Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-18
Feature of Game Is
Wyer's Drive Over
Right Field Fence
For a Homer
Visitors Errors Prove TO Cost
Them a Victory

BY taking advantage of its oppo-
nents misplays. which to say the
. least, were many, Cony succeeded In
taking Lisbon Falls measure Satur-
day afternoon on the Reuel Williams
field in Bowdoin Interscholastie
League game by the final score of to
.. The fans present saw the home
team put up a fairly good article of
ball They also saw the first home
run of the season when Wyer came
up in the first inning and drove the
ball over the fence in right field. With
the exception of hit made by Dick
son in 1910 il was the longest clout
ever made on the field.
Whenever after Wyer came to the
bat it was a case for the pitcher and
catcher of the opposing team to do
little figuring as to just what KIND
of a ball to heaVe at the Cony cap
tain. They did not always have the
right dope, for in addition to the home
run made in the opening session. two
fine singles. one of which was a
screecher between short and second
base, was obtained by the Cony lead
er. Brennan worked in the box for
Cony and pitched steady game,
keeping his hits we'll scattered. Phil
brick. who opposed him. was wild and
ineffective.
The game started off with f. Pros
ser at the bat for Lisbon. After swing
ing three times at Brennan's shoots,
he seated himself on the bench. The
best that Bailey could do was flyer
to Wyer. Hall struck out Cony got
busy in its half OF the opening inning
and scored two runs. 1t was this way:
Purinton, the first man up, was given
a pass, stole second and went to third
on an error by Stone. Folsom and
Taber, the next two men up, Were re-
tired by the strikeout route. With two
down and Purinton on third, Wyer
came to the bat and after carefully
looking over Philbricks assortment, he
picked out one and planted it over
the right field fence for a homer
scoring Purinton. Murphy hit safely
and succeeded in reaching third when
the Lisbon infield began to throw the
ball around. He died there, however,
for Murphy's pop fly to Farrar made
the third out.
In the second session Farrar and
Stone, the first two up for Lisbon,
were retired on strikes. II. Prosser
lifted fly to Froberger in center, who
made pretty catch. For Cony, Thyng
started off with a grounder to Bailey,
who threw him out at first. Hill walk
ed and when Philbrick attempted to
catch him mapping at first the ball
went high over Gaspers head with the
result that the young Cony backstop
few to second. Brennan reached first
on fielder's choice. Hill in trying to
make third on the play was put out
by Bailey after he had run out of
the base line. Purinton walked and
stole second. Folsom was out by the
Bailey-C Casper route, ending the in
ming.
1t was in the third that Lisbon Sc
cured its first run. Casper, the first
man up, hit safely, and went to Sec
ond on brennan's wild heave to Wyer.
in attempting to catch him off the bag.
He stole third Pike struck out. Phil
brick singled to right scoring Casper
In an attempt to steal second Phil
prick was caught on perfect throw,
HID to Murphy. E. Prosser planted one
down the foul line in left field which
was labeled two bases, but was caught
or the bag, Brennan to Purinton.
No more scoring was done by either
team until the fifth when Cony sue
ceeded in annexing a couple. on singles
by Folsom and Wyer and two errors
by the Lisbon infield. Cony tailed
three times in the seventh. when Ia
Der reached first by being nailed by
one of Philbrick's shoots. Wyer fol-
lowed with a single to left, Froberger
was safe on Baileys error of his
grounder, Taber scoring Murphy
struck out. Thyng was retired by the
Hall-Casper route. Hill was safe on
n. Prosser's muff of his fly, Wyer and
Frooerger scoring on the play. Bren-
nan was out, Philbrick to Casper.
For Cony Wyer's batting was easily
the feature while for Lisbon Casper
Played steady game. The summary: