Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-17
COLBY DEFEATS
maine BY 4-3

Naterville, Me, May 16.-(S1eciaD-
Colby defeated the University OF Maine
in q welI-pl2yed and very interesting
game or the Colby campus Wednesday
Afternoon by the score of 4 10 ., both
teams fighting hard for the game all
the time and 1t being in doubt until
the last man was out in the final in
ming. The Colby boys went into the
game without u great deal OF conf
Gence as they We're forced to depend
or klain, who has all along been con-
sidered Il second string pitcher but he
made good with rush Wednesday
pitching a splendid game and being
as cool as could be when the game
WAS going bad for him.
The feature of the contest was a
great home run drive by Mike Dris-
coll, the barg coming when two men
We're on bases and sending the Colby
team into the lead. 1t was a clean
Drive we'll over the center felders
head and went nearly 10 the gate go
that Mike was able to slow up before
he crossed the plate. Other lesser fea-
lures were the passing Of Heyes each
time he faced Pitcher Frost. so that
although he scored .wo runs he is not
charged with time at bat and the
alleged umpiring of q Young man by
the name of Thayer from Lewiston
He was thoroughly and impartially
bad, and 1t did not seem to make any
difference whether it was on balls and
strikes or on the bases He called one
boil foi
thirdbaseman, was clear across the
bag reaching for it and It was even
then several feet beyond his out
stretched hand.
AS was hoped for last week the Col
by boys had evidently got all the real
~ bad baseball out Of their systems
in the game with Bowdoin and there
was nothing to complain of in this
contest They hit the ball we'll. ran
bases with good Judgment and played
a good game in the field The Maine
team also played good baseball and
backed up Pitcher Frost in a pleas
ing way Neither team had chance
to Go anything wonderful and the most
of the chances were easy ones. Maine
got their two in the first inning on a
hit by Crosby. steal an error by
Fraas, followed by a passed ball and
n putout. Colby came back with one
In its half. Heyes was passed. went to
second on a putout and came all the
way home when French dropped a
throw from the shortstop.
There was rothinr more doing in
the scoring line until the first half of
the sixth when Maine made it seem
strong for them by hit for two
bases by Waterman. who came home
when Wentworth hit the foul whic!
the umpire sold was fair Colby came
back with the winning punch in it's
half. Lawrence struck out. Elain hit
one too hot for johnson and was safe.
Heyes as usual was passed along to
first, advancing Klain to second.
Driscoll found one to his liking and
1t went to the gate. all three scoring
Maine threatened in the final inning
After Wentworth struck out French
got life when buchanan dropped his
fly to center. He started for second
and WAS out by several feet but I'M
pirc Thayer continued his good work
and called him safe. Klain tried to
catch him off the bag and threw to
cent"rfeld, French going to third
Pendleton "2S passed and promptly
stole Second. Thompson popped n fly
to GreenlaW and the tension eased.
johnson hit a erounder to Greenlaw,
who threw him out ~ first and the
game was over with Colby on the win
ming end.
The score: