The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
BASE BALL.
THE PORTLAND TEAM.

A letter was received yesterday from Man.
| ager Spence, giving in detail what the Port
lands will do prior to reporting here to begin
| the league series. He has arranged exhibi-
ton games with several of the National and
Eastern League teams, as below, and it will
| be noticed that April 18th, 18th and goth are
| open dates; that is, no games have yet been
arranged-but he thinks that the first open
date he will be able to get game with some
club between Philadelphia and Washington,
and the last two dates with clubs either in
Connecticut or Massachusetts:
| April 1-Portlands VS.. Newarks of Newark. N.
April 2-Portlands vs.. Newarks of Newark, n.
| j. ~
April s-Portlands VS.. Brooklyns, of Brooklyn,
April 5-Portlands VS.. Jersey Citys, of Jersey
April 6-Portlands VS.. New Yorks of New York
| city.
April S-Portlands VS.. Phiadelphias, of Phila-
april April 9NPortlands VS.. Philadelphias, of Phila-
April '1o-Portlands VS.. Lafayette College, OF
April 12~Portands VS.. Lehigh University, of
Bethlehem Pa.
April 13-Open date.
April 14-Portlands VS.. Nationals, OF Washing
"a April 15-Portlands VS.. Nationals of Washing
ton, d. c. , :. r,.-.s.,
April 16-P0rtldndS VS. ddTLLOIuS, VI Ildllloiu,
April 17-Portlands vs. Hartfords, of Hartford,
Conn.
April 10 and 2o-open dates.
THE LEAGUE MEETING.
The New England League meeting, to ar
range the schedule of games, will be held In
Hayerhill, Mass, Saturday, April Goth. Man
ager Spence, of the Portlands, will be pres
ent.
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION.
Fifteen delegates, from Brown, Hartford,
Dartmouth, Amherst, Princeton and Yale,
were present at the Intercollegiate Base
Ball Association meeting held in Springfield,
Mass, yesterday. The following were chos-
en- officers: President, A. r. Clafing of
Harvard; first vice president E. N. Sewall
of Yale; second vice president, f. D. White
of Brown; secretary and treasurer, W. B.
Chambers. The championship for 1855 was
awarded to Harvard. The association voted
to adopt the Spal4ing ball. The application
of Williams and the University of Pennsyl-
yania for admission into the league were re-
jected.
At the meeting the pitchers box was
heightened to 7x4 feet. The schedule made
much trouble on account of Dartmouth de-
manding that return games be played on the
home ground. Harvard was willing, but
the % other two would not. Dartmouth then
withdrew from the league, and Williams was
admitted by a unanimous vote.
Great disappointment is expressed in Han
over, n. H, at the action of the association
which insisted upon handicapping Dart
mouth as in the two last years, by arranging
schedule that would oblige them to play all
but two games away from Hanover. The
faculty and students, however, approve
their resignation under the circumstances,
and the college bell was tolled last night.
NOTES.
Manager Spence is expected here Friday of
next week to look the ground over and make
arrangements for the arrival of the team
here and secure a boarding place for them:
As stated before the men will be here April
21St.
Manager Murnane, of the new Boston
team, has signed as a fielder, William +.
Clarke of South Boston. Clarke is young
fellow, and is rattling good ball player. lie
played last year with several of the South
| Boston clubs, and made a fine reputation.
| He is an excellent base runner, a good bat
| ter, and covers considerable territory in the
| field.
Holland, of last years Portlands, is nego-
| tiating with an American Association club
| to play second base.
| Munce is in Philadelphia waiting for an
| engagement.
Blakeley has been sparring in Philadel,
| plia during the winter. He has not YET
| signed for this season. Quinton, his catcher
was seen upon the street in Philadelphia the
| other day; he also, has not signed.
| Weidel, who has signed with the Atlanta
| Ca, team, is in Philadelphia.
| New York Thursday, the pitchers box wa;
| enlarged to 7x4 feet, and the size of the
| home plate was reduced from one foot square
| to six inches square.