The Portland daily press., 1894-04-25
THE FIELD OF SPORTS
Rain Interfered With the Game With
Colby.
Nine to Nothing in Favor of Portland in
the Middle of the Fifth-Home Boys
PLAYED an ErrorIess Game.

the Middle of the Fifth-Home Boys
PLAYED an Error1ess Game.
The game yesterday was devoid of special
interest, because there was no contest
worth mentioning. There were some good
plays on both sides but the Portlands took
the lead from the start and were far ahead
when the game was called in the middle of
the fifth inning because of rain. The at
tendance was very small because of the
cold and threatening weather, and those
who stayed at home must have been glad
of it when the rain came down. Those In
attendance were glad that the roof OF the
grand stand does not leak this year.
Neither Mahoney or the two star pitchers
had arrived, but Captain Fennelly was
there. Ed Flavin played second and did
good work there, and at the bat. A detailed
account is as follows
In the first inning Cook led off with two.
base hit. Slater got his base on balls,
Casey made a hit and Cook and Slater came
home on Totman's wild throw over the
home base. Then Captain Fennelly made
hit Casey went out at third, but Fennelly
came home on Mackey out at first. That
ended the run getting for the inning.
The Colbys were fielded out in one, two,
three order.
In the second inning, Flavin struck out,
Kelley made a hit Cook flied out to left,
Slater again waited for four balls, Casey
hit to third and Kelley was forced out.
For the Colbys, Patterson struck out,
Latlip sent hot liner to Shumway, who
reached for it and got it, making fine stop.
Totman went out at first.
Captain Fennelly came to the bat first in
the third inning and smashed hot hit
down by second, Mackey sent another hot
. one to third and both he and Fennelly were
doubled up on first and second by one of
the best plays of the game. Hill also went
out at first by another good play of G..
J. Purington at third.
Pitcher Whitman came up first and was
out, Fennelly to Slater. B. Purington sent
a slow one to Shumway, but was not lively
enough for our lively third baseman, and
was out at first. Osborn struck out.
In the fourth Shun1way was out by high
foul to third Ed Flavin then got second on
a long drive over left fields head. Kelley
was out at first and Flavin took third.
Cooks high foul spoiled the hope of a run.
Hoxie, for Colby, went out at first, g.
Purington got Colby's first and only hit,
short fly over second. Coffin struck out and
Purington stole second. Patterson struck
out.
In the fifth Slater knocked high fly and
third and short stop succeeded in muff1ng it
together Slater stole second and came
home on Casey's two Dagger. Fennelly and
Mackey went out at first. Casey came home
on a wild pitch. Hill got hit. stole second
and took third on Shumway's hit. Flavin
got his second two Dagger and Hill and
Shumway came in. Kelley's hot liner was
muffed by third and Flavin took third. Cook
was hit by a pitched ball. Flavin and
Kelley came in on Slaters two Dagger. Two
more earned runs.
Game was called at $780, on account of
rain.
There is no telling how many more runs
there would have been in this inning.
Casey was at the bat and Slater all ready to
slide in home over the mud
The home team made good showing,
though the Colbys are not such a hard team
to win from as the Bowdoins. Patterson
was batted in five innings for twelve hits
with total of seventeen, and not an error
did the Portlands make of any kind. The
Colbys played good fielding game, but are
not good run getters. They got but one hit
off Kelley, and the Bowdoins found no great
difficulty in finding him on Fast Day. The
Colbys are heavy men this year, averaging
larger than Bowdoin, but are not such good
hitters, and apparently not such good
fighters for victory. They coach with the
vim that only Colby always did have in this
regard, and probably always will. Patterson
is a swift pitcher and fields the position
admirably, keeping the runners very close
to the bases, but he doesn't control his
curves to the best advantage.
Osborn, Colby's first baseman, IS a negro
boy of large proportions. He is Freshman
this year, and is worthy of the honor of be-
ing Freshman ana first baseman on the
college team at the same time. He is sure
and quick and born base ball player, from
his wooley head down. He is the son of Sam
Osborn, the widely known and universally
popular janitor of Colby. Congratulations
to old Sam for his smart boy, who is as good
scholar as he is ball player.
Following is the detailed score:
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