Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-28
Augusta Defeats Winthrop
by Score, I to 3.
Pitchers Remission and Files
Far From Usual Form.
NicAerson the Star Of the Game Of Many
Errors and "Dope' Play.

The Winthrop baseball team were
defeated by the Augustus, at the Driv-
ing Park grounds. Saturday afternoon,
by score of Z to 3. The game was not
quite as one-sided as the score would
at first glance indicate. for at the be-
ginning of the second half of the sew
enth the score stood to in favor of
Augusta and the fans were trembling
least the boys in red should go into the
air end lose, for there was every in
dication of flight
The game contained almost every
thing there is in baseball, with the ex-
ception that there were no double
plays and no home runs, but aside from
that the scorer had use of everything
else that there is in a score book, er-
rors and all. There were grand good
plays, those that take Il man to his
feet, where he holds his breath for a
moment and then let's out one Of those
unearthly yells that are heard only on
the bail field. Then there were other
plays that would make a baseball en-
thusiastic weep. and were what are
commonly called dope" plays.
Neither team played championship
ball, nowhere near it, but the Augusta
boys had luck on their side, for. of the
five errors made by the home team,
none proved costly and no runs result
ed by their occurrence. On the other
hand Winthrop's errors were made at
the wrong time and of the seven errors
made by the visitors five Of them re-
suited practically in runs.
The pitchers pitched ordinarily good
ball, and with the exception of one
bad inning, Remission had the visitors
at his mercy, but that one inning de-
teriorates from his performance con-
siderable when 1t is considered that he
allo we'd the visitors to score three
earned runs in the inning. This, though.
was the only inning when they could
connect safely. Aside from this, "Ken-
ny" struck out seven men and allowed
four to walk.
Files, one Of Augustus released
pitchers, was in the box for the wish
tors. He struck out three men and al
lowed two free passes, and his per-
Torrance was far from being a two
hit game. Added to this the men back
of him were having an off day and the
errors that were made were enough to
discourage any pitcher. the inficld. be-
ing way off, as the boys say.
For the visitors. the most noticeable
feature of the play was the exhibition
Of Norwood, who accepted two of
four chances, making awful errors of
the ether two. and his deficiency with
the stick did not make him an invalua-
BILE member of the team. at least, in
Saturdays contest.
Pill" Carrigan played far from his
customary game. being lacking
quantity at the bat. and when he did
get on base was caught off second
in q. dope" play. Added to this he
dropped thrown ball from Driscoll
letting man reach second in safety.
For Augusta, the work of Nickerson
was easily the star performance of the
game, although Sullivan put up a
good game, too. but Nickerson's four
put-outs were, with one exception. Of
the sensational order, and brought
forth the cheers of the fans. The first
two men iii the first inning, and the
first two in the sixth were recorded as
put-outs for ''Nick." and in addition TO
this he secured one hit and sacri
nee his work being very creditable and
the fans had a far different opinion
had formed the first day he arrived
when ne muffed his first chance at a
fly bail
sullivan deserves communication, for
Willie 1t is to be expected that he
should play good ball, it is not general
~ expected when a man is catching
with sore hand. Early in the game
suliy reached after a high one and
while he nailed it, he split a finger
"hen the inning was over he had II
patched up with plaster, and went into
the game again and it was through this
that he made his only error during tho
game, being unable to pick I'D a hunt
hit in the eighth.
taken altogether the game was a
disappointment to the fans. for they
flad expected to see fast game. and
Wen game with a total Of 70 errors
is FAR from being fast, but Augusta