Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-13
Kicker Badly Trounced by
Cony Aigh II to |.
Brennan Strikes Out Twenty and
Does Not Allow a Hill.
Has the Institute Batsmen at His
Mercy.-k Remarkable Record.

We'll. Wcll. VOL. there loud ones for
Cory. a lttle blowing up once in Il
while is apparcntly effective. There
was nothing TO it, 1t t5-year-cld school
hoy, and a Freshman at that fans -
batSmen and does not allow a sem
blanee Of a hit. With the exception
of two flies 10 the outtield. one in the
second inning and one in the fourth
tho ball WAS not hit out of the in
#field. 4 no Iii game and what should
have been 4 no run game. only fer
Mitehell'S wild throw to center field in
the second inning in attempting 10 rc-
tire Barton when he started to go Il
second, Young brennan who twitled
would have earned the distinction OF
pitching The first no hit. no run game
Itilat u Gany High pitcher ever pitched.
Kicker Classical Institute a nine sup
posed to be in Hebron's class was the
team that was the victim of the
Slaughter. think Of it Il to l, sun
|doubfedly the worst tronneing the
team ever suffered.
In practically every inning the Gony
tsere ga tion of stick artists pounded
Lee and Noyes to all corners Of the
lot. Cony batsmen, who have been
qitting for practically nothing
throughout the entire season, came
across with timely singles The ba-
loon started effectively ON its long
journey in the fifth inning when Stew
ems got a line on Lees shoots for a
single To center, Mitchell followed slit.
and then came the mighty F'roebergcr
With a single three men on and the
Kicker players locking nervous, fer il
fa.lK f.,,s
man. Brennan the next man had one
strike registered against him. sudden
~ the Kicker coach made his appear
ance upon the diamond u motion was
made that Captain Noyes be yanked
from eenterfield to the pitchers box
1T the critical moment to pull his |
team out of the hole. Here is where |
"Chutter" objected on the grounds |
that Lee must first dispose of Brennan |
before the Kicker captain made his |
appearance in the hox. Lee returned |
to the bax and finished Brennan by |
striking him out. Noyes then started |
O pitch. \ mighty wind up, soon the |
oall was off, and then the awful thing |
happened, Harvey swung for two |
)ases, three fleet-footed Cony base |
crossed the pan. The crowd |
Yelled themselves hoarse. Clark bang
I'd one to Lee he muffed ii Harvey |
scored. Sampson had two strikes call |
I'd on him and then he raped at the |
bird one. he did net connect, neither
LID White. for the bah went past the /
Kicker catcher and rolled TO the grand
stand, Taber and Murphy struck out.
The ascension in this inning stopped
iere. Brennan struck out Whited,
logic and Ingraham in order a com
jination of errors and two passes gave
ny three more runs in the sixth.
In the eighth inning with feur hits
-wo OF which were two-ba ggers aided
BY three errors and a pass Cony
scored seven runs. This ended the
scoring. 1t was certainly good prae-
ice for the home team, just what they
needed to give them a brace Now if
some of the fans refrain from patting
he home players on the back and tell
ng them they are fast enough to en-
er the American league. some good
baseball will be seen yet If a man
makes 4 good record. he is certainly
deserving of great praise, but remem-
Der what has caused the downfall Of
so many young players
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