Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-07
HaIIoweII and Winthrop Were
Victorious Mines.
Results of Other Games in Trolley
League.

probably being 1900 or more people pres
ent, and the afternoon crowd is estimat-
ed to have been something like 1000 peo-
ple-probably the biggest crowd that
ever attended a ball game in this city.
Yet since It's done. it's done and we
mustn't cry over spilled milk.
There were features at the games, but
most of them We're outside the ball
game-kind of sideshows, and they at
tracted a good deal of attention while
they lasted and during the afternoon
game in particular there We're quite a
few things of these occasions, or
scrap" about decisions and other
things and in one or two instances
there were nstic contests that surely
We're not a credit to those who took
part in them.
On the other hand there were some
extenuating circumstances in connec-
ton with the most of them and that
was the umpiring. We realize that
there has always been kicking by los
ing teams and right there the public is
mighty hard to satisfy, especially in
the Trolley League. where everybody Is
baseball crazy and wish to see things
come their way, and up to this time we
have not murmurcd in spite of the out
cry of a good many people. But the
fact remains that there has certainly
bean some crazy umpiring during the
baseball season of the Trolley League
and-its awfully tiresome 'doncher-
know" when you have to go to the
games every time the teams meet and
see someone who is either blind or cam
not see the attempt to umpire. Please
don't think we mean Mondays game in
particular, because we DON'T in fact
the work was considerable better than
some we have seen. and Sheehan for
to be found and perhaps the other men
were-though many thought otherwise.
Nor did umpiring make an iOta's diff
ference in Mondays games, as they
were won on their merits-that could be
seen with half an eye. Yet the fact re-
mains that this dissatisfaction has
caused a good deal of trouble and.
Monday, it came near being serious
trouble. So you see, some satisfactory
way of umpiring these games ought to
be arranged. A One-umpire system by
an out-Of-town man who knows the
game ought to be arranged and then
the trouble about local men, at least
would be avoided. SO the "scrappers"
are not altogether to blame. OF course,
some of them had found a wet" spot
about town and this made them more
than usually vicious and these two CIR
cumstanCes made combination that
caused trouble. But it was Labor day
and it only come once year-and that
is all there is to be said.
About the games. The morning game
was lost MISUNDERSTANDING else. Hal
strength than they have yet present.
ed and determined to win-and they
did. Augusta played a loose game in
fielding and did not hit remarkably
well. though they got as many of these
essentials as did HallOwell, but the err
rors put us on the yellow completely.
Carrigan and Abbott We're the battery
and they did good work. Can't find any
fault with them. 1t was the errors as
we have already said. And about these
errors, you might say they were bad
ones (and it would be correcD and you
might feel like "knocking' the men who
made them, if it was the first or second
time you had seen the team play. But
if you have seen all the games and seen
these men put up the gilt-edged article
that they have some times you would
agree with us that the men are not to
be blamed too much. They just hap
pened" and that's all that can be said.
BY inn ings:
First inning: Mcclellan struck out. |
Allen went out, pitcher to first, and
Arata was out i'm the same manner as
Allen.
For Augusta, Abbott hit and Sullivan
was safe on an error Carrigan flied out
to catcher. Phelan hit to pitcher and
was safe on an error, Abbott scoring.
G lley struck out and Sullivan was out
at third.
Second inning: Dufresne struck out |
and Blair flied out to Joyce. Higgins |
wa safe on an error and Wiley was out |
on f'y.
For Augusta. Simpson hit. but was
out of first. Joyce was out to McBain |
and Williehan struck out.
Third inning: McBain was out pitch
er to first. Miller struck out and Nc
Clellan flied out to Phelan.
For Augusta, jackson struck out and |
Abbott hit. stole and scored on a poor
throw by McBain. Sullivan got hit |
but was out on a steal of second. Car
riSan struck out.
Fourth inning: Allen out, second to
first. Arata out the same and Dufresne |
hit Hurd was all right on an error by |
joyce Higgins was out, catcher to
first.
FOR Augusta, Phelan hit to right but
WIS out on steal. Gilley and Higgins
struck out.
ruth inning: Wiley out. pitcher to
hrst' and McBain was safe on a funny
one Miller sacrificed and McClel-
ian MT. Allen got a base on
pais' at least that's what the umpire
sam, though others thought different !
~ A"rata hit to Simpson and (would /
s'u oelleve III that fellow actually |
dropped 1T with the bases full and two
men out and three Hallowell men trot-
le,' sdny home. Dufresne was out,
pitcher to first.
,o FOR Augusta, Joyce. williehan and
Jackson. all famed
Sixth inning: Blair struck ont and