The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-27
QUITE A SHOCK.
ThO Portland Players Take a Game
Saturday.
DEFEAT THE LEWISTONS BY A
NARROW MARGIN.

tionaI, New England and Minor
Leagues-Brief Notes of the Diamond
Yesterdays game was one of the most
interesting and exciting seen on the
Deering grounds this season. 1t WAS full
OF life and go from start to finish, an
other one of the old time brilliant con-
tests between tia Portlands and their
bitter rivals, the Lewiston villagers.
The local men bagan like winners but
by such trifling margin that the visi-
tors by steady squirt succeeded in twice
tieing the score.
This final inning was alone well worth
the price of admission and the stragglers
who left the enclosure satisfied that
victory had been achieved by the home
team, missed the best SPORT of the after
noon.
With three tallies that would tie and
four that would win, Captain flanagan
and his local cIew went to work with
grim determination.
paddy" Shea open ed proceedings by
lifting ball that fairly went
into the clouds. Magoon on the dead run
scampered nearly up to the homo plate
and made brilliant catch.
Foghorn I4ippert then hit one that
travelled out into left field like u
cannon ball. He easily trotted across
the rubber when the big Lewistonian
leader, who was due for a hit, placed the
ball just outside of the two inner wards.
Miller sent the sphere to right center
and when it was returned to McDougall,
the red topped pitcher threw wild to
second and Flanagan. reached third. He
waited but moment for little Chestnet
singled. Miller and Chestnet were Oh
third and second respectively and the vii
lage ooachers were out on the lines plead
ing in the most frantic style for hit or
error. But neither Messett or "Gramp"
Morse were equal to the great occasion.
MoDougall shot three balls over the
plate high and low using fine speed and
rare Judgment with the pleasing result
that there were two successive strike
outs.
Portland inaugurated proceedings by
Jack Leighton am bling TO first on balls.
Hill hit to Shea and John Adams was
forced. Then Magoon and Duncan sent
out singles to left and two more scored.
DIusser cut the air at three swipes and
O'Rourke forced the popular painstak-
ing baoKstop.
In the fourth with one out O'Rourke
got his base on Is force-out and luckily
reached second when Woods hit to Miller
forcing Duncan who was on second.
Gorham was given free ticket.
Here followed play that caused Sc
rios Of long wrangles by all the players
of both mines. MoDougall smashed the
ball on dead line to center, Fitzsmau-
rice made great squirt in and effected a
pretty pickup. The Lawistons labored
for several minutes with Umpire Brady
and strenuously insisted that the ball
was caught and without the least shadow
of doubt. The Portlands were of just
as strong a contrary opinion and in their
stand they were supported.
The decision gave two very much
needed runs. Leighton was third out on
an assist by Chessnet.
A trio more of the white clad tossers
completed the oirouiJ in the sixth. Woods
knocked one too hot for Shea to handle
and advanced to second on Gorham s
second base On balls. MoDougall hand
somely sacrificed and when Miller booted
Leighton's ball to right field, both Wal
ter and fine promising local pride scored.
Killean who had taken the place of Hill
injured by being hit in the left wrist by
enc of Dad MoEse's swift in-shoots, drove
out pretty hit. Magoon flied out and
after the ball had been beautifully cap
tured by Sheehan's right hand, Jack
stole in. Duncan again sent out good
one but Musser forced Killeen at third.
O'Rourke's double, an out and Flana-
gan's costly muf of Miller's assist re-
suited in another run in the next and
Duncan's double, passed ball, and
James sneaking home after Musser's fly
had settled in Sheehan's paws, wero re-
sponaible for the last tally. This was in
the eighth inning.
Tim Sheehan'G hit, pass to FitZ-
maurice, Shea'H out, Lippert's corking
drive to left and there you have the first
TWO village runs.
Forham's poor throw of Morse, another
hit by Gheehan, Musser's tumble, and a
base on balls to Flanagan which forced
in run, gave two in the fifth.
Three innings later, Musser's misplay
by allowing Miller's ball to pass by and
hits by Chestnet and Morse added e
couple.
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