Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-20
STRONG ATTACK
|. IN LAST FRAMES
WINS FOR CHEMISTS
Especial to Kennebec JournaD


Waterville, Aug. 1s.-The Taconnets
led the r. C. F.s for eight innings here
this afternoon, but In the ninth the
Chemists tied the score and in the 10th
put across the winning runs. The game
ended AZ.
The game was fast all the way
through and most of the time 1t was
alright. Ackley held the Taconnets
to three hits. while the visitors garner
ed eight OFF Bragg's delivery. six Of
which came in the final three stanzas.
In the second inning for the Tacon-
nets. Reed walked; Slattery went out
at first: Slower flied out to third; then
Miller hit triple that sent Reed home
Bragg hit out a long fly that was mis-
judged by Mackley and Miller crossed
the plate. leaving Bragg on third.
Doyle flied out to left field, ending the
rally. slattery made a nice try for a
score in the fourth when after he had
walked. he stole second and third.
Ackley frightened and famed Slower
and Miller. ending the inning. Slower
singled In the seventh. but Miller flied
out to Murch. who returned It Mar
tin in time to catch Slower off first for
a double play.
In the last OF the 10th the Taconnets
made valiant attempt to even up the
score. Slower made first on an error
by Ingram. Miller received a free
ticket. Bragg flied out to center field.
Doyle flied out to left field. Phillips
got his base on balls. filling the bases;
but Cutler ended the game by ground
ing to Kinney, who threw Miller out at
second.
For the visitors, Martin tried to
start something in the second when he
doubled. but the next three up d id not
reach first. In the third Howarth
went first on Reeds error and Mackley
singled by Ingram ended the inning
by flying out to Reed. Reed made a
fine stop but received his error on the
bad throw.
In the fourth Martin doubled but a
Murch ended the inning by hitting into
T. double play.
In the eighth inning trouble started
for the Taconnets. Howarth flied out
to left field. Mackley singled and
Ingram flied out to center field. Martin
vent first on Reeds error and Neptune
singled. sending Mackley across the
plato for the first run for the Chem.
! lists.
1t stiil looked like a win for the Ia.
comets, but in the ninth Kinney went
first on n pass Leary went out al
nv n tctn
, advanced. Ackley singled, sending
Kinney to third. Howarth grounded
! and Kinney came home while Mackley
went out on a flelder's choice of Horw.
arth's grounder Mackley ended the
! inning with fly to center field. The
score was now tie, but the Taconnets
failed to do anything in teh ninth. In
| the 10Th Ingham singled and Martin
Followed him up with triple, putting
the visitors one in the lead. Neptune
grounded out to Doyle but Murch sim
gled. scoring Martin.
Wonderful catches in the outf1eld
featured as we'll as the work of both
pitchers. Cutler made a nice run
| ming catch of Howarths fly in the
eighth but what is probably the rec
ord catch for the season was Phil
lips work on Murch's apparent home
| run in the sixth. Phillips started
moving back for Murchs drive and
, as the ball came nearer he discover
! ed that the fence around the running
track was going to interfere. With
his eyes on the ball he darted across
the track and out through xhe gate
! and successfully fielded the ball or
the outside of the fence, feat that
has probably never been accomplish
ed since Seavern's field was con-
! structed.