The Portland daily press., 1867-06-10
BASE BALL MATCHES,
Pine Tree vs.. Eoms.

The match game of base ball between the
Eon Club of this city and the Pine Tree Club
Of Kents Hill came off on the grounds of the
former on Saturday morning. Play was COM
menced at half past eight, the Pine Tree tax
ing the bat.
The first inning was very brief the Pine
Tree going to the field with but one run to
their credit, while the Eons came off yet worse
being "choked" at the start. In this inning
Foster of the Eon receiveda severe injury in
his left hand, rendering play exceedingly diff
cult and painful. On the second inning, Pine
Tree scored three and the Eons one. In the
third, the Readfield boys added six to their
score and their opponents but two, leaving a
wide gap to be closed if they would win. On
the fourth inning Pine Tree scored one, and
the Eons were again ''choked." Foster having
again been injured in his right hand, was COM
PEELED to leave the field, and McAllister was
given the second base, while Kezar of the
Cons second nine went to centre field.
At the fifth inning, the Kent's Hill Club
counted one, while the Eons partly closed the
gap with six well-earned runs, leaving the
score twelve to nine. AT the sixth inning the
gap was widened again, by q count of seven
runs by the Pine Tree and five by the Eons
Ia the seventh, the count was two for Pine
Tree and one for the Eons. The eighth was
after the same sort, only more SO, the Pine
Tree boys making fourteen runs and the IGons
but three, leaving the score 80 to IS, and decid-
ing the match almost beyond possibility of re-
versal. The last inning found the Eons deter
mined that nothing more should be added to
the account against them, and Pine Tree was
sent to the field with CHOKE" to the Eon's
credit. Similar play by the Pine Tree inflict-
ed like result on the Eons, and the game
closed with the same score as at the end of the
eighth inning, viz: S5 for the Pine Tree and IS
for the Eons.
In partial explanation of this result it is fair
to state that that two of the favorite LIST mines
of the Eons were not able to play, Hagget not
putting in appearance at all, and Foster, one
of the best players, being disabled.
Both clubs made many fine points, all of
which we have not space to mention. With
out discredit to any, we may, however, men,
ton the fine Sly catches" made by Foster, Nc
ADister, Kezar and Dennis of the Eons, and
Timberlake of the Pine Tree. The "home
runs" of Vancott of the Pine Tree, and
Broughton of the Eon were truly magnificent
Evans, as catcher for the Eons, was as easy
and graceful as usual though not quite as sure.
Abbot, pitcher for the Pine Tree, was too much
tor the Eons, and to his peculiar style of de-
livery is the victory of his club largely due.
We suggest to the Eons the necessity of a more
implicit obedience to their Captain as essential
to success In the eighth inning man was
put out on the second base as the direct result
of a disobedence of orders.
If the pitching of Abbott contributed to the
result, equally so did the bad batting of the
Eons help it on. Sky scrapers never win
against daisy picl1ers. As whole the Eons
fell far short of their usual play, and the Pine
Tree played well, and won fairly and honestly
Specially noticeable was the fact that the UNI
pire, Mr.. f. Gerrish of the Bowdoin Club in
variably gave the benefit of any doubt to the
running man. This was commendable and
just. Mr.. Gerrsh won the praise of all by the
united promptness and candor of all his de-
cisions.
ATHLETIC vs.. BowDoIN.
The first match this season of the Athletic
Club Of this city came off in the afternoon
against the Bowdoin of Brunswick, and re-
suited in victory of the Portland boys, by a
score of 80 to 49, as follows: