Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-27
WATERVILL1, 8; FAIRFIELD, 0.
First Game Of New Teams Sort of a
Cinch for Waterville.

The first blood in the Waterville-
Fairfield fight goes to Waterville, the
score of Saturdays game being to O..
But it was a good game to watch and
after Fairfield gets into trim the finals
will not be so large as this. 1t was the
first game for Waterville and the sup
porters were we'll satisfied with the
showing. The batting done was very
satisfactory for Lehey is a good man
and a hard one to hit effectually
But Waterville had no trouble in find
ing the ball and hit it hard. This latter
quality was what made the supporters
feel most confident. With a team of
sluggers the ball is pretty sure to get
out of reach occasionally and when lit
does there is usually trouble for the
other side.
Most of the flys were hard ones to get
and the grounders were driven into the
field with lots of ginger behind them.
Everything was smashed so everything
was hard to handle. Another satisfac-
tory feature of the teams playing was
its base running, All chances were
taken boldly but with good judgement
and many of the runs secured We're
hand made and worked out right on the
base lines. Double steals and all the
other tricks We're skillfully worked
Fairfield felt the lack of team work
here more than anywhere else, for with
a set of foxy base runners the ball can't
be given much time to cool off. There
were several mix ups on the bases that
phased Fairfield and made runs for
Waterville, but these cannot be expect
n1 fn NNot Ia lev
has a hard hitting and good base run
ming team and these two qualities count
for a good deal in run getting.
Waterville supporters were especially
well pleased with the teams offensive
work and had no fault to find with it's
defensive. Some handsome catches
We're made and some very pretty stops
and throws. Nolan's friends almost
dropped dead when he let a little
grounder slide right between his legs,
but it is one of those slips that the best
of 'em make occasionally and a play he
made right afterwards balanced it all
right. 1t was little pop fly that land
ed just at his feet in spite of him. But
his hands We're right behind it and it
didn't stop at all but went, mud and all,
to first end nailed the man.
Goode had only one chance at third
and handled it neatly. A nice little
pop foul fooled him and slipped through
his hands but no one thought anything
about that Cowing caught a very
pretty game ana bated we'll. "Baggy'
Allen was the only man out of the four
who tried to steal to land safely ana
the ball he went down on was a bad one
to stop The other three we're nailed as
neatly as could be desired. Corners
played a fine game at second, taking
five chances without slip and making
all of Bits throws count on ms END.
He got two hits, one a double ana
three runs.
Phelan played the same strong game
in center field. He stole pretty MT
away from Houghton, the first man up
for Fairfield. 1t looked like a sure sin
gle but was gathered i'm on the outer
edge of the diamond after a difficuit
run. His base running was nrst class
and two of the runs are to his credit.
Britt showed up in excelient styie d.
first. although his share OF the Work
was light. All the nine chances tilt,
came TO him were taken neatly. anu
some of them were bad ones. Twice he