The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-05-26
National League Standing.
A New Third Baseman.


New Third Baseman.
Brockton, May 25-Manager Allen of the
Brockton ball team, expects James Spear of
Syracuse, to play third base here. He is
commencing Saturday Two men are to be
released.
Games Postponed.
All games in the New England league
were postponed on account of rain.
Hebron Academy VS.. Y. NJ G. A.
The Hebron Academy and Y. M. G. A.
teams will cross bats ON the Portland
grounds, Memorial day, at 10 a. m. Allen
and Libby will be the battery for the Y. NJ.
G. AS and Eaton and Wilson for the
Hebrons.
Base Ball Notes.
Catcher Merritt, of the Bostons, who played
here with the champions, the other day, has
been released because of the injury to his
thumb which has rendered it advisable to
dispense with his services.
Stivetts, of Boston, has pitched in nine
games this season and won but two.
That was great game at Wilkesbarre
Wednesday. Troy made the only run in
the 18th inning. Keenan, and Meakin were
the pitchers.
The Bostons will play in Haverhill next
Monday. Manager Irwin will try hard to
land a winner on that day. He has strong
club which will compel the champions to
put up good ball to win.
The day has gone by when a ball player
can play inditferently for the purpose of
getting his release. The medicine now
dished out to sthe player for careless work
is a lay-off without pay.
Again the bad weather disappointed the
Io1I IL l..
| anxious to see the Fall Rivers for the first
| time this season.
! Today's games are Fall River at Haverhill
Worcester at Brockton, Portland at Paw
| tucket, Lewiston at Bangor.
Bicycle Race at Bath.
Bath, May 25.-The Bath Cycle club has
very nearly completed preparations for
their field day at the Bath Driving park
May 80. An extensive list of entries has
already been received from numbers of
wheelmen having signified their intention
of contesting. Following is the programme
of the days SPORT
| Half mile open to the state.
2.-One mile for championship of Bath.
| 3.-Half mile novice open to B. @. G. and
| Spider club
| 4.-One mile open to state.
5.-Half mile open to Spider club.
Gone mile nearest to four minutes
| open.
7-One mile consolation race.
| S.-Two mile open to Bath Cycle club.
Good Fishing.
| = City Messenger MACEDONIAN and Chas. A
Rounds returned from their fishing trip to
Weld Pond yesterday. They were there two
days. MI. MacGowan brought home his catch
and had them on exhibition in his office
| yesterday. He had ten salmon, the largest
| weighing three and one-half pounds, and
| four or five trout and several pickerel. 1t
was a splendid catch in two days fishing
Mr.. Rounds caught nearly as many.
| In General.
| The Bangor Wheelmen's club held large
| ly attended meeting Thursday evening and
| elected E. G. Weston, captain; H. H Hodge,
first lieutenant, and Walter Robinson,
second lieutenant.
Samuel Saunders, the Portland black
smith, has been putting in several weeks of
| positive enjoyment. He has been at Pea
body Pond almost every day a-fishing. He
has rude camp near the pond, which is his
| headquarters in the daytime, and he devotes
| himself to the sport with an enthusiasm
akin to that of the immortal Walton. A ten
| pound salmon trout, is among his latest tro-
phies.-Bridgeton News.
At the Augusta trotting park the mana
| gers have decided to build, Immediately, a
track for bicycle riding inside the regular
race track and this new track will be exclu-
sively for bicyclists.
The Bath Gun Club has extended an invi-
| tation to the Ellsworth sGun Club to attend
| it's tournament in that place on. the 9th of
June.
| 1t is settled fact that PASSPORT is to
have a well equipped half-mile trotting
| park, during the present season. City
| Attorney J. H. McFaul, who is the owner of
| the location out at Spring Farm, has con
| cluded to commence the construction of the
| track at once, on his own account, and
whenscompleted will lease it to the Driving
| Association or others.
Bridgton has full fedged bicycle club.
| The name adopted is Bridgton Wheel Club,
President Frank; Mccain, first Vice Presi-
dent; Horace g. Larrabee, second Vice
Pre- sident; Harry q. Gibbs, sec'y: and treas. !;
! Will Dunn, Captain; j. II; Walker, LIST
| Lieut.; Arthur Greenwood, I'd Lieut.; H. c..
| Gibbs, Percy Frisbee, j. II. Walker, Bust
| ness Committee. Officers to be elected at
| the first meeting in May, for term of one
| year. szzas
Unless stormy, the members of the Wheel
| ing Division of the Athletic club, will have
| a run today to the Sea View cottage for a
| seven o'clock supper. Take either the four
| OF six O'Clock ferry. If the weather is favor
| able good time is assured.
| The yacht Brentwood is being overhauled
and repaired on the marine railway.
Without Water.