting order
was about as it has been for several
games past. Waterville had the same
old team. with WormwoOd on the bench
IN be used in case of an accident. He
wac given a chance, being sent to the
field in place of Walsh in the eighth.
Newenham was in a Fairfield suit
for the first time, but was kept on the
bench until the ninth when he batted
in place of McGovern and just missed
striking out. ICY" had two on him
when he banged out a little grounder
that lost it's wind before it got well
into the diamond. There We're other
good ones on the bench, among them
being Stone, the former Bates catcher,
who had just arrived. And more are
still coming.
Fairfield was certainly after a scalp
and played one of the best games that
she has so far this season. Water
vile got more of a scare than for some
time and it really looked at times
as if there was good reason to be
afraid. Fairfield got the first run IN
the third and kept the lead with TINS
until the sixth, when Waterville tied.
This looked like business and FAR
field was feeling little elated over
the prospect of taking the first OF
the series home with her. But II was
no use.
Waterville batted herself out of a
bad hole again and with steady field
ing captured the game in the eighth
inning. Taylor, who was so effective
in his first game, was put to the WOODS
in this one, three good singles coming
in succession. This, with passed
ball that hardly wentout of the bat
ter's box netted three,funs and clinched
the game for Waterville.
Coombs, with the prospect of rem
forcements coming on any train, let
out and pitched fine game. rive
singles were all Fairfield could muster
and they were scattered through the
game one to an inning. He handled
six chances without an error in field
ing and got nice single just when
one was needed This gives him
pretty good record for the day.
Watervine's fielding was first-class,
both of the errors being made on poor
throws. One of these cost the run
by Walsh, who attempted to hoid TWO
men on the bags with BLUM. Nolan y
error was on a bad throw to first on
Girard and did not cost anything, the
runner being caught a little later At
second. 81
II was Just the same with EaaTaeld,
one of the errors costing q patnSand
the other costing nothing. yOne Is
against Boardman on a tumble and
the other on Havey for dropping
thrown ball. He had Il good excuse
however as Coombs the runner, col
lded with him at the base, the pail
being lost in the mxup. Fairfield
claimed interference. but could 1iol
convince Carrigan. Fairfield also mao
the pretty side of the fielding IN TINS
game several handsome plays beng
made
In the fourth inning Coombs drove one
Mt Rawson that was hard enough to take
him off his feet with half show But he
,y,u o,,ick enough to see it first and brace
for if. so held it all right. In the hfth
inning Wallace made a pretty eaten 'oi
little fly. 1t was Just over lhe pas ,,i me
and in left field territory where luck
nam Boardman and RawSon haa 'luii
claims upon it. But Wallace started first
and after coming almost 10 IL stahdSuli
to let one of the others take 1t jumped
in and took it an inch or two from The
dirt He got three in his garden and took
'em all very neatly. He IS playing a good
strong game at the bat anp IN the liGla
of late and is one good one for Fairfield,
at any rate
Waterville got some good stiff chances
but there was nothing of the sensational
order 1t was just the same old steady
game all through with every man on his
toes.
I,ucknam took the first run for Fair
field in the third and Fairfield almost
wished he hadn't, for this has happened
in several games and begins to look like
{: hoodoo. He got first on a putout sec
ond and third on 4 hit by Rawson. and
home on Walsh'S throw.
Taylor started Waterville's first with a
pretty double and then scored from third
on the Cocmhs- IiaNcy mixup. Britt start
ed the eighth by going out on a little fly
to Havey. Taylor got walk Coombs,
with two strikes on him. caught one COM
ing right over the center and smashed it
for fair. while Taylor. logged over to
second. ConnorS banged out a teaSer for
buchanan and it looked like no runs. But
Goode placed one just right in left field
and Taylor scored while Coomhs moved
alond To second. \ passed ball moved
them along q peg that when Nolan
smashed out another nice little single
both scored. Wormwood closed the inning
by trying to hunt third strike.
In Fairfcld's nalf Alien was out on a
f1y To Nolan and lla\Cv struck ont.