The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-21
GiME FULL OF ERRORS.
Portland Wins from Augusta in
Loose Contest.
BOTH PITCHERS WERE BATTED
RATHER FREELY.

Good Work by Woods in Right Field
Williams Pitched Good Ball and Won
His Game at Lewiston-New Bedford
and Fall River Other Winners.
On account of some very ridiculous,
very yellow and very unaccountable er-
rors en- the part ofxfAugusta's infeld,
aided and abetted by some judiciously
selected and very choice base hits off
from Pitcher Dilworth we won out in
Yesterdays ball game with the Capital
City troupe, and started in on the Maine
series in entirely auspioous and agreeable
manner.
Of course we startsd in on the Massa-
ohusetts series three weeks ago in tho
same way-sinoe which we have had so
much trouble that it has seemed years in
stead of weeks,-but this time it will be
different.
Let's see; We'll get another one from
Augusta today and one-well, yes. two
from Bangor, and the week will end up
happily, and Sunday will be peaceful
day of rest.
Looks as though we might do that easy
enough, doesn't III" but if we do, there
must be little better fielding than we
saw yesterday. even by our own salaried
hosts. "
We can't always expect a third base
man to kindly line the ball into the
bleaohers, while we circle the bases at an
ambling gait, and that is what Mr..
Doherty did yesterday.
OF course we migh5ehave won anyway
for there were other errors, and Dilly's
curves weren't as troublesome as we have
seen, but that play was really the turn
ing point in the game.
1t came at time when things looked
rather dark and cherries. and baseball
has vain and empty show and frightened
up matters immensely.
1t Melted US two runs ON the score
book, that weird and uncanny throw,
but there is no telling what influence it
had to bring along the other nioe lovely
ones which we are proud to exhibit to
yon below.
A game of ball sometimes hangs on
funny things. 1t was hard day to play
and not the most comfortable that ever
was to watch the play. This fact &C.
counted in great measure for the errors,
and certainly it did. for the base hits
which came along in such luscious
clusters as the game progressed and filed
our hearts with joy and our souls with
courage.
We are frank to say that if those base
hits hadn't grown on, our tree in such
rank profusion, we should now be de-
voting this space to complaining in q
humble sort of way at the fielding of
which the local team was guilty.
Cavanuagh wass the chief offend.
Ell, though Slater dropped an easy
thrown ball, which would have left sore
spots in lots Of peo les hearts if the runs
that resulted therefrom hadn't been
equalled and few to the good by equal
ly inexcusable mistakes on the part of the
Lawmakers.
1t is difficult to understand Cava-
naugh's work; one day he plays like a
star, and the next like candidate for
right Held on the Dump hangers.
The first inning he, fumbled q ball
which allowed two runs to be scored after
Bean and NJ. Kelley had hit safely.
Portland tied these two on singles by
Musser and leighton, and a very sweet
three Dagger by Magoon.
Then Doherty made en- error and Woods
trottod home like the good boy he ia.
One to the good were we, but not for
long, for in the next inning q single by
Dilworth, followed by Beams double
earned the Kennebec crew another. Two
for us in the third and two for them.
Ours came in as we've told you about
Magoon drew four balls and Woods hit to
Doherty. That young man picked up the
ball all right, AMI most people would
have been contented to have seen 1t
nestled safely into big Kelley's NIT, but
;t didpS% IT, uapt over his head Uav