Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-23
PITTSFIELD.
FIVE TO THREE.
M. c. |. BasebaIIists Do Up
Cony Aggregation.
Saturdays Game Was C'ry's First
Defeat for This Season.
Contest Was Pitchers Battle THROUGH.
out With Honors About Even.

High school met Oh Hunnewell field
Saturday, for the second game Of IN,
season, and M. G. i. came off victori
Gus, mainly because of the great worl
of Elliott in the box.
| Hall of Cony pitched an excellent
game but his support was rather rag
ged at times. The Augusta LADS wer,
the hardest proposition the home team
has struck this season and the gams
was a red hot contest from start t.
| finish, neither side being sure OF tbs
result until the third man was out ir
the ninth inning.
/ An exceptionally large crowd turned
out to encourage the home boys and
there was a marked improvement ir
the work Of the cheering squad.
| A jolly party of "Cony rooters" came
up from Augusta on the afternoon
train, ard did some lusty cheering for
their favorites.
The features of the game were the
pitching Of both Elliott and Hail and
the fielding of Richardson for NJ. c. I.
The game was called at 2i5 with
the visitors at the bat.
Sanford, the first man up for the
visitors. struck out. Metcalf, the nGxt
up, sent a hot grourder to Elliott
which he easily handled reiring the
runner at first. B;thcr then sent an
easy one to Partridge and was out at
first, retiring the side. For NJ. c. L.
Partridge drove the first ball Hall
pitched to right field and arrived safely
at first. Emerson sent q groander bowl
ing along toward Sanford which he
failed to STOP and Partridge advanced
q base. Elicit flied out to Tuell. Rich
ardson hit n grounder to Hall and
Partridge was out at third. Little
threw to first but was too slow to catch
Richardson Like flash Emerson made
IL dash for third and Durham threw
wild. Emerson scoring. Gray was out
on 4 grounder, SANFORD to Dunnam, re-
firing the side.
For Cony, Tuell was retired at first
on an easy one, Richardson to TART
ridge. Hall went out at first Lancaster
to Partridge. and Little famed the air.
Lancaster, WHO lei off for NJ. G. !. roll
ed all easy one to Hall and was out
at first. Billings after considerable foul
ing flied out to Hall. Hartford started
a little one toward Little which was
fielded so slowly that ne reached first.
Hartford Immediately stole second
but Payson flied out to Hall retiring tile
side.
In the third inning. Stamm led. OFF
for tire visitors With Il strikeout, Dun
ham followed in his footsteps, and
Iussey made three vicious slashes at
the air only to return to the bench, and
the N. Z. l. contingent sent UP q vol
ley Of cheers for Elliott. For nj. c. l.,
Partridge hit enc to Metcalf and was
out ut first, Emerson struck out, and
Elliott was out Metcalf TO Durham.
In the fourth inning for Cony, San
ford drew q base on balls, Metcalf sent
one to short and Sanford was out at
second. Bither drove one out into Bill
ling's territory which was fielded slow
IL and he arrived safely at first, Met
calf stealing second. Tuell sent a live
" one to Hartford, which he missed
and Metcalf scored. Bither then scored
on a pass ball by Emerson. Score,
| Cony. 2: NJ. c. T., l. Hall then struck
out and Little went the same way.
| For M. c. I. Richardson hit to Hus-
sey, who muffed the ball Gray hit one
| to Little, who threw wild to second
base to catch Richardson and both were
safe. Hall deceived Lancaster three
times and hit Billings. who succeeded
| him. Hartford hit an easy one which
was fielded slowly and Richardson
scored. Score, M. c. l., 2; Cony High
| 2. Payson struck out and Partridge hit
a hot liner to Hall. who dropped it and
Gray scored. Emerson sent hot
grounder flying past Little and Billings
| and Hartford crossed the plate. This
concluded M. &. Is. scoring for the, in
ming and the game, but as Cony could
not bet five, this didn't matter and the
grandstand was 4 very happy place.
The next up, Elliott, hit a hot grounder
and reached first on an error by Dun
| ham, but Richardson, the next man UP,
couldn't connect with Halls twisters
! and struck out, retiring the side.
| In the fifth inning. the Cony boys
We're retired in the one-two-three or
der. Stanirn, Durham and Hussey, the
brawry football fuilback, being de-
ceived by Eniotts fast ones. Elliott
received great applause for his work.
For M. c. l., Gray, Lancaster and Bill
lings struck out. and the Cony root
ers" remarked that Hall was pretty
clever. too.
In the sixth inning for Cony SAM