Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-06-13
CHAMPIONSHIP.
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first ball pitched for a terrific ground
drive to the foundations Of the Coburn
building, and both he and Cowing
crossed the plate almost before the ball
had been started on the return. New
man emulated Coombs' example and
repeated the feat, hitting the first ball
pitched right on the nose and sending
it almost in the track made by the
other for the second home run of the
game. Pandemonium broke loose when
he crossed the rubber. Craig hit to
Bowers and got first on a wide throw
to Kendall. Leighton hit to Doe who
threw to second, retiring Craig, but
Leightons sprinting prevented a
double. Wiley also hit to Doe. who
threw to second retiring Leighton and
Wiley was caught at first on the
double. This was good work and the
crowd showed its appreciation.
Wight was first up for Bates in the
fourth and singled to left. Bowers could
not dodge one of Coombs' swift ones
and received a terrible crack on the
jaw. After some doctoring he was able
to resume. Wood ran for Bowers and
Wight went to second. Rogers famed
and Rounds flied out to Wiley who
caught Wood off first and made a
double. Again the last three men on
Colby's list went out in one-two-three
order. Pugsley and Tilton went out,
short to first. and Pile famed.
Doe was first up in the fifth and
flied out to leighton. Bowman hit to
Craig and went out at first, and Aus
tin flied out to Wiley. Cowing flied
out to Wight. Coombs hit to third and
got first on a bad throw. Newman
struck out and Craig flied out to Doe.
The playing was fast in the sixth.
Kendall hit hot one down by first.
but Wiley got it and threw to Coombs
getting his man. Wood flied out to Til
ton, and Wight famed. Leighton got
first on an error by Wight. Wiley
struck out Pugsley had no batting eye
with him Saturday and popped up a
little fly which Bowers dropped but
recovered in time to catch Leighton at
second, Pugsley reaching first. Tilton
popped up fly for Bowman.
Bates scored again in the seventh.
Rogers was first up and cracked out
a pretty three-bagger to deep centre.
One of 'Cy's" wide ones glanced off
Cowings mitt and Rogers sprlnted for
the plate and made it, though Cowing
made a great try to cut him off.
Rounds struck out and Doe followed
suit. Cowing went out, Wood Ken
dali. Pile got to first on an error by
Wight and stole second. Coombs hit
to centre scoring Pile. Newman famed
and Craig hit a little'one to Doe and
went out at first. This ended the scor-
ing.
Bowman was first up in the eighth
and sent a hot one to Tilton, but the
stocky freshman was right there and
got his man at first. Austin went out
at first on a grounder to COombs. Ken-
dali chose Tilton for his target and sent
| a terrific drive at him, but again the
freshman made good and retired the
runner. Leighton hit to Doe, who made
a mess of the stop and the runner
reached first. Wiley went out, Rounds
| to Kendall. Pugsley struck out and
| Tflton went out, Wight to Kendall.
| Tilton had two more hard chances
| in the ninth and handled both OF them
prettily. retiring Wood and Wight at
first. Bowers sent a little grounder to
Coombs and stopped at first, and it
| was all over.
| Tho summary.