Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-24
KIWANIANS PROVE Masters
OF R0TARlANS IN old TIMERS
CLASH At Williams FIELD

In a game in which feeling ran so
high that McDonough the umpire,
appeared on the field With two trusty
six shooters strapped to his belt.
the Augusta kiwanis Club trimmed
the Rotary Club by a score of IL to
. in five muscle firing innings,
Thursday afternoon at Ruel Will
liamS Field.
The game was replete with
humorous incidents and kept every
one on the edge of his seat every
minute of the time so that he
would not be missing anything. One
of the high lights of the entire five
innings was the demonstration of the
proper methods to be used in stalk
ing the willy deer which was given by
Frank Southland. He has had expert
ence along those lines before. After
Blaine Viles had gotten a beautiful
single, he and Harris Woodman who
was coaching got into a little argu-
ment over the present tendency of
the Republican party or something
like that and Frank slipped UP from
his position at second, circled
around Blaine as he roasted on the
first sack and when the proper
moment arrived swooped down like
hawk on it's prey and put the pill
on Blaine for an out. Frank had
already pulled the hidden ball trick
on second once in the game but I'M
fortunately the umpire did not see
it.
Gordon, pitching for the Rotarians,
started out easily and the kiwanianS
hit him hard in the second and third
with six and four runs coming over
the plate. He seemed to improve
with age, however. and for the next
two innings held them to a total of
two runs. He struck out six.
Purinton pitching for the Kiwan-
ians had better backing. He only
allowed nine hits and with the back
ing that he received had little
trouble. He retired three men.
The Kiwanians had a bunch of
heavy hitters. Burleigh Martin
came through with three hits out of
four times up. one of these being a
homer and another two Dagger. He
alone brought in three runs. Coach
Thompson got two hits out Of four
times up, his also being homer and
a two Dagger. netting two runs.
Charley Kinsman came through with
nice three Dagger in the first with
two strikes already called. That the
Kiwanians were heavy hitters may
be seen by the fact that seven of
their Is hits were for extra bases.
Earl Goodwin caught a fine game
and was death to those trying to
steal bases. He and Frank Southland
made fine team, getting three men
at second.
In the final inning after the Rotar-
ians had scored two and had but
one out. Goodwin got a nice two
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when Thompson pegged the ball to
Tiffin who was forced to make a
one hand spear of the ball but got
it on Goodwin for an out. The next
man up got hit and the next walked
but Dan Nash had hard luck and re-
tired the side and finished the game.
1t looked at the time as if the Rotar-
ians were due for rally that might
win the game.
The fielding gem Of the afternoon
was turned in by Paul Bailey, who
went in in the fourth for the Rotarians
and robbed Thompson Of what would
have been a clean two-bagger at least.
He fell on his back against the center
field bank but held the ball way up
where there could be no doubt of the
play. close decision, but one that
was Judged by the crowd to be all
right. was one in which DR.. Priest took
hopper and threw it, to Sam Titcomb,
who was covering the initial sack. The
ball hit the ground first in such a way
that Sam was forced to roost on the
bag and wait for the bounce. at the
same tiipe being in danger of being
rushed off the bag by the runner be-
fore he coud get the ball. Sam stuck
it out and got the ball fraction of a
second ahead of the runner.
The summary:
kIWANIS