The Portland daily press., 1895-07-24

to Umpire Bradley, in the first, when he
gave Birmingham his base on balls, after
he had struck at the last ball pitched. 1t
certainly was as rank a decision as was
ever made on the grounds. Everybody
Missed. He certainly struck at the ball.
1t was the third strike and he was struck
out Mike didn't see straight and
wouldn't admit it.
We had narrow escape in the second.
After Murphy was out at first, Delaney's
hot grounder was splendidly stopped by
Magoon, he threw it too low. Woods
grabbed Viau's grounder, but threw wild
to second, spoiled the chance for double
and let Delaney reach third. Viau tried
for second but was nabbed Then
Walters, the best hitter, came up and
Woods delighted everybody by striking
him out. So Delaney was left at third.
In the third, Birmingham hit the ball
hard to the ground and it bounded high
towards Corbett. He ought to hav run
up and caught it on that first bound.
But he waited for it, which is nearly al
ways disastrous with slow grounder.
The second bound went so high that he
could just reach it. 1t was all error, be-
cause he ought not have waited. Had he
| held it on that second bound, there
probably wouldn't have been time to
catch the man at first 1t is just as
necessary to run up on slow grounder
as it is to hold it and throw it straight
Woods spoiled base hit for Weihl in
| the fifth. He grabbed the swift liner, the
like of which many pitcher has lodged,
and stopped it SO that Spill, by quick
work, was able to get the man at first
Murphy. New Bedford S catcher, is one
of the best men in the league. He caught
Goodhart and Corbett at second in one
inning yesterday.
Magoon made wonderful play in the
seventh Nyce drove hot one down just
inside third base, Magoon got it in one
hand and then threw straight to first
from some distance behind third.
Some day Frank Spill is going to light
on one of these fellows that throws dust
up in front of him, and when he does it
will be like a thousand of bricks.
Woods has indeed justified Ma nager
Leonard s expectations of him. He is cool
and skilful and steady and strong He is
good hitter and base runner also
j. F. Lezotte, of Lewiston, '93 team,
witnessed the game yesterday from
the grand stand Mr.. Lezotte is visiting
friends in the city, and will remain few
days.
There came near being collision be-
tween Woods and Terrien in yesterdays
game. Both were running for high fly,
but as luck would have it some one sang
out out for Woods to take it, and Terrien
stopped, thus avoiding collision.
The New Bedfords will be here again
today. Yerrick and Terrien will do the
battery work for Portland, while Sulli-
van and Murphy will officiate for the
visitors Game called at 8. 10
AT BANGOR
Bangor. July 23.-Bangor could do
nothing with McGee's pitching, and re-
ceived it's first shut out of the season
With two men out and the bases full in
the fourth, Shea batted close to the foul
line in right field and the ball bounded
through uIo l6uCo duu uuQer Un6
carriages, giving him three bases. A
base on balls, two errors and double by
Toman gave the visitors three more runs
in the eighth. The features were Pettits
right field play, the catching of Barkley,
stops by Toman, Hickey. Judd and
Moore. Attendance 600. The score:
Brockton, 0 0 8 0 0 3 x-6
Bangor, 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Base hits-Brockton, 6; Bangor, A. En-
rors-Brockton, / Bangor, 8. Batteries
Magee and Shea; Braham and Barkley.
AT AUGUSTA.
Augusta. July 23.-Pawtucket won to-
dya's game by heavy batting and costly
errors by the home team. The features
were the fielding of Pickett and batting
of Baker, Hannivan and Waldron. Um-
pire Miller was replaced by Lezotte, who
gave satisfaction. Attendance 500. The
score:
Pawtucket, 2 O o 0 3 2 4-15l
Augusta, 0 0 1 l 2 3 0 2-10l
Base hits-Pawtucket Is; Augusta, 12
Errors-Pawtucket, 6; Augusta, g. Bat
teries-Sullivan and Yeager; Dilworrth
and Butler.
AT LEWISTON.