The Portland daily press., 1886-04-09
at Fort Point, Stockton, where a portion Of

at Fort Point, StOckUOn, where pOrtOn Oh
his summers will be spent
Bert Knowlton win endeayor to find a
pitcher for the Belfast team in place of Dill
worth, and it is expected the team will
again head the list of local clubs in Maine.
Charles w. Fuller of Auburn, who was APP
pointed umpire OF the Maine C0llege League
at the meeting of managers at Waterville,
Saturday to succeed Mr.. M. A. Pingree,
was the well-known captain and pitcher of
the high school champions of Auburn for
the two years of '83 and 81. He also played
third base and was captain OF the team at
Kents Hill, last spring. He umpired sew
eral games last summer and fall, and his
success was so uniform in his new place,
that he was elected to umpire the season OF
'86.
In getting off a horse car in Boston a few
days ago, John Davis, who was to pitch for
the Boston Unions on their southern trip,
and who has signed with Toronto, sprained
one of his knees He will be unable to pitch
any till he reports at Toronto, even If he
does then.
Empires in the New England League this
season will appear on the field in uniform.
''.Stripes" will be the prevailing style-at
the close of game.
The tickets for games in Portland this
year will be printed in Boston They will
be numbered from up to $4,000.
In the Chicagos' first game of the season,
which was played sat Memphis, Flynn and
Moolic were the battery. The score was
tied until the ninth inning, when the Chi
Cages with their customary ability to
brace" at the critical minute. put in a
streak of batting and earned three runs,
which won the game.
Samuel FL. J. LaRoque, third baseman of
the Newburyports, arrived there tuesday,
making seven members OF the team now IN
town, and leaving four more to report.
he finds the ball it looks as If the opposing
fielderS Whould require boat to return it to
the diamond. -Newburyport Herald.
The Newburyports play the Brldgeports
oath
Kelley, the catcher of the Portlands, is
known by the nickname Of Lightning Joe"
The Cape Elizabeth Grays, a new base
ball club, will give dance at Ferry Village
next Monday night to help cut in the pur-
chase of uniforms. "a boat Will leave for
Portland after the dance.
The Bostons started on their southern trip
last night.
The Dartmouth College nine will leave
today on a vacation trip. playing their first
game with theIBeaconS on theUnion grounds,
in Boston, tomorrow. The team is made up
as follows: Wan p Artz catcher; Chandler,
first base; Mccarthy, second base and cap
tain; QuackenbOsS, third base; McManus,
short stop; Springfield, left field; Aiken,
centre field; Ranlett, right field; Aiken and
johnson, change battery.
The Boston Blues have decided on the
style of uniform to be worn this season. The
shirts and breeches will be dark blue,
trimmed with red the hats will be blue and
the stockings red.
The new grounds of the Kansas City Club
are 350X460 feet square, and the grand stand
will seat 5000 people.
Dearth, Pushor and Talbot, of the Bowd-
DIN nine, have remained in Brunswick to
superintend the improvements to be made on
the delta. The entire in-feld of the delta
has been dug out to a depth of about eight
inches and will be filed in with layer of
clay and then rolled down. Over this coat
of sand will be placed, and as soon as it
dries it will be one of the finest grounds in
uniforms, which will be plain white with
the word "Bewdoin" in blue letters on the
breast.
AQUATIC.
The respective positions of the men COM
prising the Bowdoin crew are at present
doubtful and as there is much difference Of
opinion amongst boating men in general the
only way of arriving at a binding decision is
by having the crew placed by their trainer
early in the spring. In all probability Plais-
ted or Davis will be secured as trainer this
season.
Jacob Gaudaur and Albert Hamm yester-
day put up in st. Louis, Mo, a forfeit Of 800
in connection with challenge for double
oCull ldCO 1Ol tllO VI AluCllCd
which is issued to Hanlan and Lee. The
race may take place any time this season af-
ter June IL, and upon any rowing course In
the United States or Canada.
The spring meeting of the members of the
Rockland Yacht Club was held recently.
The following officers were elected: S. I.
Mugridge, commodore; Mervyn A. Rice,
vice commodore; j. P. Cilley, Jr., secretary
and treasurer; F, B. Wilson, fleet captain;
j. B. Loring, measurer; G. E.. Goulding, as
sistant measurer; S. T. Mugridge, ]. P. Gil
ley, Jr., S. K. Macomber, directors; F. B.
Wilson, Meryyn A. Rice, j. p Cilley, .Jr.,
regatta committee. Another meeting will be
held in May to make arrangements for Sc
ries of regattas.
POLO NOTES.
The Boston Herald yesterday gave a
sketch of the Waltham Club, with the por-
traits ~ of the team. Guthrie of Bath is
the cover point of that team.
At Newburyport, yesterday afternoon, the
Walthams defeated the Bostons to 2. AT
Woburn, in the evening, the Woburns de-
feated the Walthams to 2.
YESTERDAYS BALL GAMES.
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