The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-06-17
BALLOON AND PARACHUTE,
Ups and Downs of Ball PIaying-PortIand
Up, Lewiston Down.

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and downs, and that fact ought to be
| realized by the Lewistons now. They
are great ball players, and never give up,
but there are Others" Yesterday the
Portland hitters shattered Lewiston's
idol, Mr.. Person of Manchester, N. H.,
who was showered with coin the last
time he faced the Portlands. Yesterday
he had to take his cruel, as was predict
ed in this column Thursday, as we'll as
Wheeler. All the pitchers, Portland's
included, may expect to be batted hard
at any time.
Yesterdays game was one that kept
everybody guessing. There was fine
attendance, especially of ladies, and
quite delegation from the Spindle City,
| including the General Dixwell of Maine,
City Marshal McDonough. In the ninth
inning this prince of ball cranks looked
as if he,would like to arrest the whole
Portland team. ELK
The result of the game was in doubt
| until the last Lewistonian was out. It
was anybody's game all the way through,
but Clare's mastery pitching triumphed,
| though in the sixth he had bad case of
''rattles." Clymer was the hero of the
day. He. made a great running catch,
and he also received an ovation when he
lifted the ball into an adjacent lot. Spill
made wonderful catch and enjoyed the
guying of the crowd when he struck out.
The Portlands ran bases in a stupid
manner.
If you were not present, just watch
how we won and made rush for first
place in the league race. At the start,
little Smith, whose bat was loaded with
base hits, got single. That's all he got,
for Deadly, Rogers and Burke flied out.
The visitors gave the audience fright
at the start Sheehan hit for single,
and went to second as Burns fumbled
Leighton's hit. Spill struck out. A.
Lezotte hit to the infield, but Rogers
fumbled, and the bases were full, with
one out. 1t looked bad for Portland,
but a cheer went up as Smith collared
Harris terrific liner and doubled Lezotte
at first. Hard luck for Lewiston.
Honors were even until the fourth.
when Uncle John Burke pulled himself
together and hit for single. Burns
neatly sacrificed him to second. Up
came William Mains of Windham with
his wagon tongue. Somebody implored
him by all that was good and holy to hit
the ball into the Oaks. He responded
with a corking single, and Burke came
in with the first run.
Speaking of Burns, he did stupid
act in the second, which a player of his
fine stamp ought not to be guilty of. He
was first at the bat, and got his base on
balls, Mains hit to left for two bases and
Burns got to third safely, but walked off
the base and was thrown out by Sheehan.
In the fifth, Platt hit for single, and
went to second on Leighton's wide
throw. Deadly was out at first and
Smith cracked out a double, scoring
Platt. The little second baseman clever
ly stole third, but was left there. We
got another in the sixth. when Pencil
fumbled Burns's hit. Mains hit for a
single, and Clymer sacrificed the men on
bases up peg. Glare hit to Spill. who
tried to catch Burns at the plate. 1t was
close, hutthe umpire gave him safe. The
score was 8 to 0 when the Lewistons
took brace. Glare, who had been
pitching a great game, got ratified and
gave Spill and Lezotte bases on balls.
Hart hit to Clare, who nailed Spill at
third. Glare sent j. Lezotte to first. and
the bases were full, with one out. Mains
caught McCormaek's fly, and held the
runners on their bases. Pennell, the
Bates College player, hit for two bases
and two runs were scored. Rogers at
tended to Persons hit.
In the seventh we were BANKED. and
the Lewistons got a lead of one run-but
for clever work they would have got
more, Smith fumbled Sheehan's hit and
Leighton hit for base, and stole second
while Sheehan went to third. Spill hit
for a base, scoring Sheehan. A. Lezotte
hit to Clymer, who threw him out at
first, while Leighton headed for home.
Rogers, by a lightning throw, caught
him at the plate.
Lewiston A, Portland 8. 1t looked
dark for the home team in the eighth in
ming. especially as there was one out, but
the darkest cloud has silver lining.
MAINS went to first ON balls, and Clymer
caused great shout to go up when he |
hit the ball over the fence. The cloud |
had dissolved into pure oxygen. The |
Lewistons were BANKED in the eighth.
and the Portlands went up for the last
time. Deadly had day off in hitting,
but look at what he did Thursday. with |
one out, Smith hit for two bases. and
Rogers did the same. Smith scored and |
everybody cheered lice madmen. Burke |
flied out, and Burns came to time with |
pretty single, scoring Rogers.
After Spill had flied out to Burke in |