The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-27
BASE BALL.


THE CoLBYs CROSS BATS WITH THE PoRTLANDs-
NOTES OF THE NATIONAL CANE.
Saturday was a better day than Thursday, and
the grounds being IN better condition the GOO spec
tators had better opportunity to see what stuff the
new team is made of. Watson and Wheelock con-
stituted the battery of the home team, and before
the first inning was closed many complimentary re-
marks concerning both men passed from one side
of the ground to the other. Watson has decided
ly neat style of pitching His speed is good and his
curves wide. He remains at all times cool, and at
critical points Of the game commands the sphere
admirably Wheelock is plucky, and on Saturday
gave an excellent exhibition as back stop, win
ming frequent applause from the audience. The
visitors were not reckless base runners, and no
good opportunity was offered to judge wheelock's
throwing to bases. The rest of the team played
better and livelier than on Thursday, Pope espe-
cially, making himself conspicuous by covering all
the ground between second and first without sim
gle tumble. The Colbys have five men who are
making their debut college base ballists this
son, for the first time. Considering this, and
sidering that their opportunities for field practice
have not been good, the collegians made very
good showing. There is excellent material in the
battery. The inheld, as whole, is good but the
outheld will stand at least little more practice.
The Portlands were first to the bat, and Barnes
opened up in the customary manner by driving the
ball over the shortstop's head for single. Fish
flied out, while Annis hit safely. advancing Barnes
bag. Pope and CLARK, however, went out in sue
cession, preventing run. In the second Long hit
for two bases and scored on an error and Watson's
out. Wheelock and MeGlinchy both scored on Be-
ries Of errors hit aud an out while Barnes scored
on his own hit, an ont and lucky base running An
mis- hit safely but failed to score being thrown out
at the plate. In the third the Portiands were
blanked In the fourth three runs were added on
two-baggers by Barnes and Fish, singles by Nc
Glnchy and Annis, and couple of errors. The
fifth yielded two more without hit, while in
the sixth Fish pounded the ball the right field
fence Just il side the foul line, and trotted round
the bases the first home run OF the season. The
seventh brought in three more runs on hits and a
ccmb mbination OF bad errors in the outheld. In the
eighth another run was added BY Pope and the
scoring on the part of the home team was ended.
The Colbys showed no signs of scoring until the
fourth iunIng when Goodwin struck the ball
straight to the ground, securing first on scratch
hit. By sharp and skilful base-runnng he scored.
The other run made by Boyd in the ninth, who
made his first on mutfed pop-up and his secoud,
third and home on tumble, hit by Pulsfer and q
put-out. During the whole game Watson proved
TOO much for the visitors, and what hits they did
make were scattered. Goodwin, whose example Ia
base-running should be followed by the other mem
bers of the team, did the work at the bat for his
team. Webber played faultess game at first and
Larrabee brilliant game at short, making two re-
markable catches for which he was loudly applaud
ed. Boyd also made some good plays at third. The
score:
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