Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-04-30
COLLEGE BALL.
BOWd0in Takes First In
terCo||egiate Game.
Defeats University Of Maine,
6 to 3, Before Large Crowd.
Amherst Defeats Colby. a 10 3---CoOmbs
Pitches Well but Support is Ragged.

Brunswick, Me, April % SpcciaD.
Tho first game of the Maine Inter-
collegiate baseball series was played
on the Whittier field yesterday after
noon, between Bowdoin and the L. of
Maine and resulted in Il victory for
Bowdoin by the score of 6 to 3.
There was a large crowd on hand
and good enthusiasm was manifested,
and this with ideal weather conditions,
a clean game and a fairly interesting
contest made the opening of the sea-
son all that could be desired.
The game was BoWdoin's from the
early part of the game the home team
securing five of her six runs in the
second by punching four hits, one of
which was Il double on the Maine
pitcher. Bowdoin secured her other
run in the ninth inning.
Files pitched for Bowdoin and play
ed d splendid game Maine securing
but three scattered hits during the
game. He did not give a single base
OH balls. Had he been given better
support Maine would have been shut
out. The best hitting for Rowdoin WAS
done by Sparks and Bower.
For Maine Burns played a fine game
he securing two of Names three hits
and also playing an excellent fielding
game. Frost pitched good game and
aside from the second inning held the
B"wdoin batsmcm down very effective
ly. BY innings:
First inning For. Bowdoin Blair
was out on 4 fly to left and Abbott
sent little one to Frost. StanWood
struck out. For Maine. Sawyer was
SAT" ON ;n error by Greene. but WAS
caught ON an attempted steal of sec
"nd by 4 splendid throw OF Abbott's
Scales was oVt on an ullassiStcd play
at first, and Higgins struck out. Score.
Bowdoin 0; Maine, 0.
Second inning Files missed three.
but reached first safely on an error by
Mayo. Greene drew four balls. Alb
bolt, who WAS running for Files, tax
ing second. Then came three conSccu-
tive singles by IIodG$nn, Sparks and
Bower ana three runs came III. Ne
Dade was out to pitcher and Blair WAS
likewise. Burns to Mayo. Abbott, how
over, hit for two bases to left and
Sparks and Rover scored Stanwood
was out at third For Maine, Burns
Was out 1T first. Chase WAS out to Nc
hado and Frost shared the same fate
Ealir t" Greene. Score, Bnwdoim );
Maine. o.
Third inning For Bowd"in Files
and Green" struck out ana IIodgSon
Was out to Higgins. For Maine. Mayo
was out, second to first. Smith. short
t" first Blossom was hit by pitched
bah ana took his base. but Sawyer was
ont to TI"dGSon. Score. Bowdoin );
Maine. o.
Fourth inning For BoWdon. Sparks
was out second to first. and Bower
singled and stole second McDade
struck out and Blair was out. second
t" first For Maine. Scales was safe
on an error by Files ana stole second
Higgins was safe on iielder's choice of
a hit t" Blair, Scales taking third
safely. Burns WAS out to McDadc. bu,
Scales scored on the throw in. Chase
was out. IIodgSon to Greene Frost
singled and Higgins scored. Mayo was
out to ll"dGSun. Score, Bowduin, !
Maine. :.
Fifth inning For Bowdoin. Abbott
struck out and StanWood was out at
first. Then Files and Greene both
drew bases on balls. but Hodgson was
out I" right. For Maine, Smith was
safe on an error by Hodgson. Bios
som was out catcher to first. Sawyer
was out I" pitcher and Scales was
out, Files to first. Score, Bowdoin, !:
Maine. q
Sixth inninc-t'or Bnwdoin. Sparks
struck out. Bower fouled out to catcher
and McDadc WAS out. pitcher to first
For Maine, Higgins WAS safe on an
error by Stanwood and stole second.
Burns singled, scoring Higgins. Chase
was out. short to first and Mayo was
out To- Hodgson. Score Bowdon. );
Maine. 3
Seventh inning For BoWduin, Blair
was out TO Higgins, Abbott to Chase
and Sthnwood. Burns to Mayo. For
Maine smith struck ont. BLOSSOM was
out I" HoiGSnn and Sawyer WAS out. |
Files to Greene. Score Bowdoiu, ;;
Maine. s.
Eighth inning For Bowdoin. Files |
was out to catcher. Greene struck out |
and fIodGson went out pitcher To first |
For Maine. Scales struck out. Higgins |
followed to Hodgson ana Burns hit |
'haSe WAS out, however. on = hit to
McDade Score, BoWdoin, :: Maine. 3. |
Ninth inning Sparks again hit. and |
Bower sacrificed, Frost to Mayo, |
sparks then took third on wild pitch.
While McDadc singled to left. bringing |
MN in. Blair was ont to pitcher and
Ahbott was out to left. For Maine.
Frost went out Files to Greene, Mayo
the same and Smith struck out Score.
Bowdoin. 6; Maine, 3. The summary:
BOWDOIN.
AZ lih 20 a
iitlr, IN ...................1 q !
t.p'itl .:.-.............' F." "
Stanwood. 3h .......i . >
Files. p --................3 o 9
Greene. III ......... q r. q |
Iiodgson. - ..........,d / ;
Sparks, IF ...........i . ; o o o