The Portland daily press., 1891-05-16
THE pORTLANOS LEAD THE LEAGUE.
They Won AS Usual Yesterday and
the worcesters Did Not.
Now Tenny Finished First In the
Great Brooklyn handicap.
mllllonaIres and NobodIes Touched
Elbows and Made Bets

When the crowd reached the ball grounds
yesterday several surprises we're found.
solemn-looking, big set Of men dressed In
suits OF sombre black were hopping around
the field, chasing balls and warming up.
They were pretty good to look at but some
how did not seem to be getting ready TO play
ball. The second surprise was when the
games began with Portland at the bat. Mr..
Newell who has heretofore marched up TO
the plate and started things was not there TO
lead, O'Brien setting the pace instead. rap
ping out to first base. Nobody scored for
Portlands. Newell who was fourth at ske
bat, going out on pop-hy and retiring the
side. The third surprise came In Just here.
The black men started In with Long who
made one strike. then hit and ambled down
to keep Mr.. Slater company. Henry, the
hard-hitting ex- pitcher. came next and by
fooling with the ball for some time let Long
steal around to third, then he made hit and
Long scored. Big Brouthers came next and
went through nearly the same performance.
letting Henry score and taking first on
errors. He afterward came home followed
by Burrill and Kirmes. After that Collins
woke up and with the assistance OF lively
fielding. prevented scoring. although the
Salems played round and started in with
Long again. Portland mads three runs In
the second, Willis leading of. He got first
on balls, stole the rest and came In on a hit
by Barney Mclaughlin. Barney then scored
and Slater followed. Salem drew a blank.
Willis was given his first by rap on his arm
stole around to third again and came In.
Salem seemed to have mastered Collins in
fine style and to have everything in their
hands, for their first two men at bat. Scan
nell and Sullivan scored easily and Moran
knocked beautiful fly down to the fence
and gathered himself up for a home run.
just then keay popped up and Moran went
over 70 the bench and sat down. Willis af-
tected Long In similar fashion and Henry,
Slater.
Four to seven the score stood when Collins
came to the bat In the fourth with fire In his
to first base Then John Johnny s o'Brien 5 auu wSs no
can almost always be depended upon for a
good clean hit, whaeked a two-bagger.
Newell followed two prompt sell outs by
Keay and DAILY, and the very first crack he
made gave him second base and let Collins
and O'Brien In. The score then stood six TO
seven. At the end Of the sixth inning 1t
stood seven TO seven. Newell made the
seven with a beautiful line hit that would
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the pitchers box II he had not jumped.
Newell then sneaked second and third while
Willis aud Mclaughlin were rapping out
some fowls and strikes aud Burrill was pick
Ing up sand. Then he came home, tying the
score and raising :Portland's hopes several
inches. Barney Mclaughlin would un-
douotedly have put Portland ahead had he
not been struck out by new player, this
same Brown Of Westbrook, on one Of the
rankest OF rank decisions. The score staid
securely tied until Mr.. Moran OF first base,
Salem, faced Collins in the eighth, after
some OF the crowd had started for home.
Mr.. Moran found the ball just in front Of
him and struck 1t fortwo bags Then Mr..
Long found 1t and keptit long enough for
Moran TO steal TO third where Barney Nc.
Laughlin went TO sleep and Moran came
nome. This was another one OF the sur
prlses.
Barney woke up Immediately and went 10
bat He secured first base on balls and when
Slater hunted the ball about ten feet away
from third base he moved up. Slater went
70 his own place but not to stay long for
William Shine went to bal and hit the ball
out OF sight. Barney came In, then Slater
came In, then Shine went to third on good
hit by O'Brien and scored on a hit by Keay,
that was kept moving about In the error
column OF the Salem score for some time.
Keay had to step cut on second, but the good
work kept right on. Daley made hit and
while Newell was b0thering the catcher,
stole around and scored. Newell himself,
scored his second run for the game, and
Willis kept on hitting and stealing, reaching
third while Barney was at the bat again.
This was Willis's third steal to third during
the game, and marks him as being, In the
words Of one Of our base ball authorities,
"one OF the bTainiest players we have got on
our team" Keay, Collins and Barney went
out on pop files to the infeld and Portland's
work with the stick was done, and well done.
Willis, DAILY and Slater, with the assistance OF
Captain Barney, took care OF the rest OF Port
In "a and .wman
mes wound up the game with a round zero
for Salem.
The day was altogether too cold for ball
playing, and yet somehow the home team
managed TO worry through and to keep up
steady roar OF cheers on the boards. The
score: