Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
Augusta Takes a Pretty
Game from Gardiner.
One OF Best Exhibitions Of Ball
Playing Of Season.
Hall Pitches Great Ball, Striking Out
Seven Men-Lewis Does Good Work.
Handling Three Men, and Simpson
Ends Game With Sensational Catch

Did you go to the ball game yoster.
day? If YOU did not. you missed ana
Of the pretticst and most interesting.
games Of baseball that Augusta paonIe
have seen in a good long while. If re-
suited: Augusta. .; Gardiner. / por-
hapS there hive been more scientific
games played by professional men. but
for Il nice. clean. close and well-nlavad
game by professional mon tho
exhibition was one that will not he for
gotten by enthusiasts hereabouts for n
long while.
The contest WAS exciting all the wav
through. From the time Jack" Mo
Donald stepped onto the clay and called
play ball' in his business-like fashion
until the last Gardiner candidate was
put out Of business by the magnificent
catch Of Center Fielder Simpson in the
ninth. there was not dull moment.
Nor was there the kicking which is
said to have been in evidence in other
places. The crowd was disposed to he
fair in its judgment. and the PLAYERS
also conducted themselves in a manner
that WIS worthy of mention, and which
would be a credit To any crowd Of ball
players.
Yes. it was great game. and if YES
terlay'S exhibition is any sample of the
games we are to have in the future.
Augusta people ought to be congratu-
lated on the sport in store for them.
The game opened with Gardiner at
the bat. l.. Scott. the first man up.
sent a high one out back of second.
| " hicl reached the ground before the
| center fielder could arrive on the scene
| and was therefore credited with a hit.
HENDERSON came next and could nor
connect in three tries and gave way to
Munro, who hunted successfully and
landed Scott on second. Things looked
We'll for Gardiner all right. Higgins,
! the next man. hit to Wiiliehan, who eX-
elicnred 4 little difficulty i'm gathering
| it in. and the bases We're full. Things
| looked still better for Gardiner and il
was rather quiet on the Augusta bench.
Iiut il was here that young Hall got
in the sort of work that chara cteriZed
his pitching throughout the game, ana
struck out the next man, Eldridge, and
only allowed Turner little one which
Gordon handled very nicely
In Augustus half the only two runs
of the game coming to them were
scored Bither hit to J. Scott and was
safe on Il tumble by that gentleman.
Grover nit TO short and Either was out
before he could reach second. This did
lot look ike the two runs that was
destined to win the game, but wait a
minute. Simpson came along and sent
one to short, who missed his man at
first. and Grover went to third, and
Simpson took second while the Gardi-
ner men We're wondering. Paruuette
fed out, and there was no runs vet.
Then Sullivan stepped up to the plate
and sent the ball on such Il long jour
iey that ne was very near the home
plate when it had been fielded in, and
two men We're over 'the plate before
him. 1t was close to a home run, and
| although he was called out, the game
was won. as later developments proved.
In her half of the second Gardiner
scored her only run. j. Scott was out
Sullivan to Gordon. Then Lancaster hit
to left for one base and stole second
Lewis hit to Gordon and was out Lam
caster going to third. l.. Scott hit to
Either. but Earl was bit tardy and
Lancaster scored and Scott was safe
Henderson got base on balls, but Gar
diners jig was ended with fine catch
by Simpson of Il fly from Monro's bat
In the third. Augustus half, Willie
han was ont on a hit to first. Jackson
got hit and Hall another. and with
Jackson on third things looked rosy.
But "Hiny'' Lewis done the trick by
striking out the next two men.
| And this is the way things continued
through the game. There were times
when it looked as though both. sides
would score, but in each instance the
opposing team would pull itself together
| in great form and shut them out 1t was
worth the price of admission all right.
and it is doubtful if there was a single
man. woman or child who left the
Driving park. yesterday afternoon.
who did not feel satisfied with the cx-
hibitiOn. The summary:
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