Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-10

Fully 1900 people saw Cony so down
in defeat. Saturday afternoon before
Gardiner High by a score Of to l.
After a delay Of nearly three-quarters
Of an hour, spent in awaiting the ar
rival Of some of the Cony players,
during which the crowd waited very
patiently, Umpire Daily called play.
BY punching hits in the third inning,
Gardiner High piled up two scores
which looked good. for Cony never
threatened the platter after the first
until they pulled run across in the
ninth. In this frame the top of Gar
diners batting order arrived again
and +. Brisk promptly famed Capt.
Talbot got a free ticket and A. Brisk,
who was the batting star of the day.
drove one to right which Burke
couldn't get under. and Talbot landed
on second. Wood, who has never
been found wanting in a pinch singled
to center, scoring Talbot while Brisk
was run down in his endeaVor to
reach third when Brennan intercept
ed Froeberger's throw TO the plate
and tossed to Tabor fer the out Lit
tlefield came across with bingle and
Wood counted.
Cusick pitched excellent ball, and
although he allowed more hits than
Brennan, never faltered and worked
away as steadily as a clock. On sew
e.al occasions the hard hitting Wyer
came up with chance to put trig
in Gardeners lead, but each time Gu
sick frightened up and sent the slug
ger back to the bench. Conys hits
were most scattered, save in the ninth
when Cony made their only run. AT
that. a little faster work in the field
would have taken away rather cheap
hit from Conys column.
In the Ninth
In the ninth the situation looked
rather good for Cony's putting in
some run getting work and with the
Cony rooters yelling like mad, Cusick
uncorked a wild pitch which enabled
Purington. who had singled and reach
ed third on Turner's hit over first, to
score Cusick redeemed himself by
tanning the next man. Fleming miss
ed the third strike. but with light
ming pick up and throw to Hickey,
put the runner out and Hickey COM
pleted a fine double by mailing Tur-
ner trying to score. Cusick held
Fleming in good shape and showed
that his arm has come back into its
own by holding the base runners.
Froeberger turned in a feature
catch that ELECTED hearty applause
from both sides in the sixth, prettily
spearing Littlefield's hit in back
ward run. Both teams fielded in good
style and none of Conys miscues
proved costly
A Lively Start
The game opened with Froberger
at the bat and he was given a life
when Hickey muffed P Brisks throw
on the Cony mans hit. Hill sacri
feed the runner to second Wood
made a shoe string catch of Folsom's
hit back of short which seemed good
for a hit. Wyer was passed but Pur-
ington ended by tanning. For Gar
diner, A. Brisk hit hot one through
Wyer for a base. Neither Wood nor
Littlefield could see Brennan's bend
ers and both famed.
In the second Burke hit safely but
died in his effort to steal. Murphy
famed. Cushing walked. Brennan
scratched a hit to deep short which
advanced Gushing. Froeberger was
thrown out by P. Brisk. For Gardiner,
Gorton famed and Hickey was safe
on Brennans tumble. Fleming forced
Hickey at second. Cusick famed.
After the Third
Folsom got a hit in the third after
one man was down, but the succeeding
batters could not connect safely. This
was Gardeners big inning, two runs
resulting, as before stated. In nearly
all other innings except the eighth and
ninth all batters went down in order
In the last half Of the eighth, A.
Brisk ground out a lusty wallop near
ly to the woods, which proved good for
three bases. Wood went down, pitcher
to first, and Brisk scored on Little
fields sacrifice. Wood went out, third
to first.
Cony saved whitewash in the ninth
when Purinton hit safely to center
field and reached third on Turner's hit,
scoring on a wild pitch. The game end
ed ma pretty double and a flelder's
choice The summary:
GARDINER HIGH