The Portland daily press., 1895-06-19
THE FIELD OF SPORT.
The Portlands Hit the Ball Very
Hard Yesterday.
THEY COULDN'T HIT DUNN AND
FIELDED WRETCHEDLY.

Hence the Remarkable Score in Our Favor
of 10 to Quinn Was Puzzler-His
Debut Was Very OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Fielding and Goodhart's Hitting Were
Features-Hassett's Umpiring Very
Satisfactory.
The situation was very much reversed
yesterday over the previous days game
with Pawtucket. 1t seemed as if they
could hardly be the same two ball teams
and they were not quite the same, neither
was the umpire the same.
There was general satisfaction and re-
lief when Hassett, instead of the in
efficient Murphy, walked forth and called
play.
There had been some kicking by
Manager Bacon previous to the game. He
had expressed himself as determined not
to play if Hassett umpired, but Snap"
Lang called his men on to the field when
Hassett appeared and Bacon never yipped.
1t was Bacon who was most bitter
against Hassett, and most active in secur-
ing his removal.
Our new big pitcher, Dunn, was in the
box for Portland, and he proved to be
very effective. He kept the Pawtuckets
down to six scattered hits, no two of
which We're in any one inning. His
manner of pitching is similar to that of
Gary, of our last years team, only more
so and better Though SO big man he
throws slow ball, and is very moderate
in his movements. But he is also very
deceptive. Though he struck out but one
man, they couldn't hit him hard or safe
He has big drop and out and is as
steady as clock. He is a fairly good
batter for a pitcher He got clean hit
yesterday and is evidently liable to get
one most any time.
We began to pound Todd in the first
inning, and we kept it up right through.
We should have won had they played a
good game, but the fact that they played
a wretched game resulted in cur big
walkoyer. Nearly all of them were about
o. likely to make a bad play as a good
ole Barton was poor substitute behind
the bat for Yeager. He couldn't throw
within ten feet of any. given point
Hanivan was the hero in error making
The way the grounders laughed at him
was beautiful to see-for us. Bierbauer
let base hits extend themselves into two
baggers whenever he had a chance, and
even "Snap" Lang succumbed to a
grounder that started straight for him.
The only really good play by the visitors,
was when Haniyan fumbled grounder
and 'Snap" got it and snapped it over to
first so quickly that it made our eyes
wink to look at him.
The chief interest of the game was in
the question as to whether Pawtueket
would be whitewashed or not and in the
magnificent fielding of Portland, Magoon
easily carried off the honors. His work
in the third inning was something to
enthuse over for a long time afterwards.
Barton was on third. Todd raped a
lightning liner that was aimed very low
Magoon rushed ahead and got it just an
inch above the ground. He was on his
base and two men were out in a jiffy.
He captured the next man too. Whiting
placed beauty between third and short.
It was base hit sure, apparently. but
Magoon, just reached and stopped it with
his left hand. He had it off the ground
and over to first like flash. He was just
in time.
Both Spill and Corbett played perfect
games, though they had seven chances
apiece and some of them very difficult.
Goodhart lead in the hitting -Four
hits in succession and one of them a
three Dagger and one base on balls, with
a batting record of 1000 for the game is
something to be proud of. Everybody got
a hit but Terrien, and he whacked the
ball for keeps every time, but was I'M
lucky. The fact that Todd struck out
five of the Portlands shows that it was
not a poor pitcher that resulted in our
good hitting.
There is every reason for encourage
ment in regard to the home team We
are getting some good pitchers We
hass fielded for some time as well as any
team in the league and run bases better
If we can keep on hitting as we did
yesterday, we are all right
Hassett's umpiring was very excellent,
both on balls and strikes, and on the
bases He's got plenty of nerve also, and
when he says thing, he means it. Even
Snap" Lang only kicked once, and that
was when he himself got nabbed at
second.
The score: