Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-18
= AUGUSTA LOCALS
H. &W. NOSE OUT
6 to 5 VICTORY
OVER CUSHNOCS

| In the ever fateful seventh the Hoi
lingsworth & Whitney ball tossers were
presented with a Christmas pres ent in
the form of run on Haskells wild peg
which got by Merrill and resulted in
! the breaking of the to ) deadlock
the upriver boys taking a to win
over the Cushnocs on Williams field
, Tuesday afternoon.
There were plenty of exciting plays
, and snappy hitting to keep the crowd
! interested all the way through. Sew
eral close plays added to the interest
of the contest. chief among which was
a bare hand stop by "Squanto" VIII
son, who was obliged to slide to first
to throw out the runner. Wilson
made three putouts unassisted. AT
| the bat he was passed twice.
In the opening inning both sides
| played listless ball and were retired
| in order. Hurd started the game by
bunting to Harvey. who retired him
at first. Blackstone flied out to Mer-
rill, and Moulton after getting to first
on a misplay was retired AT second
attempting to steal. For the Cush-
! kell skied to first and W. Written
breezed.
In the second the Watervlle boys
rushed in three tallies. OBrien drew
! a pass, advanced on Pettingill's bunt
and went to third on Brennan's mis-
play. Fraas put up high fly which
Merrill neatly gathered in. Then Boil
due got to first on a hit of the scratch
variety, O'Brien scoring and Cote TAX
ing third on the play Suite then
braced himself against one of "Chut-
ter's' benders for two sacks, Cote and
Bolduc counting. Score: H. & w. 3,
Cushnocs 1. Wilson induced Suite to
issue him free ticket and rested
there while Merrill flied out to OBrien
and Cote famed. Then "Herbie''
Leighton dug his toes into the dirt and
slammed out neat little hit into
fshort center and Wilson capered
O'Briea let bound through his hands
and "Squanto" came smiling across
the pan with the Cushnocs' first run.
In the third the Waterville lads got
a run on misplays and fast base run
ming. In the Cushnocs' half of the
fourth after Wilson grounded out to
Moulton, Merrill got a life on Frass'
tumble and, following Cote's strike
out, stole second and pranced home
on Leighton's second timely bingle.
Hits by Moulton and O'Brien resulted
| in score in the H. & VS. end of the
fifth stanza. Score: H. & w ).
Cushnocs 2. The Cushnocs came back
strong in their look-in of this frame
and registered thrice, tieing the count.
Harvey worked Suite for a pass and
"Dutchy" Nicholas turned the same
trick. Here Haskell was struck out.
w, Written delivered the goods in the
form Of a pretty hit scoring Harvey
from second. Wilson famed and then
Vina Merrill caught hold Of a fast
one for long swat that scored Mich
olas and Written. Merrill was thrown
out at second
Nothing spectacular occurred in the
sixth. but the H. & VS. got very
cheap run in the seventh. After SUIT
tie mad been retired by Wilson unas-
sisted. "Sammie" Hurd was handed a
pass and went to second when Black
Then Haskell went wrong by pegging
wild to second, the ball getting away
from Merrill and Hurd raced home
with the winning run Neither side
registered in the eighth or final in
ming. The score:
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