The Portland daily press., 1891-05-13
THE PORTLANDS ARE STILL CLIMBING.
Their Friends Already See the Pen
nsnt over the Grounds.
Yesterday the Home Team Again
Gave the LoweIIs Points.
The Forest City Boys Are Now Tied
for the First Place,

A driZzling rain storm. violent collision
ON third base, new umpire and ten innings
were the characteristics Of yesterdays game
and when the ten innings were finished Low
ell was beaten again and Portland victorious
as usual. Newell opened the proceedings as
usual. and was promptly put out as usual.
O'Brien followed. and went as far as third
base, Keay raped out single hit, stole sec
ond In his matchless style, and came In on a
hit by Willis. The second inning was with
out score, Shine and Webster selling out to
Kelley's pitching. while Kelley himself,
Broughton and Higgins sold out to Willis
when their turn came.
Portland buncbed the hits In the third.
Every man In the team, except Webster,
went to bat, and four Of them scored. Stat
or made one Of his good, clean single hits,
and then got around as far as third, when
Shine sold out and he was left there. Four
barren innings for Portland followed, with
scarcely hit. Meara, the sprinter, broke
LowelPs barren record In the fourth, with
two-bagger. A hit by Kelley and some live
ly sprinting brough him In, scoring LowelPs
first run. There were two good hits In the
next, but no runs. Farrell came first to bat
In the sixth, was given his first on an error,
stole second In fine style, and ran to third on
hit by Kelley. At third base a collision
occurred between Farrell and Newell, that
resulted In the suspension of both players.
The umpire, however, learning that there
was nobody TO take Fairell's place. allowed
him to go on, while Webster and Collins re-
placed Newell. In the eighth inning Nc
Laughlin and Shire scored a run apiece.
Meara, the sprinter. came to bat first for
Lowell, and made run. having gone to first
on an error and stolen second. Kelley came
next and he made run too. Broughton, the
Dig, good-natured catcher, followed him, and
he made run. Then Higgins came, and he
made the last run Of the game for Lowell.
The visitors seemed to have mastered Will
lis's style, and with a tied score things
looked ominous. Lowell sold out also In
one. two. three style. Things looked better.
Slater came to bat and sent In another clean
hit Shine followed with tremendous two
bagger. and Webster sent both Slater and
Shine in with drive just out Of the centre
felder's hands that netted him two bases.
Things looked just about right now, and the
crowd yelled. But the end was not yet Col
lins, playing for Newell. came to bat and let
Webster run to third. Then O'Brien made
hit and let Webster in on the third run of
the inning and last of the game. The last
Inning on the Portland side was as fine an
exhibition of ball playing as has been seen
this year, all Of the runs being earned by
stick. work. Newell made three bad fum-
bles before he stepped out of the game, and
Webster. his successor on third base, also
let three balls slip through his fingers, owing
no doubt to the balls being wet with the
rain.
The new umpire. Joe Dixon, of this city,
gave general satisfaction. His judgment Of
balls and strikes was good, better on the
whole than Browns, his decisions were an
nounced promptly and in loud voice, he
was active in moving from point to point TO
see close plays for himself. and he was mas
ter OF the field. In spite of the rain there
was an attendance of 6OO The score:
PORTLANDs