The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-07-12
BASE BALL.
The Dovers Are Not CUTTERS and Came
Near Winning.

HiH1ii. Singles anu QOuDIeS followed ID
rapid succession, and the bats of the
heavy hitting Dovers played "rat-a-tat-
tat'' on the ball, and the spectators were
on the tip toe of excitement until ely
mer gathered in Morelock's wicked hit
and threw the ball to first, thus ending
one OF the finest games seen here this
season. The game showed that the
Dovers were far from being cutters and
they never give up until the last man is
out.
1t is seldom that so much clever bunt-
| ing is seen in one game. When player
was called upon to sacrifice he did SO
willingly, and the result was several
scratch singles that were prolific of a
great deal of good. There was enough
heavy batting to please the most exact
ing and there were many fine fielding
plays and some tall sprinting.
Mains was as steady as the eight day
clock in his Windham lone, and with
the exception of the last inning was not
batted to any great extent.
If you were not at the game you can
get an idea of the progress of the players
from the following:
Morse and Mains were the opposing
pitchers. and the Portlands were the
first at the bat. Smith was the first
man up and he hit sharply to Hanivan.
The latter threw into the bleachers and
Smith was on third. Burns cracked out
| single and Smith scored. Burns stole
| second and came home on two Dagger
by Jimmy Rogers. So much for our
half of the first.
For the Dovers, Garry led off with a
single, Cook struck out and Mains's wild
throw to catch Garry mapping let him up
to second. Hanivan hunted the ball and
beat it out, while Garry ran to third
Flanagan hit to Clymer, and while Han
ivan was being put out at first Garry
scored. Mains threw Morelock out.
Portlands 2, Dovers l.
The Portlands were decidedly in the
majority in the second. Young Patter-
son, the Freeport boy, acted as. toast
master, and slugged the sphere for sim
gle. The other players took the cue.
Little Smith tried to sacrifice. He must
have had horse shoe in his pocket, for
he hunted, and by burst of speed beat
the ball out and was credited with hit.
Burns did the same trick. He hunted
and gave an elegant exhibition of sprint
ing, He was also credited with hit.
On Morse's wild throw Patterson scored,
and the men on bases ''jollied' along.
Rogers and Burke flied out, but the end
was not SO near as was expected. ely
mer hit for single and Smith and Burns
scored. Clymer stole second by fine
slide. Willie Evergreen Mains tapped
the ball for single and Clymer came
across the rubber. Mahoney got to first
on four bad balls and Charley Platt, who
was booked for release short time ago,
hit for two bases. That great hit cleared
the bases before Patterson flied out to
first.
Portlands Z, Dovers l.
The Dovers did not score again until
the eighth inning. Morse led off with
single and stole second, Mahoney not
making the slightest attempt to catch
him. Garry hit to the infeld, but when
the ball was thrown to Burns to head off
Morse Burns muffed and both Morse and
Garry were safe. Cook sacrificed Morse
across the plate.
In the Portlands' half of the eighth in
ming, after two men were out, they
scored one earned run. Rogers hit for
two bases and Burke singled. a
The fun came in the ninth after the
Portlands had been blanked and every
thing rested with the Dovers. They
needed six runs to tie and this describes
the squirt they made when everybody
thought they were not in it,
Morelock raised the hopes of his fell
low players by a fine single. Riley sim
gled to left and Burke fumbled the ball.
Morelock stopped on third and Riley on
second, O'Connell hita high fly to Burke
and was out, but as the bridegroom
couldn't throw, Morelock scored, while
Riley went to third. Donohue was out
on grounder to Rogers. There were
two out but the Dovers didn't lose heart.
Morse hit for single and Garry Cook
and Buck Sullivan followed with two
Dagger each, and Smith fumbled Elan
nagan's hit. 1t looked as if we were
done for, but Morelock had done his
share, and at his second turn at the bat
in this, the last inning, hit to Clymer and
was out.
The agony was over and Portland was
once more the victor, while an agent
from the Providence team ran out into
the field and offered Mains, Burns and
Rogers summer residence on Narragan-
sett Bay and chance to star this winter
in baseball drama if they would 90 to
Providence and join Burnham's team.
The score:
PoRTLANDS.
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