Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-07-31

excellent education. There is no other pro-
fessonsl player in the country who can
nd does fill those two positions with any
thing like Buffers success.
Now that the New Bedfords have left
Maine the attendance at the base ball
games down there will take discurlrsg-
ing drop. If New Bedford should leave
the league there would be general base
ball bankruptcy in the prohibition State
New Bedford Mercury. II the New
Bedfords quit coming to Maine there
will be more beer in the State. Lew
iston sun.
Portland Argus: Journalist Dilworth
pitched finely. \ scratch hit was all that
could be secured off him up to the sixth
inning Sullivan did we'll after the first,
when, however enough damage had been
made. He was steady, not giving base
on balls. Pickett and Doherty again
iielded splendidly, while the fly catches by
o. Rourke and Leighton were the best
features for the Portlands.
Portland Press The Remedies re-
trieved their defeat of Saturday and
beat the Portlands in one of the
most exciting games of the year
which was not decided until the last man
was out. The game was spectacular, all
through, abounding in brilliant fielding
and costly errors. Dilworth was in the
points for the visitors, and big Mike Sui
livan for Portland. Both pitched a good
game, Dilworth exceptionally so.
Colonel Philbrook and daughter Of this
city, were present at the protested Lewis
ton game, and Miss Philbrook scored it.
When the score board showed five runs in
stead of six at tho close of the eighth in
ming the error was remarked not only by
them but also by number of Lewiston
people who sat near them, some of whom
were scoring the game. The colonel says
that he saw johnson score on Doherty's
hit, and that there is not tho slightest
doubt about it,
Portland Argus: Over in Lewiston
village they have been running base bali
ever since their advent in the New Eng
land League without having al official
sc Jrer. Last week dispute arose as to
runs, and there doesn't St en- to be the
enst doubt that the Remedies won a
game which was taken from them. Man
ager Burnham has filed protest with
President Murnane in regard to the mat
ter The Lewiston press also hushed up
the assault that Fiack made upon Umpire
Cray. Flack became angry, slapped Crays
face, and was fined S25.
| Mike Leblanc, the big first baseman of
the Dewistons, told journal man, in the
presence of halt IA dozen Others, that John
son made third base on Williams over
throw to first in the protested Lewiston
game Pitcher Williams also told the
writer that it was his impression that
johnson made third on his misplay. We
do not think our Lewiston friends will
undertake to deny that Johnson could
have scored from third on the beautiful
safe drive of Doherty, who followed him.
and we trust they will decide to do the
fair and honorable thing and accord the
game to the Remedies, who honestly
won it,.
Now Bedford Mercury: For the sake
of the league, to insure good drawings,
and to interest the public, we respectfully
suggest that the Bangor. Lewiston, Port
land aud Augusta ball teams wear dresses
in their future games in this city.
For the benefit of New Bedford, it would
be Blessing if the magnates would grant
special permission to allow some of the
players to use bats of telephone pole cir
cum ference.
Considering all the other compliment
airy notices the New Bedford papers have
given their own team, comment seems I'M
ne cessary.
The Portland Argus thus describes the
double play made by Butler in the ninth
! inning of Monday game, when he caught
foul fly and doubled up Goodhart, who
had started to steal second: "a striped
sweater and a pair of snowy white. legs
were sprinting through the dust right be-
| fore the close of yesterday afternoons
game. Suddenly the great propellng
! force came at a standstill and then after
full stop was made a lively race was
run toward the first station of the base
ball diamond A ball was also cutting
the atmosphere and travelling on bee
! line to the same destiny The pig skined
sphere got there first Thereby dashed all
strong hopes for Portland victory
The New Bedford Journal, which has
stood up for Does toughs through thick
and thin, has finally turned the cold
| shoulder upon them and says that while
baseball is not dead in New Bedford, it
will take considerable careful nursing to
ever bring it back to its standing of two
months ago In referring TO the club the
! Journal says: 1.-The citizens of this city
thought they were gang of tigers who
would fight tooth and nail for victory
/ and were congratulating themselves upon
having team of aggressive ball players.
! BIT we are mistaken and the Maine pa
pers are also mistaken. The New Bedford
team is not composed of rowdies; they are
purely and simply an aggregation of very
bum players. Instead of tigers they are
lambs. Instead of gritty ball players they