The Portland daily press., 1896-06-23
ANOTHER FROM AUGUSTA.
The Capital City Team Easy for the
Home Players.
VISITORS HOWEVER MADE 1T IN
TERESTING FOR AWHILE.

Bangor Wins and Pawtucket Loses Bring
ing Maine Team Clos e to Second Place
Fall River Bats Out Victory.
The Augusta ball team seems to be
and it is very nice that this is so. 1t is
pleasant to 60 out to Deering park and sit
down and let the brezees fit about as
they list. and the sun bronze your man
ly brow, or freckle your womanly brow
as the case may be, and realize that there
is nothing to worry about; know that
the reptile opposition is dead oinch for
your own party. and that all you we paid
your quarter for is the sublime pleasure
of seeing them licked. There can be
happier sensations than that, and that's
about the way we are beginning to realize
we have right to feel, when Augusta
comes to see US or when we 60 to see Au-
gusta.
Yesterdays was just as easy as any of
the other games, though it did look a
trife interesting at one or two stages,
which is natural, and desirable too.
There's no great fun in not letting the
other fellows get glimpse of sunshine,
keeping them in the dark gloom of despair
all the time. We don't want to do that for
we know how we feel ourselves when we
get swiped that way.
Why, there was time yesterday when
if q man had come out there without
consulting his dream book, he might
hov fbnnoht he TOO
to get the worst end of it. OF course
there was no need of any such alarm. if
the horologe for the day had been con-
suited, but some people are careless
about such things Now to tell you about
1t.
The first inning the visitors started in
as If they had show to win, poor inno-
cents. Hits BIZ Johnson and Butler and
errors by leighton and Cavanaugh cost
two runs.
We got one in the second and took the
lead i'll the third on singles by Slater,
Leighton and Magoon, and wild throw
by Butler, who aimed at Kelley, but
threw the ball to the flag pole. That was
all very nice, hut what did these Kenne-
beckers do in the fourth but make things
uncomfortable for US by scoring four
runs. Kelley started the carnival with
fierce double, and Pickett raised him
two by putting the ball over left field
fence Then came singles by Conner
and johnson and a wild throw by Killeen
which were expensive to the extent of
two runs more. Two runs, however, was
very small lead. as leads went yester.
| day.
A couple of two baggers earned us one
in the fifth and in the sixth with two on
bases Mr.. Slater comforted us with
home run of his own. Again we we're in
the van, where we belonged, and kept
there, thereafter. Duncan got home
run of his own in the next inning, vary
ing the motony of the over the fence
kind by tucking it under.
There was, however, one interesting
| feat ire in the contest after that We
look back at now with great deel more
| complacenoy than II 1t had turned out as
it looked, as though 1t was going to- 1t
was in the eighth, and we were two runs
in the lead. Kelley, Pickett and Tony
Hart, filled the bases with singles and
one was out. A singleH meant two runs
| and two mon had chance at the ball.
| Manager Glare spoiled it all though. for
his side for he hit to Magoon. Magoon
handled the ball nicely, touched pickle tt,
and threw to first, com pleting double
| play. We got two more runs, but we did
not need them for the game was already
| won. The Portland intield was a stone
wall again yesterday, as it is occasional
ly, ana as 1T isn't semi occasionally. At
tendance $50. The score:
PORTLAND.