Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-25
Winthrop Nine Defeats
Augusta Ball Tossers.
Rafting Good Game Despite
Condition Of the Field.
The Two Teams Will Represent Places
in the Trolley League-Great Deal OF
Interest Manifested in National
Game.

these places in the Trolley League. The
weather was far from encouraging for
a game of ball and the high figures i'll
the error column are largely due to the
condition of the ball, which was so wet
in the last of the game that it was al
most impossible to play anything like
clean baseball with it,
But the Winthrops were happy in the
victory, although it was by only one
point as the score was to 4.
AS to the relative strength of the two
teams, Winthrop certainly showed up
the better in Saturdays game, but the
Augusta team will no doubt be
strengthened by the addition of Worm
wood and York, if the report that they
are to form the battery in Augusta is
true.
The interest in the game here is at
the highest pitch and support from the
citizens will not be lacking if Winthrop
has winning team in the Trolley
League.
The game was called at 4.40 o'clock,
and was played in just two hours and
was one of the most exciting contests
seen on the diamond, this season.
Following is the detail of the game:
The Augustus We're first at the bat,
and Bither, at the head of the list, was
out, Furlong to Burdin. Arata followed
with a safe hit and stole second, but
got no further, as Gilley struck out and
Grover was out, Carey to Burdin.
H. Woodman was the first at the bat
for the WinthroDs and led off with a
safe hit; Carey was out. Patten to
Hanks. Irish got a hit and was fol-
lowed by Burdin and Furlong. each Of
whom hit safely. Woodman and Irish
scored. Burdin was out at home, and
Thomas struck out, leaving Furlong
on third. Score, 2 tot
In the second, Albee was passed to
first on balls, Hanks struck out, Coney
obtained first on an error by Carey, AL
bee reaching third. Coney stole second.
Gordon was next at bat and struck out,
while Patten was out, Irish to Burdin,
leaving a man on second and third.
For Winthrop. L. Woodman was hit
by the pitcher and given his base but
was caught on second, Bither to Coney.
Huntington was retired on a foul fly to
Either and Callahan obtained a hit. but
was out, Gilley to Coney, as he tried
to reach second on little grounder
knocked into the diamond by H. Wood
man.
In the third inning, Bither struck out.
Arata hit safely, Gilley struck out and
Grover was out on fly to Huntington.
Carey was out. fly to Arata. Irish OBJ
tanned a hit, but was out Patten to
Hanks, and Burdin was out, Coney to
Hanks. No score in this inning.
In the fourth for Augusta, Albee
out. Hanks hit safely and was adj
vanced by an error by Carey. Coney
was out, Irish to Burdin. Gordon OBJ
tanned first on an error by Huntington,
and stole second. Hanks scored. Patten
struck out. For Winthrop, FurlOng re-
ceived base on balls, Thomas struck
out, Lee Woodman obtained a hit, adj
vancing Furlong. Huntington was out
at first and Callahan knocked u fly to
left field and the Winthrops were re-
tired without scoring. Score, to 1.
In the fifth, Bither reached first on an
error by H. Woodman, Arata struck
out. Gilley was out, fly to H. Woodman,
and Grover, fly to Thomas.
The Winthrops came up with the
head of the batting list and Harris
Woodman, after being passed to first
on balls, stole second and third, and
reached home on an error by Gordon,
before Carey, who was next at bat, had
had touched the ball. His slide home
was one of the features of the game.
Carey was out Gordon to Hanks. and
| Irish reached first on an error by Bither
and second on an error by Gilley, where
| he was finally retired by Patten to CO.
ney. Burdin was given a base on balls
AMI stole second. Furlong followed
and repeated the performance, Burdin
reaching third, from whence he scored
on an error by Gordon. Thomas was
out, foul fly to Gordon. Score, 4 to 2.
In the sixth inning. Albee struck out,
| Hanks flied out to left field. Coney WIS
given base on balls but was caught
stealing second, Carey to Furlong.
l.. Woodman was out, foul fly to Cor
| don, Huntington struck out, Callahan
got first on balls but was left on sec
| ond. as H. WoOdman was out, Patten to
! Hanks
In the seventh, Coney led off for Au
gusta and was out, foul fly to Callahan.
Patten out, fly to L. Woodman, and
| Either out, Furlong to Burdin.
| Carey got first on balls, stole second.
lrlSn nit Il lWO-DagSer, scoring carey.
Burdin was out to Hanks, Furlong out,
| Coney to Hanks. Thomas flied out to
Albee. Score, to l.
In the eighth Augusta took a brace.
Arata hit safely, but was out, Hunting
ton to Callahan. Gilley reached first on
, an error by Irish and stole second.
Grover got first on a scratch hit and
| stole second, Gilley reaching third.
Hanks struck out. but Carey failed to
hold the ball and he reached first, fill
| ing the bases. Coney obtained hit.
scoring Gilley and Grover. Coney stole
second, but Gordon struck out and end
ed the inning. Score. to 3.
For Winthrop, L. Woodman hit safe
ly and stole second. Reached third on a
hit by Huntington. who was next at
bat. Huntington stole second. Callahan
| was out. foul fly to Bither. L. Woodman
was out at home. H. Woodman reached
first on balls, stole second. but Carey
struck out. leaving' Huntington on
third and H. Woodman on second.
Patten was first at bat in the ninth