The Portland daily press., 1893-06-15
FROM THE CITY OF AXES.
Fall River Ball Tossers Couldn't Hew
Their Way to Victory.

The boys from the ''City of Axes"
gave the Portlands quite a try for victo-
ry yesterday, but T. McDermott's error
and lucky streak of hitting told fatally
against them. There was fine attend
.. ance, as the day was the first ideal one
from ball players point OF view, that
we have had this season. There was an
unusually large attendance of ladies,
and they say that the compliment con-
ferred upon the Fall Rivers by the press
of this city, taat they are the most gen.
tlemanly team of players yet seen here,
tends to increase their popularity in
Portland. They play ball all the time
and excel in team work, with quiet. but
effectual coaching and backing up. The
Portlands can find in Fennelly's men
instructive teachers, for we are woefully
lame in team work, fine in fielding and
hitters from the word ''go.''
There were eight or ten phenomenal
plays made in yesterdays game that
ought not to be forgotten. Clymer
made two wonderful fly catches, Rogers
did the same. Smith made great
double play, while Burke had one Of his
frequent great days. The visitors should
not be forgotten. Ladd ran to the ex-
treme left field and gathered in Kobe
danz's hit that was apparently good for
two bases. Burrill threw like a Data
pult, and Fennelly played wonderful
game at short.
Both O'Neal and Klobedanz were as
wild as hawks. both giving five men lifts
to first The outfelders of both teams
had plenty to do and they did their work
well.
This;is how the runs were made:
Deadly began the game with hit to deep
short. He ran hard to first. a hint that
might be noticed by his confreres. Smith
sacrificed him to second. Rogers's sin
gle sent him to third, and Burke, who
led last years Land League in batting,
brought Deadly home with single.
Burns got his base on balls and O'Neal
hit Mains. Rogers made funny break
on a throw down to second, and the pc
culiar coaching or stupidity, caused him
to be nailed at the plate. The Fall Riv-
ers were blanked.
In the second inning Portland scored
after two men were out. Deadly got
first while Platt was caught at second.
The great second baseman stole second
and scored on Rogers's single. Right
here the Fall Rivers forged ahead.
Klobedanz hit Brady and gave Fennelly
his baseson balls. Ladd was out on
Clymer's great catch. Van Alstine hit
for two bases and Smith threw wide on
M. McDermott's hit. O'Neal put in a
single and the score was Fall Rivers, 8;
Portlands, O.
In the third inning there was consid-
cradle batting. Burke and Burns led off
with singles, and 'Jed Prouty'' Mains
put in a two Dagger, scoring Burke.
With Burns and Mains on third and Sec
ond, Ladd retired the next two batsmen,
but Platt came to time with two bag
ger against the left-ield fence, bringing
in two runs.
In the Fall Rivers half, Clymer made
circus catch Of Burrill's fly and then
Brady hit for two bases. Brady and
Ladd followed with singles and the
blackboard read Portlands, 5; Fall Riv-
ers, 5.
In the fourth inning Rogers made a
muff and Klobedanz gave three men
bases on balls in succession. Portlands,
5; Fall Rivers, I.
The Portlands won out in the fifth in
ming. Mains hit for a single, went to
second when Fennelly fumbled Clymer's
hit and Klobedanz's base on balls filled
the bases. Platt hit to M. McDermott
and Mains persisted at the plate. Deadly
hit a'pop fly which McDe rmott dropped
and was declared out. Two out and
the bases full, Smith hit to McDermott
who, in trying to catch Platt at second,
tossed the ball wide. Clymer came in on
the error and then Rogers covered him.
self with glory. Hehit the ball a re-
sounding whack and it landed up against
the house in right field while Smith and
Platt ran home. Then the game was
over. The score: