Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-16

the Pirates run away with Brooklyn,
winning to 6.
1t was the same old story Friday
with Boston. 1t had been hoped that
Friday falling on the 18th of the month
would acts as a hoodoo for the Pirates,
but it did not and they won out to :.
Chicago beat Philadelphia to j and
Cincinnati beat Brooklyn to s.
Pittsburg shut out Boston Saturday
to |. the Giants took two games from
St Louis. putting on thick coat Oh
whitewash on the second. and thlcago
and Philadelphia broke even. l to III
a seven-innng game which was caiied
ON account of rain. Rain caused
reinforcement of The Cincinnati Brook
Ign game.
In the New England League Law
renee started In at the top. but at the
end of the second days playing Lynn
was in first place. Fall River ana
Haverhill played one-run game Mon
day. Fall River got the l and Haver-
hill drew the blank. The game was
battle of pitchers throughout. Lynn
| defeated Lowell to l, Jesse Burkett s
men handed Manchester a defeat to the
tune of to / and the Whalcrs crulSed
off with the Lawrence players. mar
pooning the game by score oil TO Z.
| Tuesday a thunder shower put d
stop to the Lynn-Lowell game at the
end of the fifth inning, leaving the
score 3 to in favor of the former.
Fall River won from Haverhill TO >
and the WhaIers caught Lawrence all
at sea. showed them a clean pair OF
heels and raced off with the game
leaving Lawrence far in their wake
with a score of 10 to 4. The day
plaving placed Lynn at the top.
New Bedford beat Lynn out Wednes-
day in a close game. 5 to A. For the
, first five innings it looked like defeat
for the Whalers. but after that they
, got their bearings. put on full sail ano
, laid close on to their course to victory
, Worcester took a game from the tail
; enders 5 to 2. Manchester hung
goose egg on Lynn's signboard and Fal
River got away with Lawrence to
, The days playing left Lynn and Wor'
cester tied for the leadership witt
| Lawrence a close third.
, Thursday Burkett's men came on
. once more on top. Worcester winning
I from Lowell to and Lynn dropping
. a game to Manchester to 4. t'al
t River beat Lawrence to |. leaving
Lynn in second place. with Fall Rive
v third and Lawrence fourth
s New Bedford beat Fall River F'rida,
a I2 to /, Worcester won from HaVerhil
y 8 to in the morning game and in tn
1 afternoon game Haverhill drew blanl
n to go against WorCeSter's four spot
n LYNN beat Lawrence . to |.
4 Lynn took two from Lowell. Law
, renee defeated Manchester, to ), NtS
: Bedford piled up five runs and did M
+ allow Fail River to tally and Haverhi
o beat Worcester to .. The week close
: with a double tie between Worcestc
# and Lynn for first place and Lawrenc
# and New Bedford for second place.
r. There We're no games in the Irolie
League Monday. Tuesday the Twin
10 broke the ice by defeating Augusta
# to 9 and Gardiner beat HalloWell
n |. Wednesday was also skipped b
% the Trolley League and but one gam
J. was played Thursday. Augusta bea
a HalIowell 3 to /, leaving the two team
N tied for second place. Friday the Wat
;e erviIle and Fairfield combination Wo
~ its second game, defeating Gardiner
+ to 2.
n Saturday Augusta defeated Gardinf
- to 4 and Waterville and Fairfiel
shut out Hallowell to 0, putting Au
st gusta back in second place.