Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-25
Colby Trims the Mass.
"Aggies," Five to One.
A Clean, Snappy Game, Only One
Error by Each Team.
Willey's Catches and Hunts Work at Short
Stop Among the Features.

Waterville, Me-, May 24.-(SpeciaD.-
"Aggies" in a clearly played game on
Alumni field, this afternoon, by
score of to l. Thompson was in the
box for Colby and up to the ninth in
ming held the visitors down to one hit.
In the fifth Pugsley made home run
for Colby, which started the streak
that made the game sure. Features
Of the game were the catches of Will
ley on first. together with clean play
ing on the part of all the infeld. In
Colby's outfield Tribou had nothing to
do, while Starkey and Pile made pref
ty catches. For the visitors. Hunt,
the shOrtstop, played star game,
handling eight chances without an err
rOr.
The game opened with the "Aggies'
out in one-twO-three order. In Colby's
half with Tribou out, Dryer got a
wO-bagger and Craig scored him on a
hit dropped behind second base. In
the second there was nothing doing on
either side. In the third, Clark was
out, Pugsley to Wiley. Craig made
pretty catch off Shattuck and Walker
was thrown out by Thompson at first.
Thompson was hit by the ball and
walked. Tribou knocked grounder
and Cobb, Martin. and Tirrell cleared
the bases with a double play. Dwyer
struck out.
In the fourth Martin struck out.
Tirrell sent stiff one which looked
as it were labelled for center field, but
Tilton gathered it in and there were
two out. Wiley kept up his winning
streak and caught Hunt out. Craig
was out, Walker to Tirrell. Wiley
was retired on foul fly. Tilton hit
to left field territory, but Starkey was
an easy out at first.
Things began to happen in the fifth.
Ingham got the first hit for the "Ag-
gies." stole second and advanced the
third on Cobb's sacrifice hit. Thomp-
son struck out Grady, and Starkey
saved the score by making pretty
catch in right field. With one out in
Colbys half. Pugsley sent a high fly
i'm the direction of Shannon Observa-
tory, scoring a home run. The tally
now stood: Colby, 2; Massachu-
sets, 0.
Thompson opened the sixth by CIV
ing base on ball to Shattuck. He
went to third OH a wild throw by
Dwyer. but was out at the plate,
Walker landing at first. He got no
further than second. however as Pile
caught Martins fly and Terrill was
caught out by Wiley. In Colby's half
Dwyer rolled the ball along the first
icr L., Cd
q two-baggcr to left field and Dwyer
came home. Wiley field out to left
field and "Mose" Tilton got as far as
second, but Starkay retired the side by
knocking the ball into Grady's hand.
The seventh opened with Starkey
again the centre of attraction. He
made a clean catch off Hunt. TOM
my" fooled Ingham with three straight
ones. Cobb got in the way of the ball
and stole second, but Wiley ran after
Grady's foul fly and 1t was exit the
"Aggies' Pile flied out to Hunt.
Pugsley sent the ball to Walker, but
it was too hot to handle. Thompson
advanced him with an infield hit
Pugsley scored on an error by Tirrell
"Mose' knocked the ball to short and
reached first, but Thompson expired at
second. Dwyer made the third out.
Cobb to Tirrell. Score, Colby, 4; Mass
achusetts, Q.
The first half of the eighth was dis
tinctively Thompson's. as he struck
out three men in succession and threw
away but two balls in the process.
Craig was out, Martin to Tirrell. Will
ley proved a patient waiter and got
base on balls. Tilton made a two bag
ger and Wiley scored. At this point
the Massachusetts infield got in some
clever work. Starkey drove the ball
to short and clean double play re-
suited, Hunt and Walker participating.
Score: Colby, S. Massachusetts. 0.
Up to this point it looked as if the
visitors would be whitewashed.
Thompson deepened the impression by
striking out Martin. the first man up
in the ninth. Snappy work on the
part Of Craig retired Tirrell at first,
and with but one man more to get.
spectators began to leave the ground.
thinking it was all over. But the fates
had other things in store. Hunt made
a long hit to center field. stole second
and scored on Ingham's hit to the
same territory. With Ingham on Sec
ond Cobb made a single. Grady was
presented with a base on balls. The
excitement at this point was intense.
1t looked as though the visitors had
struck winning streak and with the
bases full disaster seemed imminent.
But Charlie" Dwyer came to the res
cue. and with the bases full and three
balls called on Clark, went after a
hard foul fly off Clark and closed the
game by making a hair-raising catch.
The score follows:
COLBY
alb bh tb 10 A o
Trbou II .4 Q 0 oil
Dwyer. c ......4 9 2 8 II III
Craig, 81 ..4 3 l oil
Wiley. 1b ...........3 0 l. o oil