Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-09


| Gardiner witnessed Monday night one
| of the biggest demonstrations ever given
| in honor of a school victory when very
nearly the entire city turned Out to do
| honor to the Gardiner High school base
| ball team, which had defeated Cony to /
| at Hallowell in the afternoon and won
the cup offered by G. II. Beane of Gar
! diner for the championship of the two
cities.
! Shortly before s O'clock a big process
| sion formed in front of the Opera house
headed by the Gardiner Band, and includ.
ing the victorious baseball team, the en-
| tire student body and Il large and en-
thusastic following of citizens. They
marched into Depot square, where red
fire was burned in honor of the victors
by Cross, Robinson & Currier. Then al
the corner of Main avenue and Water
street the band played a selection in
front of Beane's drug store.
! The procession then marched up Vine
street and onto the common. While the
procession was coming onto the common
| by way OF Vine street many who had not
| followed up the procession were attract
ed by the band and made their way onto
the common until nearly thousand peo-
pie had gathered there. AS the High
school boys and girls marched to the
common they sang two songs which were
lmproVised for the occasion:
High,
Iurrah lurrah, and may she never die.
we take their scalpS and bury them dcep
And show them how it's done
Hard luck fer AuSuSta'S pride COny
Farewell old Cony,
Farewell to you.
One last look
Into your faces so blue.
Cheer up old Cony,
\ GU piay the game fine
Bnt you've got to go some
TO beat the Gardiner nine.
The High school bell rang meanwhile
and cheers were given with right good
will for Principal Robbins, Coach Allen
Manager Fossett, Umpire Spnney and
each individual member of the team.
When the cheering had in some meas
ure subsidized Mayor Atkins took his
stand in Il position where he could be
seen and heard by the big crowd and
holding the handsome silver loving cur
in his hand, made a brief address to the
victorious team, congratulating them
upon their victory and the sand which
they had displayed in winning it. He
spoke of Mr. Beane. the. donor of the
cup, as one of Gar1iner's progressive cit
iZens.~ He said that it was pleasing to
him that the defeated antagonist was the
city from up river which had been a rival
Of Gardner as far back as he could re-
member. There was the same feeling
towards Augusta in business and social
" in Sr,OrtS and no bpIievn6 that fbiS
spirit of friendly rivalry was Il good
thing. He concluded by presenting the
cup to Captain Perry of the nine. who
made a short but feeling speech in which
he thanked the members of the team
for their individual part in winning the
great victory.
After the demonstration on the Com
mon the High school girls gave a reccp-
ton to the nine at the Episcopal parish
house. The affair was in charge CT Miss
Blanche Libby, Miss Emma Nelson and
Miss F,drie Eeedic. Mrs. Moody presided
at the piano and Rev. and MIS-. Plant
were the chaperons of the enjoyable So
cial event with which the Gay of victory
terminated,
1t is estimated that 500 people from Gar
diner attended the game at Hallowcll
yesterday afternoon. The bulk of the
Gardiner rooters left here in special cars
of the Augusta division of the Lewiston
Augusta & Waterville Street Railway at
3.15, While others went by earlier cars, by
train and by power boats. Much interest
was manifested during the progress of
the game and many inquiries as to the
standing Of the two teams while tine con-
test was on were received at the local
office of the Journal.