The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-16


NOTES.
In Baltimore, yesterday, the Bostons de-
| feated the BaltimOres by score OF 2 to l.
At Hartford Conn.,, yesterday, the Hart
| fords defeated the Metropolitans by score
| of to L. The Portlands play in Hartford
| today and tomorrow.
| The Boston Blues reported for duty yester-
| day. They have arranged games at Concord
| with the home club July Goth and Aug. 4th.
Several of BangOr'S business men seem de-
| termined that that city shall have good
nine the coming season, and stock company
will be formed and one hundred shares Is
| sued at $40 each, one-half paid down to start
| the organization. 1t is believed that such
| nine as Bangor wishes to have Will support
| itself after it is well started.
The Bostons go to Virginia today, where
| they will practice and play exhibition games
| until the league season opens;
The members of the Brockton club have
all reported for duty, and are hard at work
| grounds. Tricky Nick" who is to pitch
| for them this season, pitched few games
| for the Boston League club in 1876.
All the Hayerhin club reported for duty
| Tuesday.
| Manager Murnan says that he would like
| to have It understood that the failure of the
| so-called Boston Unions" to meet their en-
| gagements has no connection with the New
| England League club.
League has approved the following contracts:
| With the Brocktons, H. II. Willis, Fred
| Nichols, w. FL. Tuckerman, and George Big
| nell; also the contracts, OF John D. Maekin-
| umpires, and with T. j. Donovan and E. j.
Shaughnessy as substitutes.
| A company has been formed in Cincinnati
| to report games Returns are made on
large canvas, which contains diamond and
| outfeld Each play made is instantly re-
ported by direct wire to an operator on the
| Stage, and the play is announced by word
| and displayed on the diamond by means of
| block. The company will come east strik
| ing cities while the home club is absent.
| Callahan, who played with the picked
| nine against the Boston club on Fast Day, is
| making arrangements with Tim Murnan to
| play with the Boston Blues this season. He
| is considered fine fielder.
| The Colby University nine began field
| practice Tuesday. A game of ball with the
| Skowhegans has been arranged for Fast
| Day, April 22d.
lThe Newburyports play the Stonehams Sat
| urday, after which they start on their trip,
| playing their first game with the Providences:
Jandron, of last years Newburyports, will
| this season captain, and play first base and
change catcher on the Marlboros.
| Friel, pitcher of the Jersey Citys, gave q
of the Broodlyns bases Oh balls at Brook
| lyn on Monday.
Jack Maloy, who played on the Portlands
| two years ago, is playing first base for the
| Macon, Ca, team.
W. E. Dilworth, of the Brocktons. writes
| q Belfast friend that their uniforms are
white and blue, with red necktie. He says
"the pictures of the BrOckton team are to
| be taken and sent ahead wherever we play.
| We have the best club in the league and are
| sure to win the pennant. am going through
| a rigid course of training. practice in the
| gymnasium from 10 to II every day, and
| from to on the ball field. l have already
| learned to pitch all the new curves. The
| Providence team play in Brockton the 21st.
Aquatic.
Jake Gaudaur and Albert Hamm have de-
posted forfeit of 500 to row Edward Han
Ian and George Lee three-mile double-scull
race for the championship of America, to
| take place either in the United States or
| Canada.
Peter Duryea of New York has offered
| purse of $4,000 for a three-mile sculling race,
| to take place in August next open to the
| leading scullers of the world, with the un-
| derstanding that William Beach, Edward
Hanlan and Wallace Ross are to enter and
start.
The Old Orchard rink will be run the COM
ing season by Mr.. Chas B. Whitney, and his
brother, George H., will be associated with
him i'll the management of it.
| and oath of this month, there will be grand
| mardi-gras carnival as testimonial benefit
| to manager G. b. Whitney. Rex, the king Of
| the carnival, will be escorted by the mayor
| of Chicago and citizens committee from his
| domains at 2.30 p. m. the 23d, and the carni-
| val will continue until II o'clock the night Of
| the oath. 1t will be grand affair.