Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-14
CLANCY'S CIRCUIT CLOUTS CAUSE
DOWNFALL OF PORTLAND TEAM
AND MILLIONAIRES WIN, 11-6

In a permanent niche of Augustus
baseball hall of fame has been
placed the name of one Clancy. The
time, the occasion and the reason
for this exalted honor was Saturday
afternoon, when the Millionaires in
vaded Bayside Park. Portland. and
grabbed an impressive IL to q win
over Solomon's sluggers, and the
wonderful willow welding of the
Capital City right gardener.
Two circuit clouts, a three carom
shot and a two cushion crack was
the sum total that satisfied this lad
of growing renown. Nine of the
eleven tallies registered by the Hou-
ser clan were due to the might of
his cudgel. A gasp of dismay and
then a cheer of admiration from
5000 Threats marked his first major
effort, the apple soaring fully % feet
high over the left field barrier. Nal
Morrell, who had singled. trotted in
ahead of the unassuming Irish boy.
Again, in the second canto, with
a Millionaire perched on every base,
Dan Clancy presented himself at the
plate. Experts differ on an analysis
of this particular situation. Some
say that Hurler Williams, peeved
over Dams previous blow. had de-
termined to show him up; others de-
clare that Dan in hasty glance
toward left perceived that the same
hole in the air left by his first homer
was still open with nobody but he
wise to the fact, and subsequent de-
velopments lend color to the latter
contention, for with the count two
and, Dan damned the pill in prac-
tically the same spot as the first
blow for another fight high over the
fence.
A brace of blows such as these
as a fule satisfies the usual run OF
swat monarchs, but Dan continued
his wonderful stick work, lacing out
a three-bagger in the fourth and a
double in the eighth, both of which
drove in additional runs. In the
fifth. the Portland center gardener
by a hard run clear to the fence
pulled down Dams other time at bat.
IT was a sensational catch and
robbed the Augusta lad of at least
another double and probable triple.
While Clancy's work stood out In
hold relief. there were others on the
Augusta team who we've registering
j stunts WHICH IlOt Ohly AhSAPSO 49, 49,
victory but turned back the ever
threatening offence of kavanaugh
and his wrecking crew. Nal Nor
roll with his double and four singles
teamed up nicely with the work OF
Clancy, while Ackerly's two blows
| came at a timely juncture.
| While the Houser men chalked up
a cluster of five miscues, the deten-
| x1yha1a remark
| abIe Shorty Fitzpatrick in the snor'
Garden accepted IL out of II chances
and four of these were hair-ralsinG-
| Geldinp of the ball in deep field and
whipping 1t across for an out, by
| step.
The Houser men went to Portland
] with the prowess of the Green Son
7 ringing in their ears, particularly the
swatting proclivities OF kaVanaus i ~
hut thew were not dismayed. Again
was invoked Bill Carrigan's lnlItor !,
tai words. "They are only human,
and so it proved. Marty kavanhus - =
received the particular attentIon VI
foxy Ben Houser and when the STU,
| alton called for 1t Marty was glVer
a free ticket and on the other occa,
sions while he hit safe, he was no,
: given q pail lHdt NouiN ~
over the fence. Ackeriy, the e!on-
gated Augusta twirler, did the actua
p p work in the box, but hi:
assortment of benders and Shoots
were covertly directed from the dug,
out. He was wobbly at times ou
classy fielding headed OIL severai ~.
c;nient rallies by the at all times
dangerous Green SoX. o,n,
! A crowd estimated at from 10Y. .
ito 5000 turned out to see how tne
famous sMillionaires would lars ars
against the team solomon mas place.
;s Forest city. While it is hard
w likely that a crowd as large vii
turn out at Augusta on Thursday o.
this week when Portland plays a re-
turn game. it is a safe bet that fuzzy
a thousand will want to see the sec
ond ENCOUNTER between what Is prop,
w the two best aggregations In
the State.