The Portland daily press., 1895-03-18
FIELD OF SPORTS.
Base Ball.


The meeting OF the directors of the Fort
land Baseball association. which was to
have been held Saturday afternoon, was
postponed until this afternoon.
T. Since the meeting of The New England
association, held in Boston Thursday night
there has been good deal OF speculation
in regard TO tho next seasons league. Sat
urday night Treasurer L. ". Nun ply re-
ceived this despatch:
Boston, March L.
E. ". Murphy: Do you consent to addit-
ion of Rloakton, Lowell. Law ence and SAL
+. H. MURNANE.
Mr. Murphy saw the other directors of
the local Club and the following reply WAS
sent:
Portland, March IS.
T. II. Mfrnans: Portland will consan:
10 admission Of Lowell Lawrei ce. Brocl1op
and Halen 10 n. L. League. provided Il
Bangor Is allowed TO remain.
E. II. MURPHY for Portland.
Reception to York County yyheeImen.
The reception and bali 10 be given at
Gilbert's tomorrow evening by the indie
pendent Ten IN honor OF the York County
Wheelmen. promises to he one of the
events of the season,and viii without doubt
be very largely attended. II Will be strictly
tickets have heell issued.
Base Ball Notes.
There is some talk at the Portland High
school Of organizing baseball team this
spring. There is plenty of good mat erial in
he schu.l. FROM which to Iick nine.
George Allen il one If the lest amal eur
pitchers in the state and there are Others of
more or less local recognition. who would
hold up the honor of the school as well as
he other athletic teams.
Tbs annual athletic meeting of the Maine
Ih;trscholhstit league. will Il, obably be held
in Rangor ncxt May.
The report that Walter Sawyer, the crack
bicycle rider. was seriously i'll is happily
Untrue, alt. IL viii lr probably seen on the
dtck. the cniine s"estn.
atts college taSa.tizli nine is fortunate
p. .aNi4., !.-st,seoi'a ut. bets. Bnnill and
.itity N lie ;0& az.Jl fCr hem this sea-
4umors from lie Bangor High school
A..s thar Godfrey. the bi-: guard OH their
fontball eleven last .all and WHO jimmy
Dyer Of he Portland High juggIed so sue
cessfuly in the Bangor-Portlan game. is
putting the sixteen pound shot something
in the neghborhood of thirty seven feet
about six feet over the state record. That
is "a pretty hard story to believe, when we
remember the job odfrey had to put it
.hirty-one feet last year.
secretary McEllis Of The Maine Inter
scholastic league, was i'll the city last
Saturday attending to business connected
with the association.
Meeting of the New England Association.
Boston, March 17.-Memhers of the New
England Baseball association met today
Messr-. Leonard and irwin stated that they
had received offers 10 leave the association.
but refused them. and voted to go on with
the association. They say that according
to he articles of the national agreement
the board of arbitration alone has the ril hit
to make any change IN circuit, so that
both Brockton and Lowell belong 10 the
New England association until otherwise
ordered.
Miles Standish Rifle Club.
There was a good attendance Saturday
night and these scores were made out OF
possible 10, tlree eighfs inch bulls eye,
distance fifteen yards: Talkins l32. Morse
I0s. Chase 102, Sfandish 10l. Ward 100, Stew