Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-13

| NaterNllIe, Me-, June 12-(Spec-
| iaD.-Colby won from Bates on the
! the Colby campus, Saturday afternoon,
| in the final college game of the season
| by a score of to 3 and thereby
clinChed her title to the baseball cham
pionship of the Maine College series.
The day was an ideal one for baseball,
being bright and fair and with only a
slight wind which favored the bats
| men, and the game called out one of
the largest crowds ever seen at Il base
ball game on the Colby campus. 4 big
crowd came up from Lewiston on Il
special train. and others were present
from all over the State to see the big
game. The new grand stand was amply
appreciated and carriage and iutomo-
i bile parties were out in force.
For The championship game that of
Saturday afternoon could not be called
| fast, for the playing was at times very
loose, but at other times the feeders
frightened up and supported their
pitchers in fine style Coombs was not
in his best form but lie pitched Il great
Stlilit, SiIIhlIi5 out ~ uicll ANA nOlu-
ing the Bates team down to four hits.
| He also did great work with the stick,
| getting two pretty singles and Il home
| run out Of four times at bat. Doe was
| hatted hard by the top of the Colby
| batting order in the first and third in
| nings, but he stcadied down after that
| and struck out five men and gave no
| bases on balls. C0wing caught Il good
game pulling in some very wide ones
| and throwing to second in fine style,
| but two of Bates runs were due to the
runner getting home from third on
PASSED ball. Wiley played a great
game ut first. making. "a double play I'M
assisted ana pulling in some Wild
, throws from his inficlders. Titon put
+ up n great game ON second, and
! though he let an easy grounder go
| through him in the first inning he more
/ than made up for il BY some phe-
pomcnal Stops III the latter part of the
+; game. Mood. oil second for Rates, also
| put up IL good game, ana u running
catch of Il hard drive to his territory
by Austin was feature of the game.
Promptly on the stroke Of o'clock
| Umpire HaSSett, whose work behind
the pitcher has been Il feature of Maine
College games this season, tossed a
bright new bail to Coom5S and Bow
man stepped up to the plate. Bowman
WAS easy ANA sent a little fly to Will
ley. Austin was next up and sent d
slow Dounder to Tilton at second,
| which went between the legs of the
stock second baseman and Austin was
! l.,
stage Of the game made Colby's sup
| pOrters feel Il little dubious, but they
| regaincd confidence when Kendall sent
| a little grounder down the first base
| line and was retired by Coombs, Aus
tin going to second on the play. Aus
| tin was not content with this and tried
| to steal second. but Il pretty throw by
| CowinG to Craig nipped his ambitions
| in the bud. CoWing was first up for
| Colby and hit q little grounder to Doe,
| going ont at first. Coombs was next
| up and cracked out Il pretty single to
| left field. Newman followed "Cy'S" eX-
! ample and sent n single to the same
| place. advancing Coombs base. Craig
| came up next and after having two
/ strikes ANA three balls called on him
! tlilIlSCItl WIFI IL ClI'tSIll oltc Iol
| pretty hit to center. The hit was good
| for a pretty single. but it went by Aus
| tin and rolled way out to the fence.
| and by the time the ball had been re-
| turned the three base-runners had
| crossed the rubber. Things looked bad
! for Bates. but Leighton and Wille,
| were retired on srounders to the in
| field and the Bates crowd took breath.
Bates came in for run in the Sec
| ond. Wood was first up and hit to
| Newman. getting first by Il squeak, and
| stealing second. Wight struck out and
| bowers popped up fly which Cowing
| gathered in. Rogers cracked out a
single TO left, scoring Wood and going
| to second on the attempt to catch
| Wood at the plate. Rounds struck out.
| The Colby men were retired in one,
! two, three order. Pugsley went out.
| Bowers to Kendall. Tilton famed. and
Pile sent drive out to center which
| looked good for two bases but Austin
| gathered it in after hard run.
| In the third Bates added another run
| to their tally. Doe was first up and
struck out. Bowman followed suit.
| Austin drew a base on balls, the only
gift Coombs gave during the game.
Kendall sent a fly to Newman which
that player dropped. Austin going to
| third and Kendall getting first. Ken
/ dali romped down to second while the
Colby battery held Austin on third.
! "Cy'' threw wide one which Cowing
J could not stop and Austin scored.
. Things looked bad for Colby, but ''Cy"
made his third strike-out of the in
, ming and retired Wood. The top of Col
i bys batting list was up again and
they certainly did things. Cowing came
first with a pretty single to centre.
! .Cy' Coombs stepped up to the plate
: amid cries Of swat it. John" and
: swat it he did. connecting with the
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