The Portland daily press., 1895-08-21

N trembling anxiety and
II Sssths$ delicious enthusiasm. The
II WVa whole thing was as good
III =-N-.k,~ an entertainment as the
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nate termination.
Yerrick was in the box for Portland,
and the skilful Sullivan for the visitors.
Both men did fine work, especially at
critical moments, Yerrick excelling in
strike outs.
Portland began by getting one run in
the first. Leighton reached first on
Saffer's out at second. Daley's error,
Yeager's passed ball and Spills hit
brought Jack home. Our second run in
the fourth, by virtue of Spills two
Dagger and Magoon's single
They got three in the fourth by Sulli-
vans single, Lang's sacrifice, Yerrick's
tumble of Hannlvan's grounder and hits
by Davis and Yeager.
Corbett was responsible for Pawtuckets'
run in the sixth. Daley reached first on
hit. Waldron's hot grounder was right
to touch Daley, missed him and threw so
quick and wild to second, that Spill
couldn't get it. So nobody was out,
when there was every chance for a
double, had he thrown Immediately to
second. Then Barton sacrificed and
Sulliyan's hit brought Daley home.
The seventh was indeed the bloody
seventh for Pawtucket The score was 4
to in their favor. Magoon began things
with clean hit to right. Waldron started
to throw to first, but threw down to the
ground instead and Magoon took second
Corbett's high fly fell between Lang and
Whiting, and was hit. Magoon took
third. Terrien waited for four and the
bases were full Yerrick hit to Lang,
who threw wild to Yeager and Magoon
scored. Everybody was full of hope when
Slater came to the bat. He was worthy
of their confidence, and his own record in
EN- ergencies. He drove the first ball
pitched for two bases over Barton's head,
and three runs came in, amidst
tremendous enthusiasm and app lause.
That one hit OF Slater's with it's result
was worth the price of admission. Every
body thought that it had won the game
for us right at that point. We were two
ahead and our chances for victory were
certainly better than Paw tuckets. But
we couldn't get another run, and we
couldn't, or didn't, prevent Pawtucket
from getting all they wanted. That S
about the size of it. 1t was one, two,
three and out for us in the eighth. They
got one, an earned one, by Barton's hit
and steal and Lang's unexpected and I'M
accountable single. 1t was 6 to 5 in our
favor at the beginning of the ninth. We
needed to extend our lead, and Terrien
began the ninth with a fine single to
right. He was put out at second by
Yerrick's grounder Slaters' scratch hit
gave us two on bases. Then Shaffer made
fine effort, but unfortunately his line
drive was right in Writings direction.
Two were out and Jack Leighton came
to the bat He calmly waited for four,
and the bases were full. There was the
emergency that demanded the real grit
and skill that wins games. O'Rourke
hardly had a chance to show what he
couldSdo, for his high foul over by the
left field benches was splendidly captured
by Shortstop Hannayan,, who outran
Third Baseman Daley and made a magni-
ficent catch. 1t was Hannivan who ex-
hibited at that point the real grit and
skill that wins games.
Pawtuckets' best hitters came to the
bat in their half of the ninth. They had
to make one score to tie us and two to
win. 1t was unfortunate indeed that
Whiting should reach first by being hit
by the ball Then unlucky Frank Spill
performed as usual. He ought to have
captured Hannivan's grounder, but he
fumbled it and Whiting was advanced to
third. Yerrick kept up his good work by
striking Davis out for the second time.
Da Wis Is bad man to strike out. He is
more likely to mako home run. Then
Yeager placed skilful single out into
right and the score was tied. Ii Spill had
captured Hanivan, as he ought, their
run getting would have stopped there and
we'd have had another chance, because
Daley was struck out for the second time
Yerrick's work in that last exciting in
ming was certainly very admirable.
Waldron came up and placed a clean
single down over second and the game
was won,
The score: