Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-07
hIILLI0NAIRES take 6 TO z WIN
over PORTLAND SANDLOTTERS--
NEAR RIOT over SPIT BALL RULE

Portland. Aug. 6.-Thc Augusta Mil
,l;daaires defeated the Portland Sand
lotters to . at Bayside Park yester-
day before the record crowd Of the
season. Herb Gill on the firing line
for Portland attempted to use the for
t.dlcn splitter but was baked by Ben
IIouser, who threatened to take his
team off the field If he persisted. Cap
tain Tctraul of the Sandlotters, Hous-
er and Empires Hassett and knowlton
argued for some time, but the Angus
Ia manager was obdurate.
When the crowd saw the Portland
club file off the field and the visitors
cling to the dugout, the fans rose in
their wrath, and the boys began to pile
down out of the third bleachers and
storm onto the field, hurting derisive
remarks at Houser and his cohorts 1t
looked black for a few minutes, and
as the bleacherites began to surge to-
wards the Augusta bench the Capital
city crew grabbed their war clubs in
lr, paration to rcpel the expected at
tack.
Both teams fielded well nigh error
less ball, although there were several
errors of omission that do not show
in the tally sheet. The only scoreablc
misplays were d muff of fly by Beau
dom and a boot by Clune. 1t was
coincidence that each team had ex-
actiy the same number Of fielding
chances. putouts. assists and errors.
The battle verged on sensational
finish, when Wilson after q diving run
srcarcd Gaskill's terrific clout to right
field in the ninth inning with two run
ncrs on the sacks and two out. Cas-
Nj had gone III as pinch hitter for
cure. There was one ball and one
strike on Pete when, putting his whole
smash into the swing, he caught one of
Williams fast ones right on the nose.
As the pill sailed towards right field,
and Gil and Lynch began to circle the
bases ahead, the crowd rose and cheer
cd. but Wilson rang the curtain down
VAN MS SpttldtuIttl NdlSil.
Gus Williams. who took two lickings
from the Sandlottcrs last year. got his
revenge Yesterday. He let the Port
landcrS down with six hits but three
Of these came i'll the lucky seventh.
when the Sandheas registered both
thcir runs on solid clouting aided by
one base on balls. Williams backing
vas steady. although there were few
brilliant plays polka dotted into the
background.
Fob Partridge, tho Bates College
catcher, put up another feature game
for the SandlCtters, smothcring fouls
IN most artistic manner and holding
the tiashy Augusta speed boys glued
10 the sacks. He also smashed out a
line drive that resulted in tho first
tally. Joe Clcary had a busy day in
loft field pulling down five sky balls,
hut for the first time but one this sea
son failed to connect safely with the
bali.
After French's homer broke tho fec
in the second inning. Augusta annexed
smother tally il the fourth. Sid Graves
led off with q single but was forced at
second on Sullcforths grounder. French
was tossed out by Kilcy. and Abbott
singled to right, scoring Sukeforth.
Williams famed.
The battle went along evenly until
the seventh. when Artie Abbott started
things again with another single. Wild
liams sacrificed him along. Fitzpatrick
popped up a high foul to Partridge,
hut Murray cut single into right,
driving Abbott over the pan. Beau
dom hit a line fly to Pete Tetreault.
The crowd rose in Portland's half
Of the lucky seventh, and the inning
ran true to form. After TODD had
flied to Beaudoin, Partridge smashed
n drive to left center, and MCGOWAN
put him on third with a crash through
the box. which Graves failed to
reach. Kiley walked and choked the
bases. Then Pitcher Gill snapped
dinky little hit over Murray's head
and two runners scored. Gill was
forced on Lynch's roller and Clunc
WIS tossed out by Williams.
pass to Graves, and hits by
Sukoforth and French registered the
final runs for the Housermen in the
eighth. This inning was brought to
close by pretty double play. Will
liams hit to Lynch, who nailed the
runner at first. French tried to make
the plate. and was thrown out by
MCGOWAN. The score:
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