Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-18
SENATORS take
GARDINER INTO
CAMP BY 8 TO I

! In an uphill battle during which
each team valloped the nrst opposing
pitcher OF the mound, the Senators
got to the fast Gardiner aggregation
/ in the last two innings and nosed out
! nv the very scant margin Of 8 70 Z.
| Conley, the new shortstop for the To-
cal team, got four hits out OF nVe
times I'D, two Of them doubles, ana
helded in a manner to draw applause
from the spectators. while Brown, who
has been putting up fine game all this
season in center field. got six put-outs
and a two-base hit besides. But It was
Conley and Clutter Harvey who hnafiy
put the finishing touches on the game
for in the ninth inning, with one down
! and the score and in favor OF the
visitors. Conley produced a beautiful
two-bagger. and Violette singled. Lew
Brown flied out to right field and Con-
ley scored before the ball could be sent
in, and with the score tied and the
crowd 1T subjects for the little red
Wagon, Clutter cut in with a single
and Violette, who everybody thought
couldn't run, came sailing into the OLD
plate from second base, scoring on the
single, as we'll as Rabbit Maranville
does.
The first inning the Gardiner pitch
er. Young, hit Coady, who took his
base. Then Gilman sacrificed, and Pur-
linton singled Conley laced nice two
Dagger over into left field and Coady
came home. violette singled and scor-
ed Purinton, with Conley close sec
ond. Harvey flied out. to Cobb Bar
rows got first on an error by Gilman
Monahan flied out to Brown. Eastman
went to first on a felder's choice, Bal
rows out at second. G. Talbot singled
and Cobb walked. filing the bases.
Best, who was put in to bat for Young,
singled and scored Eastman and G.
Talbot, then Merrill flied out to Brown.
In the second inning. Augusta failed
to score and in the third neither team
| landed a run, the features OF this in
ming being Harveys climb up the east
bank after a long fly by Luyster. and
Browns capture of another difficult
one from the bat of Monahan. In this
inning Hank Merrill was hit on the
head by a fast ball off Conleys bat
dazing him quite bit. In the fourth
Augusta was unable to connect. but
Gardiner sent Eastman to first with a
nice single, then Cobb hunted and
Eastman went to second, being put out
at third. Best flied out to Brown. g.
Talbot singled and got TO second. From
| there he scored on a single by Merrill
| Then Phil Talbot whitfield This tied up
| the score and in the next inning Luys-
| ter started the balloon from its moor
! ings with a smashing two-base drive.
and Cuke Barrows was walked, then
Monahan got to first on Tillrnan's FUN
| BILE and Luyster was out at third. 1t
| looked bad, and was bad, for, although
| Eastman flied out to Conley, and the
| home run that G. Talbot sunk foot
deep in the mud Of center field had to
| be dug out with a spade, so Barrows
and Monahan and Talbot ambles home
rejoicing. Then Cobb singled and White
| took Tillman's place on the mound for
the Senators, but Best got hit and went
| to first, then he went to second on an
error and Merrill singled and scored
Cobb. Phil Talbot walked and with the
bases full again, Luyster hit to Gill
man and out at first.
| With the score to the sixth in
ming went by without either team gain
| ing. and in the seventh. Cobb flied out
| to Brown. Best went to first on fly
which Coady dropped Then Merrill got
two-bagger and Phil Talbot hit to
| Coady and out at first. Luyster hit to
| Gilman ard was retired at first. Fine
| work. Coady hit to Merrill and was
beaten to first and Gilman was also
| retired at first, but Runt Purinton
hooked a fast one on the nose for
| three sacks. Bob Conley sent him in
| with single and Violette flied out,
Score, to 4.
| In the sth, "Cuke" Barrows flied out
to Gilman, Monahan flied out to
Brown and Eastman flied out to
| Coady. Brown got a two-bagger to
start off the inning for the locals.
Then Harvey walked and Red" bunt
| ed. advancing the other two men,
White singled and scored Brown. then
Coady tapped one and was called out
| at first, but Harvey scored during the
mix Gilman famed. In the ninth.
| things were strained some as the
| score was and against the home
team. but G. Talbot hit to Conley and
! was out at drst. Cobb got to first on
a bad heave by Coady. Best hit to
| Coady and was beaten to first, Merrill
hit to Gilman and was out. Then Pur-
linton flied out to left fielder, Bob Con-
Hey got a two-bagger. Violette sim
gled. Brown put up a sacrifice fly
which scored Conley. tieing the score.
The fans stood up and howled to Har
vey to put Gardiner out Of her misery.
which he did, slamming the pill for
single and violette sprinting in from
second: Summary:
AUGUSTA