The Portland daily press., 1885-05-14
PRICE THREE CENTS.
BASE BALL.
poRrIANDs 5; HAvERnILLs 0

PoRTLANDs 8; HAvERnILLs 0.
1t was rather cold, windy day, but the state Of
the atmosphere had nothing whatever to do with
ball playing at the Portland grounds yesterday and
after the game fairly began the $50 spec ators for
got all about thermometers and seemed entirely un-
conscious of the fact that the wind was blowing
10 knot breeze across Back Bay. 1t Is very doubt
ful if this ueater and satisfactory
game in this city than yesterdays. II was game,
strictly speaking, between the two batteries. as
neither team did any hard batting. Enough was
done however to show that the nslders both in and
ont could play an almost perfect game The game
was particularly gratifying to Portland. 1t dsvel-
oped not siUgle weak point in the home team and
not single bad error was made Watson and
Wheelock worked admirably together and but one
clean hit was made by the HaVerhls the others
credited TO them In the score being pure and un-
aduterAtvd scratches. The Have hills we're hrst at
the bat, and Abbott a familiar form on the Port
land grounds after giving the customary pail 81 his
trousers tolk up he stick and promptly popped up
QUE to Watson. The next two men went out In sue
cessiCn. In The second McGarr struck three times.
and Wheeloek on the third made an excusable mun
and threw wildly TO first, but Phillips, who BY the
way had great day yesterday, went into tho air
and captured the ball in 1ne style. The next man
also died at first, Phillips assisting himself Hawkes.
then took the ssh and pounded out what looked Ike
good clean hit but Long made a beautiful jump
and caught the ball, the most brilliant play of the
whole game, which the spectators promptly ac-
knowletged. The visitors did rot take kindly TO
eighth innings only repetit0ns OF th5 hrst and
ecOnd, not man seeing drst. In the fourth Prince
battfd for q single but the man following struck
easy hg to Watson. making the third out. 10 the
sixth after two men were out Abbott struck fly TO
rights1Ort. which should have been Fish's ball but
Pope who covers more ground than any iuhelder In
he league tried for and missed it. Abbott imme-
dately stola second and stayed there In tbs ninth
1T loo led liked run for the Haverhills. Abbott
aud DuvalI by curious cont hinaton of unfortun-
ate circumstances. succeeded In placing themselves
third ana second respectively but McGarr fOuled
out and Robinson met his death aG first, Clark 70
Phillips.
For the Portlauds Barnes opened mp by waiting
for six balls and scored ON steal and a couple Of
outs. Pope closed the nuing by going out ut first.
Phillips in tke second struck d " into Abbotts ter
ritory which that player promptly dropped. At the
same time performing another familiar trick with
his hat nuch 70 the Amusement Of the boys.
Phil ips crossed tho plate CIark's single ana
Wild throw by Bradley, who tried to cut Phillips Oh
at the plate. Clark also scoring the same error.
Watson brought IN Loug with another single and
Barnes closed the inning McGarr to Prince. In
The fourth nne double play by Dayall, Hawkes.
aud Prince prevented a run. Iu the fifth Barnes
closed tho run getting Of the game by scoring
error and hit by Fish. The game from be ginning
TO end was atens3lv exciting and full OF interesting
situations and brilliant plays. The score follows;