Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-21
SIXTEEN INNINGS.
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out TO ' eaZle. 4 MS WAS one Vi tlt
chances when single would have
netted a run. But Colby was one run
ahead and felt comfortable.
Neither side could score again until
the sixth inning. Keenc made pretty
play in the fifth that probably saved
a rum VeaZie gave Vail Il nice little
one and Vail threw wild to keenc while
Veazie thought he was booked tor
third. But Keene made a long pretty
throw to Craig and got his man, just
by a hair.
In the sixth Chase started it for
Maine by getting first on an error by
/ keene. He went to second and third
! on put outs and scored on an error
by Vail. Maine had six men up in tins
/ inning but only one crossed the plate.
/ 1t was in the seventh inning that
| NeaZie made a beautiful catch 1t was
Il high fly from CoWing that went we'll
into center field, but NeaZic turned and
ran with the ball, just getting his
hands onto it as it came down.
The remainder of the gamC-nine
| innings-Was almost a REPETITION of the
| Colby BoWdoin game. 1t was even
| Stephen" all right and enough to put
| life into an Egyptian mummy CoombS
made a very peculiar play in the
seventh that brought the beacherS to
their feet i'm Il bunch. Frost knocked
a little rolling grounder down towards
first base that was just inside the line.
toombS went after it, but found that
he would not have time to pick it up
and throw it, so he just gave it a gentle
little push that kept it going to keenr
and the runner was out.
In the eighth Pugsley made two beau
tiful stops and throws with smoking
sfounders from Mitchell and Collins.
No one thought he would get either and
when he did the crowd fairly went wild.
1t was beautiful playing and Pugsley,
by the way, played beautiful game all
through
Maine came to bat in the ninth with
the score a tie. The plays that have
been mentioned are only the best ones
made. There We're others that in an or d
binary game would have been worthy
of special mention, but they passed
scarcely noticed in this one. With such
playing you can imagine how the crowd
was feeling. There was more excite
ment to a minute than the old bleech-
ers ever saw before and everyone was
on Il raw edge with suspense. But the
longer the teams played the faster and
harder they played and hair raising
plays became more frequent.
Thatcher started the ninth for Maine
with a three Dagger, the longest hit of
the game. This looked bad for Colby
and the beechers became suddenly 81
lent Bird got up Il fly that went We'll
into the field and it looked as if no one
could possibly get under it, but Pugs-
ley was there. He was so far out, how
ever. that Thatcher thought he had
plenty Of time to score after the catch.
and started but Pugsley drove the bail
like bullet to Coombs, who tossed it
along to CoWing and Thatcher was out.
But it was so close you could hardly
see it and the play was in much less
time than it takes to tell how it hap
pcncd. TOWse was cared for by Vail
and Keene and it lookeG as if Maine
was dead dog. But Vail died ON a
foul fly to Chase, Coombs singled, Cow
ing went out on Il foul fly to Bird ana
w. league struck out. Then came the
extra innings, one after the other in
rapid succession, while no one dared
hardly to breath.
Everyone had his moneys worth by
this time bat Il bargain sale of base
bail had been promised and it was
given all right. The bleachers sang In
the Good Old Winning Time, 'Pinky.
Pnky. Poo" There Was An Old
Farmer" and all the other classics the
small boys gathered as near as they
dared and yelled until you could see
what they had for dinner. But moth
ing worried either team. Both played
ban, and such bail. Red hot, clean,
scientific, hair-raisinG baseball. There
was no fooling, no kicking. Every man
payed strict attention to his own ter
ritory and nailed everything that came.
near him.
Frost and Neazie wcrc both cared for
by Vail and Kccnc in the 10th and
Chase flied out to pugslcy. Colby
didn't do anything in her half. Colbys
half Of the 18th was about as exciting
as any in this remarkable game. The
suspense and excitement was wicked
WAS bitter disappointment for the
mnj0rity. Abbott started it with nice
little single but Vail batted one that
struck Abbott just as he got about half
way to second. COombS smashed n
hot one and NeaZie fumbed while Vail
went to third. Coombs trottcd down
to second. CoWing struck out and was
well nigh heart broken. w. league
came up with his jaw set and grip
on his bat that must have dentcd the