Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-06

panied the Augustus to see the much
heralded struggle. The attendance
was the largest of the season, as
might have been expected, and in tn !.
hot broilins sun the players and the
spectators got right down into the
same The enthusiasm of the Augusta
and Gardiner fans assumed material
shape when rolls Of bank notes were
flashed about on the grand stand and
In tn, field. and the betting opening at
even money went down to to g. IA
yoring the Gardiners-and the Augusta
money was covered as soon az it
peeped from vest pocket. Several
hundred dollars changed hands as a
result of the game.
In all fairness it must be admitted
Ivy even the most coldly critical Gardi :.
ner fan that the Capitol City team is a
Corker, The battery is a strong one.
and the team shows excellent training
and at the game on Tuesday they
played with dash and vim that in
fused enthusiasm into the students OF
the game. The Augustus were IN good
show to win out and not for a minute
did the Gardeners lose sight Of this
fact and had their strength been re-
Taxed for an inning the game would
have gone up river. The game was
won almost entirely through the errors
CT the visitors.
TIL" details of tho game follow:
The game by innings Craig started
off by cutting three large slices out Of
the atmosphere and returning to the
bench with a heavy heart Abbott
went out. Fifeld to Munro, Wiley flied
| out to Messenger.
For Gardner. Messenger struck out
Munro flied out to H. Remission. Stone
| got hit. Clason pat up a high foul
which settled pleasantly into Abbott's
nit.
Augusta went out in order in the
second. third to first, short to first and
d strike out
For Garlirers second Beane flied
| out to Penley. Scott got hit and stole
Sec nd. F'iheld famed. Exc" johnson
hit to right scoring Scott, Kane struck
out Score: Gardiner one. Augusta,
| nothing.
| Augusta went out in order in the
| third a fly TO Clason. F'ifield to Munro
| and a strikeout.
For Gardiner Messenger swatted the
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| would have only been a single to any
| ordinary mortal. but when Bobby
| stopped he was on third. Munro hit a
hot one to Moody who threw to Craig
Catching Messenger. who was playing
| off third too far making a fine double
| play. Store got a hit Clason reached
| first IN an error by Penley, Became fiic.
out to short.
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In Augustus fourth Craig walked,
was sacrificed to second by Abbott and
| scored on Willey's single Moody went
out Clason to Munro E. Remission
nailed the ball and it started for the
pines but when it struck it was in
Beane'S glove, Beane making one OF
| the best catches ever made on Quimby
| field. Score Augusta one, Gardiner
one. Gardner went out in order. In
| Augustus part of the fifth. Penley lead
| eff with a hit. H. Remission flied out t.,
| Stone. Capt. Wiley flied out to john
| son. Files walked. Craig reached first
| on an error by Fifield. Abbott flied out
| to Messenger.
For Gardiner Kane struck out. Mes
senger got hit. Munro got another
Stone and Clasoh flied out to short and
catcher respect, ely.
For Augusta Wiley flied out to
| Scott. Moody got hit stole second T.
| kenniston flied out to Clason, Penley
got hit scoring Moody. H. Remission
| flied out TO Stone. Score: August,
two. Gardiner. one.
| In Augustus seventh Wiley reached
| first on an error by Fffield, Files flied
out to Messenger. Craig sacrificed
| Wiley to sc cond. Abbott famed
| For Gardiner. Munro got a hit bu:
| was thrown out by Abbott trying for
| second. Stone was out Files to Wiley.
Clason flied out to Files
Augusta went out in order in the
eighth short to first, second to first and
| fly to right.
In GARDENERS eighth. Became started
with a hit. Scott hit one that the right
fielder got to first before Joe did.
Became taking third on the throw. FL
field got first on an error by Moody.
Beane scoring. FTfeld stole second
johnson flied out to Files. Kane lifte
foul for Abbott. Score: Augusta tw,
Gardiner two. Augusta went out in
order in the ninth on a strikeou..
pitcher to first and third to first.
Messenger flied out to E. Remission.
1'h 10 got HTSt on an error by PeOley
and stole second and was sacrificed
third by Stone. Clason flied out 10
Moody. In the tenth Files flied ont to
Beane. Craig flied ont to Store. Abbott
got hit. Wiley contributed to
Bedne's fielding average by lifting him
an easy out
For Gardiner Beane flied out to EN-
ter fielder. Scott went out third to
snort. Fifield reached first on an error
by Penley. Johnson famed. In the
eleventh Moody famed. E. Remission
NED out to Beane Penlcy got his third
MT II. keiniston struck out.
For Gardiner Kane started in to win
his own game by starting off with a
safe hit and stole second, Messenger
walked. Munro got hit and Kane and
messenger each advanced a bas. Stone
hied out to E. kerniston. Files nre-
sented Ciason with a pass to frs.
"mch forced Kane in and therefore
winning the game for Gardiner.
The line up and score.
GARDINER