The Portland daily press., 1884-07-21
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NOTES.

We noticed at the game Saturday Mr.. Parsons
pitcher of the Lewiston club.
Mr.. Ogden, of the Sanford club, of Sanford, wit
messed Fridays game between the Belfasts aud
Portlands
Chase had on his batting armor Saturday. Keep
it on Chase it adds greatly to your superb first base
Wilson PLAYED fine game on second base Satur-
day and hit hard but the Egestons heldeIs laid for
him.
McAvoy, of the Eglestons, is a little fellow, but
he plays pretty game and bats safe.
brother of Paul Radford the pitcher of the
Providence club, plays right field on the Eglestons.
He is feet runner.
The Eglestons pronounced MIR. Batchelder the
faiIest and squarest umpire they had met with. We
endorse it, as far as we have seen.
The Beacons play the Portands next Saturday
The Sanford club want to play the Portlands,
Thursday but Manager Burnham is unable to do So
Manager Burnham has received several letters
asking that the games be called at $50 O'Clock in
stead of as is the case now. He will consider it.
We notice that the Boston Herald calls our club
here by the name of Dirigo. The name of the club
is Portland
The Eglestons returned home on the boat Satur-
The Citizens defeated the Newburyports Saturday
afternoon by score OF ID to 8.
The Bostons and New Yorks have now won five
games II ON each other.
The first match game of base ball which ever oc-
CURED on the continent Of Europe took place there
on the 4th of July, between two clubs-the Berlins
and Gottingens-and resulted in favor of the Ber-
Inns by a score of 10 to IL. MIR. Stetson of this
State PLAYED LIST base for the Berlins.
1t is reported that Radpourne of the Providence
club who was lately suspended will sign and play
with the St. Louis Unions.
The Bostons' programme for the coming week will
be as follows: Monday, Philadelphias in Boston;
Tuesday, Portlands at Portland; Wednesday and
Thursday, Philadelphia and New Yorks, respect
lively, in Boston; Friday and Saturday, New Yorks
at New York.
Goss, the shoe dealer, is organizing new base
ball club to represent his business.
The Citizens, of Biddeford, go to Belfast to play
return game with the Belfasts on Aug. goth.
The Citizens of Biddeford, will go to Newbury-
port to play the Newburyports next Wednesday.
1t was the Mechanics of Mechanic Falls, who de-
feated the Lewistons Thursday at Mechanic Falls.
The Mechanics played the Barker's Mill club Sat
urday afternoon.
The Kennebunks and Sacos will play in the York
County League series next Saturday at Saco, and
the Citizens will play the Sanfords at Sanford the
same date.
In an interesting game of ball on the Eastern
Promenade, Saturday the Silver Stars defeated the
MuDjoys by score of 80 to IL.
THE LEAGUE CONTEST.
The positions of the contending clubs remain IN
changed from that OF week ago. The Bostons
and Providences are still neck and neck, and each
has good lead over The third party in the race.
The Bufialos and Chicago are pressing each other
for first place, while the Clevelauds had no OPPOSE
ton worth speaking of for sixth place. The De-
troits have made slight jump the past week, and
the Philadelphias will have to look sharp, or they
will drop to the last position. The games of the
coming week will probably result in some of the
clubs lettering their places in the The stna-
ton is shown by the following table: