Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-03
Decisive Game Of Season
Won by bowdoin.
Ivy Day Victory Puts Winner in
First Place.
Brilliant Fielding by Bowdoin--home Run
by Files.

BRUNSWICK, Me-, June 2.-(Speclal).-
ROwdOin won first place in the race for
the Maine championship in an interest
ing game of baseball on the Whittier
field. this morning. when she defeated
L. of Maine by the score of 6 to =. HoW-
doin and Maine have been tied for first
place since Maine defeated Colby. Col
by can tie Bowdoin for the champion
ship. providing it wins it's two games
with Bates, which are the only con-
tests that have not been played among
the Maine colleges. AS today's game
was the decisive contest of the year,
the game has excited more interest
than any game played on the Whittier
field. this season.
The Ivy day crowd. who had come to
take in the festivities of the day, filled
the great grandstand. while bright col
ors. cheers and music by the band.
coupled with the ideal weather. made
the morning game one to be remem-
bered. The game was we'll played and
the contest was not enough One-sided
to rob it of interest, although Bowdcin
had good lead after the second inning
when three runs were tailed. She tall
lied another run in the fourth and two
more in the fifth.
Maine secured her first run in the
third. when an error and wild pitch
did the business. Quint had reached
third on an error and the pitch allowed
him to score. Maine secured her other
run in the eighth. when a three-base
hit by Sawyer followed by single by
Chase allowed the former to score.
Roth Frost and Files pitched great
bali, the men breaking even on seven
hits off each by the opposing team.
Files. however. kept Names batters
down when hits counted. in better
style than did Frost. Files dstin-
guished himself with home run in
the fourth. which was the feature of
the game being the first run through
center field that has been seen here for
number of years.
In stick work, White lead securing
three hits out of four times up. one of
which was a two Dagger. while Moody
of Maine. came next with three sim
giles out of five times up. BOwdoin
made two double plays during the
game. the first seen here. this year.
Both teams made about the same
number of errors, they being more or
less costly on both sides. The game
was, however, on hitting well at crit
ical times on the part of Bowdoin. and
cool work Ivy Files and the rest of the
team when Maine bid fair to score.
First inning-Moody hit down to
White and was out at first. Quint was
safe on an eXcusable error at third.
but was later out on n pretty double.
Collins hitting to third. Hodgsdon put
ting his man out and doubling to first,
putting out the batsman. For BowdOin.
White smashed the first ball pitched
for two bases. Abbott was out. Chase
to Collins. StanwoOd reached first on
fielders' option. White being put out at
the plate. Greene was out, second to
first. Score. Bowdoin, 0; Maine, o.
Second inning-Mitchell was out on
fly to Abbott. and Sawyer followed
suit with the same thing. Chase went
out, StanwOOd to Greene. For Bow
dOin, Clark drew base on balls. but
was out on the fielder's option of Files
drive to second. HOdsdon was hit by
ter two steals. Piper went out. short to
first. and then White secured another
hit. scoring HodsdOn and Ellis. White
was out. on a steal of second. Score,
Bowdoin. 3: Maine. q.
Third inning-Thatchcr struck out
and Frost did the same. Gordon
reached first on an error by Greene.
Moody struck out. For BowdOin. Alb
bolt and StanwoOd both struck out and
Greene was out, Chase to Collins.
Score BowdOin. 3; Maine, 0.
Fourth inning-Quint was safe on an
error and Collins was out. HodgsdOn
to Greene, followed by Mitchell. Files
Chase was safe on an error and Quint
scored on wild pitch. Thatcher fouled
out to Abbott. For Bowdoin. Clarke was
out to Sawyer. and then came Files
great drive to center, he circling the
bases before the ball was fielded in.
HOdgsdOn was out on an unaSsiSted
play at first. and Greene was out.
pitcher to first. Score, Bowdoin, 4;
Maine. /.
Fifth inning-Frost was out to STAN
wood and Gordon and Moody both hit
Quint flied out to Clarke and Collins
dropped another into Piper's had in
right field. For BOwdoin, Piper struck
out. White hit. and Abbott was safe
en- try to catch White. StanwOod sin
bled. and Whites and Abbott scored
Greene was out, short to first and