Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-30
WINTHROP COMES BACK
STRONG AGAINST AUGUSTUS
Nine IN GAME OF THURSDAY


fielding on the part of the Augusta
team, before a very light crowd OF
baseball fans who could stay away
from the ovation being accorded the
departing soldiers, the Winthrop team
which lost to Augusta yesterday was
this time successful, defeating the To-
cal team by the score of to t. CEDAR
strand having returned to Boston on
account of the illness OF his father,
Augusta used Brennan in the box ana
did good work until the latter part or
the game, when, evidently bit dis
coura sed by his lack of support. sever
al hits were made off him.
Twice the game had to be called for
a time on account of the rain, and the
wet condition of the grounds and ball
interferred more or less with the game
Wilson Of Winthrop was the star actor
with the ash, getting three singles ana
a two base hit out of five times at pat
Good fielding prevented him from get
ting another single.
In the first inning Wilson singled and
stole, then Gale was struck out ana
Reddington flied out to O'Marra. Max
we'll whitfield. Augusta coming to bat,
Coady walked, but was put out trying
to get to second Then Abbott famed
and Neal Violette singled. Gilman got
a walk. O'Marra arrived with timely
single and with the bases full Harvey
also walked, forcing in the first score
by Violet Purinton had hard luck,
putting a fly into Fuller's glove and re-
firing the side with full bases. In the
second inning nothing happened and
in the third Penfold whitfield. then
"Souanto" Wilson, who has been hit
ting everything that comes within his
reach, smashed one to Purinton, VINO
fielded it perfectly and headed the Red
Man off at first.
Then Gale got first on an error by
short and Reddington flied out to
Brown. Augusta coming up, Nlolette
whitfield, Gilman was hit by fast one
and allowed to go to first, getting Sec
ond on a wild pitch a moment later.
O'Marra singled, scoring Gilman and
getting to second himself. Then Har-
vey walked for the second time and
Purinton singled. scoring OMarra
Brown then famed, and Brennan was
put out on the third strike.
In the first of the fourth inning Max
we'll hit to Coady and was out at first.
Fuller singled Williams first on field
er's error. Then Kelley got a nice sim
gle and Fuller brought in the first score
for Winthrop. Thus encouraged, Brad
ford slammed a long one up on the east
bank, but Fritz O'Marra went right up
after it and got it handily. Augusta was
unable to improve their score the last of
this inning and they did not score in the
fifth, but for Winthrop Penfold walked
and Wilson cut loose with one of his
soaring two-base drives. and Gale pushed
up a sacrifice fly on which Penfold scor
ed. Then Reddington got first on an err
ror. Maxwell drove out one and scored
Wilson, being put out at first himself.
This tied the score at 3 and and Full
Ter was put out moment later. In the
sixth Williams hit to Coady, who fielded
the ball too high for Niolette to jump
and Williams got to second on the throw.
Kelley flied out to Coady. Bradford
drove out a nice single and Williams
scored on a wild pitch. Penfold flied to
NlOlette ana wilson singled, scoring Brad
ford, after which Gale famed. 1t was
getting so that single by Wilson was
satisfactory even to the local boosters.
Augusta was retired without registering
in this inning, and the first of the seventh
Reddington singled, Maxwell got first on
felder's choice, Reddington was caught
at second. Fuller singled scoring Maxwell.
Then Williams singled and Fuller was
put out at the plate while Williams stole
second. Kelley got to first on errors and
Bradford famed. Coady singled and stole
second, Abbott flied out, Violet was put
out at first sack while Coady advanced
to third, where he was left when Gilman
was stopped at first. The first of the
eighth Penfold singled and with Wilson
at bat Penfold scored on the Augusta
catcher's high throw to second. Wilson
singled. as usual, Gale sacrificed and VIII
son got to third. Reddington's single
scored the Indian and Maxwell flied out
to O'Marra. who wasn't missing a thing.
Fuller flied out to violette.
In the first Of the eighth Purinton came
I'D with two down and whaled out the
only three-base hit Of the game. scoring
on Penfoid's wild pitch. Then Brown beat
out q little base-line bingle and Wilson
fumbled It: but Brennan hit to Penfold
and was put out. ending the game.
AUGUSTA