Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-22
From Augusta in a Fair
Game, Three to One.
Files Fools His Old Team
mates, Allowing Two Hits.
Dickinson Pitches Fine Game, but Makes
Wild Throw That Proves Costly.

Augusta lost a finely contested game
of ball to the aggregation from Win
throp. yesterday afternoon, by the
score of to l. The cont est was pref
ty one to watch, even from the losers
standpoint, and with the exception oe
wild throw by Dickinson in the sew
enth inning. there was little ragged
playing, although at the wind-up the
errors were even.
Dickinson practically lost his own
game. not by poor pitching. for his
work in this respect was above re-
proach. but by that throw in the sew
enth-it was awful. end allowed two
Winthrop men to cross the rubber. It
happened this way:
Carrig6n, the first Winthrop man up,
was safe at first on an error at short,
although it was in q way eXcNeable.
Then Taylor hit one to Dickinson and
he fielded the ball perfectly and made
p throw to second to catch Carrigan.
Had the throw been perfect there
would have been double. but "Dicky"
lined the ball between first and second
and when it was recovered there was i
man on second and another OH third
anu tIlc ndt uldl S'tucllCc lclloN GU
when a timely hit scored both men.
Aside from this the game was u
"corker," Dickinson having up to this
time struck out 10 men, vas putting
them over prettily, and his effective
ness can easily be seen when it Is taken
into consider alton that no one walked
end only six hits wero scored off his
delivery.
Then there was another side to the
story. Files. one of Augustus released
pitchers. had the goods, allowing his
old team mates but two little hits, al
though he did allow four men to walk.
His work was good and with the back
ing that he had at critical times made
Winthrop winner.
Bill Carrigan was quite d factor. too,
being in the midst Of two double plays
that shattered the local fans hopes, al
though he was a lacking quantity when
It came to stick work. He was also in
evidence in other ways. 1T times, act
ing as though he liked to question the
decisions of the umpire. Here it might
lie said that the work of the umpire.
Meserve, was as good as the ordinary.
and. though at times the crowd yelled
their disapproral. he no doubt gave his
decisions az his best Judgment and II
was i'll the most part very commend
able.
The playing of the entire Augusta
team while of course not good enough
:" win. was good, although those errors
would creep in. and at the final reckon
Ing there were five Of these black
marks. They did not count i'm the run
getting except in the fatal seventh
One Of tho most noticeable facts Of
the game was that none of the local
outfielders made a hit. sacrifice. assist
or put-out. and Doc Abbott WAS the
only man to cross the plate with q run.
For Winthrop. Henncssey and Dris-
coll carried away the nonors. Driscoll
catching a fine game. whils Hennessey
took every chance that was offered and
showed hea1y work when the ball
came into his possession.
The result was a disappointment to
the Augusta fans. but Winthrop PLAYED
winning ball and deserves the credit for
the game. 1t is to be hoped that there
Will be a different ending to the game
between the same teams. today, when
they meet at Winthrop.
Inc ups and downs of the contest
are told in the story by innings:
FIRST inning-Winthro at the bat.
Wormwood hit safe and WAS caupbt
stealing to second. irish famed and
Carrigan was out on II liner to Burns
For Augusta, Moody walked. Djckin-
son was out, pitcher to first Abbott
was safe at first on an error by Worm.
Moou' while Roach made q pretty
throw home and nailed Moody. Nc
cieiian lied to Irish. He fumbled and
ABBOTT scored. Gallagher was or
pitcher to first. Score: Augusta. I.
Winthrop. o. -
second inning-TayIor singled. Hem
nessey famed. Driscoll hit a hot ono
10 tnird' which Gallagher stopped, but
fumbied and on a poor throw to first
me man was safe. Taylor then mazda
for third and was out on pretty throw
py ouiiiVah' For Augusta, Remission
was out Short to first. Wiley was ont