The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-15
BASE BALL.
poRrLANps AND B1ppEronps.


Today the Portlands PLAY their first league
game with the Biddeford nine After the two bril-
liant victories of the week, the Portland public
look forward with confidence to the favorable re-
suit of the game to-day. Portland likes to sec its
club victorious and large crowd will probably be
in attendance this afternoon.
BowDoINs s; STATE COLLEGE, z.
The first game in the intercollegiate series be-
tween the Bowdoins and State College mines was
played the State College ground at Orono yester-
day afternoon and was won by the former to Z.
SUMMARY.
Bowdoins .,.........2 4 l o Q Q o-s
State College,. 30 3 0 o 0 o 1t
Base hits-Bowdoius s, State College 4; Errors
BowdoIus 10; State College IL.
POSTPONED GAMES.
The Biddeford-Lawrence game at Lawrence yes
terday was postponed at the end of the second in
ming the score standing to 3. The game between
Brockton and Haverhll was not played The bad
weather is accountable for both postponemente.
Yesterdays Games.
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia. 0 o o. 0
At New Yorls-New Yorks 5; Detroits 3.
At observation-disclosures liians 5. Cncinnatis 8.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburgs 5, Brooklyns 2.
Games postponed on account of rain: Bostons VS..
Buaos at Boston, and Proyidences vs.. st. Louis at
Providence.
At st. Louis-st. Louis 6, BaltimOres 8.
DIAMOND DUST.
Next week the Portands play in Brockton
on Wednesday, in Lawrence on Thursday, 10 Bidde-
ford on Friday and in Portland with the Biddefords
on Saturday.
The Portland base ball3 team and manager were
photographed yesterday by Lamson. Each of the
eleven men and the manager were photographed
singly.
Bert Kno wilton, catcher on the Belfast nine last
season. is now at Phillips Academy, Andoveri
Mass.
The Belfast club has awarded the grading of their
new grounds in that city to Hazen McKeen, who
will at once begin work. Tie home club will prob
ably not play much before the middle of June.
1t is said that the Kennebunks have secured Riley
who pitched the SanfoTds last year for this sea-
son. Cole of Biddeford will also play on the
team.
to play in this City both Friday and Saturday. Sat
nrdays game is scheduled in Blddeford, but the
regular grounds OF the latter not in condition
to use and the field where hey now play is a very
poor place.
1t is not proposed to release any Of the Portland
mem Tor the present anyway, even II the new pitch
Biddeford and Lawrence have hard luck Yes
terdsy's game was their second pos poned game
| this season.
There is to be no more viewing the games at the
| Portiand's grounds from tho tree tops. The asso
| citation now control the trees
Barney Donabue OF Hayerhill, has resigned as one
of the umpires of the Eastern New England League
| Now lei Portland and BIddeford unite on Maine
man. With Two clubs the State shonld have one
| umpire.
F. K, who played on the John L. Sullivan Com
bination has been signed to pitch for the Bidde
| fords. aud he played with them in the Lawrence
| game yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. u. w. Mahoney, advertising agent of the
Portland Association has issued a handsome calen
car with list of the league games to be played IL
Jordan of last years Biddeford team played thirt
base for the Comets at Concord last Saturday. HI
| had nine Chances all of which were accepted
! and his work was the fielding feature of the game
Brothers is the only National League first base
! man who has not made an error.
Saturdays base ball games between the Bidde
fords and Portlands in Biddeford will be calledIat
| o'clock.