Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-08
Errors and Inability TO Hit
Tell The Whole Story.
Brunswick Team Play a Steady
Game Throughout.

In the first game of the BoWdoin In
terscholastic League which Cony High
OF this city has played. they were
handed a whitewash by the fast Bruins
wick High team. The result came as
surprise to those who did not attend
the game for Cony has been playing
good ball. but they We're in trance
Saturday afternoon, for such dumb,
foolish errors are only recorded in jul
venile baseball. Stafford, Cony's third
pitcher, was in the box. and right here
il is well to say that he pitched as he
never pitched before, and even after
errors Of all kinds We're made behind
him, he still continued to pitch. Hatch,
BERNARD Dove and George Thompson
dropped the ball as they would a red
hot iron. and then little flyer hit
about % feet in the air dropped in
front of the pitcher and catcher, in
Alphonse- Castor style.
Joe Leonard pitched fine ball for
Brunswick, striking out 10 men. but
after the first inning it was easy for
him to strike the local boys out for
they were pale with fright The work
of the Brunswick boys in the field was
excellent. Following is the game by in
nings:
First inning-Donald fouled to
Hatch; Nevins beat out a bunt but
was caught at second. Allen struck out.
For Cony. Mitchell. Stuart and Harvey
took three healthy swings. but the
catcher dropped the ball, and Harvey
was safe. Thyng walked but Harvey
was caught stealing third.
Second inning-Stanwood was out by
G. Thompson, st. Pierre went to first
on an error by Hatch, stole second and
scored on Hatchs error of Tuttle's
grounder Weybrant hit over short and
futile scored. Leonard struck out. For
Cony, Hatch failed ITO connect, Dove
hit to the pitcher, G.. Thompson flied to
first Score. Brunswick 2, Cony 0.
Third inning-McDonald flee to Har-
vey. Nevins flied to Mitchell and Allen
had a hole in his bat. Dow was out
second to first; Stafford got hit, Stu
art was out at first, Mitchell was out,
third to first
Fourth inning-Stanwood flied to
Harvey, St Pierre was out, pitcher to
first, futile went to first on rank err
ror by G.. Thompson, stole second, but
Weybrant struck out. For Cony. Har-
vey Thyng and Hatch went out in or
der.
Fifth inning-McKenney hit through
Stafford, Leonard was out, pitcher TO
first. Mcdonald hit through first, and
McKenney scored. Nevns then slapped
n two-bagger to right field and McDon-
aid scored. Allen still had that hole in
his bat. and Stanwood flied to Harvey.
For Cony, Dow, Thompson and Dove
felt their knees shake beneath them
and they swung wildly. Score, Bruins
wick 4, Cony 0.
Sixth inning-St. Pierre hit for two
bags, Tuttla was out. short to first,
Weybrant flied to Dove. and at this
point Dove tossed his glove at it and
St. Pierre scored. Mckinney then flied
to Dove and here Dove made good
catch. Leonard struck out. For Cony,
Stafford was but by first, unassisted.
Stuart hit but was out at second,
Mitchell was out, pitcher to first.
Score Brunswick 5, Cony O.
Seventh inning-McDonald struck
out, Nevins was out, Hatch to first. AL
len hit but was caught at second. Har-
vey struck out, Thyng got hit, f.
Thompson got hit by pitched ball, G..
Thompson was out. short to first.
Eighth inning-Stanwood hit but