Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-12
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Monte Moore's Pitching is Gilt
Edged and Errorless Playing
Gives Holly Contested Game
To the Gardiner Team

1dTulner, Me-, July Tablespoonful
Playing errorless ball behind the air
tight pitching Of Gardeners favorite
son. Monte Moore, Hallowell was fore
ed to suffer the bitter pangs Of defeat
Saturday at Quimby field by 3 to 2
score. The score itself evidences how
close and bitterly contested was the
struggle for supreme honors, which
was undecided until the last man was
out. The game abounded in spectacu-
lar plays and brilliant work iby the
slab artists Hallowell made four
clever double killings, thus prevent
ing Gardiner from opening the gates
for their outbursts.
Among the Features
HalloweIl's lone misplays were made
by George Boardman and were cost
ly Boardman partly redeemed himself
by starting every double play but the
damage was past recall. Monte Moore
showed the Coburn stars, including
kewer, O'Brien, Pagan and Ashworth,
q sample Of his pitching assortment
by tanning this aggregation eight
times, il in all denting the ozone.
The bingles that Monte allowed were
scattered, except the two made by
Mclaughlin and Coady in the seventh.
Mac" pulled bone by failing to
touch third when he had an apparent
ly easy chance to score on Coaoy
hit Pagan pitched himself into ana
out of several threatening situations
His own wildness Boardman mis-
plav and the punched hits came all IN
one inning and gave Gardiner a LEAD
that they never rellnqulshed. East
mans recent fishing trip has evident
" done him much good, Tor the way
he came back with the stick was
revelation to the fans. Merrills all
round stunts are seldom duplicated
on the diamond.
Coady started the hostlllties with a
hi, TO left. O'Brien attempted to sac
rifice and Niles threw his hat TO sec
ond to force Coady, but Coady beat
the throw and O'Brien was safe at
first. Both men were sacrificed by
Roardman. Coady scored while Pagan
grounded out to Cobb. For Gardner
Merrill went down Moore to Cobb.
Duncan and G. Talbot both hit safely,
Duncan dying stealing. In the second
both sides went down by tanning or
on easy outs
In the third Coady scratched MI
To Talbot with one down but died at
first Things were evened up In THIS
inning which Merrill started with
hit over Kewers head. Duncan was
thrown out by Pagan and Merrhi al
vanced. Pagan tried TO keep Merrlli
to the bag and when O'Brien 1alleo
to get the catcher's signal and left
the bag uncovered Pagan threw INTO
center and Merrill romped to third.
Boardman funrbled G. Talbots MT
scoring Merrill.
In the fourth. Halloweu went down
m easy outs, .Eastman's hit took a
bad bound from Coady. thus giving
Eastman his second hit. but Cobb hit
into a double @play, Boardman to
O'Brien to keYer-
HaIIoweIl Takes Lead
Hallowell gothic lead again in the
sixth. O'Brien was hit by pitched
ball and Boardman's long double TO
center scored O'Brien from first.
Boardman never moved from second
as Moore promptly famed Fagan,
Ashworth and Allen. Talbot started
with a hit that looked good for two
bases but Aliens fast fielding held II
TO one. Norton famed and Eastman
lined into Boardman's hands for the
third double.
Hallowell produced a run that was
not a run, in the seventh. as NC
Laughlin failed to touch thlrd on
Coady's hit. thus pulling a "Merkie'
Gardner Follows
Gardeners seventh was lucky. Copp
singled to left and P. Talbot sacr-
ficed. Niles walked. Boardman allowed
Moore's roller to go between his legs
and all hands were safe. Merrill olHeo
another hit which brought IN what
proved to be the winning run
In the ninth, with one down, Allen
who had struck out on his three pre-
yious appearances, hit to the WOODS
for two bags. Kewer put up ny TOT
Talbot and Merrill ended the agony
bv a hard running catch from NC
Iaurhlin.