Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-18
Augusta Defeats Mighty
Leaders 4 10 ;.
Gardner Lands on Sleeves and
Pounds Out Victory.
HaIlowsII, the Defeated, Is Beaten
BY ! to 4 Score.

After dropping three straight games
Augusta broke their losing streak,
Saturday afternoon, AT Winthrop, by
taking the locals into camp by score
of 4 to 3. The game was close and
hard fought, every inch of the way
being anybodys game until the last
man was retired in the ninth. The
credit for winning the contest is due
in a large measure to McGee the fast
right fielder of the Augusta nine. and
then toe just word about that catch
of Jack Isowney,s in the last of the
ninth, when Bradford nailed a beau
ty to right center that surely looked
good for two bases. Lowney running
about hundred yards, and he did
it inside of II seconds, sticking out
one paw he made the greatest one
hand stab ever seen on the old Win
throp diamond, and it would be safe
20 say that Ty Cobb or Iris Speaker
never pulled one down superior to it.
1t certainly was thriller and one
that undoubtedly saved Augusta the
game.
Augusta started off bad in the
with three Of the cheapest kind of
runs, on bad errors. G, Maxwell. the
first man up. grounded to Newbert.
and he made a perfect stop, but peg
ged low to Violette allowing the Win
throp third saeker to reach the ini-
tial sack safely. Fortier sent a
screecher to Harvey, "Chutter' knock
ed it down and made a perfect throw
rt.sIx 4. a -
exreetedly of course not only to him
but the crowd as well. Bell lined one
over second which was good for a
single, Fortier and Maxwell scoring.
Bradford flied to Harvey Fuller sim
gled to right scoring Bell Here the
scoring machinery or the Winthrop
aggregation stopped, Augusta settling
down to business.
In the third. Augusta started some
thing, Smithie was out, Fortier to
Bradford. Groves hit, Violette did
likewise, Appleton shot one to Brad
ford too hot to be fielded, and the
bases were full. Lowney came up and
was nailed by auckland in the should
er. one run being forced in. Then
comes Magee with a smashing two
Dagger to right, sending violette and
Appleton across, Lowney taking third.
With one down Newbert laid down a
pretty sacrifice. scoring Lowney. Hal
lett struck out. This one run lead
proved sufficient to put the game
safely away, although il looks rather
threatening, during the remainder of
the contest. Hallett frightened after
the fourth and Winthrop failed TO
connect with a single hit off his de-
livery. He deserved a shut out game
only for the bad errors coming at
the first of the contest. But what are
errors? Sure enough they are part of
the game.
In the last of the ninth, the Win
throp rooters collected by scores near
the base line and were determined to
win or die Fortier was first at bat
but he failed to solve the splitter that
Hallett was serving and went down
on strikes. The best Bell could do
was weak fly to Smith. With two
down. Bradford came up with that
wicked smash to right center. Low
ney proved equal to the task. and by
great one hand catch he closed one
OF the most thrilling games played,
this season.
The Winthrop team as usual played
gilt edged ball, making but one err
ror, every man fought to the end as
has always been the way, that the
playing Of a Winthrop team has been
characterized. Fuller put up good
game at short, and auckland fielded
his position in great style, making six
assists. and three put outs. Capt
Smith showed the stuff at second, .ac
cepting nine out of II chances. Hal
lett pitched good article of ball, be-
ing steady at all times.
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