Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-07
Augusta Pounds BuckIand
And Defeats WinthTOp,6-2
Early Lead In First Inning SUI
ticisnt 10 Decide Contest.
Woedeock's Hitting Spectacular.
Augusta Takes Second Place.
ToLLeY LEAGUE STANDING.

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Winthrop, Me, July 6.-tSpeciaD.-
The much footed auckland of the VIM
throp aggregation in the Trolley
League met his Waterloo, Saturday
afternoon, at Winthrop, when Augusta
landed ON his delivery in the first in
ming and pounded out hits enough and
runs as well, TO chnch the game then
what the Augusta batsmen have been
looking for since the league started
and the way that they connected with
his shoots was enough to make him
take 10 the woods, but Manager ToWle
did not see fit to yank him and put in
a second string man, therefore, he fin-
jshed under the heavy fire of the Cap
ftal City sluggers, steadying down the
latter part ri the game. Holding Au-
gusta to two scattered hits in the
game on the Reuel Williams field, July
/, some of the fans began To think that
the southpaw twirler from Winthrop
lad the Augusta team on the run. They
we're on the run, Saturday. and the
way they run and hit was a caution.
Appleton, the first man up for Au-
ststa, slammed the first ball pitched
clear on To the steep hill in right cen
ter for three bags which ordinarily
would have been a homer ON any other
grounds. Russ Smith came up next
with a fly to center which q. Maxwell
promptly dropped allowing Appleton TO
score Groves came up and drove one
over Fnller's head at short, stole sec
ond and went TO third on passed ball
by Bell, and when Clutter Harvey
banged the sphere to right for single,
Smith came home for the second tally.
This did not end the scoring in the
first, Tor Harvey stole second. Carpen-
fer struck out. Newbert was out, Full
Ter Ia Bradford, and on another passed
ball by Sell. Groves tratted across the
plate. Hanks came up and got IN front
of one Of Buckland,s cross fires and
stabbed the ball that Was sereecher
over Fnrtiers head at second, sending
Harvey across the rubber with the
fourth score which proved to be suiti-
Gent to win the game. Well, for Win
throp. Fortier, Bell nd Fuller went out
in order. In the second, Augusta start
ed on another batting expedition.
Woodcock picked the second ball pitch
ed fairly and sent ii soaring over Max
wells head in center for two bases.
Appleton come up again and cracked
out a single, "Woodie" coming across
fer another tally, Appleton stole sec
ond and when he tried TO come home
on Groves grounder to short he
was nailed 1T the plate. Groves went
to first on a fielders choice, Harvey
famed and Carpenter WAS out, Fortier
10 Bradford. Augusta was content
with this lead and scored but one more
run during the game, this one coming
in the seventh.
Winthrop got busy in the third and
on three singles by Bell Fuller and
auckland, they succeeded in getting
one run. Woodcock was hit quite hard
but his support was Of the gilt-edged
variety, for there was but two errors
made, one by Newbelt and Woodcocks
own errer, when he threw low 10 APP
pleton in an attempt to retire Fortier
in the eighth. Winthrop scored one
more run in the sixth, when G.. Max
well led eff with a double to center,
and scored on Bradfords single. a pc
ouiiar play happened in the seventh,
when A. Maxwell slammed one TO CEN
ter thai looked good for at least two
sacks, but Umpire Upton saw that the
ball could not be caught by a iielder
and he therefore directed his attention
10 the runner Maxwell in going around
first base on his way TO second tailed
TO touch the bag. The umpire saw this,
and SO did Woodcock. The ball was
thrown to Woodcock by Hanks ana
'.Woodie" at once snapped the ball 10
Appleton, thinking he could retire the
runner in this way. BY this time Max
well had reached second. Umpire Up
ton could note make his decision, as
the play had not been completed, as
the only proper way To retire the run
ner was 10 touch him by the ball. rms
Woodoock promptly did by going 10
second.
The game was fast and clean, II re-
curing but / hour and 80 minutes OF
play. Woodcock hitting was spectac-
ular. he getting double, a triple, ana
a single, out OF four times al bat. APP
pleten ana Groves also hit We'll the
former obtaining a three-sacker ana
a single For Winthrop. the hitting OF
q. Maxwell 9nd Bradford features. by
winning this game. Augusta steps into
second place in the league standing.