Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-08
Defeats Oak Grove Team
Eight 10 Five
VassaIhoEa Boys Come Near
Winning the Game.
cony Boys Put ia Some Ginger
At the Finisk.

/ Cony High defeated, Oak Grove Sem
mary of Nassalboro in a rather life
less game of baseball Monday after
Fnoon on the Reuel Williams Athletic
| field by a score of 8 to 5. Dickson
pitched seven innings of the game for
Ccny, and although a trihe wild at
times made a creditable showing. Once
in the game. at the first of the fifth,
Oak Grove led, the score beingt ) OF
in favor of the visitors, and Just at
that time Cony was playing her worst,
SO that for brief space it looked like
a victory for the up river boys, but
Cony put little more ginger into the
last of the game, thereby saving a de-
feat
First inning-Burgess, the first man
up for Oak Grove struck out, Hayford
got hit and went to second on 4 wild
throw by Harlow, stole third and final
ly scored on an error by Harlow. War
rem got first on a passed bayy by Stew
art and went around on hit by Hus-
sey, but was declared out for inter-
ference with Douglass. who was at
tempting to field the ball. Hussey got
hit and Whitehouse flied out to Stew
art Hatch, the first man up for Cony,
got hit and went to second on an
error by Robbins. Douglass got a hit
scoring Hatch, stole second and went
TO third on an error by Burgess and
came home. Dickson flied out to Rob-
bins. Mcader got first on a passed ball,
but was caught on second, Whitehouse
to Hayford. Stewart went down to first
on a FEEDERS choice but was put out
trying to steal second.
Second inning-Jones. went out Har-
low to Meader, Roberts struck out and
Smith went out, Hanks to Meader For
Cony, Hanks got a hit and went to
second on an error by Smith, Shaw
went to first on a fielder'S choice, adj
vanced to second on an error by Rob-
bins, which scored Hanks, and came
home on an error by Hayford Thyng
went out, Whitehouse to Hussey, Har-
low struck out and Dickson went out,
WhitehOuse to HuSSey.
Third inning-Burgess struck out.
HayfOrd got hit and stole second.
Warren got a hit scoring Hayford.
Hussey went out, Harlow. to Meader.
Stewart got a base on balls and at
tempted to steal second, but was
caught, Whitehouse to Hayford. Hanks
went out, WhitehOuSe to HuSsey and
Shaw went out, Hayford to Hussey.
Fifth inning Whitehouse came first
to bat for Oak Grove and got a base
on balls, Jones got a hit, and White
house went to third and Jones to sec
ond on a halll by Dickson, land both
came in en- a wild pitch by Dickson.
Robbins, Smith and Pope struck out
in order Hatch. the first COny man4up,
got a. base on balls and went to second
and third on a passed bail by Robbins.
Dickson got hit, scoring Douglass,
but went out. Burgess to Hayford
Meader went down on fielder's choice
Thyng flied out to Burgess. Harlow got
base en- balls, but was put out try
ing to steal second Robbins TO Hay
ford.
Sixth inning-Whitehou came to
the bat for Oak Grove and struck out
Jones struck out and Robbins got first
on an error by Meader. Smith went
out, Dickson to Meader. For Cony
Stewart got a two-bagger and Hanks
went to first on a fieder's choice, while
Stewart went out, Warren to Burgess
Thyng got a base hit. scoring both
Hanks and Shaw and Harlow flied out
to Jones Hatch went to first on a
fielGer's choice and Thyng was forced
ont, Burgess to Hayford.
Seventh inning-Pope, Burgess and
Hayford went out in order. Douglass
struck out, and Dickson got hit, but
Mcader went to first on a fielders