Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-09-07
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RADCLIFFE 8; MoHAwKs /,

RADCLIFFE 8; MoHAwKs l.
Radcliffe won Its third straight gam,
from the Mohawk team of Portland al
the fair grounds Saturday afternoon, the
visitors giving the poorest exhibition
they have given this season. They just
escaped shutout by getting one mar
over the plate In the ninth inning.
| Two changes were in evidence on the
Mohawk team when the game began
Elliott was In the box in the place oil
Libby, and Gourley was in right field In
stead of Higgins. The changes seemed
to make little difference In the strength
of the team. On the Norway team,
King, who played right field during the
early part Of the season, took Gammon's
place at first and played fine ball, both
in the field and at the bat. Cannon
was out Of the game on account of Ill.
ness. Lanen's finger has not healed and
McDaniels of Kezar Falls was behind the
bat. He caught here few seasons ago
and since then has been in the New
England league. His work was very
good but not up to the standard that
Lanen has shown during most of the
games.
Elliott pitched six innings, during
which time Radcliffe made seven hits
and scored all of their runs. He struck
out four men, and passed two. His sup
port was poor, errors figuring in every
run. Ham pitched the last two innings
with better success. He kept Radcliffe
from scoring and one of the two hits
made off him was scratch.
Leith pitched fine ball for Radcliffe.
Five hits was the best the Mohawks
could do, and Med ,niels' error on third
strike in the ninth inning was all that
saved them from shut-Out.
Radcliffe started the scoring in the
second inning. With one mau out,
Young and LaFrance hit safely. King
sent hard drive into right field that
Gourley dropped, and Young scored.
Jordan threw out Harrison and Clason
flied out to Springer. The same players
were responsible for two more runs In
the fourth. Again there was one man
out and this time Young's bit was good
for two bases. LaFrance hit to True,
who caught Young off second. After he
ran up and down the third base line for
a while one of Jordan's throws got away
from Bradbury, Young scoring and La
France reaching second. Kings fine
hit scored LaFrance. Harrison flied to
Jordan and Clason struck out.
In the sixth Radcliffe scored three
times. True made a fine stop of Far
NUNS hard ground ball but spoiled it by
bad throw to first, Farnum reaching
second on the error. Young's third hit
put Farnum on third. Young started to
steal. Abbott's throw headed him off and
Bradbury, watching Farnum, chased
Young back to first and then threw to
True in an effort to catch Farnum. The
throw was bit wide and got by True,
Farnum scoring and Young taking
second. LaFrance drew base on balls.
Kings out at first advanced both run
ners. Harrison made good this time
with hit into center field that scored
both runners. Harrison tried to steal
and was thrown out. Clason was passed
and Elliott caught him off first. Ham
came in to pitch in the seventh, Higgins
taking his place in left field. Radcliffe
could do nothing with his pitching until
two men were out in the eighth. La
France singled. Kings grounder took
bad bound away from True and went as
a hit. Harrison hit to Bradbury, who
threw LaFrance out at third.
Not one of the visitors reached first
until one man was out in the fourth.
Jordan then got hit. True forced him
at second and then started to steal
McDaniels' throw was low and took bad
bound away from Clason, True goingto
third. After Ham had swung at two,
True attempted to steal home while
Leith was getting ready to pitch. he
was out at the plate by narrow margin.
The Mohawks' chances for some runs in
the sixth looked good. With one man
out Leith passed Abbott. On the hit
and run game Elliott got a single on
which Abbott easily reached third.
Elliott stole second. Leith frightened
up. Bradbury sent up a weak fly for
Leith. Jordan also hit to Leith and
was an easy out at first.
The Mohawks we're not again danger
Gus until their last turn at the bat.
Jordan led off with single. McDaniels
lost True's third strike, the ball rolling
into the crowd and Jordan getting
around to third. The rule which gives
a batter out on three strikes with first
base occupied, whether the catcher holds
the third strike or not, saved Radcliffe
at least one run as True was called out
Hams hit scored Jordan. Gooding was
thrown out by Clason and Leith fielded
Spripger's slow roller to first just in
time to get his man.
Kings work on poor throws to first
was high class and saved his team mates
several errors. Clason made one fine
one-hsnd stop and got his man at first.
Farnum made one of his circus catches,
pulling in hit that would probab-
ly have been good for three bases.
Once again the lower end of the Rad
cliffe batting order did the hitting,
Young leading the afternoon perform
ance with two singles and double.
The score: