The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-22
1T WAS A GOOD GAME.
How the Bostons Found Victory After
Many Defeats.

After sustaining twelve consecutive
defeats, the Boston Reds succeeded In
defaatin~ the Portlands. There is an
old "A Ia that it is not best to swap
hols2 tia crossing a stream, and
man. ,lYt of the opinion that had Bur
rill been allowed to finish the game yes
terday the Portlands would have won.
Dilworth was put in in the eighth, and
the Bostons batted him all over the lot,
earning four runs in that inning.
'sBobby'' Moore, recently released by
the Lewistons, wore a Portland uniform
for the first time yesterday, and received
cordial welcome from the small num-
Der of spectators. The right hand
of fellowship was extended to Bob, and
his great fielding and cheerful coaching
made him favorite from the start. Bob
was given to understand that cliques do
not run the Portland team as they do
some X others. Bob will find
that there are no ''Poo-Bahs'' in Port
land, and everybody will wish him luck
as sllortstop for the Portlands.
Gray of Roekland made his debut as
a league player yesterday, and pitched
the Bosteas to victory, which only goes
TO show that there is plenty of base ball
timber, as we'll as pine, in the State OF
Maine. Only one fielding error was
made during the garle, and that was an
,excusable tumble by Meagher.
The Portlands were the first at the bat
and the way Gray led off would lead one
to infer that the Portlands had pud-
ding, but Gray was an india rubber pud-
ding-hard to digest.
Slater was given his base on balls, and
Burns singled Smith hit for base and
stole second. Burke got his base on
balls, as did Clymer Rnrlee was caught
at the plate, and sClymer was nailed at
second. Mains reached first on the put
out, and stole second, while Moore sin
gled. The tout ensemble was four runs
for Portland.
The Bostons tied the score in their
half Of the first Charley Farrell hit for
two bases, and McAuley got his base on
balls. Captain O. Brien hit the ball into
the marshes, and everybody scored.
Guinasso got his base on balls, Whitney's
double sent him to third, and O'Con-
nor's single brought him home. The
next three men were retired; even bill
lizards, four and four.
Neither club scored until the fifth. At
ter Burns's out, Smith and Burke singled
and Clymer got his base on balls. Three
on bases and one out. Mains put up
pop fly, ana went to the bench. Moore
was patient waiter, and got to first on
balls, which let in a rum The bases
were full, Burrill flied out to O'Brien.
The Bostons took the lead in their half
of the inning. Guinasso was out, and
Whitney got his base on balls. O'Con-
nor flied out. With two out, Charley
Flack hit for a home run inside the fence
and the result was two runs.
In the very next inning the Portlands
regained the lead. Platt struck out and
Slater singled Burns hit the ball to the
fence for three bases, and Slater scored.
Burns scored on a passed ball.
In the sixth the Bostons forged ahead.
After two men were out, McAuley got
two-baser O'Brien a triple. Guinasso
and Whitney doubles, and O'Connor
single, which netted three earned runs.
Both sides were BANKED in the seventh,
and Dilworth went in to pitch.
The Portlands scored four runs in
their half on Slater's base on balls and a
steal, Burns single, Smiths two-bagger
and singles by Clymer, Mains, Moore and
Dilwofth. 1t availed little, for O'Brien's
men fell upon Dilworth in the eighth
and won out. O'Brien hit ball that
Burke picked off the left field fence--a
wonderful catch. Then Guinasso and
Whitney singled, and O'Connor hit for
two bases. Flack and Meagher contrib
uted singles, which gave the visitors four
runs and a lead that the Portlands could
not overcome. The score:
BOSTONS.