Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-12

A goodly crowd Of local ball fan
atics were present at the massacre
which was perpetrated by the Senators
upon the hapless and unwilling WISH
tors from Belfast. on Reuel Williams
field Friday afternoon, the final score
being to 2. In the first inning the
visitors were retired without accident.
then Coady, first Of the local men to
face Lannon, smashed one to third and
got to first just second ahead of the
throw. Ball was out on a fly and
Coady went to second on. bad throw.
Then Con.ey, the new shortstop of the
local team, horned in and whaled out
a beautiful. soaring two-bagger over
center fielder's head. scoring Coady.
but Conley was a little too ambitious
and was caught trying to steal third
Then Gilman. starting little late
was beaten to first by narrow mar
| gin. retiring the side. In the third
inning Augusta again scored, Pitcher
Sandwin beating out a bunt and get
ting first, Coady laying one down in
front of the plate for nice sacr-
flee. Ball went to first on the third
baseman's bad return and SandwiE
at the same time got to third, from
where he was sent home when Con
| ley flied out to center fielder. In the
fourth Belfast was quickly sent to the
bench, then the Augusta nine failed
to connect. the feature of the inning
being a fine catch of Murphy's fly by
Alberts. In the fifth inning Brown and
! O'Marra each made fine catch, and
! the last half Of the inning the old
| balloon broke away from its moorings,
! dumped out the sandbags and lit out
for the Gates jar, Coadys tWo-bag-
Der ushering it in. Ball smashed one
into third for an out at first. Then
Conley was walked and Gilman sin
| gled. scoring Coady. Abbott got to
| first on a fielder's choice, filling the
bases, and OMarra singled and scored
Coady, Gilman also coming in on
woozy fielding of the hit But this was
not all. An, no. for C'Marra also went
to second during the smoke of the
conflict. and Brown climbed up to the
initial sack on fielder's choice, Alb
| hott Sashaying in with another I'll
tally meanwhile. Red" Murphy hook.
ed a fast one on the smeller for a sin
! gle which let in little Fritz" and
| Brown was out at second Then Sand
win got a nice single and Coady, who
had had one Whack which was good
for two bases that same inning, jolted
one down to third and was out first
quite an interesting little welt fest,
n est ce pas? Belfast was getting
worried, her single score which Nc
| Donald brought in during the first
half of the 5th inning looked "sorter
pindlin" when stacked up against the
local teams run of seven. And in the
sixth the tally grew. and it grew"
like Mr.. Phinneys famed turnip.
for after Ball flied out to left field.
Conley singled and stole second. Gill
man walked, Abbott flied out and
| O'Marra's single scored Conley. Brown
Whitfield. In the seventh Murphy walk
ed, Sandwin singled, Coady again sac
rificed. advancing Murphy and Sand
win thereby, Ball went to first IN
flelder's choice while Murphy breezed
home and Sandwin lost out at third.
Conley hoisted one into left field for
an out. In the eighth Brignolia walk
ed, Neptune singled, Green also sin.
gled sending Brignclia home. Then
Macdonald hit to third and Coadv
touched the bag and threw to second
In time to head off Green, and Ball
threw to first and nearly got Mac
Donald, coming nearer to a triple play
than anything pulled off here for some
time. Williams famed. and in the last
inning neither team scored, the fin
fishing touch being put on by Ball,
who speared a sizzling drive from
Curtin's bat with one fin as it sailed
| over second
The fielding Of OMarra, Brown and
Ball was exceptional, and Sandwin pitch
| ed good, heady game. Murphy was
right after the foul flies and Abbott
makes fine first sacker, while the new
shortstop, Conley. fielded his position in
| fine style and also showed a lot Of hit
ting ability. The lineup was about as
strong as it has been any time this year.
and the local team outbatted the visitors.
getting II hits to Belfast's six. Coady
played his usual fine game and boosted
the festival along with his lifty stick
work. If the team puts up this sort of
game today Winthrop Is going to find It
exceedingly bad cledding. Summary:
BELFAST.
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Curtin. II .................3 0 2 0 0