Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-15
BATES WEAK AT
FINISH AND Blue
GRAY nine wins
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Waterville, May 14-Colby won
her first state series game this after
noon at the expense of the Bates ag-
gregation to the tune Of To. The
game was fast, even on the wet dia-
mond and both teams turned in a
creditable showing, there being but
two miscues made in the entire con-
test with one by each team.
The first part of the game it
looked as though the Garnet crew
would walk over their Blue and Gray
rivals. The Bates team led until the
last of the fifth. when the Colby ar
tillery opened up and slammed out
three runs in this round. Bates
failed to make a counter after the
initial inning.
Howard on the mound for Colby
held the visitors to three hits, two of
which were made in the initial in
ming of the contest but was a trifie
wild and passed five opposing bat
tcrs and in the fourth inning got in
to a mean hole but came through
without allowing a Garnet counter
to cross the plate@ Martin pitched
a great game for the Lewiston col
legians and held the Colby wrecking
three innings. He was touched up
rather badly in the fifth and sixth
but retired the Blue and Grey men
in the eighth easily.
Bates started off with a crash.
Howard walked Cogan, the first man
up. Young laid down pretty sac
,.iG x,,hi lob
ond, Spiller flied out to r. Fransen
but Baker came through with a nice
single which scored Cogan. Jordan
singled to left field and Baker scored
after advancing to third on the
throw in of his hit. Rowe grounded
out to Howard for the third out In
the fourth, Jordan, first batter up for
Bates was walked, took second on
Rowe's sacrifice, went to third when
Moulton singled after Ray had
grounded out to Howard. Moulton
took second when Howard passed
Martin but Captain Bobby Fransen
nailed Cogan's high fly for the final
out ond saved the day. Again in the
fifth, Bates started off to score when
Howard passed Young as the first
man. Shanahan threw poorly to Nc
Gowan on Spiders rap and baker
flied out to Shanahan. Both runners
advanced a base on Jordan's sacri-
flee bunt but Rowe hit into Towards
hands and was thrown out at first.
MCGOWAN started the scoring for
Colby with a pretty three base hit tC
deep right field after Cutler had
grounded out to Martin. He scored
on wild pitch by Martin. Shana-
han walked but r. Fransen hit into
double play, Baker to Cogan tc
Jordan. Everett Fransen opened the
fifth with slashing single over Sec
ond. Howard famed but Carson
raped the ball to right field and the
speedy Fransen scored from first
Wilson was given a life at first on a
fielder's choice. Smart singled tc
left field scoring Carson who beat
out a pretty throw from center field
oy inches. Cutler walked and Nc
Gowan reached first on Young's .er-
, ror. With only one down the Blue
and Gray team pulled a bone play
.. and showed the rottenest kind OF
base running. Shanahan flied out ia
Young and the latter touched first
with MCGOWAN practically at second
base.
In the sixth. e. Fransen secured a
single after r. Fransen had grounded
! out to Cogan. Howard singled after
fransen had stolen second, and the lat.
, Ter scored on Carson's rap. Wilson
Tanned, but Smart singled, scoring
Howard. Carson was thrown out al
the home plate, Cogan to Moulton. The
seventh saw the final score of the
game. With two down Shanahan sin
gled, went second on Martins wild
pitch and scored on r. Fransen's rap.
For Bates, Cogan played great
game and the entire team showed some
great fight throughout the contest
| Moulton was injured and forced &c
leave the game in the eighth when a
ball struck him in the throat after
hitting the earth.