Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-18
K|WAN|ANS PUT
CHARM ON ELM
CITY ROTARY 1876

Victory smiled on the local Kiwanis
club yesterday afternoon when after
an hour and a half of combat with
Rotarians on the Colby baseball dia-
mond they were acknowledged the
champions by a score of 10 to 6. 1t
was a battle full of thrills and sur
prises. not only 10 he groups of
spectators but to the players them
selves. Surely Billy Cook was not
planning TO knock out home run and
Mayor Tebbetts expected to be safe
when he slid second, but the UNI
pire decreed him out although len
gthy argument ensued in which
everybody joined including the fans.
The two mines trotted onto the field
about Ais, one in baseball uniform
although golfing costumes were much
more prevalent. Billy Cook warmed
up before the admiring spectators al
though one callous old fan remarked
that he would not have Cooks arm
tomorrow for SO. The kiwanis
were the first to bat and Alvin Diggs
strolled. Doc Baird cracked the ap-
pie for a clean single through some
body's legs and Digss might have
crossed the plate but he went out
while trying to pilfer the third sack.
Carl Cook famed and Stanford went
out at first
Howard Welch was the first man up
for the Rotarians and he got first
either by a hit or an error by Carl
Cook, there were many arguments
pro and con by the scorers. Bill Cook
struck out but Green made hit. He
went out at second, however. when
Haskell decided to throw Browns
grounder to the nearest man. Brown
tried tried to make second but was
declared out by the umpire as Diggs
made a nice throw to Stanford.
The second stanza will long be
remembered by the Rotarians as a
disasterious one. In this inning the
Kiwanians garnered a triple, two dou-
bles. four singles and eight runs.
Pitcher Cook made a manful come
back and struck out the 18th man up.
Brett Morse crossed the plate twice
in this inning.
The Rotarians did something in the
last half but two runs against eight
did not balance very we'll George
Heggarty went out on a foul tip to
Haskell, Strilev knocked a slow one
to Cook then Doc Baird lossened up
and passed Marston and Piper. Mar
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posing battery was passing the ball
back and forth and Piper stole second.
Leon Tebbetts with a determined look
in his eye came to bat He swung
a couple Of times to try out his bat
and then he connected with one Of
Docs best effrts for a clean single
into center field. The other two
crossed the plate and in the miXup
the mayor dashed for the keystone
sack. Sad but the ball got there
first Tebbetts made a magnificent
hook slide but was declared out by
the umpire amid protesting cries. At
ter a five minute discussion the Ro-
tarians took the field.
The Kiwanians started another slug
fest in the third but the Rotarian
moundsman again frightened up and
struck out his third man after four
had tailed.
With a beautiful swing Howard
WEIGH lined out triple in the last
half of the third. Billy Cook was
next up and he sent the ball some
where near Shannon observatory for
the longest hit of The game and in
cidently circuited the diamond. The
Kiwanians went scoreless in the
fourth and the Rotarions made ane
run on a combination Of hits and
stolen bases. In the last inning
Baird crossed the plate making the
score 13 to G.
It was a great game from start to
finish The second inning started
and the Kiwanians had only eight
men in the field owing to the fact
that Jim Allen did not know he was
playing, but someone on the side
lines soon found Jim and the diff
Guilty was remedied.
After the game the members of
both clubs gave cheer and then
went to the Elmwood where the
Rotarians banqueted the winners.
The score: