The Portland daily press., 1884-09-20
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
RESERVES 9, PoRTLANDs 8.

RESERVES 8, PoRTLANDs 8.
Notwithstanding the cold weather of yesterday,
an audience numbering between 1000 and 1900
assembled on the Portland grounds to witness the
game between the above clubs. Promptly at 3
O'Clock the umpire, Mr.. Fessenden, called play,
with the Portlands at the bat. The first batsman,
Barnes, was out on long fly to left field, Abbott
was out at first, missed third strike gave Fish his
base. tumble by SHELTON gave Callahan a base,
and sent Fish to third, who scored on wild pitch.
Chatterton was out on fly to third AnHis led off
for the Reserves, and got first on Chatterton's
tumble, and took third on passed ball. Moriarty
got first on an attempt to put out Annis at home,
but Abbott dropped the ball, and Annis scored.
Moriarty stole second, and on Hutchnson's tumble
of Duly's hit and his wild throw to first, scored,
while Duffy stole second, got to third Barretts
base hit, and was out at home by Chatterton to
Abbott. McDonough got first by another tumble
by Chatterton, Josselyn got first on an attempt to
put out, and the next two men struck out, closing
the inning, with the score to L in favor of the
Reserves. In the second inning the Portlands had
a carnival. Malloy went to frat on Josselyn's
tumble, (but we think he was out stole second,
and missed third strike gave Hutchinson first,
Malloy scoring on two passed balls. Hutchinson
stole third and CULVER sent him home on his base
hit and went to second on passed ball, to third on
wild thro ~ aud homo on wild pitch. The next
three men were out. The Reserves were BANKED
from the first inning to the fifth, while the Port
lanes got two runs on tumble and muffed fly by
Morlarty, and couple of hits by Fish and Gala
han. In the fifth the Portlands drew blank,
while the Reserves got run on Moriarty's hit,
steal, and dropped ball by Abbott The sixth
inning was another blank for the Portlands, while
the Reserves had picnic. McDonough went to
on passed balls. and scored on Gullivers tumble.
Josselyn took first six balls stole second, and
got third by tumble of Skeletons hit. Josselyn
ought to have been out at home but Abbott dropped
the ball (the third time during the game) and he
scored Skeletons hit was fumbled by Gulliver,
and he stole second, and got third BY a dropped
thrown ball. The next man was out, and Shaw got
first on an attempt to put out SHELTON at homo.
Annis was out by pretty catch by Barnes. and
Moriarty got first on another tumble by CULVER
(the second tumble by him in this inning; Shaw
stole second, took third and home the
above tumble, and Duffy was the third
man out by CULVER to Malloy. The seventh
inning gave the Portands a run on Duf1y's fun
BILE and handsome two-bagger by Malloy (the
only hit made off Connor by the way, which tied
the game, z to T. The Reserves drew blank in
their seventh and the Portlands did likewise in
their eighth. The Reserves in their half of the
eighth, on another wretched tumble by Chatterton,
steal and passed ball, scored rum leaving the
game at the close of the eighth inning to in
favor of the Reserves. The Portlands had one to
tie and two to lead and Fish stepped to the plate
and hit to Moriarty, who made poor throw to
Josselyn giving Fish three bases, Barrett letting
him score passed ball. The next three men were
out. Moriarty opened the ninth for the Reserves
and was out on fly to Fish, Duffy was given base
on balls, stole second, and took third on a wild
pitch, scoring Barretts pretty base hit and win
ming the game, with only one hand out. ~
The game, although thickly sprinkled with er.
rors, decidedly interesting, and had it not been
for Chattertons costly errors at critical points.
would no doubt have had different termination.
Abbott played decidedly poor game, and CULVER
made two costly fumbles. Hutchinson played a
fair third, while Fish pitched magnifcently, not
withstanding his poor support. We should like the
nine arranged something like this today, as would
number of others: Abbott. c.; Fish. p; Malloy,
1b CULVER, 2b.; Barnes, 3d.; Frelgh, S.; Gala
han l. f.; Hutchinson, c. T.; Chatterton, r. f.; or
CULVER as shortstop, with Chatterton 2b. "a much
better game can be PLAYED with these changes, we
think. The shortstop and third baseman of the
Portlands decidedly too slow and made ridicu-
lous appearance as compared with the brilliant
play OF the Reserves men in those positions. The
Following score tells the story how the Portlands
outfelded the Reserves and outbatted them to-
tails