Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-26
Trolley League Team De.
teated by Westbrook
IN Fast, Clean Exhibition Of
Baseball, Is to 5.
"'snTook's Batting the Fsatufs-..LocaI
Players Show Up Well.

augusta Trolley League baseball
'eain was defeated. Saturday afternoon
at 'ne Driving park grounds by wha.
10 propabiy one of thu fastest amateur
assresations of ball players i'm the
"'a'e. Inc final score was 13 to 5. and
"ouiu, at first glance, tell a tale of
o'er"helming defeat 1t was a defeat.
ou' iot one to be ashamed of, for the
locai boys played good nan, being woe
iuiiv outciassed by the visiting team,
"hen II came to stick wOck Each and
every one of the visitors could bat. and
bat when hits meant runs. Teatrault
the shortstop of the visitors. making
three two-baggers and one three.ba
ger, In five times ut the bat, and he
would nave had another to his credit,
had 1t not been for the fielding Of
O'HallrOn.
Inc game was interesting from start
TO finish, as there were all kinds of
ball. sensational stops, free hitting. and
| at times, fine throwing, ard added to
this the visitors were a little inclined
to kick. but that is always a visiting
teams privilege. The game was far
more interesting than the score shows,
| and at all times the fans were in an
expectant mood. This was especially
true in the first two innings, when the
visitors after scoring a run in the first.
We're put out in one, two, three order in
| the second. and then Augusta went in
| and made four runs. This, though, was
before the visitors had secured their
batting eye. and when they did start it
was pleasure to an uninterested spec
| t1tnr to 500 tho t,lean hit. cnoroa
Among the 300 enthusiasts at the
game there are very few but what are
willing to admit that the Augusta boys
were in too fast company. Saturday af-
tcrnoon, in fact, faster than anything
| that they will probably play during
| the Trolley League season, and further,
| that Augusta has the material for a
first class ball team. All that is needed
is practice in team play. There is no
man on the team but what has good
| past record on the diamond, and is
| capable of playing good ball, and it is
| hardly to be expected that team,
playing its first game of the season
should be expected to play with the
same precision and team work as an
| older organized team. If Augusta plays
as good game for the entire season as
| they played, Saturday, there is littl"
| question of doubt but what they will
land pennant winners.
| 1t is hard to say what the most in
| teresting feature Of the game proved
| to be. All three of Augustus batteries
were worked out, and all showed good
form. Hall started in to pitch the game
| and for two innings pitched good ball,
i I,o it'd hn oil a haCa
balls, three hits were secured off his
delivery, and together with this. three
errors were scored, netting total Of
six runs for the visitors. Whitney was
on the receiving end and showed w
well. having good Judgement. and Is
| capable of lining them to second when
| the opportunity offers. although there
i were few of the visitors that would
| risk a steal to second unless there was
n man on third. The only throw thai
Whitney made, was to third base and
the man would have undoubtedly have
been caught had Craig been playing the
| bag, as the throw was perfect.
| In the fourth. Files replaced Hall and
| Abbott came in from the field to do the
receiving work The latter's work was
good but FiIes'-well. it is hardly faiT
to Judge any pitcher by his first game
because even the good men have their
off days. but he allowed the first man
up to walk and handed up two more
| free passes in the three innings ne
pitched, beside being touched up for
two three-baggers and several singles
Westbrook secured six runs in the
three innings
| In the seventh, the Kenniston broth