The Portland daily press., 1894-07-12
THE FIELD OF SPORTS
The POrtlands Batted Connie MUIR
ply All Over the Lot.
JOE HORNUNG BADLY HURT
WHILE BASE RUNNING.

His Leg Was Twisted, and He Was Car
ried from the Field-A WaIkover for
the Portlands, Who Played Like In
dians.
Alas for poor Connie Murphy-Connie, he
of .srazze. dazzle fame his star is on the
wane and swhen the Ides of next March
shall have passed he may be classed among
those dear old has beens.'' Connie, the
once great lion of the New England league.
he with the copper plate gall was cut down
in the second crop the hey-day of his youth
yesterday. even as the State of Maine far
mer sewers the.stalks of the daisy, or white
weed in haying time. Alas. poor Con.
we knew him we'll, and maledictions on the
man on the left field bleachers, who pro-
claimed aloud that the aforesaid Con. had
lost his grip. Con. had wretched support
SO did Carey.
1t would be waste of space to give the
details of the game because the Worcesters
couldn't hit Carey's slow, tantalizing
curves, and what heart they had was
knocked clean out of them when Joe Horn
ung was knocked out in the very first in
ming.
Only the striking points of the game will
interest the base ball readers of the PRESS.
The Portlands showed striking contrast
tostheir game of yesterday, and won in
walk but one incident occurred that went
straight to the hearts of the sympathetic
spectators who lose sight Of the rivalry on
the ball field when one of the contestants
is injured. Joe Hornung opened at the bat
for the Worcesters. Joeswas applauded for
the old timer is prime favorite here. being
gentleman, every inch of him. Joe land
edson the ball for single.He squared away
at first base sprepared to make a steal of
second. He made great try as Carey
pitched the ball. Strange as it may seem,
Joe went in to second feet first. Burns took
Mahoney's throw and touched Hornupg
before:he reached the bag. Joe landed in
heap, and rolling over on his back cried
out for somebody to turn his leg around.
The poor fellows foot was twisted all out
of shape. sand he lay grooming on the
ground. Oliver Burns showed enough pre-
sence of mind to run over and straighten
out Hornungs twisted limb. Old Joe was
writhing in agony, and lay helpless on the
ground. The players gathered around him
and Slattery calledsfor a doctor. DR. Baker
was in the stand and went out to second
base. He made superficial examination of
Hornung's leg, found that the ankle had
been dislocated. Hornung was carried from
the fieldss and taken to the West End hotel.
He was unable to walk, but was removed
to the. Boston boat last night. A noticeable
incident in connection with the accident
occurred when the physician asked for ssome
banoages. Charles Woodbury., a gentleman
who walked on clutches, went out and gave
Hornung the bandages fromshis own leg.
Mr.. Woodbury. was amply applauded.
ha srnD in he
first inning by:sharp hitting,a base on balls
and Hornung's tumble. The Worcesters
made their first run in their second, when
Kennedy lifted the ball out into back bay
for a.home run.
With the score to l., the Portlands fell
upon Connie and smote him hip and thigh.
Jim Garry opened up with two Dagger
that shouIdshave sbeen an out. Slater in.
his anxiety flied out to McGlone. Bradley
sacrificed SLATER over to third and there
were two sout. Casey hit ball that Nc
Glonescouldn't handle. and the midget
was safe at first. Up came Harry Smith,
and his contribution was double. Ma
honey laced the ball to the corner in left
field for three bases. Oliver Bunrs laced to
right for two bases and Charlie Smith hit
for a single. Connie looked discouraged
when the boy on the blackboard hung up
the sign, Portland, 8; Worcester, l. Even
Farrell Zone of .the toughest ball players in
this league) had nothing to say.
If that was cinch, it was not compare
son to the bombardmentsof Comics curves
that followed in the sixth. Everything
seemed to be coming our way and even
such excellent ball player as Slattery
seemed to be infecte with the contagion,
for he muffed Garrys fly, as if his hands
1o1
bition of his usual 'heady'' ball playing
Sand hunted along the line to.third easily
beating the ball to first. Bradley.and Casey
each pounded out singles and Harry Smith
hit through that allegeds second baseman,
Farrell. Mahoney hit out to Slattery and
that excellent ball player recovered, and
i by greatsrun got the ball. Oliver Burns,
who is praised more.abroad than at home,
hit for triple, clearing the bases. The
rest of the inning is immaterial.
The Worcesters worried out two runs in
their half of the sixth, but the Portlands
let up on their Bay State rivals.
Some of the Portlands come in for great
deal of praise while others should take a
little fatherly advice. Slater, the 80 heavi-
est ball player of them all, kept up his
phenomenal record for bases on balls and
being h1t.by the pitcher. That man is
bound to reach first sbase evensif he has to
get there in an ambulance. Charlie Smith
should remember that there is home plate,
and with man on third it is shorter
throw to the plate than to first. A hint is as
good as a kick. Oliver Burns deserves cred
it for the great game : he lis playing in face
of the remarks that would not be
hurled at him were he a player from
abroad. Slater and Mike Bradley made
great catches, and Carey added another
laurel to his crown. The score in detail was:
PORTLANDS.
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