The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-09-23
BASE BALL.
GAME TODAY.

GAME TODAY.
Again this afternoon the Brocktons and Port
lands will contest in the national game and no
doubt the result of yesterdays game will tend to
draw large crowd. The Brocktons are deter
mined to win-if they ean--and the Portlands are
equally determined to defeat them. Those who
fail to witness the game today will miss fine ex-
hibition.
BRoCKToNs 8, PoRTLANDs 8.
Yesterday afternoon the Brocktons Qeaders Of
the league) and the Portlands played one of the
prettiest games of the season, resulting in tie
at the conclusion of nine innings, Umpire Bond
calling the game at that point account of dark
ness. The Portlands opened the game at the bat,
Annis striking out, Munce getting in a twe-bagger
and Weidel and Hartnett went out ON f1ies Munce
dying at third. McGunnigle started the batting
for the visitors with pretty base hit, and Davis
followedw with grounder to Dugan, who handled
it clean and passed it to Fulmer for double play,
but to the great surprise and disgust of the audi
ence Fulmer dropped it and neither man was out.
Baxter struck out, and Fulmer got in another er
ror, advancing McGunnigle and Davis to third
and second respectively, while Crane got in base
hit and both scored. Patton hit to Shaw, who
passed the ball to Fulmer, and he to Hartnett,
making pretty double play and closing the in
ming. The next three innings yielded no runs for
either club, but showed fine playing In the fifth
stole second, and Dugan hit to Davis, who threw
finely to McGunnigle, but he was so anxious to
stop Thayer at third that he lost both men. Shaw
was the next batsman, and a base hit would sure
ly tie the game; one strike was called on him and
then two, but Willis sent in daisy ball and Shaw
lifted it into centre field Thayer and Dugan scor
ing. A wild pitch gave Shaw second, and he took
third on Daviss wild throw of Annis's hit the lat
ter taking two bases. Munce struck to McGunni-
gle, who felded the ball to the plate shutting out
Shaw while Munce and Annis each gained base.
Weidel was out, and Hartnett got in q timely hit,
and AnniS and Munce both scored; Holland struck
out and closed the inning with four runs. The
ning although they hit hard, but the outfelders OF
the Portlands were everywhere that the ball was
and would not allow it to get by them. The Port
lands failed to score in the sixth inning while the
Brocktons came to the bat with determination
OF evening up the score If possible. Davis led of
with hard hit to right-centre, but Munce got un-
bench. Baxter hit safely Crane hit to Annis and
was out, Patton got first on Shaw's wild throw and
Baxter scored passed ball let Patton score
and that darling "Cuddy" famed the air for three
strikes and he had his own special bat, too. The
POrtlandS earned run in the seventh inning
Annls hitting safely, stole second, and taking third
on Munces sacrifice. Weidel hit to centre field
caught, Anns left third base and ran home like a
deer. This closed the run getting for the Port
lands. The Brocktons failed to score again until
the ninth inning, when Patton hit safely, stole
second, and q wild pitch gave him run. The
next two men Dugan struck out, as he also did
the one preceding Patton, leaving the score tie.
1t so dark at this time that the umpire decid-
plays, and at times brilliant. In the fourth inning
Shaw made pretty pickup with one hand, ran 10
second and got his man there and then threw out
the batter at first making the prettiest double
play seen ON the ground The battery work Of
both teams was fine, Sullivan and Dugan excelng
in their positions Shaw was terror to the visit
ors, and he played most brilliant game. The
umpiring OF Mr.. Bond was fine, and added greatly
to the pleasure of the game. The official score: