Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-22
TROLLEY LEAGUE TOPICS.
A Correspondent Has Few Words for
Players and Spectators.

base for the first five innings by either
side would be going some" for both
teams and is not an iapossibility for
anyone of the Trolley League teams.
although at first sight it might seem
one Of the unheard of things, but
venture to say that such = thing MAJ
occur at any time with any o. the two
teams that may come together in tn.
future.
What would constitute 4 good game
| of baseball to the mini of one enthu-
?iast another woulI see open places
which undoubtedly might occur in any
game.
Now as matter Of fact there have
been some very fast games of ball in
| the Trolley League thi:; season. and thu
indications are that even SIN faster
ones are promised the spectators.
Let us look for a moment at the big
leagues and compare their playing WITH
| that of our Trolley League. Does =
seem at first glance that an amateur
| league should put up as fast Il game as
| q professional aggregation, which has
ut its command financial resources and
other influences that go 10 make base
ball what it is from n profession Al
standpoint? But it is a tnct, and l
| think the majority of the fair-minded
people who attend III" games of the diff
| frrtnt clubs will bear mo out in the
statement, that the lnalOrit ! of games
that have been played, tnis season, IN
The Trolley League have equalled in
scientific baseball playing, those of
some of the close and exciting games Of
| the professionals.
| 1t is fact not to be contradicted
that as long as man is human he is
| liable to err in judgment and conse-
Iucntly is liable to have the error
| column contain one or more of the
| straight marks instead of the circle
| The greatest error shat man cN er made
| Is when he doesn't try IL d. anything,
but still on the other hand the minute
he starts in to do something. then he
| lays himself open to errors and criti-
clsmS from n non-SympathCtic audi
tnce, for who is immune to that
liability Of slipups, etc.oc
| Baseball is one of the most errati,
sports, probably. that ls played, today.
The least little thing may turn the for
tunes of what seem victory for one sida
to its dismal defeat. The game at Hal
| lowell, last Thursday. was Augusta.s
up to the fatal seventh. Who was to
| blame? Was Wiley? No. If it had
| been n lowery day-rhere is no use of
| predicting what the result would have
| D@tn. The glorious sun was shining
| ana no one was responsible for that
| ut least no human agency 1t was one
of those things that. as say, is liabls.
to happen to either side and is beyond
| the control of human efforts.
| But who says it wasn't Il good game
| and one to arouse interest IN the hearts
| OF the spectators? Of course we all
| nave our faVoriteS and like TO see them
win, but the spectator should be good
loser as well as good winner, for in
| that alone is true aportslnanship. IF
Upton had taken his first Gefeat of the
| cup defender at heart as DO some of
| the Augusta contingent in regard to tho
defeats OF the Augusta team, we would
be out Of 1t and the true sport would
have to look elsewhere for his baseball
| pleasures.
| 1t is gratifying to know that Win
| throp has fallen into line of the board
Of appeals and with prospects of at
least fur proportion of winnings on
| the right side of the score card some in
tcresting games ar. liable 10 be wit
| messed III the respective towns.
| While undoubtedly changes NAV be
made for the better. there is one thing
| should like TO see in the Augusta team
and that is enthusei new life; team
Work, an energy of determination 10
WIN or die game. Augusta has good
| batting team from scne~a; view of
The situation, but somehow her hits
are NOT productive of scores al any ana
al times. She also holds her opponents
down to small figure If base hits.
win one or two exceptions. Isn't that
good ball playing? But Augusta will
not remain Mt the tail end to b.
snapped out of existence by the leaders
81 the league. If she puts ~ a cool
"h1ppy game and gets the wrong end
OF 1t. be good loser and watch for thu
next. A DPEW |