Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-23
Colby Four-=-
Bowdoin Two.

CODY won the f1fSt OF ner games
with Bowdoin yesterday with score
of 4 to 3 There was considerable slow
playing by both teams, but this kind
of work was only in spots and places
and on the whole it might be said that
the teams did good work. On account
of the evenness OF the score and the
kind of ball each team was playing,
the game was anybody's until Good
caught the pop fly of Smiths. retiring
the Black in the ninth inning.
In the first inning Colby took the
field and BowdOin sent Smith to the
bat who sent little pop fly out into
the Colby second baseman's territory.
Vail seemed to think that he could get
it too and smashed into Blake just as
he took the fly sending the ball back
nto the diamond. Smith got first.
While Wandtke, the second man up,
was striking out. Smith stole second.
Clifford sent I; nice fly out to center
field and Wilson followed by sending
the same thing to Vail in the right
field. giving Colby Il try at the bat.
Roy Good. the first man up for Colby,
didn't see any that he liked the looks
of and was sent to first on four balls.
Vail was out on a foul fly. gathered in
by Wilson. Ralph Good went to bat
and while he was trying to find a good
strike Roy Good attempted to steal
second. Wilson threw wild and Good
continued home. for the first score of
the game. Ralph Good sent fly to
left field and Cary sent a little pop
fly to the first haseman for the third
out.
In the second inning the Bowdon
team got their only earned run Of the
game. Lawlis. the first man up got a
nice hit. Purington hunted and was
safe at first. advancing Lawlis to sec
| ond. I.awlis scored on another bunt by
Brooks who went out at first. Grant
went to first on a fielder's choice and
burlington was caught at the home
plate Hobbs got first on an error by
| Clukey, Smith sent n grOunder to the
pitcher. who threw him out at first for
| the third out.
In the fourth inning Colby again
scored. Vail got first on balls. Ralph
Good made a nice. clean hit. advancing
Vail to second. Cary with a sacrifice
sent them to second and third. Reed
scored both with a hit into left field
giving Colby two earned runs. Bowker
| sent a fly to right field and Blake
struck out ending the inning with two
TALES for Colby.
In the fifth BowdOin got another
score by an error. stolen base and hit.
In the sixth Colby scored again with
another earned run. Good struck out.
Cary got on by hit, Bowker flied to
| the third baSeman who made a great
catch scooping in a foul fly he could
barely touch. Reed got first and adj
vanced Cary to third by an error by
the second baseman. Clukey got n hit
| out over third scoring Cary. In the
seventh Hobbs got revenge on the Col
bay batters by striking out three of
| the big end of the batting list in sue
cession.
In the ninth inning it looked good
| for Bowdoin when a hit would have
| tied the score Brooks. the first man
up. made first on a hit. followed by
Grant. who got his base on a fielder's
choice. Hobbs was thrown out at first
| but advanced Brooks and Grant to
second and third. Means was out on a
foul f1v. smothered by Cary Smith sent
another little foul fly that was followed
by Ralph Good for the third out.
COJ.RY