Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-01
Gardiner and WaterviI|e-
Fairfield the Winners.
Gardner 6; HaIIuweII 0---Wat-
ennIe- Fairfield 9; Augusta 5.


Augusta continued her slide yester-
day afternoon when the Twins walked
off with a game by a score of to >.
The game was witnessed by two bat
carriers, three reporters, the umpire
and several patients and employees of
the Maine Insane hospital on the East
side.
The faithful and courageous had ex-
pected to see the hoodoo broken, but
they were mistakened and the 'knock-
ers'' had their innings again. That Is to
say they had chance to say: II told
you once again. which. as you know.
is one OF the greatest delights of all
members Of the "Ancient and Honora-
BILE Rand Of Knockers"
Waterville won the game on its
merits. They batted enough to win two
and perhaps three games, the final fig
ures showing is hits with total of
II. In justice to Augusta's pitcher. how
ever. 1t should be said that A number
OF them were what Is known as lucky
stabe," which means that with little
more wide-awake fielding they would
have been anything but hits. The field
ers didn't get near enough. however. TO
make errors and SO technically they
were hits
Both teams made two errors. Both of
Augustus errors were excusable. The
one credited to Trombly was one any
nan would make out there in the grass
on a ground ball, but 1T would have
been cruelty to an unhappy pitcher to
have called it a two-base hit. So again.
technically, 1t was an error.
The other one, a throw from over in
In
was justifiable. inasmuch as the ball
was badly needed by the Augusta team
at about that time and it was Harry's
plain duty to slam 1t into the diamond
from where he was. wherever 1t went.
So you can't blame anybody direct
", and the most justifiable knocking
would be on two or three listless plays
In the matter of baserunning and get
ting after balls. which have occurred
several times of late.
1t was first-class game up to the
seventh Waterville had two runs and
80 did We and II looked rosy with the
honors easy.
In the seventh. however, troubles
came from Augusta. Not by ones and
twos, but I'm battalions, and when the
dust had settled 1t was discovered that
the upriver team had secured five runs
"A number to which they added two
In the ninth.
Augusta scored one In the third. one
In the fourth and three in the ninth
after two we're out. In the first NEIL
toned inning Harry Kennirton sim
Rled and advanced to second on Twom-
b)y's out at first. Then Moody sim
gled and ne took third. Foliansbee sent
one out to right. and Harry came home
on the throw in.
Augustus run in the fourth came on
a single by Eddie Remission and sin
gle by Rudderham. Davis sent one to
the pitcher and Remission was harvest
ed at third, but Harry Remission came
to the rescue with hit and scored
Rudderham.
In the ninth after Rudderham and
Davis had famed. Harry Remission
hit, Twombly drew and then Moody
sent 1t out for two bases and Kennis-
ton came home.
waterville and Fairfield got her runs
in the first inning on a single by Allen,
a double by Farrell and timely sin
gle by King. Two earned runs. by the
way In the seventh Barnstead started
the trouble with a single and Mccarthy
and Taylor followed his example in or
der Abbott was retired next. but three
singles Of the Texas variety by Mcssrs.
Allen. Burke and Farrell and double
by King gave the Twins five runs. and
put the game out of danger. In the
ninth a single by Abbott and triple
by Mcconnell and a score on throw
from center gave them two more.
wATERVILLE & FAIRFIELD.