Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-13
Gardiner Defeats Augusta
by Score Of 10 to 4.
One-S'ded and Uninterestino
Contest at Driving Park.
Home Team Not in the co,+... ..
Stage OF the Proceedinss-How II
All Happened by lnninos-No+ M,,x
Features.

of seeing Il game" or "cxhih,ion., ~
! baseball. yesterday afternoon. thai u-.,s
exceedingly out of the ordinary T.,
deed, it is doubtful if the people nf ~,
the Capital City of Maine have AVIAN
seen Il gam" just exactly like il ana
it is also probably true that they ,in maj
care to see another just like if rirb,
away.
1t WAS game with features-v.s
there We're more features than ,,.
could easily keep run of, and most nf
the men on the augusta team. with 81,
few n"tanlc exceptions, contributed ,o
this Feature column" in manner
that WAS almost harassing in their
frequency and originality. The scoro
was well, something like 10 to 4 az
We'll as the Journal man can remon-
Der it may nave been more than ia
as the Gardiner runs came in so FAST
Part of the time that some might have
crossed the plate unseen. ANYWAY
Gardiner Won by Il good. safe margin
Yes, it was il wonderful, strange ana
weird exhibition Of baseball, and M
one really knows why things were TINS
! I" this hour of going to press; but the
facts remain and the future historian,
of baseball must be content with tbe
thought that it is one oi those unsolvc1
mysteries that mark events in the his
tory of men.
To he sure. Augusta had a reorg,n
izrd team and some of the men wcr.
new t" their positions. but it is to be
/, II -.,,1t Il
fore. 4 thing one would have been led
[" doubt in watching the game, YES
tcrdiy.
Well. it's all over now and il can't
10 helped. ana its no use to talk about
It. Here's the WY it happened by in
nimES:
Mum" got hit by Il pitched ball and
took his base. Lancaster hunted and
was safe on an error J. Scott hit to
right and WAS safe on an error. Munro
and Lancaster crossing the plate. Bar
tol hit and l.. Scott was safe on an
other error, and Henderson was safe
on an error at third. Messenger went
ont, pitcher to catcher, Lewis out SOC
ond 10 first, and Munro did likewise ON
a fly I" Jackson. Iut in this mixup OF
hits and errors six Gardiner men
crossed tn" plate. Augusta's troubles
began in the beginning, you see.
In AuGusta's half we squeezed out
one run. Jackson started off with a
three aggcr. And by the way this man
played great game right through.
He's Il good man. Norcross got a hit.
scoring Jackson. but WAS out on an at
tempted steal of second. Harvey struck
out and kcmpton Was safe on an error
at second. Hanks was put out by Mum
TO on IN massiStrd play.
In the second Lancaster and J. Scott
struck out. Rartol WAS safe on an err
r"r by kempton and j.. Scott hit, Bar
tol going to second. Henderson went
out, Martin to Harvey, retiring the
side.
For Augusta, Martin hit good one to
left. Gricr went out on high fly. Simp-
son went OUT on an unassistcd play at
first and Williams struck out.
Gardiner got four runs in the third
Too bad, but that's what they did
Messenger was safe on an error by
Hanks. Morrill, hit. Messenger going to
third. Lewis hit to Williams. but was
SAFE on 4 play To noli messenger on
third. Munro hit to third and reached
first all right on an error, and McSscn-
ger and Morrill, scored. Lewis going to
third. j. Scott WAS out at first, Lewis
scoring on the play. Bartol WAS safe
on AN error by kcmpton and Munro
scored. The side WAS retired by l..
Scott striking out. Score. 10 to | in ia
vur of Gardiner; rather onesided wasn't
it"
And it was only the third inning.
There were six more long innings to he
played and nine more Gardiner runs to
cross the rubber. Perhaps it will be bet
tor to pass over them for fear Of weary
ing the reader as it did the watchers.
Nineteen to four. Rather a big score
all right. At least that WAS what We
thought who were there and saw the
Gardiner men cross TIL" plate with tire
some regularity. I;ut ms we said be-
fore, it's all over now. Hires the sum
mary:
GARDNER
! All hb -