Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-01

series. While he is by no means in
fallible he has the courage to give his
decisions as he sees them without fear
or favor In the second inning Of last
Saturdays game in Augusta he made
one decision that vas clearly wrong
ChadbOurn hit a ball along the first
base line which brought up about mid
way Of the bag where it vas picked I'D
BY Wiley. This bail Mr.. Parker gave
as a foul on the assumption, apparen.-
ly that if il came a little to the righr
of the center of the bag il should be so
called. This was an e-ro~. The entire
base is supposed TO be within the lines.
and any ball which brings up against
the bag at either first or third bases *
clearly fair | do not speak Of this as
having h@d any particuI tr bearing upon
the game in question. Chadb0urn
subsequently went out on foul fly to
Pcnley. II was simply question that
was raised in the minds OF the specta-
tors, and one which it will be found by
reference to the official rules must be
answered as have stated.
Saturdays game at Winthrop appears
TO have been about the hottest and in E
some respects the most remarkable one
that was ever played an the history of
the Trolley League. Spectators gen.
orally unite in saying thar Sparks
u hose work all the season has been Of
the git-Cdged variety-pitched a Won
dcrful game Of ball. 1t is rare indeed
that pitcher puts up Il game like that
and fails to win it; but the fact that
such an issue is possible simply Illus
trates the uncertainties of the game
which, after al are its chief attraction.
As | have before remarked, Winthrop
is sure to be an important factor in the
league race before the close of the sea-
son.
The Winthrop fans came to HallOwell,
Friday afternoon loaded FOR bear 50
far as facilities for noise were con-
cerncd. Cow bells ana DEVILS rattles
were much in evidence. and the WeIkia s.
WAS made 10 ring until il was in seT-
Gus danger Of being cracked. All this
vas Il triile discon"eTtinS to the "old
fogieS who love a quiets little game
and who feel an interest in listening to
what the umpire has TO say; but they
could only grin and bear ii. while the
crowd as a whole was convinced that 4
IL was up against The real thing Sat
urday HailOWell went to Winthrop pre-
pared TO return the compliment" and
all reports generally concur in saying
that ii did so in very generous meas
ure. have always been of the opin-
ion that a certain amount OF vocifer-
alton gave life and anma; zion to a bali
same. SO "let joy be unconfined."
WhoOn-'
Augusta is now coming down thu
Pike at a 2.10 pace. The Lows have GER
talnly played great bah q" late. AMI
the team has, unquestiOnably been very
much strengthened by the acquisition
OF sullivan. Dickinson :nd Nickersnn.
sullivan is in the class with Pushor.
Butler and Shreckongost as a catcher,
Dickinson is q finished bail player n
or out of the box, while Nickerson is as
hard man as there is in the League
70 fool with wide ball. He knows
now to make the pitchers put them
over and therein lies the secret of his
success as a batsmln. All the players
nave given good Lccount of them
serves, and are putting up fast game.
mat IS fully appreciated. by the local
rOoters.
OLD SPORT.