The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-26
BALL PLAYERS ON THE DIAMOND.
The Season of 1899 Inaugurated
with Fast Day Games.
Portland Enthusiasts See the Pre-
sumpscots Defeat the coIbys.
sowdoIn Players Win a Victory on
the saco Field.

The first game Of ball Of the season In this
city, on the Portland grounds, took place
| yesterday. Heretofore, we have had league
team Of our own, which has made It's first
public appearance on Fast Day. but this
year two outside amateur clubs were the al
traction. The ground was In better eondL
tiOn than ever before so early in the season.
The diamond was 50 dry that clouds OF dust
constantly blew across il while the game was
In progress. The attendance was large, con-
sidering the clubs which had been engaged
Probably 700 or 800 people were In attend
ance. and perhaps more. AS the event
proved. everybody was satisfied with what
they saw, and towards the close Of the game
the crowd actually worked up to enthusiasm.
The Presumpscots and Colbys are pretty
evenly matched, and each nine has It's own
particular points Of superiority. The Pee
sumpscots have played together more than
the Colbys. as at present made up, and are
| trife steadier In the field. The two mines
are made up Of young men Of about the
same size.
The COlbys took the field and sent the
Presumpscots TO the bat. Parsons was the
Colby pitcher, and he started out from the
very first to puzzle his opponents pretty bad
ly. They couldn't hit his shoots. but the
Colby nine, as a whole, were very nervous.
Wagg fumbled an easy grounder, and then
threw wild 10 first. B0nney threw wild and
let In run. After that two flies and a
strike-0ut stopped the panic. For the Col
bys, Parsons got first on a missed third
strike, but allowed himself 10 be doubled up
on a high fly. caught by Elkins. Roberts
a single. A good throw from Files TO Har-
mon closed the inning. In the second inning.
after two men were out, base on balls,
steal and hit by Harmon yielded another
run for the Presumpscots. Nothing event.
full happened until the last half Of the third
inning, when the Colbys put In four runs.
two OF them earned, on hard hitting and two
bases on balls. Webb couldn't seem 10 stop
the business as soon as he wanted 20. In
the next inning the Colbys forged ahead two
runs more, both earned on a single BY Meg
quire, double by Foster and fine drive
for three bags by Parsons.
After this, with the game 6 TO 2 In favor OF
Coipy, both sides did some very tine playing
until the eighth inning. which proved the
turning point against the college boys. The
Colby pitcher wasn't well supported, and he
was evidently tired, too. The Presumpscots
began to hit him freely. and soon PILED up
mistakes by the Colbys, which afforded their
opponents chances 70 hit the ball.
Both sides tried hard to score In the ninth
inning, and both came very near doing 80.
The tenth inning resembled the well known
game between the P0rtlands and Broektons
some years ago. when Dugan weakened"
and the visitors lined the ball into the out
field time after time. The PresumpscOts
pounded Parsons as they pleased. and run
after run came In until nine men had crossed
the plate. The Colbys scored a single run In
the tepth, and the game closed, IS to 7 In IA
vor OF the Presumpsc0ts. The spectators
voted 1t good game, barring the disastrous
finish, and all went away pleased.
For the Presumpscots, Harmon caught
well and Elkins played good field. both
batting finely. Batehelder was strong at
second base and Wilson at third, as well as
Campbell at short. Morton took everything
that was In his reach. For Colby, Foster
caught a good game. though he had many
passed balls. His throwing was excellent.
Merrill was strong In left field, and Roberts
In centre. while Kalloch made two good
catches in right. With more practice to
overcome nervousness, the Colbys will show
up much stronger. The score follows:
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