Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-05
WateNiIIe Defeats Fair
field by Superior Playing
McDutty Shows His Opponents
Something About Pitching.
Conrw Makes Himself Solid al Home By
His Superb Batting.

Fairfield suffered another and more
decisove defeat at the hands OF Wa
terville, Friday afternoon. The game
was played at the Central Maine park
and the attendance was made up OF
the most enthusiastic class Of the
sporting public which the two towns
could possibly have contributed. The
result of the game in scores was Wa
terville 9, Fairfield 4. The result. how
ever, on the cheerful effect which 1t
had on the Waterville representatives
cannot be estimated in mathematical
terms. The game of Thursday, was
looked upon by every fair-minded Wa
terville man, as due as much to lucky
hit at the critical time as to real merit
Fridays game. however, was certainly
a mark of distinction for the Water
vile team, and, for twice, at least. for
the season, Fairfield is willing to adj
nit that she has been beaten by sup
eriOr playing.
The game opened, in the Waterville
half, with McDuffy, the New Hamp-
shire boy, in the box. The Fairfield
aggregation had no confidence in fac
ing this dangerous little twirler with
out even an apology of a pitcher to
place against him. Truesdale did all
that could have been expected for a
man who has not left his position in
center field for the entire season and
the fact that he allowed only one more
base on balls than did his formidable
opponent. showed that there was some
thing doing in the box for Fairfield rs
well as for Waterville.
There is surely nothing like a relia
Bile pitcher, however, to steady q team.
This fact is borne out by the way Fair
held actually dropped into pieces"
during the fifth and sixth innings. Ar
the close of the fourth the chances as
well as the score stood exactly even
to =. Beyond three-bagger, there
was nothing to work very much on the
nerves Of the spectator, or to excite an
overdue amount of cheering. In fact SO
painfully lacking was the cheerful ele-
ment That the Waterville manager. be-
coming disguised. ran frequently into
the crowd. cheering for his team and
trying, for the most part in vain. to get
a few echoes from the Waterville con-
tingent. An occasional "toot" from an
electric was all, in the way of a dem.
onstration which could be heard. -
- NAA~ 'NANih1 HILL Vi the nth
Truesdale weakened, the team arparenr.
ly became disheartened and could not raj.
ly itself until Waterville had run in six
scores. Two bases on ball followed in
quick succession by Allen, Rice. singles
py Reeve, Cowing and Roderick helned
OUT by TWO stolen bases is the story in q
nutshell of how Waterville got four
scores without actually deserving them.
ne same combination worken when Wa
l,.
ot the sixth. Rice made his second error
allowing circuit to reach first. While
Reeve reached first on n single OrciItt
got over to second. Bradley failing 10
catch Ready at first, the bases were full
W nat should happen then but a cracking
announcement that made the Judges in
the stand forget their horses and the pAo-
pie IN the grandstand arose To their feet
IN the intensity of the moment. Conrey
knocked q two-bagger scoring the three,
men, and the intelligence reached the
grandstand that the score stood nine IN
three in Waterville's favor. The air was
quivering for a while. but thereafter thr
excitement subsidized and nothing OF anv
consequence happened until the close Of |
the game. Conroy. by the way dropped
an easy fly on Alumni field last Sitlr-
DAY, ana there was great indignation on /
the part OF many faultfinders that he
should have been allowed TO play in tha
succeeding game. Without Conroy's su-
perb batting, yesterday. the chances
would have been even for both teams and I
more than nine innings would have been
necessary to decide the winners Today
he is, next to McDuffy the most nonu
lar ball player in Waterville. The score: