Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-25
Gardiner Wins Spectacu-
lar Game from Augusta.
With Score 5 TO ; Against,
in Ninth, Wins, 6 to 5.
Dickinson Weakens and Hard Hitting Sends
Three Men Across the Plate.

Gardiner. Me. Aug. ESPECIALLY
lar finish when the Augusta team lead
by two runs. gave the home team the
victory on Quimby field, this afternoon,
while 500 spectators howled in delight.
The game was interesting throughout.
and the last inning sensational beyond
any that has besp, played here this sea-
son. Stone hurt his leg early in the
game and several unfortunate incidents
for Gardiner resulted. He was succeed
81 by Purirton in the sixth inning.
First inning-Moody failed to solve
Johnson's puzzles. Dickinson was
| thrown out at first and PenleY found
nothing more tangible to hit than the
air. Wilder allowed the ball to cross
! the plate three times without making
| an effort to hit il. Allen went out on
grounder ia short stop. Clason was
sent to first because he could not dodge
the ball Conroy succeeded in getting
a single. then Chadbourn retired the
side by hitting to tho pitcher.
Second inning Ready drew a pass
and stole second. Mcclellan struck
| out, and Abbott and Nickerson went
| out on Inftald hits, leaving Ready on
| third. circuit beat bunt. Munro hunt
| ed and got to second on a wild throw
t. third. Stone walked to first, filling
the bases. Johnson flied out to Ready.
| Wilder hit out hot grounder that
| brought i'll two runs. Stone was put out
| on third. Allen made a single and in
| trying to score on it Wilder was caught
at the plate.
| Third inning-Sulivan flied out to
| Clason. Burns sent hot one to AL
len. who SCARED into the air and
brought the ball down with one hand.
! Moody hit to circuit and was thrown
out ut first. Clason flied out to Moody
| Conroy made q single and was caught
| before reaching second on hit that
landed Chadbourn safely on first.
Chadbourn stole second. Orcutt
knocked an easy grounder to Ready.
| Fourth inning-This was practically
| without event. save for the byplay SO
kindly furnished by the spectators.
! Fifth inning struck out.
| sullivan went out. second to third. and
| Burns followed with two bases on three
strikes. Moody followed with two
| Dagger that set EN- crazy and Burns
| Topped in. scoring his run. Dickinson
| hit ;he ball. and made second on an
error by Ready. Penlev went out. sec
| ono to first. Wilder went out on an
| easy grounder to Dickinson Allen
| made single and ClaSon walked. Con-
roy hit and reached first on an error.
Milling the bases. Cbadbourn flied out to
| Dickinson and Allen came home to
score. circuit went out. second to first
| sixth inning Ready knocked A
threc-hagger. Mcclellan flied out to
| Wilder and Ready scored. Abbott
went out, third to first, and Nicker-
son pounded the merry winds. Munro
filed out tt Nickcrson. Purinton went
out on strikes and Johnson came next
ana went out on three strikes.
| seventh inning Sullivan drew a mace
Tor TRANSFORMATION to first. and Burn,
sacrificed. Moody went out. second IN
hfst, and Nickerson flied out IN Or
cutt. who made brilliant catch
Wilder flied to Nickerson. Allen str,,ci.
out clason flied to Njckerson
| Eighth lnning-Penley flied ont -
munro heady singled started tor
second and got home on bad throw
anu lunhie. Mcclellan flied out to
oi'Son' ABBOT hit a single and stoIo
Sso"l'u' NickerSon followed with a
SinsIe' got second. and Abbott scored
S''''iNah went ont second 10 fr,t CON
| roy MT the ball and got first ON an
| error ~ Moody Cha dbourn flied ont
to Abbott. and Conroy stole 10 second
orcott went out on an easy gro,nder 10
| Dickinson. Conroy went third Mr,ro
flied out to MOODY
Ninth 1nning-Rnrns went ont A., ,h,o
| strikes. Moody hit 4 grounder and va.
| SAFE on first on an error hv conro,
| Dickinson got first in a similar ,n,n,,o
| Mi'n tne error on Allen. Moody stole
| 'ii,r'' Fehicy struck out. Ready knocked
d inner 10 orcott. Gardiner came 70 tho
ca' win me scor" ; to against her The
mrs, man UP was Purinton. and he
niue single, ana was followed by
Johnson who did likewise Wilder HI. =,