Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-18
GARDINER WINS.
Defeats Cony High with
A Score Of 6 TO z.
Early Lead by the victors Tells
Story Of The Game.
Brennan Pitches Good Game for
Cony..AIlows But a Hits.

Gardiner High did the trick, Tues
day afternoon, on the Reuel Williams
field by defeating Cony, to >.
Brennan pitched remarkable ball and
deserved to have been treated in alto
gether a different manner. 1t became
fashionable to drop the last strike and
let the ball roll to the grandstand,
while the Gardiner boys would saunter
around the bases scoring almost at
will.
In the first inning. cony got bad
start. Gardiner succeeded i'm getting
five runs ina twinkle. The reason for
this may be easily told Brisk, the first
man up for Gardiner. got hit. Duncan
laid down a bunt to Brennan and here
Walter made a little mistake in not
throwing the hall to first, which would
have meant an easy out Instead the
Cony pitcher threw to Murphy at sec
onu, in an attempt To get Brisk, miss
ing him by narrow margin and put.
ting two on. 2. Talbot was safe on
Brennar's error, filing the bases, with
nebody down. Mcfarland famed.
Davidson. the next man up, hunted,
Brisk scoring. Taber came down to
take the bunt and threw into left field
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Talbot scoring. 0sBrien went to first
on a felder's choice. and j. Talbot sin
gled sending Davidson and OBrien
across the plate for a total of five runs.
C6ny went down in order in their hall
of the first.
Gardiner obtained but one more run
after the fatal first, when in the sixth
O'Brien was safe on an error by Wyer.
]. Talbot struck out. Connors was safe
on Murphy's error, O'Brien scoring
wien the ball rolled into center field.
Davidson succeeded in pulling Har-
vey the first time at bat, but the
Cony captain never makes it pFae-
tee of getting fooled twice in Sue
cession, and therefore at his next
time up in the fifth, Dave had got
two over on him when he connected
with the third one for two-sacker te
deep center. And then, to make 1t in
teresting, stole third.
Wyer drove a sharp grounder te
Davidson, which the Gardiner pitcher
found too hot TO handle, and Harvey
scores for ConY's first tally. In tht
ninth Cony scored again, on hit b.
Taber. aided by Duncan's muff OF
Mitchell's grounder, and Davidson's
wild pitch.
The game was lacking of any seri-
Gus difficulties with the exception q
an instance in the fifth inning. whef
Sampson was thrown out at second
Davidson to Duncan. When the ConA
runner collided with Duncan mix
up followed officer Corbett was o.
hand and the trouble was ended With
out any lives lost.
In the ninth inning Cony had a eoot
chance of going on JOY ride, bu
Mitchell, afte., being safe on an error
came down to second. when Tabei
singled and as Taber started for see
ond Mitchell got off second a short
distance, and without trying to make
third stood there, and was nailed II
his tracks on Brisk's throw to +. Tai
bot. 1t certainly looked like Il cast
of Il don't care
Harvey played a star game and ear
always say that the last game that
he ever played for old Cony High vas
of high class nature in every way
Brennan deserves no little praise for
his mastery pitching, and when he
has received the proper coaching will
be in class by himself Murphy ac-
cepted out of 10 chances in the field
making only one error.
The Gardiner team, although minus
two of their regular men, namely
sherman and Wiley, played an excel
lent game. p. Talbot at short fielded
his position like a veteran.
Davidson was in his usual good
form, and was therefore invincible at
practically all times. By winning this
game Gardiner takes the championship
and the glory of defeat goes to Cony'
Summary:
GARDINER.