The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-25
BASE BALL.
Shall We have a Club in Portland Next
Yeare

and the engagements and arrangements for the
season of 1876, among both professionals and
amateurs throughout the country leads to the
enquiry among large class of our citizens, who
look upon the now National game as leading
feature of amusement, as we'll as a test of
Skill and endurance when properly conducted,
are we in Portland to have leading club in
1876? 1t is true that Portland has its seven
teen base ball clubs with the prospect of i'm
provement among some during the next year.
1t is, however, equally true that neither of the
present clubs can maintain the interest and
command the confidence of the lovers Of the
game to an extent to guarantee patronage
and support that shall make it a success fnan
cially and otherwise. We are satisfied that
this can be accomplished only by placing a
nine in the field that shall be to Portland what
the Live Oaks are to Lynn, the Lowells to
Lowell, and what the Androscoggins propose to
be to Lewiston, pride and satisfaction to their
respective cities.
To play base ball successfully continued
practice and strict discipline are all important
requisites, the former of which can only be had
by, TO most men, loss of time as clerks Or
laborers, and this time in most cases cannot be
given without compensation, hence the first
necessity'is an assurance or guarantee that the
players shall be paid for time engaged in play
and practice. To ensure this result an assur-
ance only is necessary, that nine good men can
and will be engaged to play ball next year who
will play, not conditional on securing every
game and defeating all opponents as is too
often expected, but to play as Spaulding plays,
''every game his level best" Upon such con-
ditions an association strong and abundantly
able to anticipate all demands can easily be
formed, growing out of which all subsequent
arrangements can readily be made
The remark was often made by men capable
to judge at the time when the Resolutes, with
out pretension, and almost without practice,
met and defeated some of the strongest clubs of
New England that Portland had abundant
stock for club, properly managed, and paid,
that would be feared at home and abroad, and
if we need any particular position filled we
cannot do at home, now is the time to secure
from abroad of the many who are willing and
anxious to play in Portland. We say to those
most Immediately interested get together at
once, discuss the matter freely, engage your
nine men and give us club of amateurs for
next year as good as most around the diamond
and success shall be certain.
NEW STEAMsHP.-The new steamer Ber-
muda which will ply between here and Halifax
will arrive here with coal the first of next
month and leave for Halifax the 9th day of the
same month. The steamer was built by the
eminent builders Messrs VIM. Doxford &
Sons, Paillon, near Sunderland England, who
have just completed large contracts for the I'm
peral government. The dimensions are 283
feet length, 20 feet beam, % feet depth to spar
deck, gross tonnage 1120. Engines are by
MI. Geo. Clark on tie compound surface con-
densiDg principle; cylinders 32x62, stroke, So
with horse power that works up to nearly 800.
The vessel is cassed 100 A. at Lloyd's, the
highest that is built, and is furnished with a
Board of Trade certificate for passengers. The
cabins will accommodate over sixty first class
passengers, and are very handsomely fitted up,
while the decorations are in perfect taste. The
arrangements for service are admirable and the
kitchens are provided with everything desira-
BILE. The Bermuda has three very large hatch
es and three powerful steam winches for cargo,
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$4,000 barrels of -four, which can be loaded and
discharged with great rapidity.
MAGGIE MITCHELL Seats are selling rapid
ly for Maggie Mitchel's entertainment at
Music Hall tomorrow evening. The play is
the '.Pearl of Savoy" and is pronounced one
of the best of her popular pieces. An ex-
change in speaking of Miss Mitchell in this
play, says:
The "Pearl of Savoy is a beautiful play,
aud Miss MitcheiPs rendering of Marie is a
charming piece of emotional Characterization.
The simple peasant girl in the first act, Ter
love for her parents, and her sorrow at being
compelled to part with them, her purity and
strength of character. were well portrayed
The parting scene could not be more affecting
The lesson scene in the next act was so natu-
raj that it called down the repeated plaudits of
the audience. Throughout, the semblance of
nature was SO apt that it was not difficult
thing to imagine one looked upon the real
Marie. The mad scenes we're especially
strong. Marie was indeed dead to all save her
mothers prayer.