Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-21
Augusta Wins Out in Ninth
! by o|d-tims Rally.
W.s& E. Had Us Three to Two
q But We Win -Four TO Three.
nIalsg Dees no euslaess and Ksatorseu's
! MI he Final Act.

Augusta won from the Waterville-
Fairfield tam at the Driving park
yesterday afternoon by a score Of 4 to
3 in the best game Of the season thus
far. Clean fielding. and fast all-around
hall. together with a doubtful score up
to the last minute made the game
one long to be remembered by all low
ers of the game.
To be sure, augusta hit enough to
win the game twice over, and the or
binary course of e. cnts would have
done go. but the trouble was that they
were scattered and this t1gether with
the fact that Watervllle had all Of her
good fortune in the way Of hits, errors.
q pass. and man hit gave her a lease
on the game In the sixth after it was
supposed to be fairly well settled.
Nevertheless Augusta fought hard
and after trying hard in their half
Of the sixth, in the seventh and in the
eighth. succeeded in getting two men
over in the ninth, and winning the
game.
1t ws a great finish. With the odds
Of one score on Waterville Eddie Ken
niston lived up to his reputation by
leading off with q nice single and
q, steal After Carey had been retired
on strikes, Moody drew base on balls.
Then came the question whether they
could get a hit. Goode came up ard
singled, and the bases were full. but
kenniston couldn't quite score. 1t
was up to Henderson,. and he owns Au-
gusta today by virtue on nice hit
which he drove out toward center and
brought in kenniston and Blanchard
who was running for Moody.
The other runs on both sides were
secured more or less easily. The only
wonder Is that the home team didn't
get more with their fast fielding
and excellent batting. A little luck
Would have certainly netted them. AS
1t was Augusta won on uphill work
with the luck against her.
The local team is playing fine ball
beyond a doubt. The work Of Follans-
bee and Goode yesterday, in the infield.
as well as the rest Of the team, was
Of q kind that does the heart Of the
crank good and stamps the team as
the best that Augusta people have had
the privilege Of seeing in years.
'ThAte were SEVERAL sensational plays
during the game. One was when
Cote In the eighth, with two men out
and Remission at the. bat undertook
TO score In one of the finest plays ever
Seen here was called out by the UNI
pire. There was a great deal Of dis
satisfaction, over the decision. people
declaring that he was certainly safe
It looked SO from the bench, although
Umpire Kelley when seen after the
game was positive that the man was
out. The crowd was dissatisfied, but
an umpire's position is q har dor. md
he should be entitled to some i"utt.
Waterville played first-ct14- tell
their team showing up we'll IN very
department The difficulty for lllr!t
was to hit safely. but the best NJ IL
the business experience the same diff
ficulty when Kenniston pitches. Doc
Abbott played fine game for the Wis
itors, securing three hits. one - which
was a double. and also coming at a
time which gave Waterville one of her
runs. Clapp also proved himself John
ny on- the Spot In the same inning BY
securing a hit that gave the visitors
an earned run.