Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-08
AALL0WELL wins.
.0rubs Winthrop, Twelve
to Seven, in Slow Game.
Banged O'Rourke's Curves for
II With Total Of 10 Bases.
Sparks Pitches Good Ball for Eight IaailE
and NeWenham Finishes.


In game that was characterized by
Indifferent playing, and which like a
cats taii, was fur to the end" Halo
well, today, defeated Winthrop by the
score of II to {. The game was just 2
hours and IS minutes in length and it
seemed longer.
The game was slow. A shower came
UP during the early stages and wet
down the field. the ball. and everybody
else that did not hike for the grand
stand, and it also seemed to dampen
the baseball ardor of about Is men.
There was not large number of err
rors made. Indeed there were less OF
them than in most games-seven al
together-but the occasion was done of
many that go to prove that errors no
not signify much. An error of judgment
or of fielding can never be put down
against d man viii is asleep unless it
runs into him, and while we do not
wish to be understood as expressing the
belief that the players were asleep. we
do mean that they were not wide
awake all the time. In other words. they
played listless, and the game was
''listless" game of ball.
Hallowell won the game on superior
batting, they hitting O'Rourke for
dozen with a total of 10, one of which
was a home run by Newenham into the
famous school house yard, perform
anCe which has been the aspiration of
all the battsmen i'm the Trolley League.
Conley, Hallowell's new center field
er, put one inside that fence for three
nases and which might have been
home run if he had not miscalculated
Iorks climbing ability or else forgot
ten that he was supposed to hurry
little on his trip around abe diamond.
Anyway. he got three, but his record
Of a triple. double and single for the
game shows that he wasn't asleep all
the time.
Sparks pitched a GOOD game and was
ont hit muCh-something like four or
five hits. He retired in the eighth in
favor of Newenham. who finished out
the game very nicely for Hallowell.
Goth he and Sparks were bothered in
control in manner similar TO
O'Rourke--that is, bases on balls, hit
ting men and soaring others out or
their wits-to say nothing of passed
balls. and other things closely related.
These things they were not to blame
for. for the wet ball was sufficient to
bother any pitcher and about all they
could do was to put them over.
There were no features I'm particu-
lar. other than those to which we have
alluded. The fielding work of Winthrop
was good. with the possible exception
of at center, where couple of errors
occurred, but they were not bad ones.
other in their consequences for VIM
throp. Irish has been playing great
game for Winthrop Of late. and wet
grass and a wet ball would doubtless
bother most anyone-even the knock
ers" who think an error in basebaH
game is a crime against society.
Carrigan and NORWOOD played IN
fine form-a thing they always do-and
they played fast consistent ball
throughout. For the visitors. Blair
played pretty game and Newenham
and Conley distinguished themselves In
hitting, as already stated.
The day was bad and the grounds
were wet after the shower, and TINS
perhaps is the best explanation to offer
of the contest. A man couldn't hurry
between bases, for he might slip down
if he did, and then it would be all of:
and he couldn't hurry i'm his throws.
for if he did the slippery ball would be
likely to go most anywhere but where
he intended--so in fielding. the choice
was between two evils, and the most OF
the players had the good sense to
choose the lesser. This, and general
drowsiness which we have already
limited, made the game a little less in
teresting than usual. But there have
been some great games i'm winthrop OF
late and doubtless there's more coming.
SO there's no reason to complain. The
story by innings:
First inning-Newenham was out.
pitcher to first, and Blair was out pref
tily, NORWOOD to Edmond. Higgins
was out on the same plan. For Win
throp, Stanwood sent a pop fly to
Sparks, and Irish struck out. Worm
wood fouled out to Higgins. Score: Hal
lowell, 0; Winthrop, o.
Second inning-Pugsley drew four
and took second on passed ball.
Arata drew four. Davis struck out and
COnley did the same. Patten hit very
wisely, but a throw to the plate put
out Pugsley and retired the side. For
Winthrop, Carrigan was out. short to
first, and York drew. Driscoll hit to
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