Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-09-27
POST OFFICE CLERKS WIN
A. Interestino Ball Game From State
House by Score OF 10 to 10.

A ball game that lacked nothing but
warm weather TO make II record
breaker, was played on the Driving
Park grounds, yesterday afternoon. be-
tween mines representing the post office
and the State House. the former win
ming by the score of l. to 13. The ex-
preston representing is used be
cause there were but few men on the
winning team that have ever more :ildn
called at the Government building.
The game was, however, interesting
from start TO finish. there being every
element that goes TO make up an inter-
eeting and exciting contest. There were
errors and lots OF them, but these may
~ charged against the weather, for
really it was chilly. Then there were
star plays where someone would catch
a bail and have that surprised express
son when they looked into the nit and
found it safely Gagged and the hitting
well. if the Trolley League team could
have connected with few such as
were handed out by Lang. Byron and
Hall. they might have won the PEN
nnnt.
Early III the afternoon the captains
of the teams We're around looking at
ter their respective men and when the
hour Of 4 o'clock rolled around they
were all on the diamond waiting for
HE fun to begin and it did with the
Incn III the following positions: Post
Ofic'-Cony, g; Partridge, p; Barber.
ID; Mcserye. %: Byron, 3b; Mccarthy,
S.; O'Harc. Il; Nickcrson, Of; Perkins,
RI State House team-Lahg. g: lap
ham, .; ScribneI, ID: Giddings. 20
Boyd, 81; Cap Smith, IS; Hall, II; MI
son, IF: and Mcdonald. If. Latter
Hal and M'scrve quit the game ana
Henry ana II. 4. Smith went into the
game.
The greatest spirit Of friendly riV-
airy seemed TO run rampant anu TOT
the first four innings it looked IKE IN
easy victory for the State House team
but in the fifth the Victors Stdrteh III
on LapharS hithertofOre inNlhclDie
delivery ana by dint of pounding our
hits and errors by the feeders S"rul'h
a total of seen runs, securing Il ietd
that could not be overcome. eSp'claIIE
after the fifth, when Partridge seemed
10 gain steam and put EN- over.
Partridge pitched a good game and
WAS well SUPP orted at all times, cspe-
,-ialIy nv MS catcher Cony, who kept
the opposing men pretty close to the
bass Partridge struck out nine men.
For the State House team. the most
noticeable work was that Of Eoyd at
third the pretty bunting by Cap.
smith and TIE catching and batting oil
Lang. The second Daseman of this team
seemed to be chilly early III the game,
making many errors. but at the finish
he was one Of the corners.
The one detracting feature Of the
ram. vas the absence Of Captain Poor
OF the Post Office team and III" boys
were confident that had he been there
his n"dVy hitting would hay" added
many runs to their total
one word Of the roofing. The contest
was clean ana fast and the men on the
,;idelinee. perhaps - dcvOicrs Of the
game were IL all times apnar"nf-il
Won lid not happen to be looking at
Them YOU could hear them, especially
,riti.izirg the umpire Ahcl Russell Of
ftciat,d oa balls and strikes and rr"by
.Iuhnson on the basclin" ana Will" tn
decisions W"r" questioned frequently
Il va, by pre- JUDGED supporter and on
rhe whole was pretty square zeal
The score:
ros ,, G Y,n,;,s :... .'e =: * *-1t
Enrrnd runs-Statc House. :; Post o.
flee, G. Thrce-ftsc hits-Lang :. Hail-
Two-bas" hits Lang; CAP Si!ith' ,'a
.Iinrs Fyron. lihll, II y. smith. S,r"tN
mi Ky Partridge. .; Nv lAphAm: y -:
Henry =: Tas,. ON halls-On PartridEr. ::
m iapham. 3 Wild pitch -Prtridg"-
Errors rladr h%--Cap. Smith GddlnE>
l. s;"ribnrr. Lang: MGrhrthy' h'yn' ~, ~
81 Smith