Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-17
AUGUSTA WALLOPS WINTHROP
BY13T03S SCORE SATURDAY AND
LEONARD FOR "a SAFE HITS

isfy them with anything he pitched
-erossfire and speed, but Augusta just
batted-four hits and four runs filling
the bases twice. They placed their hits,
too short for outffelders, too long for
the infielders, while Leonard, utterly
discouraged, did his best.
A Disastrous Eighth.
If the seventh was a hit fest, the
eighth was disaster, for filling the
bases twice they were virtually cleared
for a total of seven runs 1t little mat
tered. Leonard was now so deep in the
mud Augusta fans wondered why he
was not removed before. "Grubber"
Maxwell replaced him in the ninth
when Augusta scored no runs though
Selfish" Neil Violette took occasion
to fatten his batting average by plac-
ing Texas Lacquer in right.
Coady Star.
1t has become a habit to expect q
feature play from Joe Coady at third,
and Saturday was no exception, for
with stab at a speedy one, he knock
ed it 90 earth, though i'll one effort
lost his balance and fell full length.
joyous cries, when he recovered and
hike shot pegged the bah to first,
where Violette gathered it in, three
feet ahead of the runner.
Yiolette at the bat, starred He walk
to the plate just five times in nine in
nings and in just five times got four
safe singles, all counting as runs
eventually resulted.
MacGhee was hit in the head by one
of Leopards speed balls too swift to
dodge, and was replaced by Brennan
in the ninth, Smith running for him
at the time.
The Game In Detail.
Lawry. Augustus first man up in the
first inning, hi safely and stole second
Coady was out at first, Lawry going to
third. Smith hit to&Bradford. who threw
to Bell to catch Lawry, but Bell dropped
the bali and Augustus first score came
in Violette singled and MacGhee was
passed, but Harvey famed and Appleton
fouled to Bill.
Winthrop tied the score after two were
out. when Lawry fumbled Fullers
grounder and A. Maxwell was hit by the
pitcher. Fortier doubled to center, scor-
Ing Fuller. G. Maxwell was the third
out. Coady to Violette
In the second. third and fourth. no
scoring was done by either team, but
Augusta was presented with run in the
fifth. Both Lawry and Coady flied to
French. then Smith drew a pass. violette
flied to right field but A Maxwell drop
ped the ball, was some time in recovering
it, finally threw it to Fortier. who made
a hurried throw to the plate too late to
catch Smith.
The Fatal Seventh.
Trouble began in the seventh. stinson
banged out single. Lawry flied out to
Fuller, Coady came through with an
other hit, Smith hit safely grounder to
short. Fuller made no attempt to pick
up the ball. claiming interference, but the
umpire missed the play and the bases
were full. Neil Violette. Augustus clean
up star, promptly delivered single over
second, scoring Stinson and Coady. Mac
Ghee WAS next and he also lined the ball
out, scoring Smith and violette Harvey
sacrificed MacGhee to second and Apple
Winthrop went down in 1. 9. 3 order
and Augusta recommended the slaughter
in the eighth.
Again a Slaughter.
In the eighth battery of hits scored
seven runs. the details being lost in the
ensuing speed with which Augusta piled
up runs.
The Final Inning.
"Grubber' Maxwell pitched the final in
ming and was not scored on. Winthrop
added two runs in the ninth. auckland
hit safely. French flied out, but Fuller
was hit by Harvey and A. Maxwell drew
a pass. Fortier famed, but G. Maxwell
placed hit to left field, scoring Buck
land and Fuller. Bradford sent a long
fly to left which Appleton gathered in |
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