Telegram-herald., 1890-05-17
ARE THEY BABIES2
fne Port Hurons Play Ball Like
Fuu Grown Men
AID BB TR CANE SEVEN 10 FIVE
. aasses"n sna Laasiag aanlstes and
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ttonal Lsazae 4ud American
A,assiation Dotugs-

Tie Pou Har0us. tAe babies ~ tne
Alc4 gan State League. are beginning
o. feelhke playing ball. They peut az
O. MauIstea and lost TWO out of
three games played there by such over
Whelmug odds Enat they were uOt sup
posed % b. ia the race AT all. They
came down tO MuskegOn and there
succeeded ia capturing but one game
from R0ushSOlb's pets, al admittedly
weak anizauOn. But ali this vas @
b. expected Tor the ball tOssers from
tne clty by the river had been hastily
gathered together aud sent out in the
cold, cold spuug air OF Northern Mlchi-
gan without any preliminary practice.
But they have nov played SIX games
aud tne hands OF the Old-umers are
getting used 10 handle the ball once
more and their cool heads wiu help
them % WIn many more games. They
made their bow - the Grand Rapids
public yesterday AT tine Fountain-street
park, aud got away With our team 10
the extent OF 10 D.
IN the fFst inning Egan's "lOafers"
went out in order, but IN the second
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second, was sent 70 third on Melster's
double and score on a Wild pitch. Inks
got MS base on balls; Hart struck out
aud Mcmahon brought IN Melster and
Inks. Iunt flew out to Delaney and
Newman struck out.
From this ON 10 the seventh the home
team was unable 10 tie Port Huron, who
had made four in the first inning ON
"A f..f
wild pitch, Puryls' wild throw TO second
OF Luud's easy grOundeT, Dunn being
hlt by a pitched ball, both scoring on
passed balls, and Quinn, who got TO
/ second on MS fourth ball also being a
/ passed ball, third on a dropped ball and
/ home on another passed ball, after
which Morrison and Delaney struck
out and Bayllss fOuled out 10 Nunt.
In the seventh, however, the home
team tied the score on McMahOn's
pretty double, steal of third, and after
| Whalen and Newman had been put out
ON little flies 10 the lnfeld, Egan Int a
/ high tly straight INTO q nnn's hands and
that party Obhglngly dropped 1t IN
order 10 let Mcmahon IN; Purvls then
/ lat straight INTO Dunn's hands and was
/ out at first.
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got down 10 business again, and IN their
/ half OF the seventh made two more on
I Lund's pretty single, and after Dunn
and Quinn had each fOuled out To
/ Meister. Morrison made Il single send
ug Luud to second. and Delaney
/ knOcked out good. solid double,
/ bringing IN Lund and Morrison with
/ TWO earned runs. Bayhss ended the
D tral~ -N..f N "a
| hIm out at first.
But the nome team made one more
I effort in the eighth to tie the score, and
succeeded IN bringing IN one run. After
! luut had struck out, MeIster got first
ON balls and stole second, Inks sacrifice
| sending hlm 10 third. iart then
stepped up and, after two strikes had
/ been called ON hum. knocked one of
/ Mr. Morkn's curves clean out OF sight
for two bags, scoring Melster. Nc
Mahon grabbed Il club and made a neat
| single. but Whalen ended the inning 10y
an easy one to Delaney, who threw
him out at first.
Just TO keep things lively Port Huron
made another ia their half OF the
eighth. After MOrkln struck out,
Harris singled, O'Neal got first ON
balls. Lund singled and Harris crossed
the plate On a passed ball. Dunn and
! Quinn failed 70 reach first.
The home team failed to do anything
for victory I'm their ninth, Newman and
Egan gong out IN order, PurvIs making
a double, and Iunt making II unneces
sarv for the Port lIurOns to take then
halt OF the ninth 10y a pOp-up TO De
Ianey.
Following IS the official score.