The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-21
BASE BALL.
Lewells 3, Reds o.

The game of base ball yesterday afternoon on
the Park grounds between the professional Low
ellis of Lowell, Mass, and the Reds of this city,
was decidedly the most interesting game play
ed there this season. Everybody expected the
Lowells would win, but nobody expected to see
the Reds keep the score down to three, and but
for inexcusable errors of Scott and Hayes in
the third inning, and of st. John in the fifth, it
is doubtful if the Lowells would have got a
single run in nine innings The Reds, howev.
or, played the best fielding game they have this
year, but they utterly failed to hit Foley's
pitching. WEIGH of the Lynn Stars pitched for
the Reds, and considering the trained batsmen
of the Lowells made but eight safe hits off of
him, his first appearance here must'be called
success. and the playing of Peach behind the
bat was very fine; difficult catch of a foul tip
in the last inning was deservedy applauded, as
was Thompson's fine catch of hot liner from
Foley's bat in the eighth inning. st. Johns
play in centre field was excellent, he taking
four out six flies sent to him, muffing one, and
was prevented from catching one in the fifth
inning by being run into by Gore. A brilliant
running catch by Wright in the eighth inning
was the feature of the Lowelrs fielding. 1t
unnecessary to describe the game in detail
Gore, Peach and Doherty were the only Reds
who got to first base, and only Peach got be.
yond it. Gore opened for the Reds by safe
hit over centre field, WEIGH fould out to SulIi-
van, Thompson hit a fly to Wright who, de-
Ginning to catch it, put Gore out at second, and
Thompson failing to use his legs, was thrown
out at first, pretty double play as it turned
out, but bad Judgment by Wright, for the strik-
or would surely have made his base had he run
for it, In the second inning Peach got first on
a tumble by Crane, second on Hayes out to
first. and stole third, but was left there, Scott
and Doherty striking out In the eighth inn
ing Doherty reached first on Whitney's tumble
and wild throw to first after two men were out,
but he got no further, Kicker being thrown out
at first by Foley. In the third inning Wright
got first on Hayes fnmble, Knight hit safe for
base, Crane had life given him by Scott's
tumble. f. Whitney went out on foul tip to
Peach. Foley hit safe to right field, after Scott
had muffed a foul he hit to him, and his hit
Kicker fumblod Wright and Knight scored.
Sullivan hit to Hayes, and Hayes promptly
fielding the ball to Doherty caught Crane neat
~. In the fifth inning st. John muffed Slough
toms fly, passed ball carried him to second.
Wright rolled one to Scott. Knight hit between
left and centre, and Gore and ST. John 'colid-
ed" in attempting to catch it, 1t was clearly
st. Johns ball. While Gore and st. John
were picking themselves up Stoughton got third.
Crane sent another one to st. John and Gore
didn't try to get it but SANITY" did. F. Whit
ney hit a liner to right field and Stoughton
scored. Foley, the next striker, sent fly to
Scott. closing the inning and the run getting.
In the seventh inning the Lowells had two men
on bases and none out, but the sharp fielding of
the Reds prevented runs.
The game was very well umpired by Mr..
Campbell of the Dirigos.
We annex the score:
LOWELLs.