Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
Coburn Gives Cony Hard
Trouncing "Wednesday.
Meader's Good Pitching Could
Not Save the Game.
Visitors Took Advantage Of cony's
Errors TO the Utmost.

Costly errors were responsible for the
defeat of Cony High Wednesday af-
ternoon on the Reuel Williams field at
the hands of Coburn Classical Insti-
tute of Waterville by score OF to l..
Meader did good work in the pitchers
box for the home team, striking out
eight men while the COburn pitcher
struck out but three. but was unable
to stem the tide of disaster.
On account of the threatened rain
the attendance was not as large as
usual, but the rooters for the home
team kept up their work notwithstand-
ing the trouncing the High school boy.
were receiving. The game was hardly
close enough to be exciting and in spite
of tine good work Of individual players
Cony's lack of practice was apparent.
The visitors gave good evidence of team
work and took advantage to the ut
most of the errors made by Cony.
First inning. Coburn went first t,
bat Wclch, the first man up, went
out. Thyng to Dickson. Harlow walk
cd, stole second. and Gilman strucl
out. Donald got first on error by
Hanks and Harlow scored. Spragut
struck out. In ConyS half Maddox
went out on fly to WEIGH. Douglass
got hit. stole second. while Thyne
went out on fly to Spraguc and Dick
son flied out to Gilman.
Second inning. Sanborn got first or
error by Dickson, Blake got first on err
ror by Thyng and Robinson knocke
the ball to Meader. throwing Sanbor
ont at third. Stetson went out on al
infield fly Meader throw wild to thirt
and Blake scored. Welch went out
Thyig to Dickson. For Cony, Meade
went down, Gilman to Donald, Hatcl
went out on fly to Blake and Dorse
vert down. Gilman to Donald.
Third inning. Harlow got to first 0
an error by Douglass and second OF
an error by Hanks. Gilman strucl
out, Donald got hit out in right field
scoring Harlow. Sprague struck GU
and Sanborn went down on grounde
tc Dickson. For Cony. Hanks strucl
out, Smith was forced out, Donald t.
WEIGH Maddox got first on fielder's
choice and Douslasss got first Oh erro;
by WEIGH Thyng went down, Welci
to Donald.
Fourth inning. Blake got first on al
error by Douglass and Robinson wen
down, MeaIer to Dickson. 'Stetson go
first on an error by Maddox and Welc
got hit scoring Blake and Stetsor
Harlow went down on ny to Douglas
and Gilman went out Meader to Dick
son For Cony Dickson went out, Stet
son to Donald. Meader went out OF
a fly to Stetson and Hatch went dow
On fly to Donald.
Fifth inning For the visitors Don
aid got hit and got second on erro
by Hanks and Sprague, but was pu
out for not returning to second on
foul. Sanhorn and Blake struck out
Shaw. who replaced Dorsey in this in
ming on the Cony team got hit an
stole second. Hanks struck out an
Shaw was thrown out on third. China
to Harlow. Smith got first on a field
er's choice Maddox got first on an err
ror by Sanborn and Douglass was tag
ged out by d grounder to Gilman
sixth inning Robinson of CoburI
flied out to Douglass, Stetson strucl
out and WEIGH hit it for three bases
Harlow got q hit. scoring Wclch ant
Harlow stole second. Gilman struck
out For Cony Thyng went out, Stet
son to Donald Dickson went down Q.
a fly to WEIGH. Meader went out
Stetson to Donald
Seventh inning. Donald went out
Hanks to Dickson. Spraguc went out
Douglass to Dickson, and Sanborl,
went out, Hanks to Dickson. For Cony
Hatch flied out to Sanborn. Shaw go'
a hit and stole second and third. Hank;
went out. Gilman to Donald and Shaw
scored IN a sacrifice hit By Hanks
Smith struck out.
Eighth inning. Blake flied out t
Shaw and Robinson got hit. Stet
son went out on a fly to Dickson. Welcl
flied out to Hatch. Allen. who re
placed Maddox of the Cony team il
this inning. struck out. Douglass went
out. Stctson to Donald. and Thyng wen;
ont. Gilman to Donald.
Ninth inning For Coburn Harlow
went out. Douglass to Dickson, Gilman
went out, Meader to Dickson. Don
aid went out. Meader to Dixon. The
Cony men came to the bat for the last
time Dickson struck out. Meader got
a walk and stole second. Hatch went
out. Gilman to Donald. Shaw went
ont, StrtSon 10 Donald.
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