Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-12
From the Augusta Team
By Score Of I to !.
Home Team Plays Fast Ball
And Wins on Merits.
Files Pitches Well But Lacks Support
..-WiIey'S Work a Feature.

Winthrop. Me-, July 11.-(Special)
victory from August;. here. this af-
ternoon. Duplicating Au@usta's defeat
by Gardiner. by 4 score of Z to |. The
game was t. one sided to be more than
ordinarily Interesting but it mnst be
said that the Winthrop team played
4 Silt-ciGcd article Of bali. only two
errors being made. The crowd zoe, waS
With the home team from the Stait and
their encouraging shouts had consider
able To do with the final score.
The first inning WAS fine, even spec
tacular. 10 the ordinary everyday pee
tltor nut in the second the balloon
went up and Winthrop scored three
runs. tn ciinch the game. AZ
ter that Augusta was at no time near
enough tn be dangerous and tn" fans
yelled to their hearts content. Files, the
Augusta pitcher, played good bail. Al
though ten hits We're secured off his
delivery. they We're scattered m! had
he had good support. the gam" would
have gone to Winthrop but the score
would have been far different.
There was but one inning when Au-
gusta did not set men on bases. but
they coul'i not fathom Grandpa MorS"'S
delivery at critical times when hits
meant runs.
For a spectacular play there was one
in tn" fourth inning that brought woe
to the Augusta camp and ringing
cheers from the local fans. kcnniSton
ana Moody had secured nice clean
singles. landing on first and second
respectively. Files came to bat lining
y hot one To NORWOOD. lie caught
Kenny" making third, threw to first
and Files WAS out and the umpire call
ed Moody out for not leaving the bag.
It WAS q great play and the crowd en-
joycd it. rcnlcy questioned the de
cision in regard to Moody. but what
Mr. Parker said went ana cap" might
have as well saved the effort.
For Augusta the first star in the lime
light WAS Cap Wiley. lie made three
sensational catches early in the game.
two being made on the third out, and
without doubt cut off many runs for
Winthrop He also secured a single at
the last tiIIr up and clearly showed he
could play ball hen II is needed
For Winthrop the entire team show
cd up we'll and even those on the team
who rave not played quite 80 vel this
season. showed up good. NORWOOD
especially proved to be in the game
from the start, making several fine
throws and assists. making up for his
error made ON Wil"y's hit in the third
AS usual tn" umpire came in for his
bumps" the decisions. at times, caus-
ing much comment from the visitors
bench but Winthrop is accustomed to
The fierce roasting process and other
than a slight unpl,"S:tntnrSS the game
WAS one to encourage the Winthrop
team.
In the eighth inning Hon. l.. T. Garlic
ton, an enthusiastic supporter Of the
Winthrop team, announced that a
meeting would be held in the
evening to consider the pros
poet of the team, i. e.. whether
they would continue in the Trolley
League. lie pictured in glowing terms
what the boys could do and expressed
the hope that the supporters would
turn out ana show loyal support ana
Winthrop would yet land the prnnant.
The announcement was heartily greet
ed and from the cheers it would nat
urally be supposed that Winthrop will
come back with renewed vigor and
continue to make things interesting
for the Trolley League teams Both
chtchrrs caught superhly ana very few
base runners took any chances in
stealing second.
The verdict of the fans that saw the
game is that Files is Il good pitcher
but the Augusta team needs an inlu
sion Of new life. What it is or wbera
they will get it is question. Inf
something is needed to win games in
the Trolley League aside from good in
tentions. The boys mean WELL but have
in the last few games failed to sIIn,o,t
the battery.
Winthrop and Augusta will plav a.
other game, this afternoon, in Auau.
tn, and it is to be hoped by Winth,on
that they may again defeat the CanitaI