Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-20

Trolley League nine on the Reuel Will
liams field Wednesday afternoon by
the score Of Is to 2. Monty Moore,
pitching for Gardiner, held the local
team to three hits while the down riv-
er batsmen touched O'Marra and Bren-
nan for a total Of 20. A feature Of the
game was the eighth inning bat-fest,
held by the Gardiner players in which
IL men waltzed to the plate and bang
ed out collective total of eight hits,
two of which went for doubles. Har-
vey starred for Augusta, accepting IS
chances without an error and making
some spectacular putouts from poor
throws Violette lit on Moore in the
seventh for a long clean double but
died on second.
Lord opened the game with single.
G. Talbot famed, but got first on a
dropped third strike. On a passed ball
Lord went to third and G. Talbot took
second. Pearson singled, scoring Lord
and advancing G. Talbot to third
Monahan grounded to Coady and was
thrown out at first, G. Talbot scoring in
the meanwhile. Merrill singled to right
putting Pearson on third, but was
caught between fires on an attempt to
steal second and retired. Pearson scor
ed during the chase for Merrill. Cobb
got his base when hit by O'Marra and
was thrown out a moment later at
tempting to steal the second sack.
For Augusta, Purinton. who was
ad-off man, was given a pass. Coady
then hit to Lord who fumbled and
threw wild, enabling the Augusta third
sacker to make it two, and scoring Pur-
linton. Violette walked. O'Marra lam
med a SiZZler to center for one, sending
Coady over the plate. Abbott sacrificed.
putting O'Marra on second. Gilman and
Cedarstrand famed and the only in
ming in which Augusta scored was
brought to a close. Score: Gardiner 8;
Augusta 9.
In the fourth. after Cobb had gone
out by the GilmanH Harvey route, East
man lofted one over short for sin
gle. T. Talbot sent liner to right for
one. Monty Moore went out, O'Marra
to Harvey, putting Eastman on third
and P. Talbot on second. Lord then
took first when Brown muffed his fly
to left and Eastman and Talbot seized
the opportunity to romp home. Lord
was caught out stealing second. Score:
Gardiner 5; Augusta ,.
The seventh opened with P. Tall
bot walking to first. Moore was out
O'Marra to Harvey. Lord received a
pass. G. Talbot singled to right, made
it two on Violette's wild throw and P.
Talbot and Lord crossed the plate, add
ing two more to Gardeners tally. Pear
son doubled to right, and G. Talbot
scored. Brennan then replaced OMAR
ra. Monahan landed on the new pitch
err for single and Pearson skipped
gaily home. Merrill got walk. Cobb
flied out to Violette, and Eastman
famed making the score: Gardiner 8;
Augusta ?.
In the eighth Gardiner started a
merry go round that did not end I'M
til y men had had whacks at the
ball. p. Talbot turned on the switch
with a single to short right: Moore
went into low with a one-bagger over
second; Lord threw into second gear
with a pretty hunt down the third
base line that netted him one: and G.
Talbot pushed the machine full speed
on high with double to right that
scored P. Talbot and Moore. and put
Lord on third. Pearson then slowed
down for moment by flying out to
Cedarstrand. Lord saw his chance and
skipped home. Monahan came back
with pretty little bingle to right and
G. Talbot marched over the home
slab. Merrill doubled to right, and
Monahan made it ID for Gardiner.
Cobb smashed one to center for a sin
gle. and Merrill crossed with Gardi-
ner's last run of the game Lord then
got up after Cobb had taken third on
2. Talbot's single, and Monty had
made 1t three on bases b Y means Of
a free pass, and flied out to Harvey,
mercifully bringing the machine to a
stop. Score: Gardiner Is; Augusta ..
The score
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Purinton. IS .........4 1 /
Coady, 3b .......4 / q = I