The Portland daily press., 1895-08-07

~ the village first base
| man was hesitating
where to throw the ball
first. O'Rourke hit safe, sending Leigh
ton to third, and himself taking second
on the throw in to catch Leighton at
third. Spill and Magoon struck out.
Brad, the first man up for Lewiston,
hit a hot one to Yerrick, who threw him
out at first. Pettee followed suit and the
crowd applauded. Reagan was struck
out.
In the second Pettee assisted Corbett
out and Terrien was out on pop fly to
Brady and Yerrick grounded to O'Con-
nell. Flack was victim, Magoon to
Slater. Shea then hit for three bases to
right, but was left at third as Magoon
threw out O. Connell and Chrisham rolled
an easy one to Slater.
| O'Connell muffed Reagan's throw off
Slater in the third, and he stole second.
Shaffer again struck out, but Grant
muffed the third strike and Slater went
up notch. Leighton banged one of
Mains's straight balls and it sailed over
| the right field fence for home run !;
O'Rourke struck out, and Mains disposed
of Spills grounder.
| Grant struck out and Mains singled by
second base. Grady hit safely to right.
The ball hit Mains and the big chief was
called out. Pettee also singled to right,
landing Grady on third, but he was left
there, Reagan hitting to Spill and Pettee
was forced.
Portland never saw first base in the
fourth. With one man out in the Lewis
ton half, Shea cracked a safe one to the
right field fence. O'Connell famed and
a double play was only prevented by Cor
bett failing to hold Terrien's fine throw
of tho third strike when Shea ran to
second. The inning closed by fine catch
OF Leighton's from Crisham's S bat
In the. fifth, Shaffer, with two out was
given pass to first. In playing off he
was caught by Mains. Little Grant began
with a hit that went bounding over
second. He stole second. Mains couldn' t
even touch Yerrick and struck out in
fine STYLE Grant stole third and Brady S
hit to centre brought him in. Brady
stole second. Pettee's sacrifice placed
Brady on third and Frank Spill was
right on deck when Reagan lined to him.
Flack and Brady got catches in the
next and Pettee and O'Connell disposed
of Spill. Slater went out and reached
Flack's ball and tossed it to Yerrlck
Shea once more singled. A wild pitch
moved him along, but "all was well'' as
Crisham struck out.
In the seventh Reagan threw out Ma
goon and Corbett rolled one to Pettee
Terrien got the bag on Reagan's low
throw, but was left, as Yerrick struck
out. Grants fly ball to "Pompadour
JIM" "Little Billie doubled to left
centre but Brady hitting to Magoon he
was touched out on the illness. Pettee
hit to Spill forcing Brady.
Shea retired Slater on a throw, but was
unable to field Shaffer's bunter in the
eighth. Shaffer then stole second
Leighton flied to Flack, and O'Rourke
was equal to the emergency for his single
to centre sent Shaffer home and he took
second on the throw home. Spill took
first on four bad ones. The last ball was
wild pitch and o. Rourke went to third.
Spill then stole but Magoon flied to left.
Reagan again famed air. Flack, who
: was hit on the forearm, tried to make the
umpire think he had been killed, but
Connolly had seen the bluff tried before,
and he struck out. Shea was out, Spill
to Slater.
Corbett was due for hit in the ninth
and hit out beauty to right fold.
Terrien sacrificed him to second. Yerrick
failed to connect and took his seat on the
bench. Reagan ran in and took Skaters
ball.
With two out, Lewiston proceeded to
tie the score. O'Connell began with a
hit to right, the ball going up against
the fence. Crisham, however, hit to Spill
and double play resulted. Grant hit a
liner straight as dye to Corbett who
fumbled and the ball got away. Mains
doubled, scoring Grant Brady made a
baser sending Mains to third and Pettee's
hit scored Bill. Brady stole third, Terrier
throwing to second and having Pettee
easy, but Corpett not only muffed bu,
! away sped the ball to centre and Brad y
came in with the tieing run. Reagan
struck out and the agony was over.
, In the tenth, which was exciting,
Shaffer hit safely to left and Leighton
made beautiful bunt hit. O'Rourke
struck out. Spills base on balls filed the
bases Magoon sent liner to Pettee and
( a double play retired the side as the
second baseman caught Spill off the base
Williams, who was brought into service
t flied to Slater, Shea ditto, and O'Connell
, fouled to Terrien.
In the eleventh Corbett grounded the