Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-23
Senators Get the Jump on
Gardiner Setting a Pace
That Was I lard to Follow

Starting the game with a rush and
Senators romped away with to 4
game taken very handily from the strong
Gardiner team Tuesday afternoon on the
home diamond, hammering Young Cy"
Young. formerly Of the Boston Nation
ais, for a total Of Is hits and outplaying
the visitors at all stages of the game.
OMarra put up fine game in the box.
allowing but seven hits and fielding his
position perfectly. bob" Conley start
ed the ball rolling with his two-bagger in
the first inning, the hit sending Coady,
Gilman and Purinton home, Conley be-
ing caught at third by very narrow
margin, just spelling what should have
been clean triple.
In the first inning Harry Lord was the
first visitor to face Fritz O'Marra. Ee
drove long fly to Purinton, who gath
cred it in. Then Merrill laced one down
to Lew Brown and retired on the catch.
Barrows drove low one to second,
where Gilman separated it from the dust
and headed the runner at first sack. The
last half of this inning Coady hooked one
Of Cy Young's slow ones on the equator
and got a nice single. Gilman arrived
with an infield single and Purinton went
to first on felder's choice, Coady getting
third on wild heave by Young. 1t was
then that Shortstop Conley connected
with hot sphere and, stuf11ng 1t hastily
down the yawning throat Of his little old
anti-aircraft gun, sent 1t arching over
among the clovertops for three runs, al
most getting third himself after his pred
ecessors had toddled exuberantly home
ward. Then Violette flied out to Lord
and Brown hit to second and was out at
first In the second inning Monahan got
a pretty two-bagger and G. Talbot SIM
gled, Monahan scoring on the only error
Brown made for the game, Talbot being
caught al second sack. Eastman hoisted
one to Conley and was nosed out at first.
Then Cobb tapped slow one to Capt.
Joe and was beaten to the sack In the
last half of this inning the Senators did
not score. Gardiner was retired in the
first half of the third without gaining,
and Augusta sent Gilman to bat He wel:-
ed one to second base and died at first.
Purinton walked, and Conley, looking
dangerous to the Gardiner pitcher, was
ing it necessary for Purinton to go to Sec
ond, and from there Purinton came home
after awhile on a single by Neil Violette.
Then Brown got first on fielders choice
and Conley was stopped al the plate.
after which Harvey got to first and
Brown was caught at second sack.
Neither team gained any in the fourth
inning. the only excitement being hot
argument between Harry Lord and I'm
pire Conway over Joe Coady's sprint for
third, Lord wanting him to be out and
Conway not thinking his way. So Joe
stuck to third until Purinton was put out,
retiring the side. In the fifth. Talbot,
Young and Lord were retired in fast or
der. Then Conley got a pretty single
and was sent ahead and out by Violette's
tap, Violette getting first on fielders
choice. Brown singled. Harvey was
beaten to first but the other two ad-
vanced on the play. Then Violette came
home on an error at first base and OMAR
ra flied out. The sixth was a blank for
both mines. In the seventh Violette and
Brown singled Then Clutter Harvey also
noled out one and filled the bases. Muir
ply went first on fielders choice and Vio-
lette waltzed home. O'Marra hit to P.
Talbot, who threw to the plate and Mon
ahan slammed the pill down to first in
time to complete a nice double play, re-
firing O'Marra and Brown. Then Coady
was hit and again the bases were filled,
and Gilman singled, Harvey coming home
on his drive. Purinton flied out to Mer-
rill.
Gardiner started rally in the
eighth, P. Talbot walking. Luyster was
sent in to bat for Young and made
good with nice single. Lord walked
and filled the sacks. with none down.
Hank Merrill flied out to Purinton, and
Barrows forced in P. Talbot when he
was also walked. Monahan got first on
fielder's choice and Barrows was stop
ped at second. Luyster coming home
at the same time. G.. Talbot singled and
scored Lord, and Eastman hit to
Coady. who beat G. Talbot to second.
In the last half Of the eighth the
Senators did not score, and the ninth
inning was a blank for Gardiner. Sum-
mary:
- :, AUGUSTA.