Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-06
VAUDEVILLE.
FAIRFIELD. 8; WATERvILLE, 8.
The Upriver Ball Tossers Oefeat ne'r
WaterviIle Opponents.


Fairfield was a happy town, Weoiies
Cav NIGHT for the ball team had succeed
ed in defeating Waterville and carry III
the season. The score was s to 3 and the
game was all Fairfields. such as 1t was.
Britt the Waterville first basen'ah' De-
ing cut of the game, several changes mad
to be made. Walsh was brought III from
the field and put on the base Coomps
put in center and China Clark put into
right garden in the place OF "a'sils'
Phelan was in the box.
Walsh made so poor showing on hrst
that ne was replaced by Coombs IN the
third inning and went to center field.
China used to be a ball player all right
before he learned the drug business, but
has not been in a suit for seven years
and took very little practice before the
game. So he had to do good deal OF
guessing while in the field and at the
bat. He struck out three times but got
la pretty hit that might nave been
Stretched into a double with NIUE oanser'
He didn't lose the game by any means al
though Britt was missed al right.
The work of both teams in the held was
saffron. Waterville having Tour errors
in this respect all right, losing four out
Of eight chances at third, none of them
very difficult. Walsh had two OF Water
ville's, making them at first. Noians
had Buchanan between them. playing see
saw, when the ball struck the runner IN
the head. Waterville claimed deliberate
interference but Taylor did not see it
that way and called the runner safe:
Havey and Moroney were the only t'air-
field men to escape errors. Havey snow
ed stronger in this game and came pref
ty near hitting his pace. 1t rather looked
1t first as if he was in too fast company
but his work in this game would pass all
right.
Ii,
team He is one of the best men who ever
played on any diamond in this vicinity
and is as fast as the best of them, He is
a pretty fielder and has great wing. He
covers lots of territory, not only in his
own corner of the field but all over the
lot. But it is his coaching perhaps that
shows up better even than his playing,
as he can put life into any team and keep
it playing all the time. He was weak
from illness in this game but even then
got seven out of eight chances and
double and single at the bat.
Both teams batted hard. but Fairfield
had the better of it all through. smashing
the ball good deal harder. McGoVern's
triple came with two men on bases in the
second inning. and an error by Walsh
scored him. making three for the inning.
In the third, Rawson and Welch got their
doubles. netting two runs. But even with
all the hitting, it was not enough to win
the game, as neither side made an earned
run. Heavy hitting mixed with bad En-
rorS gave the game to Fairfield Water
vile having the knack in this game of
helping nearly every hit along with an
error somewhere.
Waterville batted well, although not so
heavily as Fairfield. Four singles We're
made off Moroney in the second inning,
but they netted only two scores. AL
though Fairfeld's errors We're more nu-
merouS they were not costly as Water
ville's. Waterville didn't spin a thread
from the fourth to the eighth inning. TAX
ing but two hits and only two men get
ting second safely.
After the third inning Moroney was
very effective and pitched good ball He
let up bit in the ninth and with two
men out Nolan and Taylor both got sim
giles. But these only affected the batting
averages as it was too late in the game
to rally.
Waterville lacked the usual snap and
ginger in this game and did not play at
|all up to the standard. 1t was pretty
cold for baseball and a strong wind was
blowing most of the time, and this may
have accounted in part for the poor show
ing made. Some of the Fairfield hits We're
the prettiest ones ever seen on the field,
being long and clean.
This game makes two victories for Wa
terville and one for Fairfield. The latter
has not finished strengthening the team
yet and has some more new men coming,
so the lazy days are about over for Wa
tervile and it will be q case of hustle
from now out with hot games. The