Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-12
COLBY BATSTERS
LAY ON Twin TOWN
FOR 8-3 VICTORY

Especial to The Kennebec Journa)
waterville. May 10.-The Colby
baseball team defeated the Twin
City ball tossers here this afternoon
s-3 in a fast and interesting game
played on Severn's field. In spite
OF the cold ana somewhat drizzIy
afternoon, both ball teams played
exceptionally good ball. The heavy
hitting of the Blue and Gray team
won the game for the locals.
Lee Saucer. pitching his first
game for the Blue and Gray, held
the visitors 10 three safe bingles.
which were well distributed as they
came in the fourth. sixth and eighth
frames OF the game. He famed six
opposing batters and was given gilt
edge support iE the field. His
pitching was so effective that he
may be used In the game against
Bates Wednesday afternoon.
The heavy hitting OF Everett
Fransen was one OF the features OF
the game this afternoon. The for
mer track star connected safely
/ three times out OF four chances and
all OF the bingles went for extra
bases. In the initial round he Sc
cured a two hagger. which scored
Cutler and McGowan, in the fourth
he banged out a three base wallop.
which scored his brother. Bobby,
and in the final frame he connected
with one OF SHOWS fast heaVes and
sent it up against Shannon for a
circuit clout. Howard, who follow
ed r.. Fransen on the batting order
in the final inning also connected
hard with IN Crt1l
the left field fence for a circuit clout
Bobby Fransen and MCGOWAN also
secured two base walIops.
The Lewiston-A uburn team took
10 the bat in the first inning and
they were retired in order on flies
to Carson. Smart and Cutler. Col
by opened the inning with a little
luck. Smart grounded out to the
pitcher but Cutler got a life at the
initial sack when Mathews made a
miscue OF his hard hit ball. Nc
Gowan tipped the pill for two sacks
and advanced Cutler to third Shan
ahan walked and EV Frausen start
cd his day with a sweet double over
second base. scoring Cutler and Nc
Gowdn. In trying TO make home,
Shanahan was thrown out by a pref
~ peg from center field to Gibson.
. 'iii9 'ilitt Iltll i6tCh saucer In
the seCoI.d and third and Colby was
about as fortunate in the two inn
inEs.
The Twin City crew started u
make things interesting for their ri
ais in the fourth and before the
frame was Owe they had put across
one tally. Mathews was hit by Sau-
cler after Roy famed the air, wen,
second when Cutler JugGied Cau-
dete'S sharp lap and scored on
SNOW pretty single over second
Colby came back strohg IN tnclr
half of the inning and scored two
runs. Robert FranSen singled and
was sent home on ~ k'ransen's
three base hits. which bounded off
shannon ball. Howard famed the
AIR but Carson came through with n
hit which scored t.v Franscn. Sau-
Clcr famed for the third out and
the scoring was over. The fifth
inning was scoreless for both teams
7 but the down State team sent across
! another counter in the sixth.
Roy was presented with a free
ticket to the initial sack. took sec.
ond when Smart made a break OF
! Mathews rap, giving the hatsman q
life at first, Jacobs knocked out a
pretty sacrifice to Smart. who was
! unable 10 get his man at the plate
but nailed the batter at first. Snow
. raped out another nice single
which scored Mathews. Cronin flied
out TO Captain fransen. Colby fail
cd to score in their half of the lnn-
/ ing but the visitors were retired IN
order in the seventh. Carson start
ed off the last of tho seventh witt
a pretty Texas league rap. took sec
, ond on SauCier's sacrifice. covered
third with Smart's rap and made
, home on Cutters sacrifice fly TO deer
! center field. Carson was little
! slow in getting started from third
and Roy made a perfect peg home
! hut missed Carson hv a matter o,
inches when the Colby man made g
long slide into the plate. Four mer
faced SauCier In the eighth without
a score.
The Elue and Gray slucgers had :
! little hating fest al the expense q
Snow in the eighth which resulted il
three runs and put the game on ice
| Shanahan famed, hut Captain Bobby
| Eransen dropped a Texas Lacquer owe,
center for two bases Ev Fransen. fol
! lowing his brother took a hard swinG
at the first pitched ball and drove i
/ against the upper part Of Shannon hal
! for n circuit Clout. Howard followed
/ with rap which sent the pill over the
eft field fence, Carson grounded ou'
! . Snow and Saucier lifted a long AZ
10 Gaudette. In the first OF the ninth
he Twin city boys were unable e
score and only three hatters faced
Saucer. The score:
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