The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-07-24
The Belfast shoe factory will shut down on Sat
friday to give the hands one weeks rest.

The Belfast shoe factory will shut down on Sat
urday to give the hands one weeks rest.
Some of our young men who go about the street:
dressed in knickerbocker or skating suits, would
| look better if they were not pow-legged.
The Straight Greenbackers of Waldo county have
issued a call. which will be found in another col
umn, for county convention, to be held in Belfast
Aug. sth. full county ticket will be nominated
BASE BALL The Belfast team made their third
trip for this season last week, visiting Portland
and Bddeford and playing games in both cities. A
journal reporter and several other parties from
this city accompanied them. The club, as usual,
maintained their high standard of ball-playing,
although defeated in one of the two games. AS
gentlemen they never fail to win friends every
where, whether they retire from the field as victors
vanquished. In these two games especially,
were noticed the disadvantages under which our
home team has abored in most of the games already
played and will in those TO COM of later this sea-
SON All the first class clubs in the State with the
exception OF Belfast have all or nearly all profess
sional players, or those who make ball-playing
their business and get their price for it, Many
of the players are picked from Massachusetts clubs
OF wherever they be secured. This naturally
puts most amateur clubs, where the members get
but little practice and no pay, at their mercy. Ali
the members of the Portland club get daily wages
when games are played and expenses in addition
when they 90 from home Notwithstanding this
and in the face of strange crowds and on new
grounds, the boys actually won both games. At
Bicloietord, Thursday, the weather was near per-
lection as could be wished which aided in making
The first four innings were double blanks, bat on
the fifth both sides succeeded in punching hits for
eight runs leaving the at the close 5 to in
of the visitors, On the next the Citizens tied
the game and went out. The seventh was zero
all round. On the eighth, Belfast scored run
which should have won them the game but for an
unfortunate decision OF the umpire during the first
half OF the inning. The i;iddeford base-runner,
trying for second, put out fairly by Colburn,
but owing to the position of the umpire, ii not
and the runner was called safe. This should
have closed the inning, whereas two men after
ward scored. Neither this point nor any
other close decision do the Belfast boys complain,
but give all credit to the umpire, who evidently
independent and unprecedented and certainly I'M
partial in decisions. On the ninth runs were
made and the store stood to 6. The Citizens are
fine ball playtrs, else the result would have been
much different. The clubs are well matched and
return game will be looked for with much interest.
The Belfast boys seemed to be great favorites with
the audience and We're literally cheered when any
good work done. Dilworth, the Belfast pitch
er, who had surprised the crowd and puzzled the
players with his celebrated overland drop ball,
wa, It's much taken 10y surprise himself at the close
of the game by being surrounded by young ladies'
who showed their appreciation OF his skill and
good looks by many congratulations Dilworth is
the most modest of the nine and such raid by the
fair ones very nearly made him tumble Al the
team We're congratulated and went from the ground
nearly happy if victory had rested with them.
frequently prophesied 10y many who had Witnessed
the contest. Their treatment while in Bidueford
was courteous in the eNtreme i'll fact the boys al
ways deserve such and generally get it. 1t is for
tunate they all strictly temperate in their hab-
its, else there might have been danger from an
excess of kindness The Bidoefor1 grounds are
new and rather above the average for smoothness.
The interest in the national game is the increase
i'll that part of the State, anu these grounds, which
stock matter, likely to prove paying
property. The attendance at This game 400.
We give the score: