Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-24
PLAYING GOOD BALL.
Averages Show Net Improvement and
Augusta Fans Are Enthusiastic.

games. last week, winning all and the
consequence is that there is notice.
able increase in the fielding and bat
ting averages of the members Of the
team. Aside from this the local fans
have awakened to the fact that they
have a ball team, here IN this city that
is capable Of downing most any OF
the Trolley League aggregauons, ana
all are now willing to admit that 1t is
a good, first-class bunch. that are car
rying the Augusta colors.
The Augusta team is the only one
that is proving anything like draw
back to the GARDENERS, having taken
the odd game in five, and further thar
that, they intend to take the one. to-
day, If there is the slightest chance.
Files has been released, although the
later part of his stay here. he played a
good game, but as before has been init
mated he was not quite as fast as the
other pitchers on the team, and conse-
quently had to go first. Hall, too. has
received his" This left the Augusta
team with three pitchers, good ones
too. but Manager Purinton wanted an
extra good one, the world beater" that
the boys have been talking about and
has secured the services of c. F. Dick
inson of Boston. With this new man
the pitching force of four men is as
good as any Of the other teams in the
league. and possibly a little better, so
that from now out Augusta should
gradually shorten GARDENERS lead.
The increase in the batting of the
team is perhaps the most noticeable of
. r. I'll.
| who, IN the Winthrop-Augusta game.
Friday. made three two-base hits and
| d single. in four times up. consequently
| he is now up with the singers in the
| list.
Cap Wiley has managed to about
hold his own, for the week, having fall
len off in the game, Saturday The
rest of the list with the exception of
| Eddie Remission, have managed to
climb, while he fell back about 50
points, but still keeping his average
above the 300 mark.
The fielding. too. has shown a marked
Improvement. Perhaps the most no
ticeabie improvement being that of
Captain Penley. While he has made at
least an error in game, he only cor
raled four for the week, and this con-
sidering the pace that some of the balls
come down the green, and his bull dog
tenacity to get after anything within
his limits, is a good record.
Sullivan, the new catcher, has shown
up well, making only two errors out of
So chances. Beside this, his knowledge
OF the game and way of keeping the
more inexperienced men somewhere
near where they belong, makes him a
valuable man.
Moody has taken his IL chances of
the week with but a single error, and
together with five hits for the same pc
riod of time shows that he knows the
game and can play.
Craig weathered the three games
with a single error, and some of the
balls that he handled could not have
been called errors had he let them go
through. His batting for the week was
we'll UP and makes gain for the week.
The Remission brothers have PLAYED
the same steady game as has been their
custom, both here and elsewhere that
they have played ball. Hitting well,
fielding next to perfect. and being in
evidence when it came to coaching they
have proved of a material aid to the
team in winning recent games.
Abbott is there with the goods. He
made to errors during the week, but
showed up "fust rate" at the bat,
bringing in the winning runs in Gardi-
ner, Saturday.
Let us hope that the good work will
continue and that next Monday we
may he within speaking distance of the
top. The batting and fielding averages
follow: