Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-03
Augusta Ends Trolley League
Season With Victory After
Losing Its Morning Game.
TROLLEY LEAGUE STANDING.

Augusta closed the Trolley League
season, Monday afternoon, on the Reue
Williams field by defeating winthrop b,
of the best of the season, being char
acterized by fast, snappy playing or
both sides.
Augusta started off with rush. anG
scored two runs in the first inning. The
score remained Augusta 2. and Win
throp @, up to the visitors half of the
ninth, when they. by some clean hit
ting, coupled by one bad error, tied VI
matters. Augusta came to bat in their
half Of the ninth, and won out. Three
singles In a row and Niolette's wicked
smash through Buckland decided the
hardest fought game of the season.
In the first inning Winthrop went
down in order. For Augusta. Appleton
fled out to Holmes, who made beau
tiful running catch. Smith. the next
mon up. was given a pass, MacGhee
singled. Xiolette rolled one to Fortier,
and Smith started for the plate, Fortier
pegged Is feet over Bells head. and two
Augusta runners crossed the plate.
Tine and again. Winthrop would get
men IN. and have an excellent oppor-
tvnity of scoring. but the winners of
the Trolley League found Corey with
the stuff. and when a hit was needed
they would either fan or fall down on
en- easy ball to the infield
When Winthrop came to bat in the
ninth their cheering section was like a
bee hive. G. Maxwell was safe on Haf-
vey's error, Fortier singled to center.
and here is where Bradford figured
The second hall pitched. the Winthrop
first Sacker connected with, and the
clout was labeled two bases. Fortier
end Bradford raced across tieing the
score. The Winthrop fans went wild.
Their hopes of scoring again this in
ming were shattered when an infield fly
tc Corey resulted in a double play.
Bart Folsom's stick artists came to
bat in their half of the final session and
won the game on some clean, fast
work Cooper was the first man up, and
he connected for single. Appleton laid
down pretty bunt that Maxwell failed
te field. and therefore il went for hit.
Smith also played the bunting game,
an1 reached first safely. With three on
MacGhee came to bat. but Mac" failed
to connect, and consequently took the
count on strikes. Then came the right
fully named clean up man." Niolettc
by name. The sturdy southpaw of the
Winthropites was bit nervous, for
with one down, and the bases full and
such a man at bat as Violette. it GER
tainly was no place for a nervous man.
Could not pass him. for it would mean
TO force In a run. Therefore about the
only thing to do was to pitch, and take
a chance. Buck did pitch his head off,
but he served Neil just one and he con-
neeted. the sphere went travelling
through the pitchers box and there
were no wings on 1t either. Buck
stuck out his glove hand. but the swipe
was too much to handle cieanly, and
Cooper came across with the winning
tally. Augusta mad closed the baseball
season with good win.
Coreys pitching was spectacular,
holding the hard hitting leaders to four
hits and striking out 10 men. Violettes
hitting was easily the feature, while for
winthrop Fuller put up good article
of bail
After the game the players were Civ
en- a banquet at Perry's restaurant by
Eden w. Hanks.
The summary.