Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-28
League Leaders
Suffer Defeat at I lands Of
Senators in Saturdays Game

Before a crowd Of 500 fanatics the Sen
ators on Saturday nosed out a fast game
with the fast visiting team from Win
throp and in so doing tied the standing
with Hallowell, who lost on the same day
to Gardiner. The pitching of Tillman
and several msplays by the visitors was
responsible for the final score, to o.
Squanto Wilson, the redoubtable, pulled
a bad error in the early stages of the
game and was held to single hit, con-
trary to his usual form. In the first in
ming Reddington whitfield, Gale singled
and got second on Murphy's bum heave.
Fuller hoisted one to Violette. Squanto
was walked, not being allowed to see one.
Pagan got double, scoring Gale, but
Wilson was retired at third. In the last
half of this inning the Senators were
BANKED The first half Of the second in
ming Winthrop was retired without gain.
and in the second half Violette got nice
single and was advanced by Brown, who
sacrificed Murphy hit to Wilson, who
dropped the ball and booted it away from
the base, Eiolette coming home on the rat
error. Tillman contributed two-bagger,
sending Murphy to the plate. linen
Coady hit to Maxwell and was retired at
first With the score two and one Gale
singled, Fuller sacrificed and Wilson flied
out to Gilman. Then Pagan hit to Gil
man and was out at first. Gilman hit to
Fuller and was out, but Purinton walk
ed. O'Marra hit to Fuller and Purinton
was out at second, O'Marra being retired
at first on the double play. Maxwell sim
% fret
chaice and Maxwell out at second. Ben
Bradford famed and Mayberry down on
three healthy swings The last OF TINS
inning Violette singled. advanced on
Browns sacrifice, Clutter filed out 10
Fuller and Murphy hit to Reddington'
being retired at first. In the NTH Red-
dington famed, Gale slammed one 10
Ti1Inan who missed 1t, but Captain Joe
came in and scooped 1t, heading the rum
ner at first. Fuller hit to Gilman, retlr-
ing at first. Then Tillman stalked TO the
plate. getting a big hand from the oy-
ISLANDERS and Mayberry allowed MIN 10
. walk. Coady went first on Fuller's error
and Gilman first on an error by MaA"eh'
Then Purinton flied out to Gale and Til
man was stopped at the plate. O'Marra
walked but Violette hit to Reddington
and Gilman was retired at second In the
sixth Winthrop was blanked. Brown was
retired at first, Harvey slammed one TO
Mayberry, who scooped IT ana peat MN
20 erst. hut Murphy singled over short
stop and Tillman walked for the secono
time. Coady went first on Fagans error'
Murphy scoring. Then Gil sinsleo anu
scored Tillman, getting second hlmseii
an . had throw home. Purinton was
n,+ ont at first, retiring the side. BRAD
ford flied out to Violette and Mayberry
.on+ fret on an infield scratch hit. Red
d;npton flied out to Brown ana Haie sAii-
e,ed Fuller walking. Bases 1uli anu
souanto up-a bad hold If there ever was
ono But Wilson had to be content WIN
=. single which scored Mayberry ana Ha'e'
hovever Souanto stealing second ana
WITH two on Pagan laced one to Violette
~ retired. In the last of the seventn
RITZ walked. Violette sacrificed, brown
-,-,oa .nd O,Marra came home. Brown
want second on the throw home. mar
vev looked dangerous and was given
mass. Murphy again singled brown eo'"'
,re home on an error at second. i1liinai'
e,ed ont to Fuller and Murphy was 10
tired at first. In the elgntn lhiihs NO"
we'll started them off with clean '"o'
base hit. Williams went first on Coadys
onlv error, and Bradford first while
Maxwell came home when Brown cropped
Ren.s fly. Mayberry walked, Reddington
flied out to O'Marra, Williams hus'hns
home on the throw. Gale nied OUT ai'o
IN the last of the eighth Augusta "As
thanked but in the ninth Fuller n'eo ou'
20 Purinton, Wilson flied out to fur'n.o''
and Pagan was beaten to first' leaving
the game on ice to the entire satis1ac'iol'
Of the local fans, who would ratner see
winthrop beaten than to win ITO" 'ne
Red Sox.
It was a hard fought battle, ana lof
once the breaks we're with the Sena
tors, the Jinx apparently having oaS
off. The score: