Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-20
IN A WALK
.Cony Wins Saturdays
Game from Gardiner.
Even SOuih-paW Davidson Gould
Not Turn the Tide.
Splendid Fielding OF Cony Players
Feature OF the Game.

| The c6ny High school baseball team
walked away with the Gardiner team
| in a one-sided contest. Saturday after
| neon, on the Reeel Williams field by
| a score of 10 To | The excellent Geld-
| ing Of fhe Cony team behind capt.
| Harvey mad q great deal 10 do with
Gardeners Downfall, for no matter
where the Gardiner batsmen hit the
lail or now hard, there always SEEM
ed TO he a cony man there ready to
field it IL good shape.
The ability of the Cony men to hit
Talbot, the Gardiner pitcher. who start
ed The game, was also an Important
factor in The result of the game, for
they pounded the down river boY's de-
livery 50 hard that he was taken ont
of the box by Coach Allen of the Gar
diner team in the third inning and re-
placed by Davidson. a south-paw. Dav-
idsen did much better than Talbot and
the Canv men could not seem to solve
his delivery as Well as they have the
other soutli-paw pitchers thai have
been placed against them in previous
games this season 1t was very evil
dent that il Davidson had been put in
the box at the first of the game, Cony
would have been unable To run up such
large score but. Judging from their
afl-around playing, they would have
trimmed the Gardiner team just the
same.
Capt. Harvey, the Cong pitcher, held
the Gardiner aggregation down to four
hits and although he did not have very
many strkeouts TO his credit he was
able 10 strike out the Gardiner bats
men. whenever the bases were occa-
pied and it looked as ii the losing boys
We're going TO enlarge their score.
The first inning was completed with
out either side scoring, hut in Cony's
gan to, find the BAH and they drove it
all over the lot securing five runs.
GARDENERS only run came in the third
inning. when MclfarlsRd was hit by a
pitched ball, and Eastman knocked out
three-bagger, scoring him from first
base.
II might be we'll TO say right here
that Eastman certainly had his bat
ting eve with him, Saturday afternoon.
for he obtained two hits with the Total
of FIVE bases. He was the only man on
the losing team who could seem to con-
meet safely with Harvey's delivery.
I4ancelot Cooper, the Cony first base
man, although new man in this posi-
ton. PLAYED good game and brought
the crowd on their feat in the second
inning when he made 4 long run into
the crowd by first base and caught a
high fly from Dlncanss bat. Jim
Nichols played his usual good fielding
and batting game. while Wyer, the
Cony shortstop, hit the ball like a pro-
/ fessional. and took all the chances that
came in his way.
Newbert. new man at second base,
was the star of the game, and he also
pounded the ball in good shape. Capt
Harvey pitched good game, and kept.
the Gardiner nits well scattered Capt
sherman and Mcfarland exceled Tor
the visitors.
A noticeable feature in connection
with the same was a body of the Copy
girls, under the able leadership of Miss
Francis Purington, who kept up con
tinual cheering from the grandstand
throughout the game. A number, of
boys under the leadership of Edwin
Blanchard also Helped to cheer The boys
on to victory. The school spirit in
Saturdays game was greater than in
any of the previous games OF the sea-
| son, and there was hardly 4 moment
| during the game that the Ceny cheer
| ers We're not active.
L The score and summary: a,sf