Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-20
watervi||e Opens the Ball
Season With a Victory.
Trims the Team from Fairfield
by Score Of 5 to 0.
heWic Strikes Out I6 Men and Allows but
Two Hits---WateNilIe Happy.

| After weeks of indicision and dis
couraging attempts on the part of Wa
terville to get a team which should
match us with Fairfield, the two teams
met, Wednesday afternoon, for the first
game of the summer. If the result was
somewhat of a disappointment to Wa
terville, it has had the effect of making
the Fairfield sports respect their bet
tiers a little more than they had been
preparatory to the first work of the
| season.
\ large number of people were pres
ent, but the teams were so unevenly
matched that there was very little ex-
citement. Both teams, nevertheless.
made sensational plays at different
times during the afternoon which
promises well for fast baseball, this
summer. Although the game was one
sided. the applause WIS frequent and
the interest of the witnesses unflagging
| to the end.
| Newic has certainly surpassed Wa
terville's fondest hopes for pitcher
| He struck out 16 men. making every
man on the team throw down his bat
except his rival. kehoe. The one error
Il
made by Fairfield. and the score of 5
to in favor of the former gives an adj
| equate description of the game.
| The game opened promptly at 4
O'Clock with Allen at the bat for Fair
field. Fairfield had put her best foot
foremost, but Newic had his man
| from the time when he first sized him
up. Allen swung his bat for his last
L lit hal Il 4
| a swift grounder to Thatcher. who
| slapped it into the first baSemanS
hands with quick dispatch. Sherlock
[ and Taylor both struck out in one, two
order. Waterville was hardly more sue
cessful at her first coming to the bat.
| Corcoran struck out; Reeve knocked a
| swift roller into the init Of Sherlock at
second Ready reached first by hit
| which ought to have brought him to
| third and stole his way to second at
just about the time when quick work
by the short stop put out the batter.
| Second inning ruesdale scored a
hit and soon stole second. Edwards
| 1ied out to Cowing. Newic was SO
busy striking out his men that he al
| lowed the man behind him to steal sec
| ond. but that was as far as he got,
| for NORWOOD famed. Cowing came to
| the lat and drove a hot one to third
| which rebounded to first. Roderick ex-
| pericnced exactly the same fate. Cuth-
! burt got safe hit on the third trial
| and scored on an error by Clark, VINO
| threw wide of first. Mcclellan reached
| first just in time to save himself, but
| Thatcher struck out. Score: Water
| VILE. ]; Fairfield. 0.
| Third inning-The Fairfield men be-
| gan to realize that they were being out
| done. and their spirits dropped accord
| ingly Clark struck out. Kehoe flied out
| to Newic Allen made things lively for
| the moment by knocking tWo-bagger,
| but Sherlock struck out. Corcoran
| came to the bat, swung once and took
| first. Reeve was out on grounder 10
| first. Ready came up for a single and
| Corcoran took second. Newic landed a
| three Dagger. scoring Corcoran ana
| Ready Cowing took base on balls
| Roderick got a safe hit and Newic was
| allowed to reach home by an error by
| Clark. Mcclellan struck out. Score: Wa
| terville, 4; Fairfield. 0.
| Fourth inning-Fairfeld struck out IN
quick order. Taylor, Trusdale and Ed
| wards being the victims. thatcher
struck out CorCcran reached base on
halls. Reeve got a base hit, and took
second on a pass ball. Reeve got to hrst
bv n not grounder to Kehoe who threw
| wide of first allowing Corcoran to
score. Ready reached first on safe
hit but was put out trying to reach
second. Movie was put out on first.
Score: Waterville. 5; Fairfield, 0.
| Fifth inning Bradlee flied out to
Reeve Wormwood and Clark strucF
out. Cowing flied out to NORWOOD.
| frederick reached first on an error by
shortstop; Cuthburt landed single
and Roderlck took third. but while NC
Clellan was at the bat attempted TO
get home and was put out for inter-
ference. Mcclellan struck out.
/ sixth int,inC-lLehoe flied out to NC
Clellan. VINO made q pretty catch. Al
lion got n safe hit and stole second:
Sherlock and Taylor struck out.
Tb,t,hcr led the same luck for Water
y;Ile. Corcoran landed one near Sher-
Hook. which reached first just trifie
ltoo soor and Reeve was out on pref
lty stop by Norwood.
| Seventh inning-Truesdale and Ed
wards struck out. Bradlec was out at
first to Reeve. Newic was assisted out
at first by shortstop. Cowing knocked
the ball to deep center field, but was
caught by catcher on second. Roderick
flied out to Taylor.
Eighth inning-Fairfield tried to
brace up "a little in the eighth and did
la little more than strike out, to be sure.
lwormwood reached first on n grounder
Ito shortstop. Cowing caught Clarks
tn
ling NORWOOD out at second Allen
. struck out. In Watcrville's half. Worm
wood made a good stop off Cuthburt
who went out at first. Mcclellan knock
ed an in-field file. Clark juggled the
/ ball. but managed to get it to first in
time. Thatcher closed the game for
, Watervilie by getting out at first.
Il Ninth inning-With Sherlock and
: Taylor out in the NINTH Newic gave
Truesdale a base on balls; Edwards
struck out closing the game. Score:
Waterville, 5; Fairfield. 0. The score:
II WATERNILLE.