Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-26
AUGUSTA IS
W|NNER0vER
GARDINER BY
SCORE z TO 0
esnson Allows None to Reach
Third and Moore Pitches Fine
| Game but Is Poorly Supported
Trolley League Standing

Gardiner, Me-, July 25.-(SpeciaD.-
stnson's effective pitching kept the OPP
,os;,ion without the scoring limits Satlr-
dav and Augusta again triumphed over
Gardiner, the score being to O. So eff
tsctiye was the work of the Augusta
-uir,er that he didn't allow a Gardiner
man to see third during the entire game,
and but five got as far as second. Yet
with all the clever box work Gardiner
/ had no difficulty in hitting the ball, as is
spparent from the fact that Stinson had
but a single strkeout to his credit. The
dficulty seemed to be an inability Oh
the part of the home team to make
| their hits safe. Monte Moore. however.
gave him a nard run for the pitching
honors and allowed but five hits. Each
| time he allowed one someone seemed to
| be holding an error, or at least az error
lin Judgment, in lcsorve for the oc ,asiun.
But twice during the game did ii seem
| that Gardiner .lad the chance of scoring,
| in the first and in the seventh. In the
first Augusta went down in order on in
field outs p. Talbot got a pass to first,
| the only one issued by Stinson during
| the game. He vas, however, forced at
second on Merrilrs tap to Stinson. Beau
| doin hit 10 Coady and was thrown gu. at
| first while Merrill was doubled at second
On close decision.
| In the second Violette started with a
single to center ard burlington Ian fo-
I min. quick pes caught Purir.on in
Al ethereal study. Harvey famed and
sinson was out, Moore to Cobb For
Gardiner in the second. Eastman was cut
short to third. George Talbot singled,
stole and died as neither Norton nor Dun
can could get the ball out of the inf1eld
Taber started the third with a breeze.
Puraton followed with a Texas Lacquer
fover first and was sacrificed to second by
Newbert Then Joe Coady scratched a
bit to P. Talbot and Purinton scooted
| from second to home as P. Talbot APP
peared to be at loss as to what to do
or how to do it. Apparently ne forgot
that Purinton was on second. and with
Punnton we'll toward the plate lined the
ball to Beaudoin just a trifie too late
Coady stole second and scored from there
when G. Talbot couldn't quite reach Alb
bolts hit. These two runs stood as the
only ones Of the game.
From the third until the seventh not a
" was scored, although each man up
y Gardiner hit the ball it was always
easy outs.
the seventh Moore gave his only
- Stinson after Violette had flied
9ps0. Talbot and Harvey had famed.
followed by tanning. For Gardi-
ersEastmans hit took a bad bound
ON coady and went for hit. G. Tai
got conueeted safely for the second time.
As the Sbave came with two out and
norton famed, they served merely to
break the monotony. In the eighth Pur-
ia'on went down to Cobb unassisted.
sewoert was safe on an error by P. Tai
DOT. Coady famed. Abbott was safe on
NIT to center but was forced out on
aamans rap to Talbot. For Gardiner.
duncan proved an easy victim to short.
Todd fouled several times and then tap
PEG the ball on the nose for a clean sim
se 10 lett. Moore's out advanced the
runner to second, where he died at P.
Talbot whitfield.
N the ninth Augusta retired by tanning
1Au easy infield outs. Beaudoin was safe
vi uilman's tumble. but the next two
N.n closed the game with infield outs.
The score: