The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-05-31
TWO TOURNAMENTS.
Unprecedented Crowds Witness Ball
Games Yesterday.
LEWISTON EAND PORTLAND EACH
WIN ON HOME GROUNDS.

In Portland in the Afternoon Great but
Orderly Crowd See the Lewistons De-
feated-Visitors Leave the Field Near
the Close of the Game-National League
and Other Games.
~ Never before within the memory of the
Oldest inhabitant has there been such
crowd of people at the Deering grounds.
The exact number is not known, but
there must have been fully 45OO present
About 1900 paid to get in, and several
hundred came over the fence. That was
about the easiest way to get in, for it
took football rusher from Bowdoin Is
minutes to get in by the ticket chopper.
Every seat was occupied, and the crowd
sought the top of the fence, the roof of
the grand stand, trees, telegraph poles
and the outfeld. There was an immense
ring of people reaching clear around the
whole field, which made it necessary to
allow only two bases on hit into the
crowd. That accounts for the large
| number OF two-base hits.
| The gathering was good natursd one
in face of the childish and dishonorable
tactics adopted by Manager Leighton
and Captain Moore of the Lewistons.
They tried big game of bluff, and it
didn't work. They claimed that Clare's
delivery was illegal, and refused to play.
Perhaps the big lead the Portlands had
and the way they were hammering the
ball had something to do with Leighton's
action. Umpire Bacon waited five min
utes for the Lewistons to play, and then
awarded the Portlands the game, 8 to 0.
1t showed ingratitude to the large gath
ering in face of the fact that the Lewis
tons made twice as much money in Port
| land yesterday, as the Portlands did in
Lewiston.
| The game was spirited one, and de-
| spite the hustling around that the Port
land players had done since almost sum
rise, they were in fine fettle and walked
right away from their opponents. Young
Brickley came down from Haverhill to
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Lewistons began to bat him so hard that
Glare was substituted, and that is what
caused all of the trouble.
| The Lewistons began the run-getting.
| and about 300 enthusiasts who had come
from the Spindle City inflated their lungs
Sheehan began with base on balls, but
perished at second on Leighton's hit.
| Spill sacrificed Leighton to second and
Burke muffed Abel Lezottes high f1y.
1t was surprise. Hart's double brought
in the two runs. In the third, Spill
laced out a corking double and ran home
on Deady's muff of Lezotte's fly. The
score stood 8 to Portlands' zero when
the home team cut loose in this inning.
| Brickley was out at first, when Deaoy
did his familiar curt Welch trick. The
pitcher hit him in the back, and he went
up to first. Smith singled, and Captain
Rogers set good example by hitting the
ball into the crowd for two bases. For
years Jack Burke has been dangerous
man at the bat in tight pinch. He kept
up this reputation by lining the ball to
the fence, and couple of runs came in.
The score was now tied, and everybody
cheered
There was more cheering in the fourth
when the Portlands got lead of three.
and that, too, after two men were out.
Brickley began with single, and Clymer
took his spasm and went out on the
coaching lines. Remember how they
used us this morning." he yelled. as
| Deadly hit the ball on the seam for two
bags. Brickley scored. Smith was Civ
en- first on balls, and Rogers was due for
a hit. He got it and Deadly scored.
Then up came Jack Burke again. Bang
went the ball for a single, and Smith
came in. Burns struck out, and we led,
6 to 8.
The Lewistons tied the score in the
same inning, when they fell upon Brick
ley. Spill, Hart and Moore singled, and
Abel Lezotte hit the ball into the crowd.
The Portlands got one more in the sixth
on singles by Deadly and Burke, and two
more in the seventh on Clymer's single,
McCormick's tumble and doubles by
Glare and Deadly. In the eighth Burns's
double and Mains single gave us anoth-
er. The Lewistons were unable to touch
Glare, so Leighton made his absurd kick
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