Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-04-20
Made by Bowdoin College
b.. Baseball Team.
Boston College Nine Defeated
by Score Of S to 2.
Files Pitching a feature-Bowdoin
Led from the Very Start.

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BowtlOin defeated the Boston College
team, this afternoon, by the score Of .
to 2, in the opening game Of the sea-
son before d rather small-sized crowd.
The game was an interesting one
throughout and was fairly we'll played
considering the. cold weather and the
lack of practice OF both teams. The Wis
itors made goodly number of errors,
but the greater part of thcse were not
costly and they held the BoWdoln
team nearly as well as they would
have had they not made them.
Bowdoin played a far better all
round game than the visitors-nore so
than the score would seem to indicate.
Files, Bowdoin's freshman pitcher,
presided IN the box, and pitched a fine
game, striking out nine men and allow
ing but three hits off his delivery, while
BOwdOin secured II off the opponents.
The visitors played steady game.
aid as already limited, the score would
have been larger had they not played
with steadiness at several critical
points. The best stick work Of the
game was done by Ellis. Rowdoin's
center fielder, who made four hits in
hve times at the bat. Clarke also found
Wheatiey for a three-bagser and
two-bagger and a single.
BowdOin took its lead in the first
part Of the game and kept it through
out The visitors scored their two runs
IN the sixth. In the ninth it looked as
though they might score again with
the bases full and but one man out.
but the sensational play Of the game
prevented their doing so. the batter
driving the ball into Files hand and
he doubling IL to Stanwood, catching
tile man off third in handsome play.
The game opened with Bowdoin at
the bat. White went out. pitcher TO first.
and Abbott struck out. Clarke hit for
two bases. but Green WAS out on
play to first.
For Boston College. Mccarthy and
Cor. the first two men up. famed.
Greene was hit by the ball and took
his base. while Calvin flied out.
Bowdoin secured its first run in the
second Ellis led off with q hit. but
was later caught before reaching
thru. Stanwood reached first on an er-
ror and Files flied out. HodsdOn then
made a hit and Stanwood came home.
Briggs was out. second to first.
For the visitors. Driscoll HE'D out to
Stanwapd, Lyons missed three ana
'Ffatiey was caught off second after
:, getting basc on balls and steal.
lii the third, Bowdoin made two more
runs. White went out to third. anu Ap-
hott was the same at centeE Then
Cant. Clarke got his triple. Greene
got q base on balls and Ellis singled
Stanwood made first on an error by
the pitcher and Clarke and Greene
scored. Ellis was out. pitcher to third
In the visitors half Wheatlcy struck
out, Kelly was out. pitcher to first, ana
Mccarthy was the same, to short.
lin the Bow doins half of the fourth.
Files struck out. Hodsdon was out,
short to first. and Briggs was the same
third to first.
For the visitors. Cox was out to
third. Greene was out. second to nrst
and Calvin followed suit. third to
first.
IN the fifth neither side scored.
White WAS safe on an error ana Ab-
bolt hit, but White WAS out at sec
ord. Clarke hit but Abbott WAS forced
OItd.
For the Bostonites. Driscoil was out
on an unassisted play by Greecne. ~
ons drew base on balls. but was lI.er
ont at second. i'latley struck out.
In Bowdoin's half of the slNth
Greene was safe on an error by th'
catcher and Ellis hit. but WAS out "h
bases. sstanwood was out. second 10
first Files singled and so did Hodsdoh.
but BRIGGS was out on fly to center.
In the visitors half Of this inning
they got their only runs ana MADE
their first hits Mccarthy was safe on
an error by Sianwood and Cox hit.
which was followed by double ~
Greene scoring these two men. This
WAS after Wheatley had struck ont ana
Kelley had flied to center. Greene was
later caught off third by Abbott
In the next three innings there was
nothing new in particular. Bowdoln
made one more run in the seventh and
came near making more. The score: