Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-09
M|LL|0NA|RES STRIKE STRIDE
and COP HECTIC ENCOUNTER
81 over PHIL ADELPHIA GIANTS

Despite disconcerting series OF
defeats suffered by the Millionaires a
record seasons crowd turned out
clan take hectic affray from the
Philadelphia Giants to 1. The Au-
gusta boys were forced to play ball
the whole route and only strategic
move by the old fox Ben, in the final
frame averted defeat. The dusky
diamond warriors could sure play ball
and, unlike colored teams that have
been seen here before, they were in
the game all of the time ready to
break through with win II the OPP
portunity came.
Although razzed by the crowd be-
cause of their constant kicking, they
finally won the admiration of the
fans by their classy exhibition OF the
National game. George Brown. the
Oakland southpaw. was on the firing
line for the millionaires and held the
black men to a lone score and I'VE
scattered singles. He faltered bit
In the ninth. but HOuser had fore
seen this possibility and Durgin. who
had been warming mp behind the
preachers WAS III anu oiNNNN'-
ed in pulling the game out of the
fire.
The Houscr men collected 10 blows
off Baptiste and only remarkable
fielding kept the s9ore low. Sing
fields work at short was especially
good, his stop and peg OF Flynn's
hot one in the fifth, bringing big
hand from the crowd. ballard in
Center also staged three difficult
catches, while Baptiste went clean to
the bleachers and copied high dlt-
ficult foul.
individual work by the Augusta
boys was also manifest in nearly
every frame. Higgins in the fourth
raced way over in deep left center
and pulled down one labelled for at
least three bags and he repeated the
stunt in the seventh. In the next
inning Ray Beaudoin won plaudlts
when he shot over toward the foul
line and speared Baptiste's terrific
slam.
Two pretty double killings were
pulled by the Houser inner defence.
In the fourth, after Lockhardt had
shot a safe one to center, Brown
smashed one at Flynn, who made a
nice stop and tossed to fitzpatrick,
who pegged to Delaney inches ahead
of the Giant right gardener.
The really tense moment of the
clash came in the ninth. Garfield.
first up, worked Brown for walk
and raced around to third when
Kicks doubled to center. With run
ners on third and second and none
out it certainly looked dark for
Augusta. Then halt was called
and Big Doc Durgin strobe out to the
box. Crump, the little second sacker,
was anxious, and Doc tempted him
with a crooked one, the result that he
fouled to Larsen. But that was only
one out and the menace still held.
Singfield let couple go by and
then leaned hard on the pill which
shot in the direction of right field at
terrific speed. But Del was in front
and nonchalantly smothered the ap-
pie. 1t looked so much like sure
hit that Kicks was an easy out at
second on n double play.
Augusta tailed in the opener when
Brisk was safe on an error, took third
on Delaney's out and trotted home on
Beaudoins crash for two bags. Again
in the second. Hill singled to center,
took second on a sacrifice, third on
. Browns short hit and home On
Rrisks hit to right. The Millionaires'
final run came in the fourth, Larsen
walked. went to second on Browns
bunt and raced home on Brisk S
double to fight.
The Giants lone tally came in the
sixth when Brown walked and went
all the way round on Garfield's long
double to left center.
AUGUSTA