The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-27
Other Matters.
BASE BALL.

THE COMPLIMENT RETURNED-A FINE
The last game the Portlands played in
Newburyport they were defeated by the
home club 6 to 4, and yesterday they had the
pleasure of returning the compliment with
interest in one of the best played games
seen on the home grounds for many day.
The afternoon was raw and cold, and the
audience (Which numbered about 600 were
prepared to see loose playing all around.
But they were happily disappointed. Fine
plays abounded and applause was literally
given to both clubs. The Newburyports, as
a club, gave perfect satisfaction to every
body; they are a set of gentlemen and they
play ball with their hands and head-not
with their mouths, as is too apt to be the
case. Then, again, the umpire Mr. Daley of
Brooklyn, n. " thoroughly understands
his business; his decision are given quickly
and correctly and this added to the satisfac-
ton of the audience-so that there was not
sign of dissent from any of his rulings from
any one.
The Newburyports were first at bat.
Larocque took first on called balls, stole sec
ond and third, but was handsomely thrown
out by Reilly in long left field to the home
plate after capturing Flanagan's fly; Whitley
hit safely, took second onSpence's tumble and
scored on ShannOn's hit; the next two men
were out. In the second inning they were
BANKED Lovett struck out; Wilson hit
safely, but he and Larocque went out on a
pretty double play by the latter's short hit,
Kearns, Spence and Cavanagh assisting.
Their third inning was also goose egg
Flanagan hitting to Cavanagh Whitley on
a fly to same, and Morrison on Hatfield'S
pretty catch of Morrison's foul fly after
hard run. The fourth was another blank
Cavanagh capturing shannon ny, Hatnela
by Kearns to Cavanagh. Fifth inning
another blank--Lovett struck out again,
Wilson out on fly to Shelter, and Larocque
on high fly to Cavanagh Sixth inning no
ito Cavanagh; Whitley hit into long centre
field for two bases but was left there, Nor
rison going out on foul fly to Cavanagh,
and Shannon out Spence to Cayanagh. me
| seventh inning no Score--Beecher nit sa1ely
and stole second O'Brien hit to Kearns,
who threw to Cavanagh, but the latter was
| off his base and failed to catch the runner
| Beecher in the meantime taking third; Low
| EFT hit hot liner which looked like two
| Dagger, but Spence caught it in great shape
| and throwing to Hatfield cut off Beecher,
who had started home making beautiful
double play; Wilson was thrown out, Kearns
to Cavanagh. The eighth inning yielded the
visitors an earned run; Larocque had had
| three balls and two strikes called, and when
| the next ball came it was right where he
wanted it and he lifted the sphere high over
the right field fence for a home run; Flana-
gan went out on foul fly to Hatfield !;
Whitely's long fly to centre was prettily cap
| tured by Shelter: Morrison hit safely, but
| Shannon went out on fly to REILLY The
ninth inning the visitors went out in order
Beecher on a fly to Hatfield; OBrien on a
foul fly to O'Rourl1e, and Loyett thrown out
by Kearns to Cavanagh.
Kearns out on fly to Morrison, Wheelock
and Hatfield striking out The second inning
Yielded the home team an earned run
Shelter went out on fly to Flanagan !;