Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-14


grounds made some Of the numerous
errors excuaabl".
Luck was certainly with the home
team, but on the whole, the team play
ed the more consistent ball, and de-
served ito win. With proper backing
it would have been a pitchers battle
with honors about even, Irish allowing
four singles to Dwinars six, but the
Augusta man Was somewhat wilder.
II perfect support had been accorded
each pitcher. Augusta would have
been scoreless while Riddeford would
have sneakod one over. The work Of
Ha! Irish, while Of the gilt-edge vari-
ETY.. is still worthy of greater praise,
from the fact that he was suffering
fem an attack of tOnsilitis.
The game was decided in Augusta's
half of the second, the gentlemen from
BiddefOrd holding a contest in wild
throwing ANA fumblinS grounders, and
this coupled with two hits by Mona
han and Black resulted in five Sena-
tors crossing the plate. To put the
game on ice, Augusta added one more
score in the fourth, hit, a fielder's
choice and an error by McGraW doing
the work.
HluutIDTu scored III Ine nTSC ana
third innings one run in each session.
not semblance OF hit occurring
either time In the fifth, the visitors
Tailed for the last time. single
coupled with two men being hit and
Caldwell's sacrifice fly. netting it. At
ter this irish held Biddeford well in
hand allowing only two more hits.
Some clever fielding stunts were
pulled off. Wilson, Dustin, Dwinal and
Stanwood performing some exception
ally clever field work for the visitors.
For the home team. Breen played a
fast game in left while Ordway gave II
clever exhibition at third. Irish also
fielded his position i'm superb style.
pulling in a liner in the ninth off Will
sons bat. labelled hit. The sensa-
tional play of the game was Dustin's
piece of work on Henderson's hit in
the sixth inning. The Biddeford GEN.
ter fielder by magnificent bit or
ground covering managed to get by
a long reach Henderson's short hit and
although falling hard, he still held the
ball. To the surprise of the crowd,
Umpire Schumacher, perhaps rightly.
called the play pickup. and Dustin
lost fine catch. vigorous protest
and throwing OF gloves followed this
decision, and the result was that
Vance was ordered from the field.
During the games in the three past
days, Schumacher has given one of the
best all round exhibitions OF umpiring
ever seen in this city. He is on hand
at every play. gives his decisions
quickly and generally correctly and in
addition runs his game through with
speed and snap.
The next game on the Driving park
will be next "Wednesday when Bangor
and Augusta will battle Bangor Will
play on Thursday here also and Will
be seen in Augusta for the last time
this season.
The game in detail:
First inning: Stanwood started off by
rolling one to Pinkorton. who threw
little wild to first. Henderson dropping
the ball. Monahan heaved Wilson'S sac
rifice hit high over first, and StanWood
advanced to third. Wilson making second.
On Vance's fiv to Black, Stanwood cross
ed the pan, Blacks perfect throw taking
n bound over Monahan's head. McGraw
put up a little one to Pinkerton and Cald-
well ended by dying. pitcher to first. Au-
gusta was easy. Black being called out
on strikes. watching three go by. and
Rreen and Finkerton going out on infield
gronnders
Second inning: McDade reached first
on his ugly bounder which went through
Ordwav Irish folded Dustin's attempted
sacrifice In time to force McDade at sec
ond OBrien singled between sholt and
third, but Dwinal and Stanwood went out
easily After Allen had gone out. short
to first, Morrison reached first on VIII
sons low throw to first and Immediately |
stole second Ordway hit to Wilson, who
hurled the ball over Stanwood's head ana
Morrison crossed the pan. A comedy of
errors followed. Wilson. Dustin. Vance |
and Dwinal all slipping up. and when the
curtain fell, Ordway. Henderson. irish
and Monahan had followed their captains |
example by crossing the plate. making
five scores in all.
Third inning: For Riddeford. Wilson
reached first on Pinkerton's low throw to
first, was advanced to third on Vance's
sacrifice, Ordwav making pretty play
to first on it, and when Black after long
run dropped McGraw's fly he came home.
Caldwell lined one into Breen's nit. Nc
Dade reached first on Hendersor's error.
but it was all over when Dustin rolled
one to Henderson. For the home team it
was one, two, three order, Allen Morrison
and Ordway being the men retired.
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