The Portland daily press., 1895-05-09
DOLlN DID IT.
A Home Run and Eleven New Bedford
Men Struck Out.
WE WERE THE FIRST TO DOWN
THE LEADERS.

Today-Jack Daniels Never Was Far
Behind Dolap-We Must Field Better
Today and the Game is Ours-"Ted'
Webster VIII Be in Centre Field.
Yesterdays game showed cur weakness
during the western trip. Il showed We were
weak in the box principally also that there
are other weak spots. One of these was in
centre field, not so much because Dsmill
cannot field the position as because he was
very weak at the bat. He made marvel
lous one-hand catch of Nyce's sky sorape
yesterday and for that deserves credit. but
he was released last night and Tied"
Webster, OF Portland, wEo has worn our
uniform before, will play in left field today.
Daniels will pitch and there is plenty of
| reason for hope of another victory.
| At about 2.30 yesterday afternoon the two
| teams lead by band pa1aded the streets
preparatory TO going out to the Deering
| grounds. The Portlands were in the first
carriage and wore citizens clothes which
made them look more downcast and soInbre
| than ever, in comparison with the leaders
of the league vino followed in three
5arouches and clad in bright green sweaters
and gray trousers.
None of the spectators felt very much like
cheering. except when they saw Dolan, but
they approved of this putting of the best
foot forward and they all went out to the
game.
About nine hundred people had assembled
by 3.l5 O'Clock. ! he Portlands were praotic-
ing and there was Ashe on first base,
WHAT'S the matter with Slater?" said
everybody. The fact was that the long
legged captain was rendered hors-de-
combat in the game at New Bedford, Tues
day, by that very fresh youth, Weihl, who
guards second base for New Bedford. brave
| ly and we'll, be it is said, who shouts and
whoops on the coaching lines like banana
peddlar, and who ran into Captain Slater
in very unnecessary way, as an eyewit-
ness declares, and hurt his leg quite
seriously.
Umpire Connolly did not call time till $50
O'Clock. Corbett, the new second baseman,
had not shown up. SO, Lauder kept his place
at the second bag.
Portland went fist to the bat. and Ashe
struck out. This was bad beginning.
certainly, and everybody felt discouraged.
There wasn't much buoyancy of hope insthe
crowd, at that stage of the game anyway
/ leighton hit safely and stole second. Spill
died at first and Lauder followed with a
scratch hit. The little fellow hustled to
first ahead Of the ball in ine style. leighton
came in and We had earned a rug. Magoon
waited for four balls and Dolan died at
first.
When Harry DoIan went into the box to
face the leaders of the New England league,
he was loudly applauded. He began very
easily and apparently luzly. He bit Weihl
in the leg. Steere cracked out a bit and
Weihl came home on a bad thrown ball by
Goodhart, bis only N istake of the game.
| This certainly was not encouraging But
the crowd waited patiently. They had
pie ] ty of faith in Dolan. ard it was imme-
diately justified. Nyce, Dolan's associate
| on The Bostons, popped a fly to Magoon, and
| then with those big swooping drops, both
slow and fast, and those swift shoots from
| that skilful left arm, the next two men,
| Troy and sharp, were killed at the home
plate.
McManus began our second inning with
clean hit. Goodhalt reached first on
Clancy's error and Ashe did the same thing
on Steeres error. Another rafting hit by
Jack Leighton, an error by Dooley and
hit by Magoon Melted us five runs. The
band struck up lively tune and the crowd
was very happy. 1t was almost too good to
ne true.
They got one run in their second on an
error by Ashe and Mahoney's two-bagger.
We were still far ahead and still happy.
We did nothing particular In The third. but
Fred Doe did. Ashe sent rafting base
hit out o him in left, and he nailed Demill
at the home plate with beautiful throw
that excited great applause. The roughs
who greeted him with Dirty Doe." when
he came to the bat in the previous inning
We're silt need after that throw.
In their half of the third we were plunged
down from our happy heights to depths of
woe and disgust. By hits and an error of
lIagoon's. and Fred Does second success
full judgment of balls and waiting for them.
they had one run madeS by Steere and
Nyce, Sharp and Doe G.were ON the bases.
Dolan had struck out Troy and Dooley, and
| then Mahoney Knocked an easy grounder
to SPILL. Our uncertain short stop fumbled
it and then threw the ball over Ashes head
into the crowd. All three men came home
| and the score was tied. This was exasper-
ating. There were Kisses as we'll as groans.
But after such costly errors. it is generally
safe to reflect that the same error, when it
DOESN'T cost anything, doesn't seem so
awful. Frank Spill is ball player and nan
| do good work both in the field and at the
bat, and he will yet give a good account of
| himself.
We got another in the fifth, and they fgot
two in the fifth, and were ahead of US. We
got two in the sixth and had chance for
more, but Magoop struck out and McManuss
sharp hit to third doubled up him and
Lauder in n very pretty double play. the
| only one of the game.