Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-13
BATES WINS
The Game, 5 to 2, from Uni
vcrsity Of Maine.
Holy Cross Tells Bowdoin About The
Same Game, Ten to One.
Colby VIII Meet Maine at WatervilIe,
Today.

Although the diamond on Garcelon
field was heavy, this afternoon. the
Bates Maine game was played in Au-
burn on A. A. a. park. where the sandy
weather was perfect. Eates won, j to 2.
Roth teams appeared to be in perfect
condition as they ran onto the field
at 2l5 i. NJ. After Il little preliminary
batting practice, capt hin Doe W:irmed
up for the hos tor Rates, and Frost
limbcred his ann up 10 do the twirlin;:
for Maine.
The attendance was large. Eoth
colleges hal :n enthusiastic following
o: rootcrS. l;it"f lad bought up the
whole cI;in,l>'i md ami Maine occupied
the bieach hers on the opposite side OF
the field.
Mitchell started the batting for
Maine with Il short liner to Bowers.
Bowers stopped the bill fair and threw
TO Kendall On first, Int Kendall made
an error. Errors by Doe on gronnders
from Collins ana Violet filed the
bases. Iarrabec fi":l out to Rounds
AMI Mitchell scored. Ioamer sent Il
pretty liner by Bowers and Collins
scored. Burns struck out and Bowers
caught Violet OF third. This finished
Maine's first chanc. at the bat, with
two runs to her credit.
Bowman started the stick work for
Bates With q clean hit TO deep left field.
Austin couldn't find I'-oSt's curves. hut
Kendall hit To center field. Wood flied
out TO rish: field. Wight fcllowe'! with
4 single. but Rogers struck out, leaving
the score at the end of the first inning:
Maine, ,: Bates. 0.
Macdonald stepped to the plate for
Maine ana hogan the second inning 10y
getting q base on Does error Mac
donald WAS caught on third. ami Mitch
ell was put out by Wight, making
three outs.
Bowers began with Il hot single for
Bates. then Rounds was out on a
grounGer to Mitchell ana Doe flied out
10 Collins. Mitchell gave his first pass
10 Bowman. but Austin closed the in
ming with a striile-uut
In the third for Maine, Collins WAS
out on 4 t;roundcr To Doe. Violet on Il
:,rnuni"r to second htSr was out but
i-arrabcc took second on m error by
Kendall. IIosmer made the third on,
with Il high hy to Rogers.
Kendall stepped To the bat for Gates
AM sent the sphere over the left field
er's heal ana took three baaes. Wood
sacrificed ana Kenlall scored. Wight
got first on an error. and Rogers made
hit. Rogers stole second then. and
on single by l'owcrs. both Rogers
and Wight secret. making the score
Maine. ,: Bates. .. Rounds was our.
and Doe sent Bates out with a lly to
center field.
Turns was out on Il short liner 20
shortStop in the fourth. ana Mao donald
followed with an out to second base.
Bird got Il hit, and stole second on i
wild throw from Hol,man to Wood,
but Frost flied out to Wight.
Bates stated in at the bat with n
single by Bowman. who was caught
attempting to steal second Austin
flied out on n high fly to right field.
and Kendall ended the inning with Il
fly to shortstop.
Mitchell started the fifth with 4 high
fly to Austin, ana Collins was also out
on a fly to right field. ana Violet fol-
lowed with fly To right.
Wood and Wight were ont on short
Grounders to the infield. ana Rogers
struck out.
In the sixth, Larrabee and IIosmer
flied out. Burns sent out n hard single
to center field, but Macdonald finished
the inning for Maine on a grOunder to
Doe.
Bowers on n fly. Rounds on strikes
and Doe on grOunder made the one,
two, three order for Bates.
Bird couldn't find Does curves in the
first seventh. Frost sent n pop fly to
Wight ut short stop and Mitchell sent a
slow grounder to Bowers. who connect
cd the ball with first before Mitchell
touched the bag.
Bowman was the first out for Batcs
in the last of the seventh. then Austin
hit safe and Kendall followed with a
single. Kendall stole second and Aus
tin stole third. Wood took first on an
error by right field. and Austin scored.
Wood stole second. Wight flied out to
second base and Rogers flied to center
field. The score was two to four,
The eighth was begun by Collins who
was out on n grounder to second base
Next Violet placed little liner in Does
NIT, and Larrabee flied to Rounds, who
dropped the ball. Larrabce got first.
Hosmer struck out.
Bower flied out to third base. Rounds
was hit by a pitched ball and took first.
Doe was out on grounder to pitcher.
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