Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-09
BOWD0IN LOSES.
University Of Maine CoIIegians
Win, Five to Four.
Cox Pitches GOOD Game With Ex-
ception CT One Inning.
Large Crowd and Weather Conditions
Were Favorable.

Brunswick. Ne, May S.-(SpeciaD.-
University of Maine defeated Bowdoin
at baseball by the close margin of 8
to 4, on the Whittier Athletic field, yes
terday afternoon, before the largest
crowd Of the season. The weather con-
ditions were ideal and the game was a
most exciting one throughout, though
the odds favored Maine after the sec
ond inning. 1t was at that time that
Maine won her game. The game was
lost by BoWdOn through errors more
than anything else. Although she
made only one more error than did her
opponents, they were nevertheless more
costly and came along when Maine got
her hits. Cox pitched 4 splendid game
with the exception of this one inning.
allowing but two hits for the rest of the
game. Frost pitched strong game for
Maine. and though I.owdoin secured
eight hits off his delivery they could
not get near enough together to bring
in the tallies. The features Of the
game was the hitting of Clarke and the
magnificent catch of Kinsman of 4 hot
IIltl oll mllCiltll btil tiitll ioohNNi lin
a three-baggcr.
The game opened with Mitchell at the
bat for Maine. He sent a little ground
or down to Bill Gould which did not
come within Il week Of being hit, but
Bill seemed to have forgot how to ham
die the sphere in the way he is wont to
do, and the Fort Fairfield lad got first
all right. One error for BOwdoin. Col
Inns came up next and hunted down to-
ward third. This time Gould made a
good throw, but the ball got there about
the time that Collins did and somehow
or other the ball went out of Virgins
hands and cut into the field, whereup-
on our friend Mitchell very kindly took
opportunity to score. Violette famed
out very graciously. benjamin Lar
rabce sent 4 grOunder to Cox, who held
Collins ut second and then caught Lar
rabce.. HOsmcr went out, easy enough.
White to WiEgin. Maine now had
score on errors.
In BOwdon's half. Don White got his
base by being hit By Il pitched ball.
stone sacrificed Don to second. Then
Jim Clarke done his duty by getting Il
two-baggcr and scoring White. Cox
singled to right field. Clarke going to
third. Clarke came in on sacrifice by
NiGGn. Gould struck out. Bowdoin
felt pretty we'll now with two runs to
their credit by virtue of good clean hit
ting. Ought to win all right.
Now comes the time when BOw,ioin
lost the game forever. 1t was done by q
few cracks at our pride. Jimmy. an err
ror and n throw to second by Piper which
should have gone to the plate. Burns
was the first man up and struck Out.
That looked all right. Mcdonald got n
base On balls. Never mind. Bird got his
base on an error 10y Gould. Mcdonald
going to third. Hard luck. The misch;cv-
Gus Jack Frost came along next, ana
though 1t is not the time of year when he
is supposed to he cutting up his FRANKS.
he cracked out n single that scored Mac
More hard luck. Then Cart. Mitchell
singled. Things looked Gnfavorablc. Col
Inns hit to left. Passes full. Niol.tto was
out On n fly to Piper. who threw to sec
ond. instead of the plate. and Collins and
Mitchell had crossed the rubber befor"
anyone could stop them That ended the
scoring for Maine Tor the rest of thr
game. and it prove! to he enough to win
the game by one insignificant score.
In Bowdoin's half there was no scoring.
Kinsman went out on a hit TO Collins;
BUNS. Hodsdon >as sac AT first on an
error by Burns and later stole accond.
IL died there. howc:rr. as Don White
was out Frost to Collins.
In the third. HCSmrr was out on n good
one to Kinsman. Burns struck Gut and
Mcdonald flied oTt to Clarke. For Bow
doin, stone singled, but was caught off
first by some mistake or other Cox
flied out to Collins and Wigsin done
likewise to third.
There was not much doing from this
time until the seventh. though i:owdoin
threatened to scoir several times, but
could not sucCecd in doing so. In this
inning Row doin got two runs and came
near getting morr. Piper hit 10 Burns.
who fooled with the bah long enough for
Piper to reach first. Bobby iIodsdon
then got n hit. Piper getting to second
all right White was out on Il fly to SOC
ond. Stone famed. Then Old Reliable
Jim Clarke came W. for his second two
haSacr. scoring Piper and IIodstion.
Eowdoin stock went UP over 100 per cent.
with Cox at the hat. but alas he went
out on hit 10 Frost The score was
now : to A. and it remained thus to the
end of the game.
1t was a good game. Both teams play
cd good ball Iowdoin exce,.ine with tho
exception of the second inning. Perhaps
they'll have better luck. next year
The summary:
BOWDOIN.
Al II III Do A 7,