Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-05
Cheering Word House Prospects Monaires Of 1e
HAYDEN BROTHERS, DOUBLE ACT
Wins FOR CONY HIGH IN ninth

4 brace of two-carom shots by the
Hayden brothers, Red and Bob, deliv-
cred in sequence in the final frame
won a closely battled contest for
Cony high over Brunswick high 5 to
at the Driving Park Saturday af-
ternoon.
Although May was three days old.
there was a wind cutting across the
field that by no stretch OF imagina-
ton could be called spring zephyr
and it plainly had a deterrant effect
on the players. There were flashes OF
baseball, however. and the handful or
loyal Cony supporters felt amply paid
for Drawing the cold.
Jimmy Comedian, whose vocation
has to do with the internal revenue
Office and whose avocations are
many. in all lines of sport and who
recently scored a hit as the lead III
Under Cover(now you know who
nean) was there with his mattress
and mug fence and produced salts
faction as arbiter for the matinee.
The same was scheduled TO start at
$50 and got underway at ), but the
crowd wasn't big enough to register
a healthy protest over the delay. Joe
Smith, the old Bowdoin hot corner
u,
high, ambled over to the Cony bench
to set the dope on ground rules, etc.
and incidentally renewed old &C
quaintances.
Amidst lamentations from the cor
porars guard representing the crowd.
Cony spotted the visitors couple OF
tallies in the initial rrapple. Morri-
son, first up roasted on station no.
when Reid forgot he was not playing
on a billiard table and the pill slith-
cred through his digns. Pep Aubin'
how ever. wiped this out by nippinS
the unwary Morrison inches from the
bag. Godbout proved patient wait
err and eventually got ticket TO hrst
and when Bradstreet dropped Auhin
assist OF Scribner's roller, Morrison
raced around to third. moment
| later Scribner was allowed to take
| the middle sack and when Pep un-
leashed n wild heave both men cross
ed the pan.
Conv failed &c register in her hair,
hut in the second after Aubin had re-
| tired the Brunswick lads on strike
outs, she got busy and tied up inc
fracos Bradstreet was walked but
| ia an attempt 10 pilfer second ne was
] cut down by Placements beautiful peg
watching Clement Whit he went
round to third on Howe's crack
Waiting until Morrison allowed Howe
to take second. Freddy Ellis raped a
! healthy one to center. webb anu
! Howe scramblinG home.
Both sides went scoreless until the
! six when Cony hung up another hraCe
! oil n mixture Of walks. hobbies, steals
! and passed balls. Reid strolled ana
| promptly stole second. Bradstreet
popped to short but Webb tore OFT a
! pippen to left center with spar
counting. Webb intent on purIolnlnE
made the bag easy when the pin got
! away from Placement. Clement was
passed and Howe popped to GRIM :
| minis, Webb flashed home when Nor
rison miscued on Ellis easy one. Au-
! bin also took first on four oft-Colored
ones but Red HAYDEN spoiled the luh
! by uncertain waiting of the air.
: Pep Aubin who had held the Visi-
| tors 10 a lone bingle, began TO loss
! out distress signals in the seNehlti
and although the Brunswick lads got
! only one blow three walks in con
cussion-no 7 mean secession, wait a
minute. succession. that's it.-forced
over a run and narrowed the margin
of safety. This happened with two
! out and there was general rellet When
| Fed HAYDEN tossed out Scribner.
| Placement screeched che to left cen :
| ter in the eighth but got hoggish ana
| tried 10 stretch 1t into double, nut
was nipped. Il. Hayden TO Reid. Inc
! blow was enough for Coach. however
} and he yanked the wohbly southpaw
and sent in Webb but he failed to halt
! the barrage In quick succession the
! two Crimmins Ono rela ion to Jimmy
singled and after waiting until Barley
| popped to Red. G. Crimmins tailed
on Jacks short single. But 1t was all
over for Brunswick when Sutherland
went to Bradstreet unassisted.
| Ellis got single with two out IN
Cony's half OF the eighth but Webb
famed. Morrison singled at the open
| ing OF the ninth but was caught off
first, Hayden to Bradstreet TO Hay
! den. Godbout Whitfield, Scribner loft =
ed to Clement and then it was Cony' s
! last crack.
7 It sure was short and sweet and
| the crowd was hardly aware that 1t
was all over. Red Hayden with the
! count two and three damned one
along the left field foul line for two
pillows and while he was still putting.
his brother leaned on one to his liking
for a ride TO left center and-well I
i was half way to the gate before the
crowd began TO stir. The score: