Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-12
Fairfield to Take Game
from Us, Five to -Four.
Fair Game, Not Up to the
Trolley League Standard.
Augusta Leads 10 the Seventh, When Tables
Are Decidedly Turned.

AUG uStd I'luytu Il S'tilit outslut tlle
mystic circle Of the Trolley League,
yesterday afternoon, the opposing ag-
gregation being the Falrlields, and
We're trimmed by them by the close and
gloomy score Of to 4. That is, they
We're trimmed by the Fairfield nine
aided by some decisions by the UNI
pire that We're very questionable, ac-
cording to the Judgment Of people who
We're there.
OF course an umpire always has n
hard proposition and some games are
harder than others. And as it hap
pened, yesterday, the game very nearly
hinged on these particular decisions.
No one is to doubt that such things
viii happen in baseball and there is no
great harm done. anyway, as the game
was purely an exhibition. We mention
il merely as being one Of the factors in
the result.
Another thing that helped Fairfield
was some good punching which they
did in the seventh inning, they getting
after our friend Harry x. very nicely
for 4 while, which, combined with the
decisions. enabled them TO caper home
to the sawdust piles Of Fairfield with
Augustus scalp dangling merrily at
their belt strap.
The game looked like Augustus. Ev-
erybody thought SO-even Fairfield.
They had in an Outfielder, they said for
a pitcher and Augusta took a very sat-
isfying lead in those early deceitful in
nings that made us feel like million
aires. And ii was not until the seventh
that we saw the dark cloud that had
no silver lining.
The 'doDe" ball of Pitcher Trues-
dale was not especially hard but it
worked quite effectively, and when in
the seventh the visitors got those four
runs. they ungraciously put in another
man. And the game ended just as they
hoped and as we feared.
Augusta played a very good game.
Moody played q fine game, as is his
wont, both at the bat and in the field.
pete" Wiley did likewise, as is his
wont also. his fielding being the real
feature of the game. He's Il great first
baseman and what makes it all the
nicer. he does it 50 easily. "Pete'S" Il
graceful boy out there on first, and
just az modest as he is graceful. He
never finds fault or makes talk. We al
ways thought so, but after that deci-
sion out there. yesterday. we feel sure
Long may he live to grace the baseball
diamond.
Doc" Abbott caught the game and
did finely, while Craig shared with
Moody the highest marks in the bat
ting. IngcrSoll, d new man, played
third, and seemed perfectly at home
Il. cn.4p1nI n also no liIplV
ticle on bases.
Fairfield played a good game: other
wise they would not emerged from the
cavity that they appeared to be in up
10 the seventh. Edwards, the catcher
showed up the best OF any man on the
team. he hitting like "A pile driver and
catching a fast game. They seemed
very strong at third, also. There did not
seem To be any weak places and they
know how to play. even If their suits
don't match very well. The game by
innings:
First inning-Bradley struck out and
Clark hinged one for triple and Tay
Tor singled, scoring the last mentioned.
A double Of Jones hit to short put out
the two men, however, and retired the
SIDE. For AuSuSlst. NioOuy SihSt' anu
Dickinson was safe on an error at
third. ABBOTT sacrificed and Penley
famed. Nickerson drew and Craig
singled, scoring Moody and Dickinson.
Wiley was out, short to first.
Second inning-Allen flied out 20
Craig and Barnstead famed and Sher-
lock did the same. after three balls
had been called. For Augusta, Ken
riston put one into the glove of Barn.
stead and Moody singled. Abbott hit
and Moody and Dickinson scored. Abb
bolt was out at second. Penley was
out, short to first. Score: Augusta,
4; Fairfield, 1.
Third inning-Edwards was safe on
an error and stole second. Truesdale
famed, and so did Bradley. Clark
drew and Edwards having stole to
third was caught prettily at the plate
on an attempted double steal. For Au-
gusta, NickersOn and Ingersoll both