Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-08
AUGUSTA VICTOR
over WINTHROP
WEDNESDAY, IA
Errorless Ball and Timely Hit
ting Of Senators. Wins Game
Of Interesting Baseball
Trolley League Standing

Winthrop. Me, July 7.-(SpeciaD.-
Augusta banged her way to a to 4
victory over Winthrop Wednesday aft
ernoon in the Trolley League series.
Winthrop fought hard. but the visi-
tors led from the third inning and by
their timely hitting and some costly
errors. easily carried off the game.
Wilson and Fuller divided batting
honors for the home team, the former
with two doubles and a single, and
the latter with two singles and a three
Dagger. Stinson Of the visitors was
the leading batter of his team, with
two singles and wo-bagger.
Collins Driven From Box
Collins opened the game for Win.
throp hut was met with a savage on
slausht by the heavy-hitting Sena-
tors and gave way in the third TO Will
lams, who finished the game with
VARYING success. Stinson of the Au-
eusta team was also hit freely. Win
throp's eight hits for 10 bases netting
them four earned runs.
The trouble began in the first in
ming after Coady had lifted high fly
to French Abbott singled and Gill
man also hit safely. Abbott was caught
off third. when he attempted TO score
on Bells throw to second. Niolette de-
livered a long hit which scored Gill
man. and Harvey flied to Gale.
Wilson led off with an infiold hit.
which he beat TO first, bat as Fuller.
Gale and Maxwell went down in or
der he was left at second.
Augusta started trouble again in
the second when S;nson singled to
center, but he was out when nc tried
to stretch the hit to TWO bases Taher
singled but was forced by Newbert
Purnton famed.
Winthrop broke into the run column
in the last half Of the second when
Austin's double was followed by
Cohb's sacrifice and Sells single, thus
tieinC up the score.
In the third the visitors again took
the lead. Coady was out al first but
Abhoits hit was fumbled by Gale long
enough fo- him to reach second. Gill
men Was our at first, but Niolette
foul led, scoring Abbott. At this point
Collins gaze way 10 Williams Harvey
singled and XioIette scored. Harvey
was CIT in attempt tn~steal. Score: Au-
Gusta 3, Winthrop H.
Nc further scoring was done until
the fifth, when Winthrop added one on
Wilson'S double and fFullcrs safety,
after two were ont
In the seventh inning Augusta
clirched tire game by adding two
scores 10 ie~ one-run lead Purinton
and Larson had been retired when
Coady cot his first hit of the game.
Abbott rolled an easy one into the dia-
mond which Fuller lost and Maxwell
picked UP and threw into the crowd
back of first base while CoadN scored
and Abbott went 10 second. Cilman's
single scored Abbott, Niolette flied 10
Fuller. Score: Augusta ): Winthrop ;.
In the eighth Augusta added two
more for god measure. Fullers error.
Stinsons two-bagcer and Coady's hit
being responsible for the increase.
The Wilson Fuller combination again
put Winthrop into the earned run col
urn. Wilson'S Dagger and Full
lers triple scoring Wilson. Fuller scor-
ed on Gales out al first. Score: Angus
ia :; Winthrop 4.
Neither team did anything in the
ninth and the game was over.
A fast double hy Wilson and Will
lians and a spectacular catch by
Coth wcro features Of a game which
was interesting from start to finish.
Augusta played errorless ball.
The score: