Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-01
Costly Errors in the 9Th
Lost the Game.
Colby Had Chance to Tie Score
and Win in the Ninth.
But Quint Pulled Down a Seemingly Safe
Hit and Maine Won.

Watcrville, Ne, May S1.-(SpeciaD.-
With the score to 0 III the seventh in
ming. today. hit by Chase of Maine,
errors by Tilton and Starkey of Colby
and wild pitch by Coombs, netted
three runs for Maine. Although Colby
made rally in the two last innings.
scoring two runs in the eighth. and get
ting two men on bases in the NINTH
the nome team was unable to tie the
score on account Of a pretty running
catch by Quint. who ran in from center
:ield, making the third out.
Tie weather was ideal for baseball;
not too cold for the players and not too
hot for the spectators The cheering was
good on bath sides. Maine having some
what the best of il. The snappy rail
road cheer of the Maine boys was one
that shook the grandstand to its foun-
dations. Cay ColorS were everywhere in
abundance and the best of good nature
prevailed.
1t was a great surprise when Frost
did not appear in The box for Maine.
Mitchell gave more hits than COombs,
but kept steady hand at critical times.
The game opened promptly at 3
O'Clock with Moody at the bat. He
struck out. Coombs got TWO strikes on
Lunt, but he made connection with the
ball and CoornIs assisted him out at
first. Collins Knocked a high one to
Starkcy. Tribou flied out to Lunt
Moody was waiting for the ball that
DWycr knocked into The diamond and
the latter was out at first. Craig got
the first hit Of the game, dropping il
in the middle of the triangle made by
third. shortstOp and left field. But hopes
We're vain in this inning, at least, for
CoOmbS struck out.
Clever team work on the part of
COMBS and Wiley retired Mitchell at
first in the beginning of the second.
Craig caught Thatchcr's foul fly and
Starkey caught Chases fair one in
right field. For Colby. Wiley flied out
to Sawyer. TiltOn struck out and Stakey
mad" the third out, pitcher to first.
Maine got q man on second in the
third inning. Wiley captured Thatch-
ers foul fly and Quint was out. Tilton
to Wiley. Then. with two out Gordon
placed a nea. one the other side Of sec
Ond. He stole second and it looked as
though things might begin TO happen,
but it was a false alarm. as Moody
rolled the bail to Wiley. Gordon missed
Piles foul lily. but it made little odds
as Mitchell assisted him out at first on
the next ball pitched. PugSley struck
out. and Tribou was out Chase to Col
Inns.
h.l JN,x-x- ri; Nd ;,,t.> fI,f,
aZur" after Lunt's foul fly. and Tilton
and CraisS assisted in the next two
out. Colby vent out one-two-three on
good fielding by Mitchell, Thatcher and
Quirt.
Sawyer opened the fifth with two
bagG"r. which took its flight along the
foul line to right field. But Coombs
nipncd Names boom in the bud by
striking out Chase and Quint and as
sistinG out Thatcher With Wiley out
hilton hit 10 left field territory, Starkey
got to first on an attempted out. then
Moody, Thatcher and Collins executed a
pretty double, retiring the side.
In the sixth Craigs wild throw gave
first to Moody, with Gordon out. He
stole second. but Coombs struck out
i-unt and Wiley retired Collins. Colby
got TWO men on bases i'm the second half.
but CUNT retired the side on Coombs'
center field fv.
ANA theE came the fatal seventh.
Mftchell rolled the ball between Tilton's
'egs and went TO third. Wiley caught
SaWNers foul fly in the midst of the
crowd. Chase got long hit to right
lieid scoring Mitchell. Starkey muffed
1hatcher's fly. and Chase came in. But
me agony was not vet over. Thatcher
stole second. Coombs let drive a ball
mat struck four feet in front of the
pate and Thatcher scored. Colby got
c:llE as far as second. Score, Maine, 3:
Colby 0.
mat ended 1t for Maine In Colby's
nan OF the eighth an error by Chase
ana base on halls, together with a
Two bagser by Wiley scored Tribou
ana tocmbs. In the ninth Pile got on
second and Pussley on first, but Quint
cdusht Dryers fly and it was all over.
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