The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-06
BASE BALL.
The Portland Club DIsbanded and
the Franchise to be ReIinquIshed.

A meeting of the stockholders Of the Port
land League Base Ball Association was held
yesterday afternoon. Over two-thirds Of the
stock was represented and 1t was unanimous
ly voted to sell the franchise, players and
other property to T. III. Mcdonnell, of this
city. The price paid was 500. so it is said
Mr.. Mcdonnell said he had not bought the
property with any Intention of running
club here but considered 1t a good investment
even II the club should disband as he has the
letting OF the grounds, &c, for the whole
summer. After the meeting the hope and
belief was expressed by some that enough
money might be raised to warrant the
strengthening of the club and its continuance
In the New England League. Last evening,
however, the announcement was made that
the team would not continue in the New
England League and that those players who
were not sold would be released. At the
solicitation Of Manager Burnham, of Wor-
cester, and Mr.. Mcdonnell, of Salem, it was
decided to let the team finish the schedule
games this week in order to give time for
New Bedford. or some other city, to take the
franchise. Fusselbach has been sold to
Worcester and Mitchell and Gibson to
Salem.
The reasons given for the surrender Of the
position in the league are that in order to
strengthen the club number of new players
would be needed to secure whom large
sum would be required. Then in addition
to building up club equal in strength to
others in the league. to take position away
from the wrong end in the contest, the team
would have to be much stronger than its
competitors, in order to overcome the long
array Of defeats which are the prominent
feature Of base ball in Portland this year.
PoRTLANDs. 8 woRcEsrERs, 4.
The Portlands not only surprised them
selves but everybody else. yesterday, when
they fell on the pitcher of the Worcesters in
the first two innings and batted him for runs
enough to win the game. The Worcesters
kindly assisted with several errors and after
that the result was hardly in doubt, for the
Portlands seldom allow an opposing team to
run up big score on them. The Worcesters
realized that they were beaten and played
accordingly. Towards the latter part of the
game they concluded that they must work
to save whitewash and accordingly walked
up little In the 9th and Sth innings. Those
were the only times when the visitors were
able to hit McAuliffe to any extent.
. In the first inning hits by Fusselbach,
Brady and Sutter with errors by Wheelock
and the battery did the business. In the I'd
inning doubles by Mullen and Brady,
triple by Householder, and an error BY
Meister put the score beyond the reach OF
the Worcesters. The Worcesters made two
runs in the sixth on singles by Wheelock,
Hamilton and Wheeler, a doubly by Flana-
gan and errors by Mullen and Sutter. Their
two runs in the Sth were produced by
Meister,s single, Flannagan's triple and Nc
Cioskey's poor throw to Sd base.
Worcesters did. AL! the Portlands hit we'll
Fusselbach, Householder, Brady and Sutter
leading Fusselbach played a good game at
Sd and Koons caught in pretty fair style.
The score follows