Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-04
University Of Maine Shut
Out in One Run Came
A Pitchers Battle With Only
Five Hits in Nine Innings.
Bates Has an Easy Time al Lewiston, De.
fealing Boston College Ia 10 1.

From start to finish the game was a
pitchers battle, backed by phenome-
nal support in the field. Only one hit
was made off CoombS, and but four off
Frost Of Maine Gordon, Names catch
er, met with Il painful accident in the
third. when a foul tip struck his right
hand causing compound fracture of
the thumb at the second joint. Bios
som was substituted.
Tilton for Colby and Chase and Hig-
gins for Maine were the berries in the
field. although to say this is not to dis
count the work of the other men. Craig
was keenly alive to every situation at
third for Colby and Wiley played II
steady game at first. Reynolds error
was eXcusab le. Tribou pulled down two
beauties out of the azure, and thanks
to Cy's" pitching, Shaw and Palmer
didn't have chance to show what
they could do.
For Maine. Mayo. Burns and Hig-
gins put up superb fielding game. The
four hits made by Colby We're clean
ones not one of them being fielding
chance in the widest sense. Chase had
three chances at center field. and as
sisted in Embarrassing double in the
seventh. The game in detail:
First innnS-McDonald opened the
game with the only hit that was made
off Cormbs. and stole second. Scales,
Burns and Frost were struck out in
one two-thrcc order, leaving McDCn-
aid on second.
T,ihuu singled to center. Dwyer con-
nectcd with the ball for an inlield fly
which was caught by Higgins, who
threw to Mayo. retiring TribOu in Il
double. Craig was assisted out at first
| by Higgins.
Second innirg-Quint famed. Chase
sent high lily to Trbou. Reynolds
| iuggled Higgins houndcr. ficldei il q
| trif1e tardiIy and the Maine man was
| on first. Coomhs threw a terrific drop
| that Dwyer would have mad to go to
China to see. and when the dust
cleared away Higgins Was on third.
| CoombS struck out Gordon, leaving
| Hie ,ins on third anH Maine still hop
| Ing When Coon1bS came to the bat the
| badn began to play. After making one
Intellectual Swipe at the ball. "CN
! knocked II grouHdcr that had aut;lmo-
| bile propensitics. 1t struck well within
| the diamond. hut it had reached the
| cindnr track before it shut off steam.
and in the meantime "Tnclc CE" had
| crossed the plate for the first time and
| the Onlv run of the game. Wiley flied
| ont to Chase. Tilton flied to Burns and
| Shaw fell victim to F'rost's curves.
Third innine-Mayo 1licd to left. the
| ball being caught by Craig after hard
run. Mayo flied to Wiley. Scales pulled
Coomhs for a walk but was caught by
| Dwyer while trying to steal second.
Reynolds struck out Palmer sent
drive along the third base line to Hig-
gins. With two strikes on Tribou he
| foulnd and the tip broke Gordon'S
| thumb. The sympathy for the Maine
catcncr was universal. and he was Civ
en- u cheer as he retired from the game.
Blossom was put in and Tribou flied
| to Chase.
Fourth inning--Burns flied to Wiley.
Frost was assisted out by Tilton. Quint
went out. Coombs to Wiley. Dwyer
struck out. Craig WAS assisted out at
first by Burns. CoombS singled. Burns
funded off Wiley, but got his man on
close decision.
Fifth inning-thaSe famed. Higgins
expired in brilliant play by Tilton and
Wiley and Blossom was cared for by
the same pair in an equally SCintillat-
ing manner Tilton knocked an easy
one ia Scales. while Shaw and Rey-
noIiS struck out.
Sixth inninC-CrIig made a good
stp oe Mayos drive and the latter was
out at first CoombS caught MCDonald'S
drive in one hand Scales flied out to
Tribou. Palmer struck out. Tribou flied
to Burns and Dryer struck out a sec
ord time.
Seventh inning-Burns and Frost
We're out at first on splendid stops and
throws by Tilton Quint flied to the
second haseman. This was Distinctive
ly Tilton's inning. Craig singled and
Colby hoped for another run. Coombs.
however. knocked 4 pop fly that Bios
som captured. Willey's fly was superb
~ handled by Chase. who threw to
Higgins and nailed Craig at third.
Eighth inning Nose" Tilton did
some more starring in this inning. re
firing Chase at first. Higgins was out.
Combs to Wiley. and Blossom knocked
difficult one which Reynolds cap
tured. 1ilton struck out. Shaw was ont.
Frost to Mayo. Reynolds reached first
because Mayo dropped the ball, but
Palmer was out on Higgins assist.
Ninth innng-Mayo flied foul to
Craig. Mcdonald flied to Coombs. and
Burns struck cut. ending the game
with the score to in Coby's favor.
The summary follows:
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