Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-25
BATES, 3; MAINE, |.
Androscoggin Boys Turn Tables
on Penobscot Friends.
Bates Victory Due Largely to Fine
Work of Pitcher Doe.
A Good Race in the League, With Maine
in the Lead.

Lovers of baseball and all interested
in the results of the State games, this
year. will have some more figuring"
to do The unexpected always happens,
so let no one be surprised at the result
of todays game between Bates and U.
of NJ.
The attention of all sport loving men
have been called to the surprises COM
| ing, this year, from games, the results
| of which seemed so obviously certain
before the actual trial on the field. All
| this goes to prove that the game is
played on the diamond and not in the
papers.
Bates has the reputation for sur
| prises, but the one sprung on the pub
lie, Saturday afternoon, will go on the
board as a record breaker For the
last week rumor has been widely cir
culated that Bates is very weak this
year. There was much truth in this.
| The first games of the season were not
ones to boast of and the two games
played, thus far, with the other State
colleges. has given some cause for loss
| of the confidence of the general pub
| lc However. the fact is that Bates
has gotten her second breath. There is
| scarcely any hopes of her winning the
championship but the season can not
close with out one victory to disappoint
IthGse who have so freely betted their
money 10 to 1 that Bates would not win
Il State game this year. Perhaps to the
ma jOrity of the students the victory,
| tI,,,T
| the public. 1t was generally thought
that the team was the weakest since
| the season opened. Towne could not
pitch and Bates has long thought that
| no one but he could pitch a baseball
game on Garcelon field. Austin ana
Nichols, both freshmen, but considered
among the best of the players, were out
| of the game, Austin being still absent
| in New Hampshire and Nichols laid up
with boil on his arm. Harry Doe
| took TONNES place and filled it, too. 1t
| has seldom been the treat of the crowd
to see prettier pitching on these
grounds. Time after time Doe struck
out his man and his general play was
excellent only having one error to his
count.
DWinal and Paine took the places of
Austin and Nichols and both boys play
ed the best ball of their lives. Every
body seemed to feel that this was to be
a fighting game, and every man was
nerved to do his best. Dwinal and
Paine are both weak at the bat but
they did good work in their places and
hWinal made one of the best plays of
the day putting his man out just as he
4 rl,& IL
and run sure to be scored for Maine
There is no doubt that had the U. of NJ.
man been less confident and had run in
stead of walked he might have changed
the final score by at least one.
Mitchell either lost his CONTROL or
throWcd wild, for he gave six men base
on balls.
At the close of the game the Bates
students carried Doe and Stone off the
field on their shoulders grand cello
bration in the evening, gotten up by the
senior class included q trolley ride
round the figure s, a reception at
Hawthorn hall and band concert.
The following is the game by innings:
First inning. u. of M. at bat. Yea
zin gained first by Does fumbling the
ball; Chase reached first, but lost sec
ond; Mitchell got first and Veazie stole
home. winning the only run of the day
for U. of NJ. Two men out on double
play.
Bates at bat. Bucknam led with
strong hit to right field and got first
stone gained second and Bucknam
third. Buchanan attempted to steal
home and lost; Stone reached third and
Allen lost. MaerZ came to bat and
Stone stole home. Doe gained first by
a ground hit to pitcher, who failed to
find it. The ball after being touched
by pitcher struck the umpire and a
mouthy bubble ensued, sides being
taken on the issue. The point was
Bates, but Maerz struck out. Score, Ii
Second inning. Bates played a better
game and shut U. of NJ. out
Bates came to the bat but failed to
make n run.
Third inning. Does pitching was the
feature of this inning and U. of NJ.
could not find the first base.
When Bates came to the bat it was
evident that some of the men were
weak batting and that Mitchell was
losing his speed. This inning closed.
Score. II.
Fourth inning. U. Of NJ, seemed
puzzled by Does curves and Stones
catching. Dwinal made a good play
and stopped Chase from gaining home.
No runs made. Bates could do no bet
ter and it was plainly pitchers game.
Score. IL.
Fifth inning. Doe again fooled Col
Inns and Larrabee, but found Thatcher
some harder Two men were on bases,
one on second, one on third, when the
last L. of NJ. man famed the air on the
third strike.
Bates came to the bat and run three
men on bases. but Mitchell pulled out
of this hole and saved the score after
having given two men bases on balls.
Score IL.
Sixth inning. In this inning Thatcher
made a good catch putting Bucknam
out of the business. None of the Bates
men found third. Score, IL.
Seventh inning. In this inning not
one U. Of NJ. man saw first. Doe show
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