Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-05-11
Rather a Loosely Played
Game With Bowdoin.
Lewis Knocked Out in Seventh
Files Finishes Game.
Coombs Strikes Out Fourteen Men, --Abhott'S
Home Run a Dandy.

have been played on the Colby dia
mond for many IL day, Bowdoin WAS
| defeated by Colby, this afternoon, by
IL score of II to 6. Bowdoin was unable
| to score until the fifth inning, when Il
base on balls and two errors nettcd
! four runs. At this point of the game,
the score was to in Bowdoins ia
vor. In The seventh, BOwdoin went to
pieces, and the boys in blue ran in five
| which. with one i'll the fifth. made nlne
| in all. \ home run by Abbott III Bow
| doin'3 half. ncttcd two for the visitors,
| while two more runs for Colby i'll IN"
eighth, made the final tally, Colby, II;
BowdOin, 6.
The game opened with White at the
bat for BowdOin. He knocked Il high
| fly to Pile in center field and the lat
ter muffed it, Abbott sacrificed. Then
Clark was out TO Pile and CoOmbs
caught Green's pop fly. In Colhy's half.
| with Tribou out. Dwycr walked and
| Craig got pretty hit. Dwycr made the
second out, being caught off second.
| Coo,nps drew Il walking ticket and
| stole second. and Craig scored OH Il
wild throw, making the first run for
Colby.
| Neither side scored in the second, al
| though each got Il man Oh third.
H. the third. Crowley w;'s out.
Cucmbs to Wiley. C"ombs limbcrcd up
d bit and it WAS exit Mr.. White" Abb
| bolt drove u hot one ut Coombs that
might have been going yet. He stopped
il. the ball rolled toward PuGslcy and
Doc WAS on first. But Clark struck
out and that ended it.
| In the home teams half of the third.
Trihou dropped q hit behind second
blse Dwycr sacrificed. but minute
| later "Euo'' was caught mapping. An
| other error by Lewis gave first to
| "Sl,ortN' Craig. Coombs hit, ana
Shorty" scored. Score-Coiby, :; Bow
doin. 0.
Neither side scored in the fourth. In
the fifth with Hodgdon on first. Dr.
| Eunkcrs horse attempted to bolt, out
beyond third base, and although no
damage resulted, the accident hoo
dooed the rest of the game. The FIRST
to feel the effects of the incident were
tie members of the Colby team. and it
Looked as if the balloon were going up.
Hodsdon, who had reached first on Il
base on balls went down to second on
IA passed ball. Crowley bowled a nice
one across the diamond to Pugsley, and
the latter made an accurate throw. but
WILEY failed to cling to the ball. Then
White touched CoomDs up for single.
WILEY flmblcd off Abbott and HOdgdo1
scored White hit cleInly and scored
Crowley. The balloon WAS still going
| A. ,,.,t hoo roo g.h
ed. In attempting to1hrow Abbott out
at third, Dwycr aimed very accurately
for the dome of Shannon observatory
and nomc came White and Abbott.
Coombs never lost his mead. however,
and struck out Clark and Green.
Tribou fouled out. Dwycr walked.
Craig hit to left field. one that drew an
oh Of delight from the Colby roOters.
CoOmhs got first but Craig was out ut
second on the play. COombs made II
dash for second and the pitcher, while
out Of his box. threw to first and the
ball went to second. COnmbS would nav"
been caught if the pitcher had fairly
delivered the ball. but it was clearly
balk and Umpire McCovCrn so ruled.
DWycr scored on the miSplay. Score,
Bowdoin. 4: Colby, 3.
The sixth saw some brilliant fielding
on both sides. DWycr redeemed himself
hy bagging Il hard f"ul lily off Ellis.
Starkcy danced out into the limeiEht
and caught two flies from Files ana
Hodg'lon. Clark pulled Gown Tilton'S
high fly. White made 4 pretty catch off
Pile. Pugsl"y drove the hall into deep
left field. Clark secured it in one hand.
rolled Sf fli
Of the ball ana the sid WAS retired.
And then came The fatal seventh.
Lewis and Crowley sent down before
"tys curves. White walked. Doc
Abbott thumpcd out 4 homer and Bow
doin chalkcd down two more to her
credit. That was in BOwdoin's half.
Starkey assured himself of position
on the team by hitting cleanly to Sec
ond base territory. Tribou went down
on tour balls Dwycr go. in the way of
the ball and the bases were full. Craig
hit to middle distance i'm Ellis territory
ana Starkcy and TriboI trottcd home.
Then Files went into the box, and
Lewis took his place in right field
Cocfnps cracked it to center field. but
there was nobody under it. Dwyer
scored. Wiley rolled the ball for a
scratch hit along the first base line:
anu 'raiS added one more to the total.
| ne 'olDy rOoters woke up. TiltOn
"aikou. Wiley and Titon both stole
on SLOW fielding. Then Pile struck out
tuSslcy flied out to F'iIas and Starkey
STRUCK out. Score, Colby, 8: Bowdoin. 6.
IN me eighth. Green got as far as
second but Ellis made an easy out,
Coombs to Wiley. and Files and Hodg-
ooii Doth struck out. Colby kept it UP
IN her half, only not at quite so strenu-
JUS pace. Hits by C3onbs, Pile and
''S ana twO-bagyer by Tribol.
1.oup'ed with Crowlcys fourth error.
nc,teo three runs. Lewis. Crowley AMI
""i.e went out in one-two-three order,
doin. 6.
rag and Coombs did the bulk OF
;nE hittlns for Colby, with Tribou next
IN line. Coombs struck out II men. and
"as III the game all the time. With the