Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-04
Capital City Team Scores Eight
WaterViIIe Has None.
Manchester, n. H., Enters League.
Here Friday and Saturday.
MAINE LEAGUE STANDING.

NatfrFllle .......-l
WaterviIIe. Me, June 3.-(SpeciaD.-
Augusta shut out Waterville at the
Central Maine fair grounds Monday
afternoon by a score OF to 0. The
home team saw third just once Most
Of the runs scored by the visitors were
due to the errors of Watcrville, each
one Of which was AS costly as could
readily be imagined.
Both pitchers were about evenly
matched. Butler of Waterville sue
ceeded in tanning more men than did
his opponent. Kelley Of Augusta led
in hitting with Il nice double, which
brought in the first run, and single.
The sacrificing of Allen of Augusta
was also feature of the game.
WatervilIcs bad inning was the
sixth. With the score 3 To- o in favor
OF Augusta and one Of the visitors out.
three singles. one tWo-bIGGcr and two
errors Melted five runs.
The Augusta team worked like
clockwork All the chances but two
were accepted For tho nom" team. w.
Jones pIaycI - good. steady game be-
hind the bat ana Elliott handled II
chances at first without al error. lii
this particular he was tied with Hen
derson Of Augusta. VIII" had IN" same
number Of chances "ith an equally
perfect record. Tile game in detail:
First inning -Eutl"" walked Lie for
starter and Allen sacrificed. k"ii"y
two-haggcr scored Lrc and Henderson
and cote were cHi h assisted out ~
first hy O'N,il. IN Watcrvill"'s half,
w. Jones popped up foul fly to kel-
ley. Adams reached first oil tcnni
more's error. and it looked as if Wat
erville might do something when
Boardman singled. With two mcn on
bases. however, Elliott flied ont to
Fennimore and Gregory was assisted
out at first by skinner.
Second inning-Scanlon was retired
by O'Neil and F"nniInorr famed
Wholley mad" first base Oh Board
mans error but Gregory captured
SINNERS fly. Watcrvillc went out IN
order
Third inning Lee singled and Allen
sacrificed once more Kelley struck
out and Henderson WAS out to center
field. It was in this inning that Wat
erville took her biggest brace. With
Butler out, w. Jones hit to right field
for a single. Allen handled it poorly
and he reached second. Adams hit
safely and w. Jones was on third; but
hopes again were vain for Boardman
and Elliott were retired by Henderson
and Cote.
Fourth inning-Augusta scored two
more in this inning. With Cote out,
Adams of Waterville errored off Scan
lon and he was on first. FennimOrc
got in the way OF the ball and there
were two on. WholIey gave the Wis
itors a sweat by flying out to Adams.
Then Skinner swatted ii to right field
for a single but the return of the ball
was made without regard to the o,
binary geography of a ball field and
there was groan of despair az Scan
Ion and Fennimore came galloping
home. Lee went out at first with the
assistance Of Roar1man. In Water
ville's half, Gregory got a hit. o'Neii
flied to short stop. and there was one
gone. II. Jones connected. Gregory
tried to take too many bases and was
aided to retire at third by Lee. Scan
lon getting the putout. II. Jones was
caught off second.
Fifth inning Allen walked and stole
second, but Butler famed Kelley and
Henderson i'm succession. and Cote was
out, Boardman to Adams. For Water
vile, Gibbarbt struck out. Butler flied
foul to Scanlon, and w. Jones flied to
Allen.
Sixth inning -Scanlon. the first man
up. flied out to Boardman. FennimOro
swatted the spheroid. there was a mix
up in right field and when the miIts
cleared away Fennmore was smiling
on third. Whollcy's single scored him.
Skinner was hit by the ball. O'Ncil
erred off Lee and Allen made the sec
ond out Kelley singled. Fennimore
scored on an error by Adams. Wholley
coming in on the hit. Heuderson.s two
Dagger made Augustus total higher,
but he was out by being hit by the
ball from Cote's bat. In Waterville's
half nobody saw second
Seventh inning--With SCanlon and
Fennimore out. Wholley reached first
on slow fielding by Elliott. but Skinner
was assisted out at first by Adams.
O'Neil was aided out by Fennimore.
III. Jones singled but Rogers and But
Ter went out in order.
Eighth inning-Lee flied to Board
man, Allen to II. Jones. and Kelley was
assisted out at first by shortstop
Waterville went out in order
Ninth inning-Augusta went out in
order. With Elliott and Gregory out
O'Neil was hit by the ball. but was
forced out by H. Jones and the game
ended. The score:
AUGUSTA