Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-31
AUGUSTAL0SES.
Winthrop Has the Honor
Of Doing It.
Visitors Score Eight Runs and
Augusta One.
Biggest Crowd of the Season Watch
Contest.

We lost. Yes, that's what happened
to us on the Driving park diamond.
Yesterday afternoon, and something
like 1000 people saw it done-sad as il
was-and something like 1000 people
have a different idea as to lust how
it was done They each think they
could have managed it SO Augusta
could have won Except the Winthrop
rooters. who believe it would have been
impossible). but since they did not
have the opportunity to do so, the score
must go down in history as to l and
Winthrop have the rooster
The game was not so bad as YOU
might think. In fact, it was a good,
NICE interesting game up to the fifth,
and even after that time there were
moments when it looked as though
Augusta might be able to climb up on
the Winthrop ''bal'Samers" in such a
manner as to make it interesting. but
these moments were unfortunately
short in duration, and such being the
case we must do as the man in the
story and "let it go that way"
In truth, the one great trouble with
us was that we could not seem to inn
prove those favorable moments to
which We have alluded. by getting a
good, nice, pretty hit when we needed
it so badly, and Mr.. Irish did not seem
to care q BIZ. Indeed, /. seemed to
take delight in being unl.ind to us in
this way and in pulling his team OUT
of holes when Il hit would have meant
anywhere from one to three runs. Nor
did this circumstance happen but once,
hut it occurred several times during
those cvcEtiuI nine innings, and so we
are forced to admit in the time
ho1ored phrase that inability to hit
at critical times" was one of the big
reasons we did not win.
That's enc reason. Another reason
is perhaps not so good one, and per-
haps could not be helped. Here it is:
The outfie,J was not SO strong as it
has been. The outfield played all
right, and we do not mean to find fault
III the least. but the fact is, previous
to yesterday Augusta has had an out
field that could discount anything in
the league (and some faster leagues
for that mattor) and one that has
robbed more than one ambitious bat
ter of good two-baggers. And that
We did not have yesterday, and the re-
suit was Winthrop got some long hits
that did them lots Uf good and painel
US awf,lly.
However. the game was interesting,
Augusta doing some excellent playing
- and so did Winthrop-or else they
would not have got so many runs.
Phelan was in the box for Augusta
and did very good. work. They got
quite few hits off him, but aside from
those long ones which we have just
been explaining would have had a fine
record. He also gave a remarkable
exhibition of playing all-round ball,
at times appearing to be everywhere
at once in most unexpected manner.
The rest of the team played well.
The only trouble is they did not hit
quite enough-but we will blame Irish
for this, because we firmly believe he
did it a-purpOse.
Winthrop-They played all right, If
you don't think SO just court the scores
and look over the summary. They also
seemed to have more or less good luck,
or fast playing we would probably call
it if we lived in Winthrop. By innings:
First inning-Huntingto got a base
on balls and Cary struck out. Worm
wood hit to right, Huntington going to
third. Irish and Talbot both struck out.
For Augusta, Martin was safe on an
error at third. Norcross struck out and
Phelan sacrificed Martin to second. Gill
ley made a good hit and Martin went to
third when it looked as though he ought
to have scored. Jackson struck out.
Second inning-Callahan went out,
Sullivan to Nichols. Burdin got a base
on ballSs and Grover followed with a
was out at first on an unassisted play.
For Augusta, Sullivan was safe on an
error by Irish and stole second. Craig
and Nichols struck out. Simpson hit
pretty one to right and Captain Sulli-
van crossed the rubber for our single,
lonesome run. Martin struck out.
Third inning-Cary was out at first
and NORWOOD got a two-bagger. Irish
sacrificed NORWOOD to third. Talbot
was out, PLelan to Nichols.
Norcross struck out and Phelan was
out, second to first. Gilley hit another
to right. jackson hit to NORWOOD and
Gilley was out at second.
Fourth inning-Callahan out on a fly
to Martin. Burdin struck out and Grow
er was out, Phelan to Nichols.
Sullivan struck out. Craig did the
same and Nichols was out, NORWOOD
to Fortier.
Fifth inning-Fortier was out, Nichols
to Phelan at first. Huntington was out
at first and Cary was out, Sullivan to
Nichols.
Simpson hit to left and stole second.
Martin struck out and took third on an
error Norcross flied out to Fortier and
Phclan was out, Irish to Fortier.
Sixth inning-Wormwood got two
Dagger. Irish hit and on an error by
Norcross. Norwood crossed the pan.
Talbot hit to Craig and Irish was put
out between third and the plate. Talbot
going to third on the play. Callahan
get base on balls. Burdin hit to
Nichols. who sent the ball to the