Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-12
AUGUSTA TURNS
BACK H. & w. IN
FAST 3 TO WIN

A brace of two-baggers in the fourth
inning broke the l to l tie, giving Au-
gusta one run lead over the speedy
( Holilngsworth q Whitney lads from
/ Naterville Wednesday afternoon on
/ Williams field. and followed in the
eighth with another tally resulted in a
8 to l victory for the local boys in
the prettiest diamond battle seen on
the home grounds this season.
The uprfver lads were presented with
a cheap run in the first when Hurd got
life on McDonough's error, took sec
ond on Blackstone's bunt and after
Moulton had breezed. came home on
Mickey" O'Brien's bingle. Pettingill
drew a pass, went to second when Cote
took first on Lalibertes inisplay. but
died there while Marquis famed
In Augustus half, Suite had diff
Guilty in finding the plate and Laliber-
te was passed Abbott neatly sacrificed
him along to second. Wardwell
grounded to short and Laliberte was
caught sliding into third. Then
"Wady" pilfered the keystone sack
and Gaudette won a hearty round of
applause and lusty cheers by slashing
out timely clout that scored Ward
we'll. This evened up the county. Nc
Donough got hold of a fast shoot and
drove it away up on the bank in deep
left, but the rangy Blacks tone gathered
it in very handily. Score: Augusta l.,
H & ". /.
In the visitors half of the second.
Fraas led off with hit and stole sec
ond. Suite struck out: Hurd ground
ed out. Laliberte to Davis. and Black
stone skied out to Thompson. For
Augusta. after Davis had been retired
on strikes, Giroux got to first on a wild
heave by Marquis but was thrown out
trying to make second. McGouldrick
flied out to Blackstone. ending the in
ming.
Gaudette easily disposed of Moulton
and OBrien in the third frame by the
S. 0. method and forced Pettingill to
drive a grounder to him. retiring him
at first. Thompson, Laliberte and
Abbott went down in order in Angus
ta's end of the stanza.
In the fourth, Marquis and Fraas fell
before Bucks" benders and Suite
flied gut to Wardwell. Then Augusta
got busy and decided to put the game
on ice for keeps. Wardweil drove one
along the third base line that rolled
way out in deep left that was good for
two sacks. Gaudette lifted high one
to Moulton and then the crowd cheered
when McDonough slashed cut a long
liner for two bases, bringing home
Wardwell with the run that broke the
tie. Davis got free ticket to first.
Giroux was out at first unassisted.
Davis going to second, and McGould-
rick made the third out, O'Brien to
Moulton.
The visitors went down in order in
the fifth on a couple of grounders and
likewise, Thompson tanning and La
liberte and Abbott going out on
grounders.
In the sixth O'Brien lifted a high
fly which Davis squeezed. Pettingill
smashed one on the nose that started
for a hit but McDonough speared it
and by pretty peg got his man at
first. Cote drove fast grass cutter
to Laliberte who threw a bit low to
first but Davis mahe a clean pickup
getting his man by inches. Nothing
doing in Augustus half.
1t looked bad for Augusta in the
seventh. After Marquis had famed
for the third time "Dutchy" Fraas cut
loose with a hit and took third on
Suites bingle. "Sammie" Hurd
drove a hot grounder to Davis who
captured it in front of the sack and
holding Fraas on third prevented a
successful squeeze play by touching
the base after Hurd had stopped
running. This play was well executed