Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-06
Fine Ball Game Stopped
BY Rank Umpiring,
leWistonIan Couldn't Stand Il
To See Gardiner Win.
Local Man Convicted OF Stealing
HalIoweIl Power Boat.

a decision by kaVanaugn, one OF the
,lmpires in the baseball game Saturday
afternoon on Quimby field between
Lewiston High and Gardiner High
caused = heated discussion and for a
time it appeared as if there would be
serious troable. Kavanaugh finally de-
Clared mo game" and both teams left
the field Manager Cobb has protested
the game on several counts and has
sent his protest to Prof. Lee of Bow
doir College, the head of the BowdoE
InterschOlastic League, under which
tine games are being played.
kavanaughS decision was clearly a
.'raw one" TO say the least and at once
called upon the field nearly every Gar
diner sympathZer and many of the
Lewiston contingent. 1t was at a
critical point of the game and prevent
ed Gardiner from winning the game
fairly and GQuarely. 1t came about in
this way.
Gardiner came to bat in their half of
the eighth inning with the score five
10 four in LeWiston'S favor Moore
slammed out a tWO-bagger and was
sacrificed along to third by Peaslee.
Cldridge hit 20 Churchill in right field,
WHO dropped the ball and then Ed
ridge went down to second on the first
pitched bali Glidden hit out to left
field Just over third base and every
body except the members of the Lew
iston team and kavanaush declared
The Tan to be safe by at least eight
feet kaNaHaush said it was foul
ball and OF course this would have
made the two runs scored by Moore
and Eldridge Of no account. while the
Two runs would undoubtedly have won
the game for Gardiner. as Moore was
holding the Lewiston Datsmen down
well and they mad but one more inning
70 play.
As soon as Kavanaugh gave his de-
rieion the crowd hocked out into the
feld and began to protest against the
decision. But ii was of no use. kav-
aEaugh finally gave the Gardiner team
10 minutes in which to get ready and
finish the game and then cut down the
tine 10 three minutes. When the time
was up he declared mo game" and
the crowd finally dispersed. hut not I'M
I'll Nh kaVanaugh was told emphatic
ally and in no mild terms either. just
what many of the crowd thought of his
decision and him. Manager cobb at
once prepared his protest and the
game will have to be played over again.
When KavanauGh declared no
game" he was nearer right than ne
had any idea, as by the terms OF the
agreement under which the teams play
ed the game was not legal, as neither
umpire was selected until the afternoon
of the game. where as the agreement
states clearly that the managers of
both teams shall submit their choice of
Umpire To the opposing manager not
later than five days previous to the
game.
Moore's playing was the feature of
the game. He struck out ii men. got
two hits with a total of three bases,
had two put outs and four assists.
Gardeners only error was made by
Glddcn who fumbled a BAH in his ter
ritory allowing a runner an extra base.
Lynch OF Lewiston in his first TWO
times up Iii to,e hits but his throwing
to bases was very bad. Lewiston has
4 good team but that the local players
have the better team and that with an
efficient umpire the boys would have
won and that they will win the game
when it is played over again. The date
will he determined by Prof. Lee ana
the advisory board Of the league. The
gene with Lewiston in Lewiston will
he PLAYED Wednesday, June 10.
The summary of Saturdays game as
far as it was played: