Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-01
Winthrop Beats Gardiner
on Formers Grounds.
Second Game Here in the Troll
ley League Interesting.
Fine Weather Brought Large Attend
ance to Witness the Great Playing OF
the Two Clubs and the Game Was
Well Worth Witnessing.

improved upon, Saturday afternoon, In
connection with the second game OF
the Trolley League SERIES at this
place, the visiting team being the Car
diners.
The breeze which had been blowing
more or less all day, subsidized during
the afternoon and when the game was
called at 4.15 crowd of nearly 500
We're present.
The grand stand was well filled and
the usual number of baseball enthusi-
asts lined the railroad bank and the
side hill.
Not for many years at least has
Winthrop enjoyed the enthusiasm in
baseball that it is now passing
through and the majority of the peo-
pie who attend the games think that
the team here now is the best one that
Winthrop has congregated together in
a number of years.
Irish and Carey, the battery for the
Winthrups, did great work, and l..
Woodman made Il good throw from
center field to third base and also Cor
don made a great catch of long fly
to left field which would have been {,
Dagger and would have added two
runs to the short side of the game had
he missed it.
In the sixth inning there was little
"rag-chewing" contest which the spec
tators did not like, as they ray money
to see ball playing and d" not care to
have it turned into a debating society.
outside of the above mentioned fact
there was very little kicking on either
side.
The Gardiner team is q strong one
and they way the teams have started
in, in their playing, the people here
are looking for the fight for the $iG0
to lty between Winthrop and Gardiner,
as the two teams are very evenly
matched. About so came out with the
Gardiner team. Details of the game
by innings:
E'ist inning: For Gardiner. Scott
was first man to bat and struck nj first
ball pitched, which was foul. Struck
out. Henderson, the next man, struck
IN in;icld hit to pitcher and WAS out
Oh first. Munro got Il base on balls.
Messenger hit Il light one to short and
got first advancing Munro to third
who had. during the mcautime, stole
second, and Harrington hit to third
and WAS out at first, retiring the side
without I score.
FOR Wintlrop-(iordou got base OH
balls II. Woodmtn hit a light one to
pitcher and forced Gordon to second,
vino was out, but WoodElan safe on
t.St Ct
walked. Carey struck to right fielu
md scored Woodman and Huntington
went 80 third. Irish got hit, scoring
Huntington. Cary got to thirt, and OF,
trying to get home was out. Irish
caught on first. Score, to 0.
Second inning: Gardiner-Lewis
struck out. Turner hit to short and
out on first j. Scott made All inficld
hit and out on first.
For Wintlrcp--Burtlin hit to short,
out at first. Furlong tapped to short,
out at first. Callahan another to short,
out at FIRST. Scort. . TO 0.
Third inning: acknowledgements
lit to first and was out Henderson,
out OF 9 foul fiy to first.
For Winthrop-L. Woodman hit by
LATED ball ana out. Gordon struck
out and Fl. WooIman flied out to CEN
ter. Score, to O..
Fourth inning: Gardiner-Munro hit
to right and out at first. Messenger
struck out. Huntington hit to short,
who missed it and the batter got first,
stole second and out
For MISUNDERSTANDING out to
rot hI l..
to third and out at first. Irish struck
out. Score, = to 0.
Firth inning: Gardiner-Lewis hit
to left, got first. Turner flied out to
left. ]. Scott got a two-base hit to
long left. advancing Lewis to third.
Lancaster struck out. L. Scott hit q
long high fly to LETT to Gordon, who
caught it, leaving Lewis on third and
}. Scott on second.
For Winthrop--Burtlin got a safe hit
to left field aud got first, going out on
Il steal to second. Furlong flied to
iiSht and out. Callahan made q light
hit to pitcher and out on first. Score,
2 to 0.
Sixth inning: Standardization
raised the ball to left and got first got
second on errors, AMI third on error of
second baseman. Scored by passed
Dali Munro struck to pitcher, out on
h:St. Messenger hit to second base and
out on first. Harrington struck to third
and out.
For Winthrop-L. Woodman struck
out. Gordon put grounder to second
and reached first stole second. II.
Woodman hit by pitched ball and a
controversy ensued. Batter declared
out for interfering with catcher. Hunt
ington hit 4 grounder to left field, got
first. advancing Gordon to third. Carey
struck out. leaving man on third.
Score. to l.
Seventh inning: Gardiner@Lewfs
hit grounder to short and out at FIRST.