Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-24
C0NY, g.; c. c. l., 8.
Home Team Wins Best Game
Of Season in This City.
The Old ''BIoody" Seventh Proves
Lucky for the Cony Boys.
They Shift Score in That Inning and
Win the Game.

mark Since the oId league udEs' AZ W.
the one, yesterday. Cony hadz fGo7
burn Classical Institute team as- their
opponents. and an enemy TO -1e
watched they were. but after an M
certain game were defeated by a score
Of to s. at all times they were alert
to opportunities afforded by Hairs
bad condition, he really being physi-
calIy unable to hold down the box In
creditable manner and should not
have ventured to try, but even under
the prevailing conditions he did cred
liable work.
The features were many and varied.
Little for the Conys struck MS old-
time form AMI accepted each OF ms
chances. making excellent throws 10
first and had three hits to his credit,
each made at critical moments, inc
last scoring Bither and the winning
run with two men out in the last half
Of the ninth inning.
Starnm accepted two beautiful flies
to center which were a credit to him.
Durham also was alive and played q
heady game. when the selection OF
throws to bases were critical points III
heading off men. he invariably chose
the right one. on behalf Of the Co.
burn team. FinluysOn, who by the way
is an amiabIe chap. played Il great
game at shortstop. making good stops
and sure throws. Hopkins. Cole, Now
or and l. Ware did excellent work
with the stick. and generally made
their hits cntitlc a showing in the run
column.
The attendance was the largest of
the season. was surely the most en-
thusiastic. ana was the greatest f,-l-
turc IF the game. In the seventh in
ming the score stood : to in Coburn's
favor ana the enemy seemed to have
the Cnny team AL but into camp for
severe punishment, and the shouts
We're deafening to those anywhere
within their range. The cheers had
til" desired effect. for Tibbetts, who
was IN the box for toburn, could not
successfully throw his shoots over the
plate. Tn" volcy OF shot fired upon
poor TibbcttS by the firing squad grew
moro intense as man after man walked
to the initial bag. Before the cheers
had died away Tibbctts had allowed
twn runs to b" forced in as result Of
his Unstable nature. The fans who
were cheering c,.tircly lost themselves
and became fr@utic--so lid TibhctfS
and most of his support. lor when The
close Of the seventh inning showed "
ii" score. they began to wonder how 1t
all happened.
Ii Was great gam" with q Elrri-
son finish which would ~ 4 credit IL
amy hns. ball Aggregation The Etinr
IA detail.
Thr visitors lcI al tho bit with I'm
lavspn. lie WAS given a Inss ~ Han
emitting him d" q special ...,t Oh first.
hut u" was not satisfied ~ this station
ana Immediately stole his wty ~ s,4--
und. Hopkins hit "A gr0uuder ~ sec
onI and was retired. M"tcalf ~ Dun
ham. Il. Ware hit to third am way
easily retired. Little to Duuhim. Fin
liysOn scored on the play. 'ul" struck
out For tnny. Sanford was given /
pass. ana followed F'inlaysous exam
plc-immcdiatcly stole second Met
calf singled to third and stul" second.
Bthcr hit to third the baseman FUN
blc'i ana Either took two bases. San
ford scored but Metcalf was caught ut
III" plate. Tuell singled to right and
Bithcr scored. Tucll stole second Hall
struck out. Score. FL in Cony's favor.
Second inning Linscott singled Ia
right. +. +. Ware hit to Hail. who
threw badly to second. SAFE all around
Mower struck out. Tibhctts thought
that game trumpS and followed suit
L. Ware hit an easy grounder to see
ond and was out 1t first Mctcaif 70
Durham. For tuny. Little struck out
Stamm hit to Hopkins. who fieldcd to
first i'll time to retire the runner. Dun
ham flied to third
Third inning-For Coburn, Finlayson
singled and stole second. l.. Ware sin
El"d ana F'inlayson stole home. cole
singled. LinsCott singled to right. +. T.
Ware struck out. Mower struck out.
With three men on bases Tibbetts hit Il
long one to center which was prettily
gath2red in by Stamm. Hussey struck
out. Sanford struck out. Metcalf met
the sphere for Il long one to p. T. Ware
in center, who duplicated Stamm's fca-
turc.
Fourth inning-For Coburn. p. T.
Ware hunted and was retired. Hall to
Durham. Finlayson flied to Stanlm
and was out. Hopkins struck out. For
Cony, Either singled. Tuell flied to
Hopkins at second and was out. Bither
was caught stealing second. Hall hit
to second and was retired at first.
Fifth inning-For Coburn, +. Ware
singled. Cole sent long one to center
for two bases, scoring Ware. cole was
caught stealing third. Linscott hit to
Hall, who iielded to third retiring Cole.
Little Immediately threw to Durham
and Linscctt. who had pitched his tent
IN unsafe tenting grounds. was caught
for put-olt. p. T. Ware struck out.
Score, TO 8, in Coburn's favor. For
Cony. Little singled to short center, and
stole second on an error by fifstt base
man. Stamm struck out. Durham
sacrificed. advancing Little "a stbrl
who scored oH N Sassad I'D An
scott. Hussey was extremely lucky.
for after having three strikes called he
obtained two bases onsa passed balkhy
Linscott. Sanford singled. = MstCpf
struck out
Sixth inning-For Coburn. Mower
made a beautiful placed hit for one
base. Tibbetts hit to Hall, who played
to second retiring Mower. but Metcalf
fielded the ball too slow to complete the
double. p. Ware singled. Finlayson
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