Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-06
COLLEGE BALL.
Colby Defeats Bates at Lewis
ton, 10 to 5.
Loosely Played Contest With Lots Of
Heavy Hitting.
Brown Defeats Bowdoin Team in
Sensational Close.


Seventeen hundred people took advant-
age of the ideal baseball weather, to-
day, to witness the game between
Bates and Colby. The diamond was in
perfect condition, and students from
both colleges were on hand to support
their teams. Umpire Hassett of Port
land was behind the pitchers box, in
fact every condition was favorable to
a perfect Intercollegiate contest. and
the question of the State championship
was to be settled, but there was no
baseball after all. The pitchers were
pounded as pitchers never were before.
the fieldcrs were anywhere but under
a fly, the hascmen were all in a stupor
with their surplus energy employed in
making wild throws at bases they
couldn't sec, and even the base run
ners stumbled over imaginary hum
mocks as soon as the signal was hit
and run.
The batting, however, was prodigi-
Gus, and "Cy" Coombs. Colby's pitch
er, was the chief prodigy. 1t was
worth double admission fees to see the
husky Coombs punish the sphere with
one of his vicious sweeps. "Cy's" bat
certainly deserves a vacation.
After nine long innings of primary
school baseball the Colby boys emerg-
ed with ten runs while the Bates slate
showed but five.
The first three innings resembled col
lege baseball. Doe was in the box for
Bates, and although his arm was sore
it looked as though he could stand the
strain, and demonstrate again what
control and head work can do. Coombs
was also at the rubber with his usual
cool command and bullet speed. The
one, two. three, order of the outs in
the first three innings indicated a close
exciting contest, and battle royal be-
tween CeOmbs and Doe. but just as
the local fans had settled down in
blissful anticipation there was a
crack. 1t was Coombs. He had placed
the sphere deep into right field. This
was the first of the panoramic fourth.
Wiley stepped up to the plate and
sent a clean liner to Doe, but Doe
gave him his base preferring to catch
Coombs at second. Now Craig stepped
up and the ball again invaded right
field, and this time Johnson began the
list of costly errors by dropping the
ball while Wiley and Craig crossed
the plate.
After the roar of oXultation from the
thirty Colby rooters had subsidized, Doe
gathered himself together, but his first
in shoot hit Tilton who took his base
81 ~; i-f
by Doe thus closing the first half Of
the fourth, but the fun had just be-
gun.
Bowman, at the head OF the batting list
started in with bowling single: now
Austin plowed the air with Il two-bagger
then Kcndall's liner was too hot for Til
ton. and two Bates men scored. Their
Wood bumped Coombs again for single
there was a miX-up out in the Colby field
Il wild throw from right field over thirt
baseman'S head. and Wood was safe or
third Wight and Bowers flied out in sue
ccssion, but Rogers elevated the bail into
right field and Wood crossed the plate
Johnson's turn yielded a two-base hit ant
Rogers run was scored The cvcntfu
inning then closed with grounder to frs
base by Doe. The score was: Bates, 5
Colby, >
Johnson, better known as Elk a
Bates, could not cover right field. SO Do'
| called on him to repeat his really credit
| able performance in the box aSains
| I2owdoin, last Monday; but "Ek" appar
entity had the baseball epidemic and wa!
| found wanting. He began his Waterloo
! by giving CuwinE a clean base nit. II
came Coomhs again. his hat crackc'
| again. and when the dust cleared ava.
Coombs was on second. Neither did h.
| hug second long. for on the next bal
cd when Wight. Bates short stop. fail
ed to stop Newman's slow grounder. New
man, however. could not repeat Coombs
| trick and was caught stealing second
| Craig closed the romp with three strikes
| Bates could not tally in the last of tn
fifth. although Austin. who took first OIL
an error. stole two bases.
The feature of the sixth was Il donbl
play by Wood. Wight and Kendall. Vile,
| had hit safe. but Pugsley sent grounde
| to Wood. who handled it magnificently
and assisted Wight. who assisted Ken
dali. Tilton spoiled Colby's chance will
! a strike-out. In the last of the sixth. al
though Colby made two runs. Bates coul'
not score. and Wight was caught at tn
| plate by Catcher Cowing
! Inc seventh inning WAS dTotitI ldl Y
! in which Bates played the clown. Leigh
ton of Colby, led off with a hit, then afte
| Pile flied out to Doe. Cowing hit safe
| Leighton made a clever steal to third
! Pugsley drew a base on balls from John
/ son and, with the bases full. Johnson hi
| Coombs with a pitched ball. thus forcing
| in n run. Bowers made a sensa tiona
| catch of Craig's foul fly. but Wiley sen
| a liner into Second Baseman Wood
glove which acted like India rubber. a
/ the ball bounced several feet back int
| the diamond. making Wiley safe on first
| The inveterate Elk was now entirel
at Colby's mercy. for Pugsley and Tito
| hit safe. Austin could not field a ground
| er which rolled into center field, and a
| he and Left Fielder Rogers chased it tn
Colby men paraded over the plate. Tn
end of this inning showed Colby,
| Bates. 5.
Austin did some superb base running i
the last of the seventh, but COombs ha
| steadied down now for good and Bates
I efforts to score were in vain.
| Another hit by the doughty Coombs /
/ the eighth. a hit by Newman and sacri
fee by Craig scored Coombs for Colby
! last run.
| Wights hit in the last of this inrin
| was the last Coombs permitted The othe
! Bates men went out, one. two. three.
| In the ninth. Pugsley. Tilton and Leigh
| ton went out in order. and only Johnso
| saw first on an error by Short Sto