Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-28
Season of 1906 Opens June II With
Two Fast Games---Fine Crowds
at HallOWell and WaterVille.
Auqusta Wins From the WaterYille-
Fairfield Team 4 to 3---Gardiner
Beats Hallowell 6-0--TenInnin
AUGUSTA 4; WAT-FAiRFiELD 3.

WaterVtlle, Me-, June N.-(opeclaD.-
The first game Of the Trolley League
series was played in Waterville
Wednesday afternoon between Water
willie & Fairfield and Augusta, result
ing in a score Of to 3 in favor of Au-
gusta. Nearly 800 people. many Of
whom came from down-river points,
watched the game with an eager inter-
est, to size III and as much as possible
the material to be found in the first
two teams Of the League to make their
appearance here. For the first time
of the season, with neither eide having
any advantage of practice or team
work, the game was by no means a
disappointment either to the winners
or to the losers. AS for the exciting
features, there were none worthy Of
any extensive comment. The game was
we'll balanced until the close. What
Waterville lost in errors seemed to he
made up in the general average by a
slightly better batting capacity.
The game opened with Augusta at
the bat. The first error of the day was
made by Reed in poorly handling a
reach first. Carey flied out to Sutton.
Abbott singled and poor fielding al
lowed Moody to score. Lang struck out
and Dumphy was caught out by Cow
ing on q foul fly. TIL Waterville &
Fairfield men saw signs Of encourage
ment which augmented as the inning
progressed. Cowing made pretty sac
rifice, advancing both men. King
drove out fast one reaching first and
scoring Laughlin and Allen. by the help
of an error by Davis in throwing to
second. Gregory flied out to Trombly
and Sherlock struck out. Score, Au-
gusta l. Waterville 2.
Thu next inning was decidedly slow.
Rudderham singled. Davis, in attempt
ing to bunt the third strike was waved
back to the benches. Trombly flied out
TO the catcher and Kenniston was as
sisted out at first by Reed with mag
niflcent pickup. For Waterville SUIT
ton was caught out by first. Reed
reached first on an error by the third
baseman and Howard struck out.
Laughlin was assisted out at first by
the best play Of the day with was an
assist by Moody.
The third inning was marked by a
two-bagger which caused the Observ-
ers to straighten up in their seats and
talk about something else besides the
heat.
In the fourth inning, Augusta COM
pleted her offensive work for the day,
by running in in quick succession. three
scores. With humphrey struck out.
Rudderham reached the home plate by
q single, followed by errors by Sher-
lock and Howard. The ball landed
lust about two feet backward Of where
Sherlock expected 1t, and, in making a
vain reach, his head struck the sods,
settling him. SO to speak. for the min
ute. BY the time when he could re-
cover and throw the ball. the runner
had reached third. Davis, on an ex-
cusable error by Howard. which. by the
way, was his only one for the day,
reached first while his predecessor
scored. Trombly followed with a two
Dagger scoring Davis. Remission struck
out, Moody reached first on an error
ut second which was also the means
of Trombly crossing the plate. Carey
was assisted out by Laughlin. Water
VILE went out on easily caught flies
Sherlock, however. striking out.
Watervills added score In the
seventh. on Reeds single to center and
scoring later on a hit by Laughlin.